Debenham 10th/11th April 2004

[fluppet]

I notice the web site is now advertising the ticket number (for non-roboteer types), so I just gave them a buzz. Since they had some information not yet on the web site, I thought Id post it here, if only so that Ed can correct me (and them) if its wrong. This might stop them getting lots of phone calls from inquiring members of the public like myself...

Sessions run 10am-1pm and 2:30pm-5:30pm Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are £5 for kids at the front on benches and mats, tiered seating is £10 for kids and £15 for adults, and the balcony is £10 for everyone.

Theyll take credit card bookings over the phone, but only from Monday (8th March), so the Tickets are ON SALE NOW is a little early. Hence they were a bit confused when I phoned them.

To save interested parties looking it up on the web site, the ticket number is 01728 861101.

Note: Obviously Ive got nothing official to do with this, so please treat all the above with a pinch of salt until confirmed by someone authoritative.

Few more questions for the organizers:

If I want to take some pictures, I presume Im best off up on the balcony (with a decent zoom lens) so the railings arent in the way so much? Will we be able to see in okay from up there - ISTR the roof wasnt on the arena in 2002, and there was no balcony (obviously) last year? Also, is anyone doing a video/DVD this year? Ive got the one from the year before, but in spite of the people with the cameras, nothing seemed to happen last year (although Ive got pictures of all but one of the fights).

Looking forward to it so much I bought a new camera specially...

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Fluppet

News to me Andrew, all I was asked to put online was that tickets go on sale on 1st of March and the phone number !

Ill make some enquiries and find out if theres some more information that should be going up on the website !

Ed
http://www.robotrumble.co.ukhttp://www.robotrumble.co.uk

[blazerbotics]

john, i will hopefully bringing Blazer along with us. Ill give SS a fight, i dont mind about the extra couple of kilos, as i might be abit over then anyway.

[craig_anto]

should it be required I can bring Tanto Jnr

[jamesb]

think the info is 12 months old there Andrew... might be wrong but it looks like most of the site is last years.

do you have any intentions to put up the reserve list Ed? just wondering how close to getting on the list with my heavy I am?

There is archive news on the site James, but at the top of the News and Tickets section youll find the current 2004 news.

Ed
http://www.teamstorm.comhttp://www.teamstorm.com

[fluppet]

And to confirm, James: the information I posted was the result of a phone call with the ticket office a couple of days ago, so as far as I know it applies to this year (they were a bit confused, then called over someone who purported to know).

Its quite possible that the ticket office have picked up last years information and have confused it with this year (hence my disclaimer), but its definitely what *they* think is going on. Or at least, did on Tuesday.

Not that *Im* never confused, of course. :-)

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Fluppet

Sorry to chivvy, but ticket purchasing day is approaching.

Could somebody with an idea of the likely layout (has it been decided whether the pits are in the same hall yet?) or who was on the balcony a couple of years back please advise me? Im hoping to take some good photos, but I remember the railings being a bit of a pain from that point of view (partly from aesthetics, partly because theyll play hell with the autofocus).

Is the view likely to be less obstructed (if more distant) from the balcony? Would I only be able to see through the roof - and if so, how transparent is the roof? Ive only ever been in seats, so Ive not been in a position to tell.

On a similar note, any idea how crowded the balcony is likely to be? Could I rest a camera on the railing, or would I be shooting over someones shoulder? Could I get away with bringing a monopod if Im careful not to trip anyone with it?

Id rather stand up all day than have no decent photos to show for it, so this decides which tickets I buy.

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Fluppet

I live near Harwich (Essex) and I was wondering if there was any posters to advertise the event as I could put some up near me as I know a lot of people are interested in Robot Wars, and would love to go to an event.
So if any of the organisers or anyone has some, I dont mind putting some up to advertise the event.