Yes my friends, it is that time of year again. Welcome to The Official Vapourboteer Awards 2005. Below are the categories that you can vote for, as well as a few €˜rules€™. Happy voting and good luck to everyone.

· You cannot vote for yourself (apart from Best Battle if you were in it)
· You can only have a maximum of two votes per category, although it is preferred if you can narrow it down to one. Should two votes be added, each nominee will receive half a vote.
· All votes (apart from the bottom award) should be posted here.

I think that€™s about it, so let€™s get on with it. Remember all votes count only from the beginning of this year.

First of all, some general awards€¦

Most Original Design

The vapourbot that stands out from the rest with originality.
2004 Winner: Blizzard

Most Original Designer

Which person comes up with the most original designs?
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Design

Which vapourbot has the best design all round (it can be unoriginal).
2004 Winners: The Crashing Bore/V€™Ger

Best Engineered

Which vapourbot has the best inner features?
2004 Winner: Killotine: EVO

Best Newcomer (Vapourboteer)

Who is the best new guy on the block?
2004 Winner: Matt Robinson

Best Stevesman€¦ I mean Sportsman

The peacekeeper and guy that never loses his temper.
2004 Winner: Have a guess€¦ Steven McGregor

Idiot Of The Year

This should be an interesting one€¦
2004 Winner: N/A


Now for the individual weapons categories€¦

Best Flipper (Front Hinged)
2004 Winner: SOR 3.5

Best Flipper (Rear Hinged)
2004 Winner: Stratos-Fear

Best Axebot
2004 Winner: Killotine: EVO

Best Spinner (Horizontal)
2004 Winner: Parasite

Best Spinner (Vertical)
2004 Winner: The Disc

Best Sawbot
2004 Winner: SD IV

Best Full Body Spinner/Ring Spinner
2004 Winners: Tengu/MDU 3.1

Best Translational Spinner
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Crusher (Horizontal)
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Crusher (Vertical)
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Clusterbot
2004 Winner: Double Killa

Best Interchangeable Robot
2004 Winners: Slammer/WX

Best Rammer/Pusher
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Other Weapon
2004 Winner: N/A

Most Effective Weapon
2004 Winner: N/A


Now time for some more general awards€¦

Most Underrated Vapourboteer

The most underrated vapourboteer, who should be achieving more
2004 Winner: N/A

Most Underrated Vapourbot

The most underrated vapourbot, who should be achieving more
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Newcomer (Vapourbot)

Which new bot has been the most successful this year?
2004 Winner: Angel of the Abyss

Best Comedy Bot

The ones that make you cry robot-tears with laughter€¦
2004 Winner: Gyrate/Annoying Box Rush

Best Custom House Robot
2004 Winner:

Best Walker

The best true walking robot
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Shuffler

The best shufflebot
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Other Motivation

Flight, tracks, €¦pneumatic motors?
2004 Winner: N/A


Now some awards for the writers€¦

Best Extreme/Side Event

The side events or extreme tournaments
2004 Winner: NSBFL-X

Best Tournament (48-)

The best minor tournament (less than 48 robots)
2004 Winner: The Genesis Tournament

Best Tournament (48+)

The best major tournament (more than 48 robots)
2004 Winner: The Pussycat Tribute Tournament 4

Best Battle

The best battle of the year
2004 Winners: Scottishly Fictional vs. Wheely Pure Evil/Tengu vs. MDU

Best Custom Arena

Who has the best arena for their tournaments?
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Newcomer Writer

Which new guy writes the best battles?
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Writer

Who writes the best battles?
2004 Winner: N/A


Now for the big ones€¦


Best British Vapourboteer

For the best inside the UK.
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Continental Vapourboteer

For the bets outside the UK.
2004 Winner: N/A

Best Team

Who has the best squad of robots?
2004 Winner: Team Bored/Team Destructive Technologies

Best Vapourbot

Which vapourbot has been the best this year?
2004 Winner: Mass Disctruction Ultimate

Best Vapourboteer

Who has been the best vapourboteer this year? The top prize in the awards!
2004 Winner: Aaron Knight


And finally€¦

The Outstanding Contribution Award

Renamed from €œThe Lifetime Achievement Award€ of last year. It means pretty much the same thing and is self-explanatory. Who deserves a place in the vapourbotic hall of fame? This is a private vote only! If you wish to vote, either email me (addy on profile) or contact me on MSN.
2004 Winner: Frank Goacher