Well, this DOES look to be promising...I think Ill give Paul a break and send in some predictions and tactics for the Round 1s.

Heat 1
Whirligig 4.0 (1) vs. Panicking vs. M2

Panicking has the ability to stand up to Whirligigs heavy-hitting blades but M2 doesnt look like hell fare near as well as Panicking. M2 out.

Terrorhurtz (17) vs. Seung Mina III vs. Disc-O-Inferno

Assuming this is the same Disc-O as Extreme 1, Ill just ram into it, flip it, keep flipping it, and let Terrorhurtz help if he wants. Disc-O has a good weapon, but on Minas armour, hes got nothing. Maybe only a few dents on her sides, thatd be it, if gets there. Summary: Flip, flip, more flipping, possibly OOTA.
Keep in mind that Mina is a she-bot, and I am kinda fussy with my vapour genders.

Winner: Whirligig 4.0

Heat 2
Achilles (3) vs. Super Gore Evo vs. Liar 2

:sad: NOOO! NOT ACHILLES! OH THE HORROR! ...now that my spasm has passed, I seriously think I would like to team up with Liar 2 here. you flip em, or distract him at least, and Ill grab him from wherever. Dunk down the pit before anything horrible happens.

Hypertension Mk.3 (19) vs. Eternia vs. BBAP 5

Cant tell, because I dont know Martyns stats yet.

Winner: Achilles , or Hypertension should me and Marty succeed in disposing of Achilles.

Heat 3
Black Panther Queen (5) vs. [Matty Space] vs. Atomic

Probably Atomic out.

Metal Sonic Spin Dash (21) vs. Killer vs. Blackdevil Warzone

Killer killed.

Winner: BPQ or MSSD.

Heat 4
Killotine: EVO (7) vs. D-J vs. Obliteration

Seeing the ultimate stats for D-J from that thread, its the best of Tims vapours, but not as good as these two. D-J out, sorry Tim.

Turbulence (23) vs. Quocunque Jeceris Stabit vs. Fluffy

Oho, I have a seed, do I? Hmm...QJS is behind the times, but Fluffy has serious reliability problems. Err...team up with Dave to toss Fluffy OOTA.

Winner: Killy Evo

Heat 5
Orka MK.4 (9) vs. Infusion Alpha vs. Bodyhammer

Bodyhammer out.

Disco 5 (25) vs. Chalkie 3G vs. With Or Without You

With Or Without You looks to be good in one-on-one matches. Definitely not in a melee, as both Dave and Martyn can team up on the 50kg rammer. Sorry Martijn, but WOWY is going out. :sad:

Winner: Orka MK4

Heat 6
Big Nipper (11) vs. Hannibal vs. Tornado Mer

Destroy. Do the twist.

Wedga€™s Revenge (27) vs. [Matty space] vs. Infusion Beta

Matty out, perhaps?

Winner: Probably Wedga, if he avoids Infusion.

Heat 7
Exertion (13) vs. Turbo Tails vs. Splinter

Exertion through for sure, cant decide between the others though.

Mega Masher 2 (29) vs. Forklift 3 vs. [Matty space]

No idea.

Winner: No idea.

Heat 8
Son Of Wedgie (15) vs. Infusion Gamma vs. [Matty space]

Dunno.

BioHazard (31) vs. Aftershock vs. Pussycat

Quite simple. Pussycat has exposed wheels, Biohazard cant self right. Destroy both of them.

Winner: Infusion.

Heat 9
Ramthrax 2 (16) vs. RCC2 vs. Wedginator 6.0

Go for Leo. Flip him around. If Ramthrax gets in the way, flip it once, so it wont work properly. Full-body flippers work wonders.

Chaos 2 (32) vs. Flick Of The Wrist vs. Infusion Forsa

Chaos 2 out.

Winner: Flick of the Wrist

Heat 10
Die-Ceratops ReInvertus (14) vs. GBOD vs. Axeon 2.0

GBOD out.

Tornado (30) vs. Recyclops vs. Fick Me 4-3

Martyn will probably get through here...and Recyclops to be recycled.

Winner: Die-Ceratops, methinks.

Heat 11
Psyclonised (12) [Matty Space] vs. Gravity

Whomever hits Psyclonised first is the loser here.

Dante (2 vs. Suicidal Tendincies vs. Obsidian

Dante through, not sure who will go out though.

Winner: Psyclonised

Heat 12
Star 69 (10) vs. Flipping Mad B2B vs. Infusion Faux

Ill say that Infusion goes home in an upset.

Dantomkia (26) vs. [Matty space] vs. Wheely Big Cheese

Dunno.

Winner: Star 69

Heat 13
Kali ( vs. MegaByte vs. Infusion Torsen

Kali out.

Clawdius Decimus Murderous (24) vs. Back To Rock 2 vs. Iron Awe 2.1

Iron Awe 2.1 out.

Winner: Dunno.

Heat 14
Wedge Devolution (6) vs. Counter vs. Infusion Helix

Counter out.

GeForce 4.0 (22) vs. Avarice vs. Sheer Heart Attack 2

Um...dammit. Cant win in a pushing match at all, and both these guys can outpush me. (senses Martijn/Andy team-up) Go for GeForce 4.0. Do whatever damage I can, try to break the flipper, right myself if I get flipped, yada yada yada.

Winner: Sheer Heart Attack 2

Heat 15
Leprosy Infection (4) vs. Another Night At The Bar vs. The Zenith

SPINBOTS RAUL! Head right into Leprosy Infections spinning drum and send Chris bot flying. Will team up with Martijn if he wants.

SOR Hex (20) vs. Mantis vs. [Matty space}

Dunno. SoR Hex through, probably.

Winner: Another Night at the Bar

Heat 16

Storm 2 (2) vs. Bere-y Interesting vs. Razer

Bye Tim.

Tengu VII (1 vs. [Matty space] vs. Cyclone Force 2.5

Bad one for Matty, whatever gets put in.

Winner: Probably Tengu.

Thus, my Round 1 predictions and tactics.