The Returners Tournament

[majinb]

Razer to win by pitting

[pcbore]

I have to do histories in my introductions because it¡¦s so long between fights. Double shifting at work sucks. It really sucks Æ’¼

Anyway, we head to The Metalworks for the heat D final. Lots of history between our two finalists, but let¡¦s see how they got here:

Razer came through their opening melee in fine style, damaging Air¡¦s motors and giving Metal Sonic Spin Dash a nibble or two for good measure. Then it was cat and mouse against Dante, eventually managing to send Alex¡¦s slippery machine into the moat.

Behemoth has been on a tear so far, flipping 259 out of the competition after dominating Dante. Metal Sonic Spin Dash lasted longer but was still beaten in a rather one sided fight. Over the arena wall they went!

Incidentally, parents in attendance then sued us after their children read what was on MSSD¡¦s base. Thanks Steve

3¡K
2¡K
1¡K..
ACTIVATE!!

A more cautious start from Behemoth in this fight as opposed to previous fights. Rather than trying to meet the infamously low scoop of Razer, they¡¦re edging forwards attempting to get a side attack in. Razer is quickly in at Behemoth¡¦s side though, the beak clamping down and Behemoth is being shoved sideways while the axe flails impotently! But Behemoth has tougher armour than in previous encounters, and our cameras can see that Razer isn¡¦t making a great deal of headway!

Still, Razer has Behemoth pinned against the arena wall now and even if they can¡¦t quite pierce Behemoth, they can sure put a denting on the armour. The question is, will the bent armour affect Behemoth¡¦s wheels? The Behemoth team look on annoyed as Razer just keeps them there, with Behemoth not being able to get enough traction to escape Razer¡¦s grip.

Thirty seconds have passed, Razer has to release Behemoth or get disqualified. This they do momentarily, but before Behemoth can quite get away, Razer is on them again and the beak has them once more! This time it¡¦s chowing down on the rear part of Behemoth. Behemoth is able to move forward now, dragging Razer along for the ride!

Suddenly, Behemoth turns to the side and reverses, aiming Razer straight at the pit! Seeing the intention, Razer lets go and saves itself, and manages to get a hold of Behemoth¡¦s side once again as it goes past. Now it¡¦s Behemoth who¡¦s heading pitward, but the black and yellow machine has just enough traction on the floor to spin itself away from danger.

Razer momentarily releases Behemoth to try and get under better but as soon as the claw is raised, Behemoth slides off the scoop and is in a position to flip Razer! Razer is over on its side now, and Behemoth pushes the self righting Razer inexorably toward the pit! Unfortunately for the Behemoth boys, Razer¡¦s self righting causes it to slip away from the scoop. Unfortunately for the Razer team, this causes them to flip over once more.

Razer again begins to self right, and Behemoth comes in for the kill, but just clip past Razer. Razer is back on its wheels now and is looking for blood, and Behemoth just manages to avoid supplying that blood! Razer chases down Behemoth and grips onto the side once more, putting a severe dent in the titanium shell. It could even be piercing it a little, our cameras can¡¦t quite see!

It¡¦s another agonising thirty seconds for the Behemoth team as Razer holds on for the maximum time allowed before releasing and immediately grabbing hold again. Behemoth¡¦s driver waggles the control stick hopefully, but there¡¦s not enough traction there to move around and yet another thirty seconds goes by with Behemoth being frozen out of the fight.

This time Behemoth manages to scuttle away before Razer can re-establish their grip, and we can see clearly now Razer has pierced Behemoth¡¦s side! Razer closes down on the escaping Behemoth, but Behemoth gets turned around and Ian Lewis makes a rare driving error, giving Behemoth a clear shot at Razer¡¦s side!

Rather than just flip Razer over, Behemoth scoops Razer up and drives it forwards a few meters, then flipping it over straight onto the killsaw bank! The saws come up immediately, bouncing Razer back onto its wheels, but the tactic has paid off as one of the self righting wings has been torn off completely!

Razer seems to be responding sluggishly, allowing Behemoth plenty of time to get under the side and almost nonchalantly throw it over. The Razer team just put their remotes down as Behemoth does a victory lap and twirl, flicking the scoop as it does. Razer¡¦s being counted out as it lays in a pool of its own hydraulic fluid. The count is done for show only. Both teams and the audience know the result: Behemoth has finally beaten Razer.

CEASE!!

The winner, via KO ¡V Behemoth!

[pcbore]

Now works settled down, I hope to get this going at a decent pace again. Next time:

Heat E

Sheer Heart Attack vs A.R.R.T.D.S vs ForcePower - Classic

Killotine Evo vs Mechavore vs Ringwraith - The Moat

[joey_picus]

ARRTDS and Mechavore to lose here.

[paulc]

Theres no point in me posting tactics, given this is from the days when I was crap. Theres no way Im going to win - just team-up with Martijn on ForcePower and hope it works.

[andrewj]

Nice work, Frank. Good to see this starting up again.

Sheer Heart Attack vs. ARRTDS vs. ForcePower 5.0

I think I smell burning - do C42-500s take 60v?

I dont really have any specific tactics. Just try and pit either of them. Use the wedge to push them into the hazards. Ill try and avoid the front end of Sheer Heart Attack, but I should be able to withstand most attacks anyway I hope. I have a feeling ARRTDS might be its own downfall with overvolted motors and a 28mph top speed. All those holes should be nice for SHA to latch on to as well...

In the other battle, I think Mechavore may be moated by Killotine: EVO.

[pcbore]

On a totally unrelated note, the FRA forum seems to be playing havoc with my formatting when I transfer from word.

[majinb]

lol

Mechavore to be moated!

Now thats out of the way, SHA wil drum stuff and pit stuff, ARRTDS most likely

[pcbore]

I was about to start the next fight, when I tried to access Forcepowers stats at the link AJ gave me. Unfortunately, the site is down for maintenance and only staff members can access it. Since Forcepower isnt on ZED, can anyone help me out here?

[paulc]

C42-500 - I swear I put down B42-500.