The Chevron Championship

[joey_picus]

SEMI FINAL 2

D.V.D. vs. Crash Bandi-Bot 3

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY

Booth 1, left hand side: Paul Cuomo
Booth 2, right hand side: Christopher Mason

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Death Via Drum gets off the mark first, coming out towards Crash Bandi-Bot, which moves away tentatively. D.V.D. turns, trying to get to the sides of its opponent, who pauses briefly before driving up in the direction of the pit, then turning around to face D.V.D., which comes forward, and tries to dummy Crash to get around the sides with the drum!
CRASH! WOAH! Both machines hop up in the air, and D.V.D. lands inverted as Crash retracts the flipper - but that flipper is already looking a bit scratched up from the initial impact with the weapon. D.V.Ds drum pauses, as Paul switches its direction, before the robot backs off from the approaching Crash, trying to buy some spin-up time. D.V.D. turns away, driving out of the charge of the approaching Bandi-Bot, and then brings its drum around to face its aggressor, who comes in again, and pauses before both robots charge at each other!
CRASH! WOAH! CO2 vents from Crashs flipper, but it hasnt had any effect - the drum hit has flipped it up and over! D.V.D tries to come in again for another hit, to keep Crash under control...but Chris fires his machines rear spike, and hits one of the weapon supports on D.V.D., keeping it at bay. Crash then drives away, down towards the patrol zone, turning around for another attack, but D.V.D. comes in pursuit...the spike fires again, catching on one of the sides, but D.V.D. instead uses its Lynch motor drivetrain to try and push Crash into the patrol zone...Crashs wheels are spinning, but it finds itself being slowly edged into the zone. Dead Metal comes in, trying to get a hold of it with the pincers, and D.V.D. reverses away as the house robot drags Crash back into its lair, bringing the saw down to scar the paint on the top...Shunt is there as well, with the axe slightly denting the edge, but Crash manages to push Dead Metal away and get free, reversing out of the patrol zone over the flame pit, turning to face its adversary. D.V.D. comes in again with the weapon, but Crash second-guesses it and drives in underneath the front side to push it away....but D.V.D. bgins to slide off the wedge, and the drum makes contact!
CRASH! And Crash finds itself being flipped once again, the robot now beginning to look rather battle scarred. D.V.D. comes in again, but Chris looks confident, and drives in on D.V.D. with the flipper!
CRASH! WOAH! And theres sparks flying from the titanium, and D.V.D. is inverted agai-the flippers buckled! Part of the flipper of Crash Bandi-Bot has come away from the hinge, and appears to be bent backwards, the flipper doesnt seem to be closing anytime soon either...Crash rather sensibly drives away, up towards the pit, as D.V.D. moves in an arc around the arena, trying to both get in on Crash again and buy spin-up time for the reversed drum. It comes up the arena, towards Crash, who appears to be trying to draw D.V.D. in towards the pit area...Crash turns, getting its spike to face the opponent, and as D.V.D. drives in, Crash fires and deflects the charge, pushing D.V.D. near the pit! D.V.D. reverses away, and Crash comes in again, turning to set up a more precise ram, but it accidentally goes broadside on to its aggressor, and D.V.D. comes in again, going for the front!
CRASH! WOAH! And now theres gas leaking from Crash! The flipper mechanics appear to have taken a direct hit in that attack, and Crash bounces down looking rather battered, and D.V.D. backs off for another attack...Chris holds his transmitter in the air to get Crash away, but theres no movement obvious in his robot, and he looks concerned as Paul drives D.V.D in again!
CRASH! And perhaps rightly so, as Crash flips over again from the impact, revealing a small red object on the floor - the link. It must have come out when the flipper was hit, and now the outcome of this fight is fairly obvious, D.V.Ds weapon is spinning down as it reverses from the scene, Paul contented while Chris looks gutted.

CEASE

It was a tough fight, but at the end the winners are Paul Cuomo and Death Via Drum!

COMING TOMORROW:
HEAT B FINAL
Macduff The Third vs. D.V.D.

Comments, tictacs, predictions, ideas for what to come up with for the next lot of filler?

[kodster]

Awesome fights Joey.

Macduff the 3rd vs. D.V.D.

A worthy drum, but no matter how many times it hits me, and no matter how many times I get flipped, Ill be working in near-perfect to perfect condition. Thin hardox is still quite tough, and when its thinner, I can bolt it on more securely so panels dont fly off. Lifting wedge Ill be using here. Basically ram it, collect it on the wedge, and head on over to Mr. Pit. Failing that, ram it around then repeat.

Good luck Paul.

[paulc]

Unlucky Chris. Well done to Joey for writing a brilliant battle, and giving me a place in the Heat Final!

HEAT B FINAL
Macduff The Third vs. D.V.D: Now, this is a BAD draw. Kody has built an extremely resilient rammer, and I know my drum isnt going to seriously damage his Hardox armour. But I have a plan, and that plan is to spin-up and just keep on hitting him, as this will gain me points for the JD that may come at the end, and if I keep on hitting him, Ill win on style and aggression, and maybe even damage.
In addition, try to drum him into the house robots and let them do damage, or just try to survive.

Good luck Kody :wink:

[joey_picus]

Kody, I replied to the thing on your whatchamacallit

[kodster]

Will check.

[joey_picus]

Its another day, and Ive learned its best not to work out how forums work at half past 2 in the morning...

...Anyway, on to the final of the heat.

Macduff The Third vs. D.V.D.

ROBOTEERS, STAND BY

Booth 1, left hand side: Paul Cuomo
Booth 2, right hand side: Kody Kunz

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Both machines start off slowly, coming out of their squares to face each other, as the weapon of D.V.D. begins to spin to maximum speed. Macduff comes forward, hoping to get the wedge underneath its opponent, as D.V.D. turns to try and get the drum around the sides of Macduff...but Macduff comes in and drives under the side of D.V.D, going beneath and high-centering it on the top of the raised wedge, and now turns towards the pit. Up in his control booth, Paul shakes his head, laughing as he realises what is about to happen, as Macduff stops near the edge of the pit, and begins to lower the wedge, and D.V.Ds weapon passes harmlessly over the tracks of Macduff as the robot slides down into the pit in a cloud of smoke, Kody retracting the aerial on his controls almost in disbelief at how quickly it was all over.

CEASE

After a very quick fight (17 seconds by my estimate), D.V.D. never really got going as Macduff The Third and Kody Kunz are the winners of Heat B!

COMING UP
HEAT C - FOOTBALL
Orka Mk4
Trax
Super Gore Evo
Sheer Heart Attack
SOR Hex
Storm II

Tactics, comments, thoughts, predictions, cries of ANTICLIMAX!?

[majinb]

whatll the football be like, 1 on 1 matches?

[joey_picus]

Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGyoQ9xNb18 only with less breaking down.

[majinb]

ok

Sheer Heart Attack will drive backwards, a nice space to fit the ball in methinks

[joey_picus]

Theres the little thing called the gauntlet first though, the things there just to remind you what the trial is...should have made that clearer, sorry.