| |
Well,
After running the full game (156 ish games), all 13 contestants, I would
have to say R21 was a HUGE success.
I want to thank Dave, Derek, for some FANTASTIC personal WIN's over
there bots.
I want to Shout out to Glen, a NEW GUY who showed up to play, and say hi
to Sergio who was afraid to enter a bot cause of all my grandstanding
here on line.
It was a great Day, Im sure at some point Dave will post the official
results, and Calum will have images.
The results as i recall them were like this:
John G entered a bot that would Drive off the edge. So he had to
rebuild it when he realized NOT all bots will grab the rope at the start.
Ed, was the ONLY guy who need all 48 linear FEET of the rope for his
bot. the rules page was vague about the rope length. so we gave in, and
allowed HIS bot to use this EXTRA rope.
Vittalli believed us when Calum posted that the tables were 60" and
built a cool baby gate that went 60". too bad the tables were 96"
Iain and John, showed up with a 2.7 Lb bot, cause for some reason iain,
thought the weight limit was 1.5 KG.
Dave showed up with his normal BRICK BOT (18 lb's), and spent the day
crying, and re-building, till he finally entered a bot that, when it
went up against mine..... well, lets just say DAVE LOST.
Calum was the Surprise. built a nice bot, and it worked.
Rob had a great bot, with no table hooky things.
Ka-On showed up with a simple 6 or 8 wheel puller. His was one of the
few robots I lost too.
Trevyn had a nice bot that grabbed the rope up high. I think i beat his bot
As to be expected. I won.
flat out, hands down.
my Secret...
The Tires.
Whats so special about the tires,
I used a 56x30R tire http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/32180
and turned it INSIDE OUT, and mounted THAT on a a 43.2 x 28s Tire
http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/6579?img=23740
the result was THEE stickiest all lego tire EVER!
if your building a sumo, then THIS is the new tire you will want to try
to beat.
now, you all know. Sumo will never be the same and you can ALL pay
homage to me.
Humbly your.
Chris
(the meek)
|
|
Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Dave's tears - R21 the results
|
| (...) I have to agree. While posts leading up to rtl21 appeared to be pretty quiet until the last few days (it's obvious we're all procrastinators) I was thoroughly surprised to see 13 entrants. That makes my day. (...) I hope Sergio knows better: (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jul-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: Dave's tears - R21 the results
|
| (...) I agree - it was a great turnout! We even had a couple of double entry people (myself and Ka-On) who agreed to only run one, otherwise there would have been 15 entries (an extra 29 matches) and we ended up running three tables, as it was... It (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jul-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: Dave's tears - R21 the results
|
| (...) Hi there! Thanks! Even though I did not participate, it was really fun to watch. Now that I know Chris is just all about marketing, I'm much less afraid to participate in the next competition. Chris: who are you trying to fool? :-) Do you guys (...) (18 years ago, 31-Jul-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | Re: Dave's tears - R21 the results
|
| (...) Aren't the stickiness that made your motor stall, or was it the RC motor turning itself off? So here are my pics: (URL) Highlights: Chris keep getting distracted by (URL) food> and (URL) talking>, and forgot to test his robot properly. Calum (...) (18 years ago, 3-Aug-06, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, FTX)
|
12 Messages in This Thread:
 
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
