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Knightrous
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Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Posts: 8511
Location: NSW
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I think he's broken it and doesn't want anyone to know
I haven't unpacked Schmackhed at all... It's still sitting in the suitcase with the all the gear and have my clothes still wrapped around it....
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didn’t think you were so thin skinned
Yeah, neither did I, was kinda proud of my basic robot that was built out of scrap and used cheapo drills, went all the way to the top 4 places, beating the "Most Destructive Spinner In Australia", only losing to one robot, and gave that robot a run for his money both times I lost, only to hear, "Oh it's a boring wedge, why don't you build something better", or "It's too slow, make it faster" kinda just made the whole effort seem like a waste of time.
But, I'll be coming back with an active weapon to be "exciting" and there will be a few robots I'll be grudging due to builders comments, and no mercy will be shown 
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Spockie-Tech
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Joined: 31 May 2004
Posts: 3160
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Yep, Promoting and EO'ing is really *not* why I got into Robot Wars..
As a techie the idea of building fun destructive machines and putting on a show with them appealed to me, actually running the show isnt my cup of tea at all, so please forgive my occasional grumpiness at events. 
As competitors, I'm sure you feel the increase in pressure when the public is watching.. imagine that x20 and you will get an idea of what its like to be EO.
Pressure accumulates from unhappy competitors over Close Judging Decisions, Tech Inspections, Safety Proceedures, Security of the Pits, fixing damage to arena, workshop access, scheduling *and* keeping the crowd happy are all felt by the EO as personal stress. It is our goal to make sure you enjoy yourself.. Ask anyone who has run a decent size party how much fun it *isnt* for the host. 
Theres a pic of me somewhere from RoboWars 1 taken by Colin who had yelled out "Brett !" at me and then snapped a pic just as I turned and caught the look on my face. I just had about 50 "Brett ! - I need help with this or that" in a short space of time, and was so sick of hearing it, I nearly bit his head off.. whoa. what an ugly photo..
So yes, the idea of competing at an event where all that is Someone Elses Problem quite appeals to me.. 
On that note, if it turns out to be a relatively big gathering, I'm sure word will spread and quite a few "friends of friends of friends" will probably come along for a look. Do you have any plans to keep these people out of the pit areas ?
Apart from the danger, theres also quite a lot of expensive gear lying about and I have heard some stories from events overseas where the pits have been accessible to the general public, of Radios, Chargers, Batteries and other expensive bits going walkabout.
Most of the competitors know each other well and trust each other making the pits a relatively safe place. If you have to keep half an eye on every unknown head who wanders up and starts poking at your bot and fiddling with things while you have bits everywhere in frantic repair mode, then its a lot less fun.
Is it possible for you to put up some sort of barricade to keep the GP (General Public) out of the pits unless they are given a pass by a competitor ? I think its quite an important issue to consider.
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