User blog:Rammingspeed/Rammingspeed's Audited Series 4 - Redux

I just wasn't happy with how my first Audited Series 4 panned out.

I made a couple of poor calls that led to a predictable and boring end, with the same Grand Final as the real Series 4 and some really poor semi-finalists. It's something I was really excited for too, which was disappointing.

Therefore, I'm gonna attempt this again, only this time I'm gonna start from Series 4 and if I'm happy with it I'll do Series 5 afterwards in continuation.

SEEDS:

1. Chaos 2 (Returning champions)

2. Hypno-Disc (Runners-up)

3. Firestorm 2 (3rd place by default, also beat the reigning champions last year)

4. Panic Attack (Former champions, reached the last 8)

5. Razer (World/international champions, 5th because its UK record was poor at this stage)

6. Steg 2 (4th place last time but no success prior to this)

7. Gemini (Reached last 8 in Series 3, semi finalist in Series 2, clusterbot)

8. 101 (Experienced team, reached last 8)

9. Behemoth (Semi finalist in Series 2, heat finalist in series 3, world runners-up)

10. Gravedigger (Reached last 16, impressive run to semis where it beat Mortis)

11. Wild Thing (Reached last 16, experienced team)

12. Wheely Big Cheese (Heat finalist only beaten by eventual champ, hyped up, experienced team)

13. Evil Weevil 2 (Reached last 16)

14. Spawn of Scutter (Reached last 16 after original heat winner was disqualified)

15. Bigger Brother (Reached last 16 after original heat winner awarded it victory)

16. King B3 (Former semi finalist, heat finalist last year)

17. Mortis (Semi finalist in series 2 but poor campaign last year)

18. Killertron (Grand finalist in series 2 but missed series 3 altogether)

19. Pussycat (Heat finalist, only eliminated via DQ, experienced team)

20. Diotior (Heat finalist, experienced team, massively popular)

21. Shadow of Napalm (Heat finalist last year, semi finalist in series 2)

22. Plunderbird 4 (Semi finalist in series 2 but out in first round last year, popular)

23. Berserk 2 (Heat finalist only beaten by eventual runners-up, experienced team)

24. X-terminator 2 (Heat finalist only beaten by former champions)

25. Aggrobot 2 (Heat finalist, beat current world champions)

26. Cerberus (Heat finalist, reached quarter finals of world championship)

27. Suicidal Tendencies 2 (Heat finalist)

28. Invertebrat (Heat finalist)

29. Darke Destroyer 2 (Heat finalist)

30. Wel-dor 2 (Reached quarter finals of world championship)

31. Small Torque (Heat finalist in Series 2, experienced team)

32. Dreadnaut XP-1 (Entered every prior series)

BINS/REPLACEMENTS

Millenium Bug - Onslaught

Humphrey - Toe Cutter 2

Oblivion 2 - T2 R Special

Clawed Hopper - Charybdis

Heat A

Eliminators

Chaos 2 (1) vs Tiberius vs Reactor: ''Well, Tiberius made it through to the last 8 in my last audited series but it's doing nothing here. Apart from going oota, of course. Reactor survives due to its rollover shape.''

Mortis (17) vs Cronos vs Henry 2: ''Cronos just doesn't work as a concept. Henry 2 may have the honour of being on the receiving end of the quickest immobilisation ever, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. It's probably got stronger armour anyway.''

Round Two

Chaos 2 vs Henry 2: Yeah.

Mortis vs Reactor: Reactor won't flip Mortis, who is free to just hack away at it.

Heat Final

Chaos 2 vs Mortis: ''I had this battle play out last time, and I haven't changed my mind. I just don't see Mortis' self righting arm lasting.''

Heat B

Eliminators

Firestorm 2 (3) vs Mousetrap vs Robochicken: ''Mousetrap's low ground clearance will be its saviour here. IT'S ALIVE... oh wait, no it isn't.''

Pussycat (19) vs The Predator vs Prizephita Mk 2: Pussycat would eat both of these alive, but I think it'll see The Predator as a more enticing target.

Round Two

Firestorm 2 vs Prizephita: Flipped.

Pussycat vs Mousetrap: Who needs a mousetrap when you've got a cat?

Heat Final

Firestorm 2 vs Pussycat: ''As the 19th seed, Pussycat once again pulls off a major scalp. Not a lot could stop it in this series. Firestorm might flip it about, but the damage will add up.''

Heat C

Razer (5) vs Sir Chromalot vs Indefatigable

Shadow of Napalm (21) vs Judge Shred 2 vs Crusader 2