User blog comment:Rammingspeed/Robot Wars Rebooted: Episode 5 Predictions/@comment-27945184-20160821180014

I wouldn't underestimate CC88. Sure it has never been seen fighting before now but it looks vicious.

But personally I like pulsars design and think it will make it through.

Gabriel is a bit to unpredictable for me to say it's going to win the heat. It has a tough first round because we all know 2 spinners and exposed wheels don't mix.

Despite doing well in the 2008 Winter tour I'm sorry to say chompalot is pretty out dated.

IC could go either way. It will either be a vicious spinner or a first round drop out.

Beast is a great robot massive flipper but it was never build to withstand spinners as they were banned from the live circuit before this model of beast came along in 2012. It may struggle.

Ironside looks good and is from an experienced team. Again it's a new robot so it could go either way.

Series 4 and 7 semi finalist Thermidor I want to think will do well but I just can't be sure. It normally went out first round or got through to the semis. Another thing troubling me is how well thermidor has aged. Not to sure.

Here is a list of the robots and how likely they are to win.

8.Chompalot 7. Infernal Contraption 6.Ironside 3 5. Thermidor 2 4.Gabriel 3.Beast 2. crazy Coup 88 1. Pulsar