Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars/Heat L

The Fourth Wars - Heat L was one of the sixteen heats to determine the semi-finalists of Robot Wars: The Fourth Wars. The episode featuring Heat L was originally broadcast on December 22, 2000 on BBC Two.

Newcomers
Fat Boy Tin From Leighton Buzzard
 * Team Members: John Lewis, Richard Lewis
 * Weight: 77.1kg
 * Dimensions: 1.20m x 0.90m x 0.80m
 * Clearance: 0.02m
 * Power: 2 x 24V motors
 * Weapons: 2 Spikes
 * Notes: Built for under £200

Knightmare From Leicester
 * Team Members: Nigel Pagett, Lee Summers, Malcolm Summers
 * Weight: 79.7kg
 * Dimensions: 0.45m x 0.70m x 0.15m
 * Clearance: 0.02m
 * Power: 2 x 750W industrial motors
 * Weapons: Pneumatic flipper
 * Notes: Took 12 weeks to make

Veterans
Banshee From Huddersfield
 * Team Members: Graham Walker, Richard Jackson, Alan Marchington
 * Weight: 80kg
 * Dimensions: 0.90m x 1.00m x 1.00m
 * Clearance: 0.01m
 * Power: 2 x Wheelchair motors
 * Weapons: 4 Lathe tools
 * Notes: Body revolves

Spawn of Scutter (Seeded 10th) From Grays in Essex
 * Team Members: Darren Ball, Graham Warner, Luke Jackman
 * Weight: 78.8kg
 * Dimensions: 0.30m x 1.25m x 1.15m
 * Clearance: 0.01m
 * Power: 2 x Starter motors
 * Weapons: Flipping piercing spike
 * Notes: Runs both ways up

Vercingetorix From the Isle of Wight
 * Team Members: Ian Gear, Alistair Curtis-Horsefall, Tom Curtis-Horsefall
 * Weight: 80kg
 * Dimensions: 0.32m x 1.18m x 0.50m
 * Clearance: 0.02m
 * Power: 2 x 750W motors
 * Weapons: Axe & lifter
 * Notes: Made of kevlar & lexan

Plunderbird 4 (Seeded 26th) From Alton in Hampshire
 * Team Members: Mike Onslow, Bryan Kilburn
 * Weight: 80kg
 * Dimensions: 0.40m x 0.65m x 0.93m
 * Clearance: 0.02m
 * Power: 2 x Electric motors
 * Weapons: Slicer Dicer (crushing arm)
 * Notes: Aeroplane aluminium shell

Spawn of Scutter (10) vs Knightmare vs Banshee
At first the robots simply nudged each other but then Spawn of Scutter got underneath Banshee and using its pneumatic spike, flipped it onto its side from which it couldn't self-right. Later in the battle, Banshee's head was spiked with Shunt's axe and pulled from the robot and then torched on the flame pit. The rest of Banshee was destroyed by the house robots and then flipped by the floor flipper. For the remainder of the battle, Knightmare and Spawn of Scutter simply pushed each other around the arena.


 * Qualified: Knightmare & Spawn of Scutter



Plunderbird 4 (26) vs Vercingetorix vs Fat Boy Tin
Vercingetorix dominated this match using its axe and lifting arm to good effect. Vercingetorix continually pushed Fat Boy Tin trying to flip it throughout and eventually it did, with a little help from Plunderbird and Sir Killalot. Vercingetorix then went on to flip Plunderbird onto its side, and then back onto its tracks while Fat Boy Tin was attacked by the house robots. Its smiley face was axed by Shunt. Fat Boy Tin was then pushed onto the flipper, and taking Vercingetorix with it as it flew.


 * Qualified: Vercingetorix & Plunderbird 4

Spawn of Scutter (10) vs Vercingetorix
This battle involved a lot of pushing. Vercingetorix was shoved around the arena by Spawn of Scutter straight away, against the arena wall and into Killalot. This pattern was consistant - Spawn of Scutter would push Vercingetorix into the house robots which eventually immobilized it. It was then lifted up, spun and thrown by Sir Killalot and flipped by the floor flipper.


 * Winner: Spawn of Scutter

Plunderbird 4 (26) vs Knightmare
Plunderbird appeared to have control issues, never moving forward during the fight. Both robots throughout the battle rode up onto each other, eventually having to be separated by Refbot. Both robots then continued to bash into each other before Knightmare got in underneath and flipped Plunderbird onto its side. Plunderbird was then attacked by all of the house robots at once before being pitted.


 * Winner: Knightmare

Spawn of Scutter (10) vs Knightmare
The heat final ended very quickly for Knightmare after Spawn of Scutter rode up on it and pushed it into Shunt, who pushed Knightmare onto the floor flipper. The house robots then attacked and pitted Knightmare.


 * Heat Winner: Spawn of Scutter

Trials
During the Fourth Wars, alongside the main competition, a Pinball Warrior and Sumo Basho Competition were also held. Unlike the similar competitions of the Third Wars, these trials featured successful qualifiers for Series 4. In between the first and second rounds of each heat, a Pinball run took place, and two sumo attempts took place in between Round 2 and the Heat Final in each of the first eight heats. For Heat L, the Pinball featured Diotoir.

Pinball Warrior- Diotoir
Score: 180 points