The Second Wars - Heat G was the seventh of twelve heats which determined the Semi Finalists of Robot Wars: The Second Wars.
- Nemesis and Roadblock were again in the same heat.
- This heat saw the first appearance of Team Hurtz.
Competing Robots
Newcomers
Killerhurtz
From Oxford
- Team Members: John Reid, Dominic Parkinson and Rebecca Reaston-Brown
- Weight: 77.8kg
- Dimensions: 115 x 80 x 40cm
- Speed: 15mph
- Turning circle: 1m
- Ground Clearance: 10mm
- Power: 8 x 20V batteries
- Weapons: Pneumatic axe
- Notes: Axe is custom built, weighs 7lb and generates 800kg of force
Limpet
From Hinkley
- Team Members: John Denny and John Freeman
- Weight: 79.6kg
- Dimensions: 100 x 75 x 28cm
- Speed: 4mph
- Turning circle: Zero
- Ground Clearance: 25mm
- Power: 2 x 12V wheelchair batteries
- Weapons: Wedge shape and 6' saw
- Notes: Tank tracks made from motorcycle chains & cost only £28 to build
Onslaught
From Bedford
- Team Members: Alan Wood, David Wood and Peter Holland
- Weight: 76.1kg
- Dimensions: 90 x 56 x 31cm
- Speed: 7mph
- Turning circle: 2m
- Ground Clearance: 5mm
- Power: 2 x 12V batteries
- Weapons: Scoop and mild steel spikes
- Notes: Mechanical speed controller built by team and motor from forklift truck
R.O.C.S.
From Howorth in Darlington
- Team Members: Colin Sievers and Karl Sievers
- Weight: 79.8kg
- Dimensions: 80 x 77 x 63cm
- Speed: 6mph
- Turning circle: 3m
- Ground Clearance: 12.5mm
- Power: 1 x 12V battery
- Weapons: Forklift
- Notes: Weapon salvaged from car jack and shell painted by Colin's wife, Jackie
Veterans
Nemesis
From Dublin
- Team Members: Peter Redmond, Joe Gavin, William Murphy and John Cunnane
- Weight: 74.5kg
- Dimensions: 130 x 123 x 55cm
- Speed: 6mph
- Turning circle: Zero
- Ground Clearance: 50mm
- Power: 2 x 12V batteries 1 x 6V battery
- Weapons: Pneumatic spike with static spikes and blades
- Notes: Famous for being covered in flammable fur
Roadblock
From Bodmin Community College
Roadblock, winner of Heat G
- Team Members: Hender Blewitt, Chris Kinsey and Peter Kinsey
- Weight: 80.9kg
- Dimensions: 160 x 110 x 45cm
- Speed: 5mph
- Turning circle: Zero
- Ground Clearance: 5mm
- Power: 4 x 12V batteries
- Weapons: 12' Tungsten tipped circular saw
- Notes: Reigning Robot Wars champion seeded number one
The Gauntlet
Roadblock is pinned by the Sentinal
A burning Nemesis reaches the End Zone
Sir Killalot climbs onto Limpet
1. Roadblock - Completed - Its large width meant the Roadblock team could only take on the newly unveiled Sentinal. After being pinned to the wall briefly it got away but its large width almost caused it to drive into the pit. It escaped and drove away into the end zone.
2. Nemesis - Completed - Nemesis went for the ram rig (presumably because the flame pit and Sgt. Bash both featured in this route). After negotiating the ram rig with little difficulty it drove past Sgt. Bash and despite being blocked by Sir Killalot managed to find a gap and squeezed through to complete the course.
3. Limpet - 10.8m - The team had stuck part of a baguette on the back of the robot to be toasted by Bash. Unfortunately it didn't get that far as it was ambushed by Sir Killalot after it had gone over the ramp and Killalot snapped through one of Limpet's tracks.
4. Killerhurtz - 10.6m - Its incredible speed took it past the Sentinal and into the end zone in the blink of an eye but it had rammed into Dead Metal and despite causing damage to the House Robot, Dead Metal forced it back off the line and into the pit.
5. Onslaught - 10.5m - Onslaught was quicker and smaller than Roadblock and had less difficulty evading the Sentinal but it was having a problem with its tyres, which began to peel off leaving it with very little grip. As The Sentinal swung back it caught Onslaught and pushed it into the pit.
6. R.O.C.S. - 8.8m - Despite its width it was able to get through the ram rig quite easily but in the time it took, the House Robots had all moved across to block the route and it couldn't break through. Sir Killalot lifted it up and onto its side over the flame pit. In most heats the distance R.O.C.S. travelled would have been enough to qualify.
Eliminated: R.O.C.S.
Trial (Skittles)
A battered Nemesis knocks over some barrels
Killerhurtz knockes a skittle over
Onslaught attacks Sergeant Bash
1. Killerhurtz - 64 Barrels - Immediately dived straight into the barrels and almost took out enough to go through on its first attack. Killerhurtz were even looking to get all the skittles down when it suddenly got stuck in reverse gear and shot backwards out of the triangle where the house robots could attack it.
2. Onslaught - 57 Barrels - Its scoop made it well suited to skittles and the team were so confident they had a go at Sgt. Bash before knocking any barrels over. Its speed made it extremely effecient and after the team felt they had done enough they went for another pop at Bash.
- "Nemesis, what a pathetic and sorry sight..."
- — Jonathan Pearce
3. Nemesis - 38 barrels - Its shape made pushing over barrels difficult but it managed to make it into the middle of the triangle and spun round, using its blades and spikes to knock over barrels.
4. Roadblock - 34 barrels - Its scoop came in useful for tunneling into the triangle although in some cases it only succeeded in pushing the barrels out the triangle and not over. Nevertheless it was making good progress when Killalot came in and pinned them until the end of the round
- "Slow progress, tunneling in here..."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Limpet drives into the triangle
5. Limpet - 23 Barrels - Limpet was incredibly slow to get off the mark and without a lot of power the team struggled to make much of an impact against the barrels.
Eliminated: Limpet
Arena
Semi-Finals
Roadblock (1) vs. Killerhurtz
Roadblock gets underneath Killerhurtz
Hoping to utilise its speed as an attacking advantage, Killerhurtz shot straight at Roadblock but Roadblock was hardly affected, due to its low centre of gravity. Roadblock used its scoop and wedge to get underneath Killerhurtz from the side and push into the PPZ, where it followed up by attacking it with its improved circular saw. This attack cut through Killerhurtz' polycarbonate armour, eventually cutting into one of its drive motors, immobilising it. With Killerhurtz no longer mobile, the House Robots moved in to attack it, with Dead Metal eventually finishing it off by grabbing hold of it with its pincers, before pushing it into the pit.
Winner: Roadblock
Nemesis vs. Onslaught
Nemesis hangs on the edge of the pit as Onslaught prepares to deliver the final push
- "The wedge on the front of Onslaught could be decisive here..."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Before the battle, the Nemesis team mounted a kebab between Nemesis' wheel arches, hoping that it would be cooked when its fur caught fire. Unfortunately, this was not to be - Onslaught's shovel and four-wheel drive made it simple for it to push the flat-edged, two wheel-driven Nemesis around the arena. During the fight, Onslaught was able to run rings around Nemesis with its speed, before briefly driving itself into the PPZ, from which it escaped. Towards the end, Nemesis seemed to have stopped moving next to the pit, allowing Onslaught an opportunity to push the Irish machine into it.
Winner: Onslaught
Final
Onslaught and Roadblock
Roadblock approached Onslaught but Onslught wasn't moving. Roadblock pushed Onslaught onto an arena spike but there was still no movement from it. Onslaught started smoking and Dead Metal and Shunt attacked Onslaught while Roadblock took on Sgt. Bash. Dead Metal snapped Roadblock's strimmer shaft with its claws in the dying seconds of the fight, but it didn't matter as Onslaught hadn't moved at all.
- Craig Charles: "What, you wanted a right good rumble but you didn't get one?"
- Hender Blewitt: "That's right, that's right. We had to put up with Shunt instead"
- — Post-match talk
Winner: Roadblock
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