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Heat A of Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars was the first of twelve heats which determined the Semi-Finalists of Robot Wars: The Sixth Wars. The episode featuring Heat A was originally broadcast on 16 September 2002 on BBC Choice and repeated on 8 November 2002 on BBC Two.
Competing Robots[]
Newcomers[]
Brutus Maximus | ||
Weight | 100kg | |
Dimensions | 0.75 x 1.6 x 1.02m | |
Power | 2 x 750 Watt electric motors | |
Weapons | Triple rotating discs | |
Strengths | Invertible | |
Weaknesses | Wooden construction | |
From: Bradford | ||
Team Members: Joe Laustina, Benjamin Laustina & Jim Laustina |
W.A.S.P. | ||
Weight | 100kg | |
Dimensions | 0.43 x 1.47 x 0.98m | |
Power | 2 x 24V motors | |
Weapons | Spinning disc and tail spike | |
Strengths | Strong Chassis | |
Weaknesses | Light Armour | |
From: West Hampsted, London | ||
Team Members: Rod Williams, Edward Kelly & Chris Foord |
Veterans[]
Razer (seeded 1st) | ||
Weight | 96kg | |
Dimensions | 0.55 x 1.10 x 0.63m | |
Power | 2 x 1000W electric motors | |
Weapons | Hydraulic Piercer (According to the statboard, a spike) | |
Strengths | Nimble & very accurate | |
Weaknesses | Slow self-righting | |
From: Bournemouth, Dorset | ||
Team Members: Ian Lewis, Simon Scott & Vincent Blood |
Raging Reality | ||
Weight | 100kg | |
Dimensions | 0.45 x 1.30 x 0.90m | |
Power | 2 x 750 Watt electric motors | |
Weapons | Flipper and 4 ramming spikes | |
Strengths | Highly tested & reliable | |
Weaknesses | Lightweight body armour | |
From: Hugglescote, Leicester | ||
Team Members: Nigel Paget, Malcolm Summers & Lee Summers |
Cyrax | ||
Weight | 100kg | |
Dimensions | 1.00 x 1.35 x 0.75m | |
Power | 4 x 330W electric motors | |
Weapons | Pick axe & flipper | |
Strengths | Very powerful weaponry | |
Weaknesses | Inexperienced competitors | |
From: North Hykeham, Lincoln | ||
Team Members: Paul Wilcox & Ryan Pettefer |
Ruf Ruf Dougal | ||
Weight | 92kg | |
Dimensions | 0.65 x 1.32 x 1.00m | |
Power | 2 x 1KW electric motors | |
Weapons | Spike | |
Strengths | High integrity safety cage | |
Weaknesses | Flammable coat | |
From: Shrivenham, Oxfordshire | ||
Team Members: Peter Sturgess & Martin Sturgess |
Tetanus 2 | ||
Weight | 99kg | |
Dimensions | 0.76 x 1.60 x 1.20m | |
Power | 2 x Wheelchair motors | |
Weapons | Spike, ram and fork lifter | |
Strengths | Big & strong | |
Weaknesses | Slow self-righting | |
From: Ludlow, Shropshire | ||
Team Members: Paul Snook, Conrad Snook & Luke Angell |
Weld-Dor 3 | ||
Weight | 100kg | |
Dimensions | 0.55 x 1.16 x 0.85m | |
Power | 2 x Electric motors | |
Weapons | Flipper and rotating blade | |
Strengths | Very experienced team | |
Weaknesses | Untested in battle | |
From: Newry, Northern Ireland | ||
Team Members: David Lundy, Damian Kilgallon & Jonathan Coates |
Round 1[]
Razer (1) vs Brutus Maximus vs Raging Reality vs W.A.S.P.[]
The battle started quickly with Brutus Maximus pushing W.A.S.P. into Sir Killalot's CPZ. Razer made several charges at Brutus Maximus but missed, before finally grabbing it and crushing the sides of the wooden machine. Raging Reality then flipped W.A.S.P. onto Razer and then onto Sir Killalot's lance. Killalot didn't show life and W.A.S.P. simply rested on his lance until Razer knocked it off as it attacked Raging Reality, but it didn't move afterwards.
Razer then pushed Raging Reality against Sergeant Bash as it tried to crush its exposed wheels, but it escaped and Razer instead attacked Brutus Maximus. Raging Reality then flipped W.A.S.P. back into Sir Killalot's CPZ, who used his lance to drill a huge crevice in the side of W.A.S.P.
- "Buzz off, and out of here."
- — Jonathan Pearce on W.A.S.P.
Raging Reality flipped Brutus Maximus over before being attacked by Razer, which pushed it against the pit release, but Razer retreated and dislodged out one Brutus Maximus' bicycle wheels which then came loose as Raging Reality tried to flip both of them and it rolled into the pit. Brutus Maximus was then pushed onto the flame pit and was counted out.
- "Come into the arena with wooden bicycle wheels and petrol driven, what were they thinking about!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Razer then crushed the immobile W.A.S.P., who Refbot began to count out. Raging Reality then threw Brutus Maximus from the arena and Refbot finished the countdown on W.A.S.P., ending the battle.
Qualified: Raging Reality & Razer
Cyrax vs Ruf Ruf Dougal vs Tetanus 2 vs Weld-Dor 3[]
Tetanus 2 immediately grabbed Weld-Dor 3, who was venting a lot of gas, and pushed it around the arena. Ruf Ruf Dougal collided with Cyrax and then drove over the flame pit and its tail caught fire, which soon spread to the main bodywork. Cyrax flipped Ruf Ruf Dougal and tried to push it into Sir Killalot, but Ruf Ruf Dougal escaped, its coat now mostly destroyed by the fire. Cyrax axed Ruf Ruf Dougal several times as Weld-Dor 3 finally escaped from Tetanus, although Tetanus caught it up again and pushed it into Dead Metal. Tetanus then pressed the pit release button and quickly shoved Weld-Dor 3 down the open pit, putting the Northern Irish team out.
- "We haven't got a kennel BUT WE'VE GOT A PIT AND DOWN GOES WELD-DOR! Into the pit! Weld-Dor out! They fought in Series 3, they fought in Series 4, and they're out in Series 6, gone."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Weld-Dor 3 is pitted
Tetanus and Cyrax ganged up on a now completely burned, but still mobile, Ruf Ruf Dougal, but cease was called, so it went to the judges, who put Cyrax and Tetanus 2 through.
Qualified: Cyrax & Tetanus 2
Round 2[]
Razer (1) vs Cyrax[]
Razer got hold of Cyrax straight away and pierced the back twice. Cyrax tried to attacking Razer with its axe, but Razer still grabbed it and pushed it onto the flame pit. Cyrax was pushed into Growler's CPZ and got stuck on the arena wall, but got free before Growler could damage it. Razer then crushed Cyrax again and pushed it back into Growler's CPZ who clamped onto it and dragged it along the floor. Razer momentarily lost its grip but regained it as Growler retreated back to its CPZ. Cyrax managed to escape, but once again, Razer crushed it and pushed it towards Mr. Psycho, who bought its hammer down on Cyrax twice. Cyrax escaped and axed Razer, but caused only superficial damage before flipping Razer over.
- "They've won just about… everything we’ve thrown at them, Razer. And THEY COME BACK FOR MORE! THEY’VE BEEN TOPPLED, THOUGH, BY CYRAX! Is this the sting in the tail of this heat? Are we about to have one of the great Robot Wars upsets?! Let's look at this again. Razer, were they over-complacent, over-confident? They're over - toppled over!"
- — Jonathan Pearce as Cyrax flips Razer
Razer eventually managed to right itself and managed to crush Cyrax once again before cease was called, but Razer had done more than enough to win the judges' decision.
Winner: Razer
Tetanus 2 vs Raging Reality[]
The battle started slowly, but Tetanus 2 pushed Raging Reality into the pit release, then into the CPZ. Growler came in and slammed into Tetanus 2 and then into Raging Reality, but didn't appear to do any damage. Tetanus 2 and Growler both grabbed Raging Reality but Growler soon lost his grip. Tetanus got stuck against the pit release bumper and Raging Reality above couldn't get any traction to get away. Refbot tried to separate them, but accidentally reversed into the pit.
- "Give the ref a red card, someone. That is dreadful!"
- — Jonathan Pearce on Refbot's slip up
However, suddenly Tetanus 2 had lost all mobility. Raging Reality used this chance to escape, and flipped Tetanus 2 over; another flip and Tetanus 2 toppled over the arena wall entirely, completing the comeback victory.
- "...and Raging Reality, from looking on the brink of oblivion, the brink of defeat - HAS TOPPLED TETANUS OUT OF THE ARENA!"
- — Jonathan Pearce
Winner: Raging Reality
Final[]
Razer (1) vs Raging Reality[]
Razer immediately got a grip of Raging Reality and pierced the armour and then a wheel. Razer pierced the side of Raging Reality several times before pushing it onto Matilda's flywheel, ripping a panel off the top and making a gash in the side, immobilising Raging Reality.
- "The C,C,C factor we talked about. Crushability, creates, chaos."
- — Jonathan Pearce on Razer's emphatic display
Razer dragged Raging Reality onto the pit and, after it showed no attempt to escape, pressed the pit release, sending Raging Reality out of the Sixth Wars.
Heat Winner: Razer
- "It's still the most fun, you can have indoors, it's back, and it's bad, it's Robot Wars!"
- — Craig Charles' sign-off
Trivia[]
- This heat saw Razer defend its title, and continued the sequence of the reigning champion reaching the semi-finals.
- Tetanus 2 and Cyrax met in Round One, a grudge match following the controversial meeting between Wild Willy (From the Cyrax team), and Flip Flop Fly (From the Tetanus team) in Series 3. However, both robots qualified, and neither showed that they held a grudge against the other. Jonathan Pearce did not mention either of those two robots' previous encounter with each other.
- New House Robots Mr. Psycho and Growler made their débuts in Razer's Round 2 battle against Cyrax.
- In this heat, the official images of all competing robots in the heat (excluding Brutus Maximus) faded out before their statistics boards closed.
- During the battle between Razer and Cyrax, Jonathan Pearce said Razer were World Champions in 2000 and 2001. Although he was correct about 2001, as that was the year when The Second World Championship was filmed, his earlier statement is incorrect, as The First World Championship was actually filmed in 1999. The only trophy Razer won in 2000 was the Fourth Wars Southern Annihilator.
- Raging Reality scored two consecutive Out of the Arena flips, joining Thermidor 2, Chaos 2, Bigger Brother and Wheely Big Cheese (who all fought in the Flipper Frenzy of Extreme Series 1 in achieving this feat.
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