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|image=[[File:Trax.png|200px]] |
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|series=7 |
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− | |team=[[Team S-tec]] |
+ | |team=[[Team S.Tek|Team S-tec]] |
|team_members=Shane Swan<br/>Andrew Shepard<br/>Paul Morton |
|team_members=Shane Swan<br/>Andrew Shepard<br/>Paul Morton |
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+ | |from=Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire |
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+ | |stats=Trax stats.png |
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|weight=100kg |
|weight=100kg |
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|dimensions=0.82m x 1.20m x 0.76m |
|dimensions=0.82m x 1.20m x 0.76m |
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+ | |drive=2x 2800w C40-300 Magmotors |
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− | |clearance= |
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+ | |weapons=Front-hinged flipping arm |
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− | |power=2800W Electric Motor |
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− | |weapons=Flipping Arm |
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− | {{Quote|Something of a rarity these days, a tracked robot|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}} |
+ | {{Quote|Something of a rarity these days, a tracked robot.|[[Jonathan Pearce]]}} |
+ | '''Trax''' was a one-time competitor that fought in [[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars|Series 7]] of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It performed well in its opening melee, advancing over [[Shredder|Shredder Evolution]] and [[Sub-Version|Sub-Version 1.1]] before it lost in the second round to the eventual runner-up [[Storm 2]]. |
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− | '''Trax''' was a one-time competitor that fought in the seventh series of ''[[Robot Wars]]''. It was an orange box wedge shaped robot and looked like a tank. It was tracked, as the name suggests, for superior grip and pushing power, and its weapon was a front-hinged flipping arm with a unique racon pinion, although it is said that it was interchangeable with an axe. Trax could skid along the arena floor as if on a very smooth surface. It lost in the second round to the 16th seeds [[Storm 2]]. During and after Robot Wars, Trax fought in live events, until it was scrapped, and in its place, '''Envy''' was made, which had been very successful over the years, notably finishing second in the 2011 UK Championships. Trax was converted into an early version of '''Envy''' before the proper '''Envy''' machine was built. Envy has also since been retired, having being converted into a new version of Shane Swan's early robot ''Air''. |
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+ | ==Design== |
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− | Trax was made by [[Team S-tec]], who also failed to qualify for Series 5 and Series 6 and also entered the Extreme Series 2 New Blood Championship with [[Hell's Teeth]]. |
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+ | Trax was an orange box-wedge shaped robot, with a front wedge. It was tracked, as the name suggests, for superior grip and pushing power, and its weapon was a front-hinged flipping arm with a unique rack and pinion. The statistics board claimed that it was interchangeable with an axe, but this was likely untrue. Trax boasted a high top speed with its powerful Magmotors, but in return lacked grip on its tracks, and skidded along the arena floor on drives and turns. |
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+ | ==The Team== |
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+ | {{main|Team S.Tek}} |
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+ | [[File:Team S-tec.JPG|thumb|left|The team with Trax]] |
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+ | Trax was entered by '''Team S-tec''', nowadays spelled as Team S.Tek, who had previously competed the second series of ''Extreme'' with [[Hell's Teeth]]. The team was captained by Shane Swan, who drove the machine in both of its battles, and continued to captain the team for the remainder of their televised appearances. He was joined by Paul Morton, who was also part of the team in Series 9, and the roster was completed by Andrew Shepard. The team would later compete with [[Dantomkia]] and [[Push to Exit]]. |
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==Robot History== |
==Robot History== |
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===Series 7=== |
===Series 7=== |
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+ | Trax made its debut in [[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat I|Heat I]] of [[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars|the Seventh Wars]] where it was placed up against [[The Steel Avenger|Steel Avenger]], [[Sub-Version|Sub-Version 1.1]] and [[Shredder|Shredder Evolution]] (who had all appeared in previous episodes) in the first round. |
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+ | [[File:Subversion gets rammed.png|thumb|left|Trax slams Sub-Version 1.1 into the wall]] |
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+ | Trax's first drive was towards Sub-Version 1.1, which flew over the top of Trax. Trax then tussled with Steel Avenger, and threw it up and onto its side while withstanding an axe swing in the process, but Steel Avenger self-righted. Next, Trax slid underneath Sub-Version 1.1 and drove it across the arena and into the side wall, and pressing the pit release tyre with a strong drive, but was unable to cause Sub-Version 1.1 any further problems with its thrusting arm, which narrowly missed its opponent when it was activated. |
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+ | {{quote|Trax could thrust the sub out here! Didn't work, that mechanism.|Jonathan Pearce as Trax fails to throw Sub-Version 1.1 with its flipping arm}} |
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+ | [[File:Steel_Avenger_Trax.jpg|thumb|left|Trax throws Steel Avenger onto its side]] |
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+ | [[File:Subversion gets pitted.png|thumb|With seconds to go, Trax submerges Sub-Version 1.1]] |
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− | Trax debuted impressively when it was placed up against [[The Steel Avenger]], [[Sub-Version|Sub-Version 1.1]] and [[Shredder|Shredder Evolution]] in the first round of the Seventh Wars, tossing the experienced Steel Avenger around the arena several times with its lifting arm, while largely avoiding the other two competitors, however it did attempt to thrust Sub-Version 1.1 out of the arena, but failed. In the last ten seconds of the battle, it created a run-up and targeted Sub-Version 1.1 again and pushed it down into the pit of oblivion just moments before Cease was called. The battle went to a judges' decision, and Trax went through along with The Steel Avenger. In the next round, Trax was placed up against the number 16 seeds [[Storm 2]]. During the fight, Trax could not do anything, because the seeded Storm 2 continuously shoved it around the arena, into arena walls and CPZs. Trax proved to be a durable machine, surviving to the end of the battle and to a judges' decision, however the decision was near to obvious and Storm 2 was put through to the heat final, eliminating Trax from the competition. |
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+ | Trax then tentatively pushed the side of Steel Avenger as it held Shredder Evolution over the flame pit, before skirting over the flame pit itself and driving into the arena wall twice. After moving away, Trax engaged in another scuffle with Steel Avenger, first dodging an axe blow, before it took a clean hit the second time. Trax managed to throw Steel Avenger onto its side again, with it self-righting again. With seconds remaining, Trax came in with a side-on attack on Sub-Version 1.1, and its long drive ended up with Sub-Version 1.1 in the pit of oblivion, eliminating it from the competition and taking the other three remaining robots to a judges' decision, who sent Trax and Steel Avenger through to the second round. |
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+ | {{quote|Controversy reigns again on Robot Wars, what are you thinking?|Craig Charles, to the judges, upon hearing the decision}} |
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+ | In the next round, Trax was drawn against the number sixteen seeds [[Storm 2]], which slammed its way past [[Supernova]] and [[Mayhem]] in its first round battle. |
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+ | [[File:Storm 2 vs Trax.JPG|thumb|left|Trax is lifted by Storm 2]] |
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+ | Storm 2 immediately caught Trax side-on and slammed it into the arena wall before slipping underneath its opponent and lifting it slightly. Storm 2 continued its early dominance as it drove Trax head-on into the side wall again before lifting Trax up after another drive. Trax was rammed into the barrier again, before Storm 2 activated and dislodged the pit release tyre. |
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+ | {{quote|Trax doing splendidly simply to survive here.|Jonathan Pearce as Trax tries to stand up to Storm 2's relentless pressure}} |
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+ | [[File:Storm 2 Trax 2.jpg|thumb|Storm 2 sends Trax flying]] |
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+ | [[File:Trax_Mr_Psycho.jpg|thumb|left|Trax narrowly avoids a hammer blow from Mr. Psycho]] |
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+ | Trax then skidded off into [[Mr. Psycho]]'s CPZ, where it came under pressure from the House Robot's hammer, but managed to escape soon after. As the battle edged towards a judges' decision, Storm 2 attempted to force Trax down into the pit, but Trax held on as it skittered in and around the lip of the arena hazard. After Trax drove back into the centre of the arena, cease was called, and although Trax had managed to survive the whole battle, it was not enough to see it through to the Heat Final, and Trax was eliminated from the competition. |
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==Results== |
==Results== |
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{{Show|Series 7}} |
{{Show|Series 7}} |
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{{Competition|The Seventh Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 2}} |
{{Competition|The Seventh Wars - UK Championship|Heat, Round 2}} |
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− | {{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat I|Heat I |
+ | {{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat I|Heat I, Round 1]]|[[Shredder|Shredder Evolution]], [[The Steel Avenger|Steel Avenger]], [[Sub-Version|Sub-Version 1.1]]|Qualified}} |
− | {{Battle|Heat I, Round 2|[[Storm 2]] ''(16)''|Lost}} |
+ | {{Battle|[[Robot Wars: The Seventh Wars/Heat I|Heat I, Round 2]]|[[Storm 2]] ''(16)''|Lost}} |
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===Wins/Losses=== |
===Wins/Losses=== |
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*Wins: 1 |
*Wins: 1 |
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==Series Record== |
==Series Record== |
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− | *Series 1-4: Did not enter |
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+ | Trax.jpg|Rear view of Trax |
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− | *Series 5-6: Failed to qualify with [[Hell's Teeth]] |
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− | *Series 7: Heat, Round 2 |
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+ | Trax qualifiers.jpg|Trax at the Series 7 qualifiers |
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+ | {{Series Record EX|Trax|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Did not enter|Failed to qualify with [[Hell's Teeth]]|Failed to qualify with [[Hell's Teeth]]|'''Heat, Round 2'''|Entered with [[Dantomkia]]|Entered with [[Push to Exit]]|Entered with [[Push to Exit]]|Did not enter|Entered with [[Hell's Teeth]]}} |
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+ | ''NOTE: Shane Swan also competed in Battle of the Stars as the mentor of [[Interstellar: MML]].'' |
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+ | ==Outside Robot Wars== |
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+ | During and after Robot Wars, Trax fought in live events, until it was scrapped, and in its place, '''Envy''' was made, which had been very successful over the years, notably finishing second in the 2011 UK Championships. Trax was converted into an early version of Envy before the completed machine was built. |
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+ | For more information on Envy, and other robots built by the team, see [[Team S.Tek]]. |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
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+ | [[File:Trax S7.png|thumb|Official Series 7 photo]] |
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+ | *Trax was one of only two competitor robots in Series 7 to [[Tracked Robots|run on tracks]], with the other being [[Tomahawk]]. |
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+ | *Trax was the first robot built by Team S.Tek to use a front-hinged flipper. The team would later become the only competitors in Series 9 and 10 to use this type of weapon, with [[Push to Exit]]. |
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+ | *[[Shunt]] was the only House Robot not to appear in the same episode as Trax or its predecessor [[Hell's Teeth]]. |
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+ | *Both of Trax's battles ended with a judges' decision. It shares this feat with [[The Grim Reaper]] and [[Mantis]]. |
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{{Series 7 Competitors}} |
{{Series 7 Competitors}} |
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[[Category:UK Series competitors]] |
[[Category:UK Series competitors]] |
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[[Category:Robots from Lincolnshire]] |
[[Category:Robots from Lincolnshire]] |
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Revision as of 19:37, 3 July 2020
- "Something of a rarity these days, a tracked robot."
- — Jonathan Pearce
Trax was a one-time competitor that fought in Series 7 of Robot Wars. It performed well in its opening melee, advancing over Shredder Evolution and Sub-Version 1.1 before it lost in the second round to the eventual runner-up Storm 2.
Design
Trax was an orange box-wedge shaped robot, with a front wedge. It was tracked, as the name suggests, for superior grip and pushing power, and its weapon was a front-hinged flipping arm with a unique rack and pinion. The statistics board claimed that it was interchangeable with an axe, but this was likely untrue. Trax boasted a high top speed with its powerful Magmotors, but in return lacked grip on its tracks, and skidded along the arena floor on drives and turns.
The Team
- Main article: Team S.Tek
Trax was entered by Team S-tec, nowadays spelled as Team S.Tek, who had previously competed the second series of Extreme with Hell's Teeth. The team was captained by Shane Swan, who drove the machine in both of its battles, and continued to captain the team for the remainder of their televised appearances. He was joined by Paul Morton, who was also part of the team in Series 9, and the roster was completed by Andrew Shepard. The team would later compete with Dantomkia and Push to Exit.
Robot History
Series 7
Trax made its debut in Heat I of the Seventh Wars where it was placed up against Steel Avenger, Sub-Version 1.1 and Shredder Evolution (who had all appeared in previous episodes) in the first round.
Trax's first drive was towards Sub-Version 1.1, which flew over the top of Trax. Trax then tussled with Steel Avenger, and threw it up and onto its side while withstanding an axe swing in the process, but Steel Avenger self-righted. Next, Trax slid underneath Sub-Version 1.1 and drove it across the arena and into the side wall, and pressing the pit release tyre with a strong drive, but was unable to cause Sub-Version 1.1 any further problems with its thrusting arm, which narrowly missed its opponent when it was activated.
- "Trax could thrust the sub out here! Didn't work, that mechanism."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Trax fails to throw Sub-Version 1.1 with its flipping arm
Trax then tentatively pushed the side of Steel Avenger as it held Shredder Evolution over the flame pit, before skirting over the flame pit itself and driving into the arena wall twice. After moving away, Trax engaged in another scuffle with Steel Avenger, first dodging an axe blow, before it took a clean hit the second time. Trax managed to throw Steel Avenger onto its side again, with it self-righting again. With seconds remaining, Trax came in with a side-on attack on Sub-Version 1.1, and its long drive ended up with Sub-Version 1.1 in the pit of oblivion, eliminating it from the competition and taking the other three remaining robots to a judges' decision, who sent Trax and Steel Avenger through to the second round.
- "Controversy reigns again on Robot Wars, what are you thinking?"
- — Craig Charles, to the judges, upon hearing the decision
In the next round, Trax was drawn against the number sixteen seeds Storm 2, which slammed its way past Supernova and Mayhem in its first round battle.
Storm 2 immediately caught Trax side-on and slammed it into the arena wall before slipping underneath its opponent and lifting it slightly. Storm 2 continued its early dominance as it drove Trax head-on into the side wall again before lifting Trax up after another drive. Trax was rammed into the barrier again, before Storm 2 activated and dislodged the pit release tyre.
- "Trax doing splendidly simply to survive here."
- — Jonathan Pearce as Trax tries to stand up to Storm 2's relentless pressure
Trax then skidded off into Mr. Psycho's CPZ, where it came under pressure from the House Robot's hammer, but managed to escape soon after. As the battle edged towards a judges' decision, Storm 2 attempted to force Trax down into the pit, but Trax held on as it skittered in and around the lip of the arena hazard. After Trax drove back into the centre of the arena, cease was called, and although Trax had managed to survive the whole battle, it was not enough to see it through to the Heat Final, and Trax was eliminated from the competition.
Results
TRAX - RESULTS | ||
Series 7 | ||
The Seventh Wars - UK Championship Heat, Round 2 | ||
Heat I, Round 1 | vs. Shredder Evolution, Steel Avenger, Sub-Version 1.1 | Qualified |
Heat I, Round 2 | vs. Storm 2 (16) | Lost |
Wins/Losses
- Wins: 1
- Losses: 1
Series Record
Main Series | Trax Series Record |
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The First Wars | Did not enter |
The Second Wars | Did not enter |
The Third Wars | Did not enter |
The Fourth Wars | Did not enter |
The Fifth Wars | Failed to qualify with Hell's Teeth |
The Sixth Wars | Failed to qualify with Hell's Teeth |
The Seventh Wars | Heat, Round 2 |
Series 8 | Entered with Dantomkia |
Series 9 | Entered with Push to Exit |
Series 10 | Entered with Push to Exit |
Robot Wars Extreme | Appearances |
Series 1 | Did not enter |
Series 2 | Entered with Hell's Teeth |
NOTE: Shane Swan also competed in Battle of the Stars as the mentor of Interstellar: MML.
Outside Robot Wars
During and after Robot Wars, Trax fought in live events, until it was scrapped, and in its place, Envy was made, which had been very successful over the years, notably finishing second in the 2011 UK Championships. Trax was converted into an early version of Envy before the completed machine was built.
For more information on Envy, and other robots built by the team, see Team S.Tek.
Trivia
- Trax was one of only two competitor robots in Series 7 to run on tracks, with the other being Tomahawk.
- Trax was the first robot built by Team S.Tek to use a front-hinged flipper. The team would later become the only competitors in Series 9 and 10 to use this type of weapon, with Push to Exit.
- Shunt was the only House Robot not to appear in the same episode as Trax or its predecessor Hell's Teeth.
- Both of Trax's battles ended with a judges' decision. It shares this feat with The Grim Reaper and Mantis.