November 20th, 2004

4 Classes

Skeeters (150g/ 5.3 oz.)

Ant (1 lb)

Beetle (3 lb)

And Introducing the NEW Mantis weight Class ( 6 lb )

Schedule

9 AM Weigh-in & Safety Begins

10 AM Fights Start

Noonish Break for Lunch

1 PM Fighting Resumes

~4 PM Awards, Rumbles, Grudge Matches

A second day ( the 21^st ) will be available for further fights if necessary.

Order of Matches

Ant Round 1

Beetle Round 1

Mantis Round 1

Skeeter Round Robin

Ant Round 2

Beetle Round 2

Mantis Round 2

Ant Round 3

Beetle Round 3

Mantis Round 3

And On & On Until Destruction is Complete

Directions

Coming from the north, get on I-275 going south through Tampa to St. Petersburg to exit #19, 22nd Ave. So. Turn left at traffic light at the bottom of ramp. After going back underneath the interstate, turn right at the next light onto 31st St. So. Go south past the next light. The entrances to the park will be on your left. Use gate #4, follow signs to event. If you coming from the south, get on I-275 going north into St. Petersburg. After crossing the Skyway bridge, take exit #18, 26th Ave. So. Take ramp to the right going toward the traffic light at 31st St. So. Turn right. The park will be on your left. Use gate #4, follow signs to event. Once at the venue, unload what you will be needing for competition, then please move your vehicle to the designated parking area.

Venue

Arena will be an 8' x 8' x 4' high box with a 7' x 7' fighting area. A 3.5" high bumper will be on the floor, 6" in from the walls. This will be an OUTDOOR event held under a large shade canopy. Power, tables, & chairs will be provided. Remember to bring extension cords & power strips. There should be food vendors at the event or there are the usual fast food places within a mile or two of the event. You will be expected to clean up your pit area afterwards.

Registration

Register on www.buildersdb.com . Fees are $5 for Skeeter weights, $10 for Ant weights, and $15 for Beetle and Mantis weight classes. A real picture of your robot will be required. If you have a picture of a pile of real parts that will be accepted. We encourage you to register ahead of the event, but will welcome walk-ins day of the event as long as you arrive prior to the start of the first matches (10 AM). Please bring correct change or a personal check made out to Hal J. Corum.

Safety

SAFETY IS NUMBER ONE!!! WE WILL NOT TOLERATE INFRACTIONS.

1st OFFENSE: Verbal warning

2nd OFFENSE: You will be asked to leave the event.

Safety Test: After weigh-in you will be asked to put your robot in the arena & do the

following functional test:

1. Turn on transmitter

2. Turn on robot ( not weapon(s))

3. Drive robot toward official, then turn off transmitter. Robot should stop.

4. Repeat test for any active weapon(s). ACTIVE WEAPONS CAPABLE OF CAUSING HARM TO A HUMAN MUST DEACTIVATE WHEN SIGNAL IS LOST!!

Frequency Control

We will use the clothespin method, one pin per frequency including toy 27/49 MHz. 72 MHz is not allowed. Alternate frequencies are highly desired & maybe the basis for forfeiture of a match. NO ONE WILL BE ALLOWED TO POWER UP A TRANSMITTER WITHOUT CHECKING OUT A CLIP. See above safety statement above.

Rules

We will use the RFL rule set, with a few unique rules to our event.

Power indicator desired, weapon power switch not necessary.

Autonomous weight bonus 50%, 100% for true walker, 50% for shuffler. All classification at the discretion of the EO.

Format to be determined after registration is far along; Round robin, RR/Single elimination final, Double elimination. But anyway, lots of fights.

Arena rules: One free "pushout" over the bumper. Referee will stop the match & you’ll be put back in the competition area. Second pushout is a loss. Pins will have a 5 count, then robots must disengage.