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The Franklin Cup 2015 Event Report

Winners

Ant weight:
1st -- DDT
Jamison Go G3 Robotics
2nd -- Revy
Brandon Nichols Team Headbangers
3rd -- Saifu
Andrew Smith Team Rolling Thunder
Ant Brackets

Beetle weight:
1st -- Speed Wedge 3
Ian McMahon Team Slaughterhouse
2nd -- Silent Spring
Jamison Go G3 Robotics
3rd -- Project Darkness
Ian McMahon Team Slaughterhouse
Beetle Brackets

Hobby weight:
1st -- Disko
Joe Doerfler Doerfler bots
2nd -- Isotelus Rex
Andrew Smith Team Rolling Thunder
3rd -- Plan X-ish
Ian Miller Resetti's Replicas
Hobby Brackets

Feather weight:
1st -- Triggo
Zac O'Donnell Team Brain Damage
2nd -- Glasgow Kiss
Andrew Smith Team Rolling Thunder
3rd -- Gracious Pipefessionalism
Frederick Moore D6 Robotics
Feather Brackets

Sportsman:
Round Robin Tournament
1st -- Überclocker Advance
Charles Guan Team Test Bot
2nd -- Magneato
Zac O'Donnell Team Brain Damage
3rd -- Dorno
Alan Young Mad Scientist
Sportsman Brackets

Special Awards
Best Driver -- Ian McMahon Team Slaughterhouse
Coolest Bot -- Gilius Thunderhead - Al Kindle Half Fast Astronaut
Most Destroyed -- Gracious Pipefessionalism -Frederick Moore D6 Robotics

Big thanks to everyone who helped make this year's Fi another fun event.

Big Thanks to Mike and the FI crew for setup, tear down, and hosting us in general.
Pete Smith from KitBots for providing some excellent prizes.
Ed & Beth for bracketology.
Alan for working with The Franklin Institute and PACTS in organizing another great event.
Jim for handling registration prior to the event and safety inspections.
Joe for getting the trophies made.
Jim for handling registration prior to the event and safety inspections.
Kyle Singer and others for helping out announcing the throughout the day.

I'm sure I'm forgetting many, you know who you are!

Motorama Robot Conflict 2015 Event Report
This year was Bugmania with well over 60 bots competing in those two classes alone. A competitive field overall with all the weight classes, bots are stronger, faster and more durable making watching just as fun as competing. This year also saw an exhibition of an experimental class...Rat Bots. This is a sort of an unlimited class where there are no weight restrictions and was created by builders who just wanted to use up old leftover parts or things you can buy at your local hardware store. It was a lot a fun for the competitors and like the Sportman Class, brought some interesting ideas back to the arena. Winners this year had to work hard to get to the top. See below who rose above this year.

Winners

Fairy weight:
1st -- Demise
Warren Purvin Pretzel Robotics
2nd -- Humming Bird
Clint Ewert Team Tripod
3rd -- The Tracked Terror
Chris Atwood Team Sandman
Fairy Brackets

Ant weight:
1st -- Algos
Michael Jeffries Near Chaos Robotics
2nd -- P.O.W
Clint Ewert Team Tripod
3rd -- Low Blow
Warren Purvin Pretzel Robotics
Ant Brackets

Beetle weight:
1st -- Speed Wedge 3
Ian McMahon Team Slaughterhouse
2nd -- Trilobite
Andrew Smith Team Rolling Thunder
3rd -- In The Margins
Aaron Fan Team Too Many Screws
Beetle Brackets

Rat Bots:
Round Robin Tournament
1st -- End Result of Poor Decisions
Michael Jeffries Near Chaos Robotics
2nd -- Harbor Freight Bot
Joaquin Navarro Team Test Bot
3rd -- Spring Cleaning
Ian D Miller ResettisReplicas
Rat Brackets

Hobby weight:
1st -- Attrition
Jamison Go G3 Robotics
2nd -- Isotelus Rex
Andrew Smith Team Rolling Thunder
3rd -- Ripto UlTimate
Kyle Singer Twisted Sick Robotics
Hobby Brackets

Feather weight:
1st -- Triggo
Zachery O'Donnell Team Brain Damage
2nd -- megatRON
Jamison Go G3 Robotics
3rd -- The Magnificent Poncho
Devin Whan Team Whanton 2
Feather Brackets

Sportsman:
1st -- Power of Metal
Dan Provenzano Team EMF
2nd -- Nyx
Michael Jeffries Near Chaos Robotics
3rd -- Überclocker Advance
Charles Guan Team Test Bot
Sportsman Brackets

Special Awards
Most Epic Fail -- Iron Golem Jim Iocca NovaRobots
Giant Screw Award -- Drum Thing Else - Alex Horne Team Cookin With Gas
Most Destructive -- Ripto UlTimate - Kyle Singer Twisted Sick Robotics
The Charles Award (aka The most over complicated unecessary process Award) -- Fission Product - Dane Kouttron and Adam Bercu Team Neutron Dubstep
Coolest Robot -- The Cone - Alex Horne Team Cookin With Gas