LTRC.  The Rim and its final moments.

Rest in pieces.......

Battle Bots Season 5

Loosening to a TUBE kinda stunk, so I wanted to get a hold of that tube next time I saw it if I did.  SO I added a clamp arm.  I also upped the voltage on the drive to 24v and added some more armor on the rear.  The hubs could not take the power and ripped apart, and I could not control it for anything.  I was hoping to come away with at least ONE win!  owell

                                                                            New 24v 3600MA BATTLE PACK!

Battle Bots Season 4 Treasure Island 2001

Almost a totally new bot.  The only thing reused was the rim.  New NPC actuated lifter arm, EV drive power at 12v, and a hole bunch of spikes to make sure it does not get stuck on its side!

The "BUTCH" RimTinTin as an inspector noted!

Battlebots Treasure Island May 2001

Thank you Fuzzy for these pics.                              RimTinTin Sporting the hottest trend in the

                                                                                            Team TOAD sticker

A redesign of the internal frame and motor mounts.  Still used the Jensons, but now at 24v of Gel cell.    The spike as you can see was replaced with a week lifter I took from ForkBot. The front plow was improved a lot.   I used an AL street sign!  My vantec blew the night before my fight, so I had to buy victors.  My radio did not have mixing, so I had to borrow a radio from Rob M.  I did not get the programming right on the radio, so I had NO control over it.  I think everyone saw what happened!  DAM BRICK

RimTinTin Battlebots Vegas 2000

  FIRST time building a bot.  SO, I figured I would go really easy and cheep.  I built a big old armored RC car! OK a rim. Add a spike and a plow and make it fast.  I picked the Jensons  motors that were at one time very available at C&H for $7 each.  Big 12v 12AH gel cell and a decent radio.  Also grabbed a Vantec 23.  At the time the most advised ESC.  I took it very easy on the electronics.  In my fight, the cheep tin I used for the plow bent up hitting the kill saws.  Also, I had fuses as to just battery to vantec so I would not fry the vantec.  well it also cost me the match.  But all a learning experience.   

The rim and my new radio sits up on  my Buick!