Robot MarketPlace - Gulf Coast Robot Sports

Gulf Coast Robot Sports

Event Info

Come join the Robot MarketPlace / Hobby Marketplace on August 14th for our 6th GCRS event! Bring your meanest insect-class fighting robots. Standard double elimination and RFL regulations apply. You can view the RFL rules here. This weekend promises to be a SMASH!

Date: August 14, 2010
Location: Bradenton, Florida, at the Hobby Marketplace/Robot MarketPlace retail store
5129A 53rd Ave E. (SR 70)
Bradenton, FL, 34203

Organizer: Jim Smentowski
Web site: http://www.robotmarketplace.com
call with questions: (941) 749-6030 or email jim@robotmarketplace.com

Weight classes: 150g fleaweight, 1lb Antweight, and 3lb Beetleweight. (RFL rules)

For standard insect classes:
All active kinetic weapons that are legal in the RFL ruleset are permitted, we have a fully enclosed and safe arena.
Arena is the old SOZbots arena (for those of you who remember it). It has two 12" wide drop zones on each side and is fully enclosed by lexan. Floor is stainless steel.

**Introducing our entirely new combat class!

UNMODIFIED 12" RC TOY CLASS

Rules for this new class:
No weight limit!
Must fit inside a 12 inch diameter circle (NO exceptions)
Must be completely UNMODIFIED as it is directly from the manufacturer. No adding on wedges, weapons, etc.
Must be completely RC operated, any frequency, no tethers.
Any RC vehicle allowed, as long as it is completely STOCK. NO entries that are originally designed as combat robots (i.e. VDD bots).

The only modifications allowed are paint/stickers and repairs that do not change the original functionality. Matches are a standard three minutes, with the winner determined by push-out, knock out, or crowd decision.

Registration fee only $10 per robot (except for RC Toy class, which has half price registration @ $5), enter as many as you like.

Weigh-in starts at 9am, competition starts at 11am.

Gift Certificate Prizes will be awarded to the winners of each weight class.

*if there are fewer than 3 robot entries in any one weight class, that class tournament will be canceled.

Registration is open!

Arena Photos