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Crazy Coupe 88

Barnsley

Technical specification
Location Barnsley
Weapon Blade Spinner on Front with Small Rear Disc Spinner
Weight 101 kg
Defence 3mm aluminium checker plate, over Kevlar/Carbon-Fibre under armour
Top Speed 8 mph
Drive System 2 x 800 watt scooter motors
Power Electric
Battery 8 x Lithium Polymer
Biggest Weakness The team think that its large ground clearance could leave it vulnerable to flippers

A two wheeled robot with twin rotating weapons – including a 17 inch horizontal spinner which rotates at 2450rpm and a rear vertical spinner which can also act as a lifter. The robot is fully invertible and so can work upside down. The team think having a weapon at both end of the robot will give it an advantage in fights. Its drive system features two scooter motors.

Team stats

Tyrone Ellis 47
Team role:

Captain and Builder

Occupation:

Electrical Engineer

Finn 16
Team role:

Driver

Occupation:

Schoolboy

Dan Stiff 21
Team role:

Weapons

Occupation:

Design Apprentice

Emma Hall 48
Team role:

Support

Occupation:

Asset Data technician, Barnsley Council

What makes Crazy Coupe 88 unique...

The robot name came from two of the team’s biggest passions, the cartoon series Wacky Races, and director Quentin Tarantino. Creepy Coupe is a car from Wacky Races, whilst Crazy 88 are a gang from Tarantino film Kill Bill. Captain, Tyrone, has been fighting robots at amateur events for 15 years, and sees it as a good way to get some quality father/son time with son Finn and stepson Dan. Tyrone is a huge Star Wars fan, and has a Stormtrooper outfit in the garage where he builds the robot – occasionally wearing it to make repairs