BBB Beetle Champs 2025

For this event Exposure was only a reserve but Photon was a main competitor


 Photon


With minor modifications since Rapture in August, Photon was ready to fight. With shorter forks and improved gearing I was really hopefully Photon wouldn't get stuck upside down and unable to flip back.

The first fight of the day for photon was a 3 way against Got Any Grapes? and Aggro Wobba. The plan was to avoid being hit on the rear by Grapes quickly went wrong when a section on the carbon fibre lid flew off after contact from its spinner. I was delighted when Photon was able to flip back the right way up and carry on in the fight. After a tussle with Aggro Wobba, a separate hit from Grapes dislodged the base which stopped Photon moving properly. I withdrew during the unstick with Aggro after seeing the damage to Photon

Got Any Grapes? vs Photon vs Aggro Wobba


The redemption fight with DeuxBrie was never going to be easy. A box rush from DeuxBrie dislodged Photon's metal forks making them much more vulnerable to damage. After surviving the next couple of contacts, I drove at DeuxBrie, caught a TPU fork and rode straight over them and into the OOTA zone. 

DeuxBrie vs Photon


Which the main competition over for Photon, it was time to have some fun in a whiteboard fight. I (Kit) drove Photon for this fight just for fun. It was really good to have a go as I have never fought with Photon before. I really enjoyed getting a few good hits, even needing an unstick! Unfortunately I got wedged near the pit and couldn't escape.

Slamnavulin, Monterey Jack, Perpetual, Photon


Exposure

Exposure's one fight of the day was very violent, ending with a broken upright and missing wheel. It was still fun and I enjoyed begin launched around by the other robots for a bit.

Frenzy, Rotavator, Exposure

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