Robot Fans, We are back from Hendersonville, North Carolina's Apple Festival and the Southeastern Combat Robot Association's "Robot Assault". A good time was had by all, we had some fresh squeezed apple juice and there was plenty of gourmet damage inside the combat arena. Our middleweight robot "Heavy Metal Noise" did pretty well and brought home THIRD PLACE. In addition to working over much of the competition he also punched a BIG hole in the 1/8-inch thick steel floor during one of our fights. OOPS! The whole event was captured on digital video, so as soon as the camera crew has edited it (likely to be a while) we'll have some footage to share. For a blow-by-blow account of our fights be sure to visit http://www.bigbangrobotics.com and follow the links to our Robot Assault report. For those of you living in the Southeast, put BattleBeach II (http://www.battlebeach.com) on your calendars. We'll be competing in Ormond Beach, FL October 16th-19th and it is guaranteed to be another great show! Jay and Valerie Big Bang Robotics ***Please visit Fenner Drives, our team sponsor, at www.fennerdrives.com for all your power transmission needs!***