17th-20th August 1998: |
Day four. We were told we had
drawn Napalm in the head-to-head round. It was time to find out what Panda
was really capable of. We'd put a steel plaster over the wound, and patched
her up ready for the fight. |
|
We did all the pre-fight interviews
and generally paced around and re-checked the spikes for the thousandth
time. Chris was getting more and more hyper, I was getting more and more
withdrawn as the hour dawned. We entered the arena and set Panda's controls.
We needed a straight run at Napalm to inflict maximum damage. We went up
to the control box and waited to start... |
|
We charged at Napalm. They
stuttered towards us, but we hadn't quite set the controls up right. Panda
just missed. I turned her back and we hit Napalm side-on. I backed up up
and took another swipe. Napalm didn't seem to have any power. I backed
up again. MISTAKE! I'd backed Panda into the House Robot zone and Matilda
decided to get revenge for the damage. The lifting prongs went under the
side of Panda and she was tossed into the air like a rag doll. She landed
side down and the contest was over...Napalm was the winner because of my
stupid driving. |
|
We had had a great time. Chris
was to be forever branded a women hater for his 'beaten by two schoolgirls'
comment, and I was just pleased that we got so far. It was a great experience
and I look forward to the future events. We learnt so much, that we HAVE
to do this again. Next time, Matilda, yo' ass is mine!!!! |
|
|
Panda Monium, post-Matilda. The marks below the cross on the
close-up are where the chainsaw couldn't grip. |