Nitro Hornet

Nitro Hornet

Nitro Hornet is a 3lb beetleweight robot built by Team Ignition. Its weapon is a drum spinner. Its first NHRL event was the very first one put on, and it continues to be an active competitor.

Robot Facts

Driver	Dylan McCarthy
Weight Class	3lb
Body Material	6061 Aluminum
Weapon	Vertical Drum Spinner
Weapon Drive	Leopard 2826 1820kv outrunner, converted into a hubmotor
Drive	Brushed 22mm planetary gearbox
Power	4s LiPo

Statistics

Info

• Rank: #106 in 3lb.
• Last 5 fights: LLWLL
• Current streak: L2 (0 KOs/KO'd)
• Longest winning streak: 4 (2 KOs)
• Longest losing streak: 5 (4 KO'd)
• Avg fight time (seconds):

Record

Year	Events	Fights	W	L	%	KOs	KO'd
2018-19	4	13	6	7	0.462	4	5
2020	2	9	6	3	0.667	5	2
2021	6	21	10	11	0.476	9	6
2022	1	2	0	2	0.000	0	1
2023	3	11	5	6	0.455	5	5
2024
2025	2	7	4	3	0.571	2	3
2026	1	3	1	2	0.333	0	0
All-Time

Events

Date	Fought as	Reached	Place	Fights	W	L	KOs	KO'd
December 8, 2018		Round 5	4th	5	3	2	2	2
March 9, 2019		Losers Semifinal	3rd	4	2	2	2	1
May 10, 2019		Losers 3		3	1	2	0	1
September 28, 2019	Nitro Hornet	Winners 2		1	0	1	0	1
July 18, 2020		Losers 4		5	3	2	2	1
November 21, 2020	Nitro Hornet	Losers 5		4	3	1	3	1
February 6, 2021	Nitro Hornet	Losers 5		4	2	2	1	1
March 20, 2021	Nitro Hornet	Losers 5		4	2	2	2	1
May 15, 2021	Nitro Hornet	Losers 2		2	0	2	0	2
July 24, 2021	Nitro Hornet	Losers 4		4	2	2	2	2
September 18, 2021	Nitro Hornet	Losers 6		3	2	1	2	0
November 13, 2021	Nitro Hornet	Losers 5		4	2	2	2	0
March 26, 2022	Nitro Hornet	Elimination 1A		2	0	2	0	1
March 18, 2023	Nitro Hornet	Round 3		4	2	2	2	1
May 6, 2023	Nitro Hornet	Round 2		4	2	2	2	2
August 12, 2023	Nitro Hornet	Bracket Round 1		3	1	2	1	2
October 4, 2025	Nitro Hornet	Quarterfinals		5	4	1	2	1
December 6, 2025	Nitro Hornet	Prelims Rd. 2		2	0	2	0	2
February 7, 2026	Nitro Hornet	Prelims Rd. 3		3	1	2	0	0

Opponents

Opponent	Fights	W	L	KOs	KO'd	Last Meeting
Caldera	3	1	2	0	1	May 6, 2023
Mondo Bizarro	3	0	3	0	3	July 18, 2020
Booooring	2	2	0	2	0	September 18, 2021
BDE	2	2	0	1	0	March 20, 2021
Synthesis	2	1	1	1	1	May 6, 2023
Squishy	2	1	1	1	1	September 28, 2019
Silent Spring	2	0	2	0	2	May 10, 2019
SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE	2	0	2	0	0	July 18, 2020
Short Fuse	1	1	0	1	0	October 4, 2025
Blunder	1	1	0	1	0	October 4, 2025
D.R.A.C. (Damage Rendering Articulated Cutter)	1	1	0	1	0	August 12, 2023
Scab Armour	1	1	0	1	0	May 6, 2023
Brute	1	1	0	1	0	March 18, 2023
Money Shot	1	1	0	1	0	March 18, 2023
TBD Today	1	1	0	1	0	November 13, 2021
Murple	1	1	0	1	0	November 13, 2021
Carrotz	1	1	0	1	0	September 18, 2021
Bully	1	1	0	1	0	July 24, 2021
Uch Funt	1	1	0	1	0	July 24, 2021
Eruption	1	1	0	1	0	March 20, 2021
Vibroid	1	1	0	1	0	February 6, 2021
Division	1	1	0	1	0	November 21, 2020
Goodie Bag	1	1	0	1	0	November 21, 2020
Jack Rabbit	1	1	0	1	0	July 18, 2020
Crisis (I)	1	1	0	1	0	July 18, 2020
SawMurai	1	1	0	1	0	March 9, 2019
Dave	1	1	0	1	0	March 9, 2019
Shockjaw	1	1	0	1	0	December 8, 2018
Red Sun	1	1	0	0	0	February 7, 2026
Dreign	1	1	0	0	0	October 4, 2025
Equinox	1	1	0	0	0	October 4, 2025
Epidemic	1	1	0	0	0	July 18, 2020
Iron Wing	1	1	0	0	0	May 10, 2019
Bean Supreme: Refried	1	0	1	0	1	December 6, 2025
IMPAKT	1	0	1	0	1	December 6, 2025
Red Panda	1	0	1	0	1	October 4, 2025
Shameless Self Promotion	1	0	1	0	1	August 12, 2023
Cybot	1	0	1	0	1	August 12, 2023
Apex	1	0	1	0	1	March 18, 2023
Ti	1	0	1	0	1	March 26, 2022
Red Hawk	1	0	1	0	1	July 24, 2021
Black Adder	1	0	1	0	1	July 24, 2021
Spartan	1	0	1	0	1	May 15, 2021
Under defined	1	0	1	0	1	May 15, 2021
LuxRay Mega X	1	0	1	0	1	March 20, 2021
Voxel (3lb)	1	0	1	0	1	February 6, 2021
Lynx	1	0	1	0	1	November 21, 2020
Pipeline Punch	1	0	1	0	0	February 7, 2026
UDX	1	0	1	0	0	February 7, 2026
Dumb Drum	1	0	1	0	0	March 18, 2023
The Chort	1	0	1	0	0	March 26, 2022
Quarantine	1	0	1	0	0	November 13, 2021
War? Hard!	1	0	1	0	0	November 13, 2021
Dark Princess	1	0	1	0	0	March 20, 2021
Mouser	1	0	1	0	0	February 6, 2021
Project LiftOff	1	0	1	0	0	May 10, 2019

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Full Fight History

Date	Opponent	Round	Result	By	Points	Fight Length (s)	Video
December 8, 2018	BDE	Round 1	Win	Judges Decision		180	https://youtu.be/mX1t-Rnel1E
December 8, 2018	Shockjaw	Round 2	Win	KO		24	https://youtu.be/PT3xpxgN_BQ
December 8, 2018	Squishy	Round 3	Win	KO		95	https://youtu.be/mjPB7qShrqY
December 8, 2018	Silent Spring	Round 4	Loss	KO		75	https://youtu.be/dhinYICncDk
December 8, 2018	Mondo Bizarro	Round 5	Loss	KO		120	https://youtu.be/_6dcZBsYT1g
March 9, 2019	Dave	Winners 3	Win	KO		163	https://youtu.be/t2M9QWXbCP8
March 9, 2019	SawMurai	Winners 4	Win	KO		85	https://youtu.be/V1DM9rwiTsc
March 9, 2019	Mondo Bizarro	Winners Semifinal	Loss	KO		40	https://youtu.be/IcN-E8de-h0
March 9, 2019	SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE	Losers Semifinal	Loss	Judges Decision		240	https://youtu.be/0Ifxm1-oaEc
May 10, 2019	Iron Wing	Winners 1	Win	Judges Decision		180	https://youtu.be/0s_gE_uIAWU
May 10, 2019	Silent Spring	Winners 2	Loss	KO		43	https://youtu.be/a1xI7FkGdd8
May 10, 2019	Project LiftOff	Losers 3	Loss	Judges Decision		240	https://youtu.be/w6PuIMEVgPA
September 28, 2019	Squishy	Winners 2	Loss	KO	-1.00	36	https://youtu.be/OVGB9a8CVJo
July 18, 2020	SMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE	Winners 2	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.00	180	https://youtu.be/R96ZgEGef-4
July 18, 2020	Jack Rabbit	Losers 2	Win	KO		61	https://youtu.be/BtjMjKpe1p8
July 18, 2020	Epidemic	Losers 3	Win	Judges Decision		180	https://youtu.be/O9RcxcefD4c
July 18, 2020	Crisis (I)	Losers 4	Win	KO		64	https://youtu.be/QxdbvQG2R1Y
July 18, 2020	Mondo Bizarro	Losers 4	Loss	KO		80	https://youtu.be/ofWBcXb0Xhc
November 21, 2020	Booooring	Winners 1	Win	KO	1.25	120	https://youtu.be/LbVqRdGYA7A
November 21, 2020	Goodie Bag	Winners 2	Win	KO	1.00	147	https://youtu.be/432zfv4I8HA
November 21, 2020	Lynx	Winners 3	Loss	KO	-1.00	33	https://youtu.be/UEBFQJr20iw
November 21, 2020	Division	Losers 4	Win	KO	1.11	113	https://youtu.be/AlKV-lYIf5U
November 21, 2020	Explosion	Losers 5	Loss	Forfeit	0.00
February 6, 2021	Caldera	Winners 2	Win	Judges Decision	1.00	180	https://youtu.be/9Rib27rbbfc?t=4408
February 6, 2021	Vibroid	Winners 3	Win	KO	1.00	151	https://youtu.be/9Rib27rbbfc?t=18326
February 6, 2021	Mouser	Winners 4	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.06	180	https://youtu.be/9Rib27rbbfc?t=25147
February 6, 2021	Voxel (3lb)	Losers 5	Loss	KO	-1.00	87	https://youtu.be/9Rib27rbbfc?t=31343
March 20, 2021	BDE	Winners 2	Win	KO	1.00	34	https://youtu.be/PI11TW4UQfE
March 20, 2021	Eruption	Winners 3	Win	KO	1.00	125	https://youtu.be/NWnwU5x6_0I
March 20, 2021	Dark Princess	Winners 4	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.00	180	https://youtu.be/1WC4IW-Woz8?t=25531
March 20, 2021	LuxRay Mega X	Losers 5	Loss	KO	-1.00	134	https://youtu.be/6JCdpMm69Qk
May 15, 2021	Under defined	Winners 2	Loss	KO	-1.00	65	https://youtu.be/8KpxBM3by5M
May 15, 2021	Spartan	Losers 2	Loss	KO	-1.14	98	https://youtu.be/GhHFfJenpa8
July 24, 2021	Reppilf	Winners 1	Win	Forfeit	0.00
July 24, 2021	Black Adder	Winners 2	Loss	KO	-1.00	121	https://youtu.be/VlIhxLtDum8
July 24, 2021	Bully	Losers 2	Win	KO	1.03	6	https://youtu.be/7b0KDByFAs0
July 24, 2021	Uch Funt	Losers 3	Win	KO	1.00	149	https://youtu.be/72_20HrF3ck
July 24, 2021	Red Hawk	Losers 4	Loss	KO	-1.00	59	https://youtu.be/-g-Sharr-h8
September 18, 2021	Wormhole	Winners 2	Loss	Forfeit	0.00
September 18, 2021	Pluto	Losers 1	Win	Forfeit	0.00
September 18, 2021	SpinX	Losers 2	Win	Forfeit	0.00
September 18, 2021	Booooring	Losers 3	Win	KO	1.09	155	https://youtu.be/McNXHRM9n4I?t=17735
September 18, 2021	Carrotz	Losers 4	Win	KO	1.00	81	https://youtu.be/McNXHRM9n4I?t=19888
September 18, 2021	Killer Bee	Losers 5	Win	Forfeit	0.00
September 18, 2021	Caldera	Losers 6	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.10	180	https://youtu.be/McNXHRM9n4I?t=27680
November 13, 2021	TBD Today	Winners 2	Win	KO	1.00	145	https://youtu.be/ds70uaP__A4?t=7459
November 13, 2021	Murple	Winners 3	Win	KO	1.10	30	https://youtu.be/ds70uaP__A4?t=21341
November 13, 2021	Quarantine	Winners 4	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.39	180	https://youtu.be/Y6Euj9wv6GQ?t=2871
November 13, 2021	War? Hard!	Losers 5	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.00	180	https://youtu.be/Y6Euj9wv6GQ?t=9086
March 26, 2022	Ti	Undefeated 1B	Loss	KO	-1.00	124	https://youtu.be/uZmq9Hl75Ts?t=5018
March 26, 2022	The Chort	Elimination 1A	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.11	180	https://youtu.be/ayB8B9kGa6k?t=3472
March 18, 2023	Brute	Challenger	Win	KO		45	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ieAfOW_b74
March 18, 2023	Apex	Boss	Loss	KO
March 18, 2023	Money Shot	Round 2	Win	KO		139	https://youtu.be/RyjtWMjVV2k?t=4803
March 18, 2023	Dumb Drum	Round 3	Loss	Judges Decision		180	https://www.youtube.com/live/xQTbCkwBmD4?feature=share&t=30679
May 6, 2023	Synthesis	Challenger	Win	KO		90	https://youtu.be/bBr04nbt-hU?t=703
May 6, 2023	Caldera	Boss	Loss	KO		67	https://www.youtube.com/live/7MK13y7_SHQ?feature=share&t=2627
May 6, 2023	Scab Armour	Round 1	Win	KO		49
May 6, 2023	Synthesis	Round 2	Loss	KO		63	https://www.youtube.com/live/7MK13y7_SHQ?feature=share&t=25172
August 12, 2023	Cybot	Qualifier Round 1	Loss	KO		95	https://youtu.be/IMD6ArOMrPY?t=784
August 12, 2023	D.R.A.C. (Damage Rendering Articulated Cutter)	Qualifier Round 2	Win	KO		16	https://youtu.be/IMD6ArOMrPY?t=8039
August 12, 2023	Shameless Self Promotion	Bracket Round 1	Loss	KO		177	https://youtu.be/IMD6ArOMrPY?t=18662
October 4, 2025	Blunder	Prelims Rd. 1	Win	Tapout	1.27	134	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-6ac2f203f192411f&tournamentID=nhrl_oct25_3lb
October 4, 2025	Dreign	Prelims Rd. 2	Win	Judges Decision	1.11	180	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-44ac9b4d234548a8&tournamentID=nhrl_oct25_3lb
October 4, 2025	Equinox	Round of 32	Win	Judges Decision	1.37	180	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-39&tournamentID=nhrl_oct25_3lb
October 4, 2025	Short Fuse	Round of 16	Win	KO	1.14	160	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-51&tournamentID=nhrl_oct25_3lb
October 4, 2025	Red Panda	Quarterfinals	Loss	Tapout	-1.00	127	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=W-57&tournamentID=nhrl_oct25_3lb
December 6, 2025	IMPAKT	Prelims Rd. 1	Loss	Tapout	-1.00	18	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-7a91055b868d4448&tournamentID=nhrl_dec25_3lb
December 6, 2025	Bean Supreme: Refried	Prelims Rd. 2	Loss	KO	-1.00	102	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-b69a0e442f714a9f&tournamentID=nhrl_dec25_3lb
February 7, 2026	Red Sun	Prelims Rd. 1	Win	Forfeit	1.02		https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-cfbeea4008414640&tournamentID=nhrl_feb26_3lb
February 7, 2026	Pipeline Punch	Prelims Rd. 2	Loss	Judges Decision	-1.00	180	https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-0e0e8c2d44bd4028&tournamentID=nhrl_feb26_3lb
February 7, 2026	UDX	Prelims Rd. 3	Loss	Forfeit	-1.00		https://brettzone.nhrl.io/brettZone/fightReview.php?gameID=EX-4bbb05632d684736&tournamentID=nhrl_feb26_3lb

* Forfeits before the 2024 season are not counted in a bot's W-L record. Forfeits from 2024 and on are counted in a bot's W-L record.

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Tournament Results

2018

(i straight up cannot find a picture of this version but i know austin has one so edit it in if you want pls)

Norwalk Havoc 2018 was the debut of this version of Nitro Hornet after it was destroyed in its previous competition. Notable upgrades include titanium skids and more sturdily-mounted side armor.

Competition	Wins	Losses
December 2018	BDE Squishy ShockJaw	Silent Spring Mondo Bizarro

2019

Nitro Hornet continued through 2020, earning a third place finish at the March event, until that iteration was retired after a clash with Project Liftoff at the May event. The next version introduced the aluminum frame and much sturdier side armor, but a mistake made when tapping the weapon shaft left it inoperable when it shattered early in its fight with Squishy. With no spare weapon shaft, it had to forfeit its losers bracket fight.

Nitro Hornet as it appeared for the October 2019 Norwalk Havoc

Nitro Hornet after fighting Project Liftoff

Competition	Wins	Losses
March 2019	Dave SawMurai	Mondo Bizarro Smeeeeeeeee
May 2019	Iron Wing	Silent Spring Project Liftoff
October 2019	N/A	Squishy BDE(forfeit)

2020

In 2020, Nitro Hornet was once again re-designed dramatically, taking weight away from the front to make it much sleeker. It showed promise in its first appearance at the first round of the July doubleheader, but was unable to qualify for the finals.

Competition	Wins	Losses
July 18, 2020	Jack Rabbit Epidemic Crisis	Smeeeeeeeee Mondo Bizarro
November 2020	Booooring Goodie Bag Division	Lynx Explosion (forfeit)

Records

• March 2019 - Third Place

Outside of Norwalk Havoc

Nitro Hornet debuted in late 2017 as a much wider drum design. It impressed in its first showing, winning the "Coolest Robot" award at its first event, SWORD 2017. This wide design lasted until July 2018, when it was badly damaged in its final match. It has had solid showings at both Motorama 2018 and 2019, making it deep into both brackets.