Whatever happened to the Mayhem Speedball event?

[Tyger]

I remember reading years ago about a 7 man speedball event that took place in the UK somewhere. I can go get the old mags again and find out where. I just know "Barts Stud Squad" used to win it all the time. Is this event in existance still?

-Tyger

 

[Duncster]

Was that the one with the tyres, crates and a buzzer in the middle of a pond thingy?...with phantoms and sterlings?

 

[Tyger]

it wasn't all pump guns...

but yes, that's the event. Does that still take place? Does that field still exist? It'd be a trip to see that with modern 'lectros.

-Tyger

 

[Duncster]

I dunno about that... Terry showed me a video of the event which, judging by the dodgy mullets and rediculously long markers, took place about 12 years ago!!!!..... I think it was during the time of the Interceptors....or was it the Eagles...can't remember!!

Anyway, I couldn't believe how different it all was!!! A field no bigger than a 7 man airball field where the whole squad of 10 players broke out, slam-firing their pumps like crazy, and walked bolt upright all the way to their primaries!! You simply couldn't get away with that these days!!!

It kinda drives it home as to how far this sport has progressed.

....Although I'm afraid I can't share any nostalgia you may be feeling, as I joined the scene at about the time Sup'air was launched.....

Dunc.

 

[little tone]

im not 100% sure but i think that the speedball event with the pond was at the SAS maidenhead site.
that bloke Robbo (who had hair +gel then) could confirm this

 

[Robbo]

Well I think I can confirm something, there was no Mayhem Speedball event, there was a Mayhem championships that has now been integrated into the Millennium and is this year being held in Amsterdam and run by the same people who had run Mayhem over the years in the UK.

Now the speedball event Tyger may have been referring to was Mick Holdaway's event held at Maidenhead up until about 92 or 93.
This had tyres at one end and drums at the other, one field only and about 40 yds long witha small pond in the middle with a bell on a small isalnd that had to be rung on completion of the game.
Barts did in fact used to win it but only with a bit of , how shall we say it, 'help' but that was an era ago.

The only other event it could possibly be were the groundbreaking Hyperball events staged by WDP but I think Tyger may have well been aware of these in their own right and thus not be confusing it with a 'Mayhem Speedball event' as he puts it.
Hope this was of some help .

Robbo

 

[Tyger]

Thank ye Pete!

I was thinking of the Maidenhead event then. Why did I think that was a Mayhem event?

I'm just going through a lot of old stuff here, and that was on my mind. Does the site still exist? They had solved a few intresting problems. Actually, come to think of it, I don't think anyone would play it now a days. a pond of water and electros? HA!

Thanks Pete!

-Tyger