Robot info
Builder info
Robot:
Whiplash
Builder:
Jeff Vasquez
Type:
Articulated Lifter / Vertical Disc Spinner
Job:
Senior Engineering Technician at Meggitt Control Systems
Team:
Fast Electric Robots
Jeff Vasquez (Team Captain), Matthew Vasquez (CAD Designer, Builder, Driver), Jason Vasquez (Co-designer, Builder), Debbie Vasquez (Team Manager)
Years competing:
18 Years
Hometown:
Newbury Park, CA
Favorite tool:
MIG Welder
Favorite robot:
Gigantor
Interesting fact:
We built and operated the robots on TV shows such as CBS’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’, Nickelodeon’s ‘Zoey 101’, Disney XD’s ‘Lab Rats’, and Spike TV’s ‘1000 Ways to Die’. Our most recent project was this BattleBots inspired Rocket Mortgage commercial.
We built and operated the robots on TV shows such as CBS’s ‘The Big Bang Theory’, Nickelodeon’s ‘Zoey 101’, Disney XD’s ‘Lab Rats’, and Spike TV’s ‘1000 Ways to Die’. Our most recent project was this BattleBots inspired Rocket Mortgage commercial.
Stat history
Stats | Career | WCVII | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total matches | 35 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Win percentage | 69% | 50% | 75% | 75% | 67% | 71% |
| Total wins | 24 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Losses | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Knockouts | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| KO percentage | 31% | 33% | 38% | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| Average knockout time | 91 s | 56 s | 93 s | 103 s | 110 s | |
| Knockouts against | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| KO against percentage | 26% | 50% | 13% | 25% | 17% | 29% |
| Judges decision wins | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Match history
Season | Round | Matchup | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCVII | Episode 702 | Whiplash vs MaDCaTter | MaDCaTter by KO 1m57s |
| WCVII | Episode 704 | Whiplash vs HyperShock | HyperShock by KO 1m48s |
| WCVII | Episode 710 | Monsoon vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| WCVII | Episode 715 | Tantrum vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 59s |
| WCVII | Episode 717 | Beta vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 52s |
| WCVII | Episode 718 | Hydra vs Whiplash | Hydra by KO 1m31s |
| 2021 | Episode 602 | Bloodsport vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 2m59s |
| 2021 | Episode 607 | Whiplash vs Skorpios | Whiplash by JD |
| 2021 | Episode 612 | Whiplash vs Icewave | Whiplash by KO 58s |
| 2021 | Episode 613 | Whiplash vs Cobalt | Cobalt by TKO |
| 2021 | SCSF 5 | Ghost Raptor vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 43s |
| 2021 | SCSF 5 | HiJinx vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2021 | SCSF 5 | Whiplash vs Black Dragon | Whiplash by JD |
| 2021 | SCSF 5 | Whiplash vs Witch Doctor | Witch Doctor by KO 2m37s |
| 2020 | Episode 501 | Whiplash vs SawBlaze | SawBlaze by KO 2m30s |
| 2020 | Episode 507 | Whiplash vs Gruff | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 510 | Valkyrie vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 511 | Whiplash vs HUGE | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 513 | Whiplash vs Valkyrie | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 514 | Hydra vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 514 | Whiplash vs Black Dragon | Whiplash by JD |
| 2020 | Episode 514 | Whiplash vs End Game | End Game by KO 1m50s |
| 2019 | Episode 12 | Texas Twister vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 1m39s |
| 2019 | Episode 15 | Whiplash vs HUGE | Whiplash by JD |
| 2019 | Episode 16 | Tombstone vs Whiplash | Tombstone by KO 1m40s |
| 2019 | Episode 2 | Minotaur vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2019 | Episode 5 | SOW vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 1m46s |
| 2019 | Episode 9 | Whiplash vs Witch Doctor | Witch Doctor by JD |
| 2018 | Day 2 Session 1 | Whiplash vs Hypothermia | Whiplash by KO 1m27s |
| 2018 | Day 4 Session 1 | Whiplash vs Mecha Rampage | Whiplash by KO 52s |
| 2018 | Day 6 Session 2 | Tombstone vs Whiplash | Tombstone by KO 1m14s |
| 2018 | Day 8 Session 1 | Warhead vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 2m4s |
| 2018 | Quarter Finals 2018 | Bronco vs Whiplash | Whiplash by KO 2m57s |
| 2018 | Semi Finals 2018 | Whiplash vs Bite Force | Bite Force by KO 1m29s |
| 2018 | Sweet 16 2018 | Yeti vs Whiplash | Whiplash by JD |
| 2016 | Qualifiers Session 2 | Whiplash vs Warrior Dragon | Warrior Dragon by JD |
| 2016 | Sunday Exhibition | Whiplash vs The Disk o' Inferno vs Rotator | Rotator by JD |
