January 30, 2014
…weekend of racing. After a tough weekend of racing, the winners were Andrew Crowe (2wd, Kyosho), Mick Salis (4wd, Team Powers / AE) and Ashley Peeler doing the truck double with his Kyosho / JConcepts / Savox vehicles. 2wd: Andrew ‘Scoobs’ Crowe (Kyosho) has been on form lately, coming very close to winning the 2013 stock nationals. He TQ’d from Team Durango new signing Leigh Cheeseman with Mick ‘The Doctor’ Salis with his Team Powers B4.2. Kyle Sanders (Losi 22) and Dave Wilson (Kyosho RB5) would line up 4th and 5th. The finals were a very tough affair with Salis,…
December 5, 2013
McPappy Racing has just released the latest McDominator in the Adam Liehr Edition. This chassis was designed for the use with the Savox SH-1250MG servo using the optionally available McPappy Savox servo case that is flush with the bottom of the chassis. Dropping it this low completely solves bumpsteer while running a flat servo plus it also lowers the centre of gravity. Since there is only a single 10″ wheelbase option, McPappy stretched the chassis right up to the LF wheel which allows another half piece of tungsten to adjust weight bias making it the chassis with the most tungsten…
November 20, 2013
Savöx Germany introduce the waterproof SW-1210SG standard size servo. Actually being slightly taller than what is considered “standard size” the 42mm high servo offers 20kg-cm of torque and a speed of 0.15s at 6.0V input. It features metal gears and a coreless motor making it ideal for all heavy duty applications such as monster trucks and generally all cars where torque is needed over speed and the slightly taller case is not an issue. Source: Savöx [savox.de]…
May 24, 2013
JQ Products have produced these new CNC machined throttle servo arms for all popular servo brands. Available for Hitec, Savox, Sanwa & Futaba, these black anodised arms offer two linkage options for the throttle while no flex design gives more accurate Throttle/Brake action. Source: JQ [jq-products.com]…
February 28, 2013
…of year. This was the first ever AARCMCC Tasmanian state titles hosted on their small island. Modified results would count towards 2015 IFMAR 1/10 EP world rankings points for drivers. The control tyre for this event was the AKA Rebar in super soft compound in all classes with the exception of stadium truck where the tyre selection was open. 2WD Modified qualifying was close with Ashley Peeler in his RB6 and Leigh Cheeseman in his TLR22 trading blows. With Ashley getting the TQ honours. In the Finals Peeler wheeled his Savox powered RB6 to victory after A2, Peeler decided to…
February 7, 2013
Savöx introduce two new waterproof standard-size servos in the form of the SW-0230MG and SW-1210SG. Starting with the SW-0230MG (0.13s/8.0kg-cm) the high-voltage compatible item sports an all-plastic case, a single ball bearing and full metal gears. It is ideal for both steering and throttle/brake duties on 1/8th and 1/10th applications and comes with a fully waterproof case. Also new is the SW-1210SG (0.15s/20kg-cm) standard voltage servo. Coming in a fully waterproof aluminium-plastic case and sporting steel gears the duel ball raced servo is ideally suited for 1/8th all many large scale applications. Source: Savöx [savox.de]…
May 7, 2012
New from T-Work’s are these aluminium servo top cases for the Hi Volt line of Savox servos. Built specifically for the SC-1267MG and SC-1268MG they are made from high grade 7075-T6 aluminium with dual brass bushings for both gear pins providing the best possible fit and heat dissipation properties plus the extra strength will ensure racers will never again break a servo ear during a race. To solve the problem of Savox servo ears being positioned differently to Sanwa or Futaba, T-Work’s have also released a second type of the Alum Top Cap with the sole difference being the servo…
March 14, 2012
After choosing Pro-Line tyres and Byron fuel, Simon Willets completed his selection of CML distributed products by opting for the hugely popular range of Savox servos for his factory Mugen buggy. Simon will be using the SC1267 and SC1268 metal geared LiPo friendly units for his assault on 2012 National and International events. Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]…
