9-29-08

Update!
I have changed the website around, updated a few things, added a new donation page.

As for the Savas Crawler, I think the SRCproto2.0 will be put on hold. I am going to work on designing a production version of the SRCproto1.1 axles to sell.

The SRCproto1.1 is an incredible truck, and the axles are indestructible. The axles on the prototype version have a clearance of 2" at the lowest point in the center, and 2.25" at the highest point, and still has an incredibly low center-of-gravity. The only problem getting these into production is that they will have to be redesigned first to bring cost down. And that takes time.

Everything about Savas Racing is going to slow to a trickle pretty soon. School started today, and the load is pretty heavey.

I'm not sure when I will be able to post next, but stay tuned...

9-28-08

Update!
A few more competitions and several months worth of testing have gone by, and the truck has held up extremely well. Over this period of testing, I have found the truck's strengths and weaknesses, and have been taking note of them and have applied them to the newest design. The current truck I am running is SRCproto1.1. For the last several months, I have been designing its replacement, SRCproto2.0.

To keep up with technology and the current competitors, I have spent months of drawing, prototyping, and consulting engineers for the new truck, and I believe I have designed a winner. The SRCproto2.0 is going to raise the bar with some revolutionary designs never seen in rock crawling, scale and 1:1.

So that is the good news. The bad news is that I am finishing up my last two years at school for my Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, which in itself is great news, but the bad part is that I will not have time to machine, test, or do any further research for a long time. I will be going to school full time for the next two years, including summers, and working when I can.

What does that mean for Savas Racing and the SRCproto2.0?
Well, I am not sure yet. The SRCproto2.0 is nearing completion of the design stage, but still has a ways to go to manufacture it. I have had some rough quotes to have some of the complex parts that I am not able to machine with my equipment, and the total is nearing $1100. Sadly, I can't afford anything close to that. And these peices that need to be machined are what makes the truck the revolutionary SRCproto2.0.

One of my partial solutions is to cut costs by making a truck with a similar structure, but design it without all of the 2.0 features. This would be called the SRCproto1.9, and would cost roughly $800. Another possible solution is to put up a donation page, and see how much people are willing to donate. Once I get enough money pooled up, I might consider producing a refined SRCproto1.1, sell it, and use that money to produce the 2.0 version.

Stay tuned... I'll be posting again shortly.

5-22-08

Update!
After a competition and weeks worth of testing, the SRC1 has proven itself to be a great truck. I have modified a couple things here and there, but over all, the truck is solid.

Presenting the SRCproto1.1:


See it in action at the ORCRC Comp #8: 6/1/08.

Stay tuned...

3-31-08

Update!
The SRCproto1 is complete! I will be running it in some competitions soon, so if you are local, come to the ORCRC comps and check it out!
And on a side note, I am now running the JR DS8711 Ultra Torque Servo.

Now what is next you ask?
By Fall 2008 I plan to make some potential products that I would like to run with. This website will be completely re-worked, get my eBay Store up and running, and I may add a Paypal donation thingy to the website. I would greatly appreciate donations. I will not be able to produce to sell anything without some help.

Anyways, thank you for staying tuned! Teaser picture coming soon!

1-20-08

Update!
The truck ran for its first time on 12-28-07, but unfortunately has not run since. It was running on temporary parts, and with a temporary radio. Right now I am waiting for some material to come in, and just yesterday I found a Nomadio React. If all goes well, I should have everything I need to get the truck on the rocks by the 28th or 29th of this month. The only limiting factor after that would be time to machine the final pieces. And I guess I have to decide on a paint scheme and paint up a body.

With the amount of classes I am taking right now, an ETA on the truck is hard to predict. All I can say is to expect to see the truck complete very soon! Here is a little more on the truck...

The electronics set-up: