SAW Germany 2009

[focused]

For those who love SAW racing here are some videos from the SAW 2009 contest in Germany .

http://www.rcmovie.de/video/2c855e0041af836222bb

http://www.rcmovie.de/video/174ded9323bae71c5ce5/Impressionen-SAW-2009

There was also a flatout-hydro run contest which a friend of mine won.

Some data ;
Hpr 135 tops 208km/h avg 190km/h
Hpr 115 tops 205km/h avg 199km/h
Hydro 1s lipo tops 120km/h avg 111km/h (i`m searching for the pictures and details)
Pay and Pack hydro 160km/h
Mono 1 (7cell nimh) 101km/h

Best off all my friends home made wooden cat (http://electricpowerboats.actie-forum.com/fotos-videos-en-bouwverslagen-f7/rbc-flat-cat-saw-voorbereiding-maiden-t13.htm) (70cm) 101km/h single drive

I can also link the photos but since this is a video section i dont know if it is allowed.

I will keep this updated with more video links when they go online.

grtz

Michiel.

[sailr]

Thanks! The homemade wooden cat is beautiful and nice work! 72mph on 1S? Wow! Must have at least a 10,000KV motor to do that.

[FastVee]

Nice videos, got more?

[focused]

Nice videos, got more?

Not yet but when i do i post the links .:popcorn2:

grtz

Michiel.

[kookie_guy]

damn. Nice crashes too at the end of the second vid. The last boat went right to shore. How bad was the damage?

[z400]

Killer videos man!


Thanks for posting

[Ub Hauled]

I keep looking to the paint jobs...
Their cats are something else...
When power and beauty meet it's a show like no other.

[focused]

damn. Nice crashes too at the end of the second vid. The last boat went right to shore. How bad was the damage?

I have no idea about the damage but if you like the crashes i do have a vid from 2007 with at least 3 min. of crashes and crashes and crashes :w00t:. http://vimeo.com/6073090

@Ub Hauled

Take a look at these albums http://www.bilder-speicher.de/fotoalbum.php?album=106263 and http://saw.garrys.de

grtz


Michiel.

[Eggy]

Nice pics, creds to the owner of the Spirit Of Norway Cat.

[crabstick]

Looks like Europe is still leading the way in FE SAW...

absolutely outstanding!

[Ub Hauled]

@Ub Hauled

Take a look at these albums http://www.bilder-speicher.de/fotoalbum.php?album=106263 and http://saw.garrys.de
grtz
Michiel.

most excellent!!!
I just have to ask, who makes the Elam that is in the garrys.de site, the T-Plus is H&M I believe...
I love that Elam.

[Ub Hauled]

Looks like Europe is still leading the way in FE SAW...

absolutely outstanding!

Just look at how many people showed up! I think if we added the guys from IMPBA and NAMBA that go to SAW events it would not be such turn out... I'd love to see something like that here.:smile:

[crabstick]

we dont even have that many people in New Zealand !!! ( just joking) :rofl::rofl:

[Ub Hauled]

we dont even have that many people in New Zealand !!! ( just joking) :rofl::rofl:

Well, if you count the tourists then you're good:laugh:

[Flying Scotsman]

Great video, interesting to note that almost all were using FM transmitters not 2.4ghz

Douggie

[focused]

most excellent!!!
I just have to ask, who makes the Elam that is in the garrys.de site, the T-Plus is H&M I believe...
I love that Elam.

The Elam is a Hydro&Marine T4 1:10.

This is the home page from Jörn Olivers owner from the Elam .
http://www.elam-racing.de/html/u-16_miss_elam_1_10.html

[G Doggett]

Great video, interesting to note that almost all were using FM transmitters not 2.4ghz

Douggie

Shhhhhhh Douggie.:tape:

We've caused enough trouble on my thread already. LOL.

Graham.:rockon2:

[Bill-SOCAL]

As I understand it 2.4 operates under much lower power allowances in Europe and in fact it is not even legal everywhere around the globe.

Look at the Futaba FASST stuff and they actually have a "France" setting due to the power restrictions.

The same guys that are doing the big electric cats also do BIG turbine powered cats as well. They have some videos on YouTube that are amazing. How about $5,000 USD just for the engine, none of the other stuff. Now how about TWIN turbines in a 92-inch cat?? The guy who owns ClassOne boats is doing one now!!!

[Ub Hauled]

I have seen a video somewhere from one of the crazy Germans of a dual turbine Christo(?) Cat.
it was a sweet expensive to run kinda fast very nice scale boat...
;)

[Bill-SOCAL]

Here's some turbine video, there are more links on the page as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAqOU_IYgM4

[Gerwin Brommer]

Ub Hauled.

The video you mean is the MHZ Mystic 185 owned by Chriss Tonn.
He made the first twinpowered turbine cat.
A beautiful boat.
That boat is under construction now. They took almost the whole upperdeck out, to raise it !!!!


Sailr :

the motor in the 1cell rigger is a 11500 kv motor.

[Gerwin Brommer]

About 2.4 Gig and normal FM on German Saw

They do have a "schedule/system" which works excellent :

Each boat becomes a number. They also get 1 "pingpong-ball" per boat with a unique number on it.

At the entrance of the Saw area there is a transparent tube.
You throw in your ball if you wanna make a saw-pass.
If your ball is the first in the tube, take the ball and make your run.
If the tube is empty, nobody is running.
If there are 15balls in the tube, you're no16 in line to run.
That easy.
You ONLY turn on the transmitter when you're on the driversdock. And there always is only 1 person.

[focused]

And here the last video from German SAW 2009 .

http://vimeo.com/6878967


Michiel.

[Ub Hauled]

fantastic....

[NativePaul]

Thanks for the vid, I saved that one.

[Xcesive8]

One of the best vids ive ever seen!! Aprreciate the post!
Jus one question, what in the world is that light that appears behind that mono towards the end?:confused1:

[Simon.O.]

One of the best vids ive ever seen!! Aprreciate the post!
Jus one question, what in the world is that light that appears behind that mono towards the end?:confused1:

I am guessing they are light beams at the end of the 100m for a SAW pass.

[Ub Hauled]

Yes, like Simon said... they are the timing system

[BILL OXIDEAN]

Looks like Europe is still leading the way in FE SAW...

absolutely outstanding!

Yes, they look great but we're not doing so bad here in the US either.
We have numerous scores that top theirs in corresponding classes. I only hold a couple that correspond, but they're higher.

Yes, they're amazing and actually have the fastest FE boat on earth, but they had to come here to run it.

US SAWS drivers make MUCH cleaner passes than a lot I saw on there, and usually opt not to run hydros in rough water.

Not putting the Euros down in any way or discrediting them, but I'm just sayin' come check out one of our LA SAWS, or Valdosta. You'll see some mean, and clean runs. My pride in US Fast Electrics is tall. I feel we are just as strong of a force.

[Doug Smock]

My pride in US Fast Electrics is tall. I feel we are just as strong of a force.

:beerchug: :thumbup1:

And yes our German brothers have it going on!!

Thanks for posting Michiel.:thumbup: Well done fellas!!!!!!

Doug :tiphat: