Chassis Focus – Travis Amezcua

Chassis – Durango DEX210F
Motor – Speedpassion 5.5
ESC – Viper VTX10R
Battery – Intellect 5000
Radio/Servos – Futaba/Xpert
Body – Kit body

Remarks – US driver Travis Amezcua is running the new DEX210F from Durango, another car that combines the rear end of a 4wd and the front end of a 2wd buggy to create a astro/carpet specific chassis. Using the parts from both the companies buggy platforms it is a new chassis that brings them together and we are told that the complete kit will be released by the end of the year. Having never raced on Astro prior to this race, Travis has had to seek the help of the British Durango team for set-up and adjustment help as he originally battled with push, but is no struggling with off power oversteer.

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New in the Pits – JConcepts Part 1

In the first part of our New in the pits from JConcepts, we introduce the new S2 bodyshell. Created to be used with the new low profile rear transmissions seen here at the Yatabe Arena, the S2 is a further iteration of the popular Silencer shell. The extremely low profile design has been created for use mainly on carpet & astro turf, and will be made available for the Associated B5M standard transmission and the new low profile transmissions making their debut here. JConcepts also made a version for the TLR development car that is being used here by team driver Ryan Maifield and if the car goes into production there will also be a version produced for that car too. Expect to see the S2 body released next month.

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Chassis Focus – Jared Tebo

Chassis –Kyosho RZ6
Motor – Orion VST2 5.5
ESC – Orion R10.1
Battery – Orion 4000
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Body – Kit body

Remarks – Having set the pace all through free practice and into controlled practice, reigning World Champion Jared Tebo had split his time between the RB6 WC and the RZ6 and having only tried the RZ6 2 times he has chosen it for qualifying. Feeling more comfortable and also being quicker with the 2wd/4wd hybrid he felt he could power easier through the corners and should be safer in racing conditions. The car itself is similar to a third party conversion he tried after the pre worlds earlier in the year but this version has been made by Kyosho and only has two new parts to connect the rear of the 4wd with the front of the 2wd. The car is fitted with a number of JTP RC option parts including front and rear carbon shock towers, battery brace and chassis stiffener.

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New in the Pits – HB D2’16

On display for the first time at this week’s IFMAR World Championships at the Yatabe Arena is the unique D2’16 from HB. Designed to be a versatile platform it is particularly good on loose surfaces on which it has done most of its development work and testing. While not the final chassis, the configuration is set and it allows for 8 different battery positions, 4 inline and 4 sideways positions. Massively adjustable it has 9 kick up options, 5 caster positions, 5 trailing arm positions as well as adjustable arm sweep, all without using additional parts.

The transmission is unique in that unlike the other ‘Worlds specific’ cars that are here, the motor is fixed closer to the rear axle and the spur gear is fixed above that. Speaking with Gord Tessmann, he said that the car is made for a multitude of surfaces, not just astro/carpet although he didn’t rule out an optional lower transmission to come in the future. Another unique part of the car is that it has been designed to have the ESC mounted far back in the car on the opposite side of the transmission to the motor, making it perfectly balanced from left to right. In production the car is expected to be released by the end of the year.

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Video – 2wd Free Practice Rd3

Chassis Focus – Michal Orlowski

Chassis –Schumacher KF2 Low grip conversion
Motor – Speedpassion 6.5
ESC – LRP Flow 3.8
Battery – LRP LCG 2900
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/KO
Body – Kit body

Remarks – Newly crowned European Champion and EOS race winner Michal Orlowski from Poland is running a pretty standard Schumacher KF2 mounted with the low grip conversion. The conversion which he used at the Worlds warmup race replaces the kit standard carbon chassis plate with an aluminium version and has been designed for use on astro turf. Also using the new LRP LCG battery, its low weight and small size gives them the opportunity to place a brass plate underneath, helping to further lower the car’s centre of gravity.

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