February 9, 2013

Chassis Focus – Cody Turner

Chassis Name – Kyosho Ultima RB6
Motor – Team Orion VST2
ESC – Team Orion
Batteries – Team Orion
Tires – Pro-Line
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Remarks – Cody Turner’s RB6 is the standard car, but the Californian has had to make some small adjustments to the 2wd buggy to make it better suit the track surface at SmacTrac. Following the advise of team mate Jared Tebo he has lowered the rear shocks, lightened the rear shock oil and use a wider rear block for better traction and more stability and it seems to be working well going in to qualifying.

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February 9, 2013

Chassis Focus – Jared Tebo

Chassis Name – Kyosho Lazer ZX5 SP2
Motor – Team Orion VST2
ESC – Team Orion
Batteries – Team Orion
Tires – AKA
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Remarks – Jared Tebo is running the same car he ran at the recent Reedy Race in California but to make it suit the different surface here at SmacTrac he has changed the front caster block to give it less caster. Jared is also busy trying to find the best tire and additive for this track, changing the preparation method each run as he tries to find the optimal set-up.

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January 26, 2013

Chassis Focus – Joern Neumann

Chassis Name – Durango DEX210
Motor – Speed Passion Competition 3.0
ESC – Speed Passion
Batteries – Thunder Power
Tires – Pro-Line/JConcepts (handout)
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Remarks – Reigning Reedy Race Champion Joern Neumann is running the DEX210 with the +8mm chassis that he has been running for 12 months now along with some new parts for this race. On the rear of the car the lower rear wishbone mounts have been machined to be 2mm lower than the current lowest position which gives improve forward bite and better landing capabilities. The upper rear linkage mount has also been updated to be stronger and has been given and additional outer mount for further tuning options. For this clay race Joern is running a shorty pack to help reduce the weight of the car.

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January 26, 2013

Chassis Focus – Ryan Cavalieri

Chassis Name – Associated B4.2 Factory Team
Motor – Team Orion VST2
ESC – LRP Flow
Batteries – Team Orion
Tires – Pro-Line/JConcepts (handout)
Radio/Servos – Airtronics
Remarks – Reigning double World Champion Cavalieri is running the latest factory team version of the B4.2 with some other bling parts from JConcepts, including the battery brace and a complete set of titanium turnbuckles, which he anodised himself to match his car. Powering the buggy is the all new Team Orion VST2 brushless motor which the American says has a much more linear bottom end power delivery which gives him the punchy feel that he likes, but that the motor also runs cooler allowing him to run more timing for more overall power.

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December 6, 2012

Chassis Focus – Elliott Boots

Chassis Name – Kyosho Inferno MP9
Engine – Novarossi Plus .21-4BTTS
Tires – AKA
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Worlds Top qualifier Elliott Boots is running a standard Kyosho Inferno MP9 with the only small change for this event being a new harder material used in the rear lower wishbones. The newly crowned British National Champion is running a similar setup to that used back at home which utilizes softer springs to help cope with the bumpy conditions, something he has experience of racing on back home.

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December 6, 2012

Chassis Focus – Robert Batlle

Chassis Name – Mugen MBX7
Engine – Novarossi Plus .21-4BTTS
Tires – Procircuit
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Remarks – The 2-time European Champion is running the brand new MBX-7 from Mugen and it is going very well for the Spaniard, Robert is sitting top of the qualifying list after 4 rounds. Batlle came and won the warmup race with the MBX6 back in September but those setups don’t transfer across to the new X7 so it is a steep learning curve but so far they are very happy with how the car is currently performing.

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