December 2, 2012

Chassis Focus – Ty Tessmann

Chassis Name – HB D8’12
Engine – OS Speed XZ
Tires – Pro-Line
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Savox
Remarks – Ty is running the D8’12 with a number of new items designed specifically for this race based on their experiences at the warmup race. First up are new front and rear shock towers which allow for lower top shock absorber mounting positions which they felt was needed for dialling in their set-up on this unique surface. On the rear of the car there are new hubs that feature carbon fibre top plates with extra holes to allow a multitude of roll centre settings. The car is running a new as yet unnamed Pro-Line body shell developed by Ty himself of the D8. It features channeling along the top of the cockpit and large scoops at the rear of the shell to give maximum downforce on this high speed track. Also new are the Pro-Line Diamond Back tires in a new X3 compound. The tire features splits in the outer and most and centre cluster of pins and has less pins on the outer edge than in the centre. This is designed specifically for this track with its large top layer of dust.

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November 15, 2012

Chassis Focus – Teemu Leino

Chassis Name – HB R10
Engine – LRP ZZ.12X Team
Tires – Zac Project
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – One of three cars here from HB/HPI, Teemu is sitting in provisional pole position after 5 rounds of qualifying. Running a car that is similar in set-up and configuration to his team mates Hara & Moore, he is running a Picco based LRP ZZ.12X Team engine. Like a large number of racers here the Finn is running the OS T-1070SC exhaust, giving the engine more bottom end punch.

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November 15, 2012

Chassis Focus – Dario Balestri

Chassis Name – KM Racing H-K1 Evo 2
Engine – Novarossi Keep On 12-3L
Tires – Contact
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Dario is running the standard H-K1 Evo 2 with the 4mm shorter chassis, with a few parts from some other manufacturers to further improve the performance. The shock absorbers are from Kyosho, which Dario feels is slightly better than their standard shocks while the plastic ball joints are also from an aftermarket company and offer less play than the standard versions in these hot conditions. KM Racing are working on improving their shocks and should have new versions in the near future.

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November 14, 2012

Chassis Focus – Daniele Ielasi

Chassis Name – Shepherd Velox V10
Engine – Sonic V.12T Ielasi Tuned
Tires – Matrix
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – While the Velox V10 chassis is unchanged for this race, the Shepherd team one of the few to not come testing on the RC Addict prior to the event, the Sonic engine is sporting a new cooling head. The cooling head, which is without its anodising, was only finished just prior to the event and features a larger diameter, a different shape and is lower than the previous version. Seen on all the Picco based engines here in Thailand it will be released some time in the near future.

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November 13, 2012

Chassis Focus – Mark Green

Chassis Name – Serpent 747
Engine – Novarossi Keep On 12-3L
Tires – Hot Race Tyres
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Mark is the top Serpent following practice and is using the standard Serpent 747. He is utilizing the car’s chassis flex system with the front of the radio plate only mounted to the blocks on rubber o-rings to allow flex which seems to be working.

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November 12, 2012

Chassis Focus – Jilles Groskamp

Chassis Name – Capricorn Lab-C02
Engine – Maxima
Tires – Hot Race Tyres
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Jilles is using the standard Lab-C02 to very good effect setting the fastest time in Controlled Practice so far but has the benefit of also being extremely strong with his finals set-up. Using the Thai tuned Maxima engine he is using a new Maxima exhaust system for this race.

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