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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December 6, 2012

Chassis Focus – Billy Easton

Chassis Name – Serpent 811 Cobra 2.0
Engine – Novarossi Bonito .21 7XLBS
Tires – Pro-Line
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Remarks – The former 2wd EP Offroad World Champion is running the latest 811 Cobra 2.0 from Serpent. Having raced at the warmup, unlike a lot of the other manufacturers, Billy who is responsible for designing the car comes to the race with the same car configuration from that race with no new special parts for this very specific track.

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December 4, 2012

Chassis Focus – Dakotah Phend

Chassis Name – TLR 8ight 2.0
Engine – Team Orion CRF B321
Tires – Pro-Line
Radio/Servos – Spektrum
Remarks – Dakotah Phend is running his TLR 8ight with a number of changes to the normal car, which the team are trying on this unique track. We were asked not to go into specific detail about the new parts but there are some subtle changes to the geometry and other suspension updates.

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December 3, 2012

Chassis Focus – Renaud Savoya

Chassis Name – Xray XB9
Engine – RB XBR
Tires – Sweep Racing
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Remarks – Renaud is running the standard XB9 with a number of changes for this track but which will most likely find their way into the 2013 spec car. Firstly is the new taller rear shock tower and in turn longer shock absorbers which is achieved through longer shafts and shock bodies. Other new parts include the C-Hub carrier on the front which offers two lower mounting positions to help prevent the driveshaft from touching when using a lot of droop, while on both the front and rear the Frenchman is using extra weights on the hubs to help keep the wheels planted on this rough track. Reno is also running carbon plates on the bottom of the front wishbone to help increase stiffness. Finally he is running rear uprights from the truggy on his buggy, liking the feel this configuration gives on this track.

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December 3, 2012

Chassis Focus – Joern Neumann

Chassis Name – Durango DNX408 Prototype
Engine – Picco Boost .21 5TR 2012 Spec
Tires – JConcepts
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Remarks – Joern is running a prototype version of the DNX408 successor which is using many parts from other cars in order get the desired result. Joern says the design has made the car better in every way and it is in use by himself, Ryan Lutz and Carson Wernimont.

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December 2, 2012

Chassis Focus – Cody King

Chassis Name – Kyosho Inferno MP9
Engine – Team Orion CRF B321
Tires – Pro-Line
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Remarks – The World Champion is running the standard MP9 for this race with the Japanese company bringing no major new developments. The only new part are the suspension weights which attach to the hub of the car and the team expect to try them when the track starts to get rough, the idea is to help push the tire back to the ground.

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