November 13, 2017

Chassis Focus – Ty Tessmann

Chassis – Xray XB2 2018
Motor – Orion VST2 LW 6.5T
ESC – Orion HMX
Battery – Orion 5000mAh 110C
Radio/Servos – Sanwa / MKS
Body – Kit Body
Tyres R/F – Sweep (Handout) / Pro-Line Scrubs
Remarks – Starting out with a mixture of a sugar track setup and what they left the Hudy Arena with, having spent 3 weeks in Slovakia prior to attending the event in Xiamen, Ty Tessmann has focussed on the rear of his Xray XB2. Happy with the front of the car, the Canadian focussed on getting more stability in the rear, opting for thicker shock oil and changing the roll centres while also using heavier rear springs. Having also tried a gear diff, they switched back to the ball diff following first practice.

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November 13, 2017

Chassis Focus – Kohta Akimoto

Chassis – Kyosho RB6.6
Motor – Orion VST2 LW 7.5T
ESC – Orion HMX
Battery – Orion 5000mAh 110C
Radio/Servos – Futaba/Futaba OS
Body – Kyosho Lightweight
Tyres R/F – Sweep (Handout)
Remarks – Japanese front runner Kohta Akimoto is running Kyosho’s latest 2wd offering, the RB6.6, powered by Orion electronics. Having started practice with his standard setup, following 3 rounds of practice in which he tried many things he reverted back to that setup but still continues to make changes. The biggest of which is to move from a 3 gear to a 4 gear laydown transmission in the search for an easier and more predictable car. To deal with the loose conditions and to prevent wheel spin he also lowered the turbo setting on his speedo.

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November 13, 2017

Chassis Focus – Ryan Maifield

Chassis – Yokomo YZ2 DTM
Motor – Orion VST2 LW 6.5T
ESC – Orion HMX
Battery – Orion 5000mAh 110C
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/MKS
Body – JConcepts F2
Tyres R/F – Sweep (Handout) / JConcepts
Remarks – Ryan Maifield is running the YZ2 DTM from Yokomo and having arrived in China with his base setup which has a number of changes made to it to help make the car less edgy. Looking for a balance between corner speed and being easy to drive, he has tried a number of different gear diffs and arm lengths but has reverted back to the standard length and stuck with the ball diff. In the end he went for a higher roll centre, reverted back to their standard spring and set the car with more droop on the front and rear.

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November 13, 2017

Chassis Focus – Michal Orlowski

Chassis – Schumacher Cougar KC
Motor – LRP X22 6.5T
ESC – LRP Flow X
Battery – LRP 3500 Shorty LCG
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Body – Aerox
Tyres – Sweep (Handout)
Remarks – Top seed after Controlled Practice, Polish ace and current EOS Champion Michal Orlowski is running the Cougar KC from Schumacher. Arriving in China with his standard dirt setup they made only minimal changes, going to a harder shock package due to the high grip, switching from a 7.5 to 6.5 turn LRP motor prior to hitting the track and switching to less boost. In terms of geometry he has just added 0.5 more rear camber to make the car slide less in the low grip sections of the track.

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September 16, 2017

2017 IFMAR 1/8th Worlds Winning Car

Dario Balestri

Creation Model Infinity – Max Power RP9.S – Runner Time Fuel – Protoform R19 body – Sanwa transmitter – Savox Servo

September 16, 2017

Chassis Focus – Silvio Hachler

Chassis – ARC R8.1
Engine – OS Speed R2102 Gold Edition
Tyres – Matrix (Handout)
Fuel – Runner Time
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/Savox
Body – Xtreme Aerodynamics R18
Remarks – Highest ranked within the ARC team after qualifying here in Monteux, Swiss driver Silvio Hachler is using a pretty standard version of the R8.1 from the Taiwanese factory using only an optional set of Team Titan titanium screws.

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