October 27, 2018

Chassis Focus – Shoki Takahata

Chassis – Mugen Prototype
Engine – OS Speed T12 03
Fuel (handout) – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Sanwa
Body – Xtreme Avenge

Remarks – Like team-mate and Super Pole winner Robert Pietsch, Shoki is running a prototype of Mugen’s upcoming 1:10 200mm kit release.  The as yet unnamed car features the same front end as the MTX6R but has completely new rear end with both ends connected by a newly design chassis plate. Shoki said they are both using the same car, though the set-up of each the car is quite different.

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October 27, 2018

Chassis Focus – Leo Arnold

Chassis – Xray NT 2018
Engine – Max XP3
Fuel (handout) – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Sanwa
Body – Xtreme Hammer

Remarks – Xray’s top driver in qualifying Leo is running an ‘out of the box’ version of their 2018 kit, adding it is ‘super standard’.  The only upgrades are an aluminium chassis screw set and a light weight 2-speed shaft.  The French driver said the car has had Top 10 pace all week but he just had trouble getting in clean runs during qualifying hence his P17 in the final qualification ranking.

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October 25, 2018

Chassis Focus – Dario Balestri

Chassis – Infinity IF15
Engine – Max XL3 World Edition
Fuel (handout) – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Savox
Body – Xtreme Hammer

Remarks – The Top Qualifier here in Miami, Dario says he is running a standard IF15.  Unlike team-mate Andy Moore who is running a soon to be released less flex chassis plate, he has stuck with the standard version also pointing out that he is also using the standard shock springs, again Moore using springs from a new range Infinity will release.

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October 25, 2018

Chassis Focus – Meen Vejrak

Chassis – Capricorn C03 EVO
Engine – Maxima TRI Miami Edition
Fuel (handout) – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Power HD
Body – Protoform P47

Remarks – Seeded in the top heat of qualifying here in Miami, Meen is running Capricorn’s latest chassis offering with the stand out features of the former World Champion’s car being the new black chassis and optional flex radio plate.  The Maxima team driver is also running a special Miami edition of the Thai company’s Novarossi based TR1 engine.

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October 24, 2018

Chassis Focus – Toni Gruber

Chassis – WRC NTX1.2
Engine – Novarossi Mito WCs
Fuel (handout) – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – KO Propo
Body – Protoform P47

Remarks – Toni is running the kit standard NTX1.2 from Italian company WRC with the car having just two optionals – the carbon discs that sit mounted inside the wheels and the carbon insert in the front of the chassis plate. In terms of specifics to the Homestead RC Raceway track he said the diffs are the most important thing here.  While his cars are normally decked out in bodies from Xtreme Aerodynamics, Toni is running Protoform’s P47 bodyshell having found it suits his car better on this track.

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October 24, 2018

Chassis Focus – Dominic Greiner

Chassis – Serpent 750
Engine – Novarossi Mito WCs
Fuel (handout) – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Sanwa
Body – Xtreme Hammer

Remarks – The reigning World Champion here in Homestead, Dominic is running the same Serpent 750 he debuted and took to victory at the season finale of the Euro Nitro Series in Fiorano, Italy.  The only difference to the car is that the preproduction parts have now been replaced with black finished production parts.

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