January 8, 2017

Chassis Focus – Merlin Depta

Chassis – Serpent Project 4X
Motor – LRP X20 13.5T (Handout)
ESC – G-Force TS16
Batteries – Arrowmax 7800mAh
Tires – LRP (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Savox
Bodyshell – Blitz GS-F II
Remarks – 2015 8th scale vice European Champion Merlin Depta concluded an impressive DHI Cup finishing 3rd overall from 3rd on the grid in the Super Stock division behind the wheel of the Serpent Project 4X. His example is pretty standard, only sporting some Arrowmax adjustable body posts as an option.

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January 8, 2017

New In The Pits – LRP Flow X TC Spec

We caught up with LRP’s Aleš Dobnikar who showed us an example of their new Flow X TC Spec coming from their first production batch. The speedo has a completely redesigned power and logic board, and now features very powerful FETs customised for LRP. Aleš was kind enough to open the unit for us so as to show the finishing and the FETs in detail. The system now allows for up to 220A of constant power, and as a prototype has already been crowned World Champion with Ronald Volker in China last September.

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January 7, 2017

Chassis Focus – Naoki Akiyama

Chassis – Yokomo BD8
Motor – Yokomo RP 4.5T
ESC – Yokomo RPX
Batteries – Yokomo 5000mAh
Tires – LRP (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Yokomo’s rising star Naoki Akiyama has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying here at the DHI Cup and is set to start third on the grid for tomorrow’s A-Main. Using an aluminium chassis, his BD8 is pretty standard, titanium screws and turnbuckles being the only options used by the Japanese driver, together with a 40g centre weight.

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January 7, 2017

Chassis Focus – Wilhelm Skjöldebrand

Chassis: Associated B6
Motor: Reedy Sonic 6.0T
ESC: Reedy Black Box 410R
Batteries: Reedy 3900mAh
Radio/Servo: Sanwa/Reedy
Remarks – Promising 13-year-old Swedish driver Wilhelm Skjöldebrand is set to start the 2WD A-Main as best of the Team Associated cars here in Odense. His car features a JConcepts front wing, front and rear sway bars and an aluminium steering bellcrank. He is also using steel weight plates under the servo and the ESC, while the under LiPo weight is brass. They also decided to lift the gearbox by 2mm, this improving the forward traction on the car and giving a better feeling for the driver.

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January 7, 2017

Chassis Focus – Michal Orlowski

Chassis: Schumacher Cougar KF2
Motor: LRP X20 6.5T
ESC: LRP Flow
Batteries: LRP 2900mAh “LCG”
Radio/Servo: Sanwa
Remarks – Reigning DHI Champion Michal Orlowski is running a very interesting version of the Cougar KF2 which features a number of prototype parts conceived and realised by his engineer Tristram Neal. First and most important is a 3-gear transmission, that allows for an opposite motor spin direction for a better gyroscopic effect. The chassis flex is now adjusted by two carbon side stiffeners that work together with a new split top deck, so as to take stiffness away from the top of the car. The rear shock tower now features new holes towards the inside of the vehicle. Michal is also using a under-LiPo brass weight.

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January 6, 2017

Chassis Focus – Alexander Hagberg

Chassis – Xray T4 ’17
Motor – ORCA RT 4.5T
ESC – ORCA VX3
Batteries – ORCA 6300mAh
Tires – LRP (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Xray factory driver Alexander Hagberg is running the ’17 version of the Slovakian made T4 here at the DHI Cup in Odense. His car features an aluminium chassis, an aluminium steering system and low friction belts. The Swede’s T4 is also equipped with Hiro Seiko titanium and aluminium screws and Avid bearings. The wing of choice on his LTC-R body is the hard version of the Protoform wing.

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