February 17, 2017

Chassis Focus – Alexander Hagberg

Chassis – Xray T4 17
Motor – ORCA 4.5T
ESC –  ORCA R32
Battery – ORCA 6300mAh
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Body – Protoform LTC-R

Remarks – Former TITC Champion Alexander Hagberg is running his Xray T4 17 with a number of option parts including the optional alu flex chassis, steel outdrives front & rear, graphite hubs, low friction white belts and aluminium steering arms. He is also some ceramic ball bearings from Avid and Hiro Seiko screws. Using a different setup to what they would normally run on asphalt, the setup they have arrived at is more of a traditional carpet setup being more stiff than usual for this surface. Alex is also making the debut with the new R32 speedo from ORCA, the only ESC on the market with a 32 bit CPU which gives a finer feel and more adjustability.

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February 17, 2017

Chassis Focus – Ryan Maker

Chassis – Awesomatix A800X
Motor – Muchmore 4.5T
ESC –  Muchmore Fleta Pro V2
Battery – Team Silverback 6400mAh
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Futaba/Awesomatix
Body – Protoform LTC-R

Remarks – Australian racer Ryan Maker is the lead Awesomatix driver here in Bangkok using the latest A800X from Russian company Awesomatix. Making some changes to the standard car, he is using the old bellcrank steering system, which he says is smoother and looks after the tires better, as well as a stiffer rear brace from RC Maker. Running his setup close to what he uses back home, but with a thicker oil in the rear diff, with the traction coming down since practice his setup is now working a lot better.

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February 17, 2017

Chassis Focus – Christopher Krapp

Chassis – Yokomo BD8
Motor – Racing Performer 4.5T
ESC –  Yokomo BL4
Battery – Racing Performer 5000mAh
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Body – Protoform LTC-R

Remarks – Newly signed Yokomo driver Christopher Krapp is using the latest BD8 from the Japanese company with a prototype motor mount that is longer than the previous version and which also connects to the servo mount using a tie rod. Arriving in Thailand with his base setup he has settled on a hybrid setup combing the best parts from team mates Ronald Volker and Meen Vejrak. The German’s only other change to the base car is a set of titanium screws.

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January 22, 2017

Chassis Focus – Ryan Cavalieri

Chassis: Associated B6
Motor: Muchmore Fleta ZX 7.5T
ESC: Muchmore Fleta Pro
Batteries: Muchmore Impact 5000mAh
Radio/Servo: Sanwa/Savox
Body: JConcepts S2
Tires (handout): JConcepts Dirt Webs / Spacebars
Remarks – 3-time Reedy Race of Champions winner Ryan Cavalieri is using his ball diff equipped Team Associated B6D. Racing at OCRC Raceway, his home track, he is using his standard indoor setup and hasn’t changed anything on his 2wd since practice on Thursday. Equipped with a number of JConcepts option parts, such as the 3D printed gear cover and carbon battery plate, he is also using his own Ryan Cavalieri edition Savox servo.

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January 21, 2017

Chassis Focus – Jared Tebo

Chassis: Kyosho Lazer ZX6.6
Motor: Orion VST2 Pro 6.5T
ESC: Orion R10.1 Vortex Pro
Batteries: Orion 4500mAh
Radio/Servo: KO Propo
Body: Kit body
Tires (handout): Pro-Line Positron/Transistor
Remarks – Jared Tebo is running the Kyosho Lazer ZX6.6 with the same setup he used at Speed RC for the JConcepts Indoor National finals in December. The car sports a number of JTPRC parts such as the front & rear shock towers, battery brace and chassis stiffener as well as the new top deck which replaces the 1/8th scale style braces that come standard on the car. The benefit of the new top deck is that the car doesn’t tweak under power and Jared has combined these new parts with an electronics configuration that sees the motor forward of the centre gear for a different motor rotation.

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