2016 1/12th Worlds Winning Car
Naoto Matsukura
Roche Prototype – Muchmore – Team Bomber – Protoform – Sanwa
Roche Prototype – Muchmore – Team Bomber – Protoform – Sanwa
Hobbywing are debuting their new 1S speed controller called the Xr10 Pro 1S, used a number of drivers including Japanese ace Hideo Kitazawa. Taking on baord the advice of their US users they have made the new ESC considerably lighter and lower while still maintaining strength given from the all aluminium case. Perfect for stock 1/12th drivers in its standard form there is an optional case top that integrates a heatsink and fan mount which can be mounted easily to the standard unit giving it the ability to handle modified 1/12th with ease. Featuring integrated capacitor and BEC it also runs the same new software that comes with their recently released 2s speed control that was used by Bruno Coelho with win the ETS title this season. This is still a prototype and no word has been given on the planned release date.
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Xenon Racing have shown off their new VSS front end shock conversion which is compatible with the Associated car which means it also works on the Roche and Morotech amongst others. Best suited to bumpy tracks it is the only 1/12th front end with a damper that is compatible with all these cars and has a better leverage ratio compared to all the others available, meaning the shock absorber functions more effectively. Adjustable through greasing the damper tube it makes the car less twitchy over bumps and makes it turn in smoother at high speed, as well as giving more traction. Available as a set with just the top plastic parts shown in the assembly or as part of the new soon to be released Destiny VD12 chassis.
New from Sanwa, comes their second generation Super Vortex 1S & 2S electronic speed controller. Featuring an all aluminium casing it has a unique air duct cooling system to channel air from the on board fan to the bottom of the ESC where the CPU and regulator are positioned. Another neat feature is that as normal you can set the speedo through a program box as well as update the firmware using the same box and connecting it via your PC but if you have the M12S or Exces ZZ and use the latest receiver you can update the settings through your transmitter while on the track. Through the radio you can change the rpm for the boost, turbo percentage and neutral dead points plus more. The Gen2 can also handle 35% more current than its predecessor and can be used with 4.5T using 2 cells and 3.5T with 1 cell. Supplied with fan, duct, wires, sensor cable, 2 capacitors and shrink sleeving.
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Chassis – Morotech 12WX
Motor – Trinity D3.5
ESC – Hobbywing XR10
Battery – Trinity 7100mAh
Tires – Morotech
Radio/Servo – Futaba
Body – Protoform AMR
Remarks – Multiple Worlds finalist Hideo Kitazawa is using a prototype car from Morotech which features a new chassis plate and front side aluminium stiffeners mounted between the chassis and front blocks. His first time racing on ETS carpet as well as his first race with the new car, he has had to make a number of changes to find the right front and rear balance as well as combat the low grip and huge tire wear.
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Chassis – Associated RC12R5.2
Motor – Reedy Sonic 3.5T
ESC – Reedy 510R
Battery – Reedy 8000mAh
Tires – JFT
Radio/Servo – Futaba
Body – Protoform AMR
Remarks – Canadian Associated driver Kevin Hebert is top Associated after practice running the well established RC12R5.2. Having raced on the ETS carpet back in January when he attended the Reedy race in the UK, he has based his setup on that experience, changing only his camber to get the car better in the middle of the corner. New on the car is the 510R speedo from Reedy which is a 2S speedo so they are having to run a booster for the received and servo. More information on the new ESC later.
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Chassis – CRC Prototype
Motor – LRP X210 4.0T
ESC – LRP Flow
Battery – LRP 8100mAh
Tires – CRC Japan
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Body – Protoform AMR
Remarks – Japanese race Akio Sobue is running a new CRC prototype chassis here in China, which he previously ran at the Japanese Nationals. Sporting new chassis, motor mount and servo mount he has had to change his setup from what he normally runs for the lower traction including a front camber and centre shock change. Like many here, he is suffering with his car in the last minutes of the run and will go out with larger tires, he is also changing his front additive application time from 1 minute to 10 to get more traction.
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