February 18, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ryan Cavalieri

Chassis – Associated RC8T3
Engine – MX B2R
Tyres – AKA Grid Iron soft
Fuel – MX Racing Fuel
Radio/Servos – Airtronics
Body – Kit body

Remarks – Ryan Cavalieri is making his race debut with the newly released RC8T3 from Team Associated and took the top spot after seeding. Essentially the final kit car he has opted to used Factory Team rear aluminium hubs and because the car is underweight is using 100 grams of weight in the rear of the car. Arriving with a base setup on his car he has mostly made changes to the roll centres and damper oil changes to compensate for the higher temps in Arizona.

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February 18, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ryan Lutz

Chassis – Tekno RC NT48.3
Engine – Alpha Plus Dragon 3
Tyres – AKA Grid Iron soft
Fuel – Byron Fuels
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Body – Kit body

Remarks – Running the kit standard truggy from Tekno Ryan Lutz started practice with the same setup he used at the US Open race at this same track back in November. Back then the track was smoother so he has made the diffs a little lighter to handle the bumps better and to compensate for the heat he has run slight stiffer oil. Other changes include using the 1 stop stiffer than kit springs all round and for aesthetics Ryan likes to use the version 2 rear wing mount which is slight taller than the latest version.

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January 24, 2016

Chassis Focus – Dustin Evans

Chassis – TLR 22-4
Motor – Orion 5.5T
ESC – Orion Vortex R10.1
Battery – Orion 4500mAh
Radio/Servos – Spektrum
Bodyshell – Kit Body Lightweight
Remarks – Former Reedy Offroad Race of Champions Champion Dustin Evans is running a fairly standard 22-4 with just a few option parts installed. In order to get more corner speed he has flipped the rear wishbones to allow the shock absorbers to be mount to the front of the shock tower, which brings the weight more forward. After the first round of 4wd the car was stepping out at the rear and so has copied team mate Ryan Maifield’s setup so he is running less droop and less anti-squat.

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January 23, 2016

Chassis Focus – Michal Orlowski

Chassis – Schumacher KF2 SE
Motor – LRP 7.5T
ESC – LRP
Battery – LRP LCG 2900mAh
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Bodyshell – Kit Body
Remarks – Reigning 4wd European Champion Michal Orlowski is running the KF2 SE from Schumacher. Looking for extra rear traction while trying to maintain steering, they have been playing with anti squat and increased rear toe to 4 degrees. Other changes include narrower rear hexes as well as using an MIP puck diff which they believe helps in their search for more traction.

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January 23, 2016

Chassis Focus – Travis Amezcua

Chassis – Durango DEX210 V3
Motor – Maclan MRR 6.5T
ESC – Maclan
Battery – Trakpower 4200mAh
Radio/Servos – Futaba / Xpert
Bodyshell – Kit Body
Remarks – Durango driver Travis Amezcua is using a slightly modified version of the DEX210 V3. Moving the battery to the transverse position instead of the standard inline position, he has had to cut the chassis side guards and so he needs to use turnbuckles to re stiffen the chassis. The result is that the weight is now more centralised and more to the rear so it helps give the car more traction. Up front there is a new lower mounted JConcepts front wing, the new position giving the car more steering than mounted behind the shock tower. In terms of setup, compared to pre race testing Travis has made the car softer up front to get more steering and added more rear toe in.

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January 23, 2016

Chassis Focus – Jared Tebo

Chassis – Kyosho RB6
Motor – Orion 7.5T
ESC – Orion Vortex R10.1
Battery – Orion 4500mAh
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Bodyshell – Lightweight Kyosho body
Remarks – Former World Champion Jared Tebo is running the Kyosho RB6 with a prototype 3 gear transmission. Modified from a rear motor transmission it is the precursor to a soon to be release option from the Japanese company. Jared is also running his JTP RC shock towers front and rear and in terms of setup he has changed from a prototype chassis that was used in Japan back to the standard chassis and has made some small tweaks to the front roll centre.

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