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January 22, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ty Tessmann

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Chassis – HB D216
Motor – Orion 6.5T
ESC – Orion Vortex R10.1
Battery – Orion 4500mAh
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Savox
Bodyshell – Pro-Line Type R
Remarks – Canadian Ty Tessmann is using the kit version of the HB D216 here at OCRC. Having tested at SDRC prior to this event he has made a few changes to the car for the challenging but improving conditions. Going into Invite race 1 he is looking for more mid corner steering and so has raised up the front shocks plus adjusted the roll centres. Not running a front wing he has found that on the HB car it takes away steering.

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January 22, 2016

Chassis Focus – Lee Martin

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Chassis – Yokomo YZ2 Dirt Spec
Motor – RC Concept 7.5T
ESC – RC Concept SC120
Battery – RC Concept Omega 4500mAh
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Xpert
Bodyshell – Kit Body
Remarks – Yokomo’s Lee Martin is running the YZ2 with a prototype Dirt spec 3 gear transmission for lower grip dirt conditions. Only receiving the new parts a week ago, he and the rest of the team tested at SDRC before the race here at OCRC but the grip was much higher and so the setup obtained cant be applied here. Also new on the rear of the car are prototype aluminium uprights and longer rear driveshafts that give the car more side grip. Up front is the new Pro-Line front wing mount that brings the wing forward to the wheel line for more effective downforce. Newly sponsored by RC Concept Lee is using the full line of electronics from the French company including the EC 7.5T motor, Omega 4500 LiPo and SC120 speedo. The Dirt spec YZ2 will be available in Spring of this year.

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January 21, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ryan Maifield

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Chassis – TLR 22 3.0
Motor –Orion 7.5T
ESC –Orion Vortex R10.1
Battery – Orion 4500mAh
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Spektrum
Bodyshell – JConcepts S2 lightweight
Remarks – Current Reedy Race of Champions Champion Ryan Maifield is running his TLR22 3.0 with a number of interesting options. Up front he has mounted the wing to the front bulkhead which means it is now positioned directly over the front axle line, the result being better high speed feeling. On the chassis, mounted to the side guards are turnbuckles that stiffen the chassis from front to back to make the car more consistent and predictable. In terms of set-up, Ryan is waiting for the tires and track to come to him and isn’t planning to make any changes to his setup.

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January 21, 2016

Chassis Focus – Spencer Rivkin

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Chassis – Associated B5M CE
Motor – Reedy 7.5T
ESC – Reedy Blackbox
Battery – Reedy 5300mAh
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Reedy
Bodyshell – JConcepts S2 lightweight
Remarks – Reigning 2wd World Champion Spencer Rivkin is running his Reedy powered Team Associated B5M Champions Edition with a number of JConcepts option parts including servo brace, turnbuckles, wheel nuts and wing buttons. He has chosen the JConcepts S2 bodyshell and is also running the new Stabilizer rear wing in addition to the Finnisher front wing. Having tested at OCRC extensively in the weeks building up to this race he has a setup that he knows will work and is now waiting for the controlled tires to bed in and grip levels to improve.

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January 9, 2016

Chassis Focus – Niclas Mansson

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Chassis – Associated B5M
Motor – Reedy 6.0T
ESC – Reedy
Battery – Reedy 3900mah
Radio/Servos – Futaba/Reedy
Remarks – Swedish Associated factory driver Niclas Mansson managed to get 3rd on the grid for tomorrow’s A-Main running a B5m equipped with a lowrider gearbox. The car also features a lower rear shock tower designed by Anders Lind, hard suspension arms while the aerodynamics is taken care of by JConcepts. Niclas also added some extra weight to the chassis.

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January 9, 2016

Chassis Focus – Tim Benson

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Chassis – Kyosho TF-7
Motor – LRP X20 13.5T
ESC – GM
Battery – GM 6400mah
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/Graupner
Body – Protoform Mazdaspeed 6
Remarks – German driver Tim Benson has topped the seeding rounds and the opening round of qualifying in Pro Stock running the latest version of Kyosho’s touring car. His TF-7 is equipped with short front arms, aluminium front outdrives with blades and a standard – no floating – battery mount. He is also using a soon to be released aluminium chassis and short shocks, together with different shock towers designed by Michael Vollmer.

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Having teamed up with Radbody to bring you coverage of the 1:12 World Championships from Florida last year, Red RC are excited to partner up with the US based body shell producer again and travel state side once more for the IFMAR World Championship for Electric Touring Car. From November 5-10th the 12th running of IFMAR’s ISTC World Championship will take place at Finishline RC Raceway in Bakersfield, California, and we will be there to see how the title battle unfolds. Having reported on Davide Ongaro’s history making three in a row at the 1:8 Offroad Worlds in Spain recently, we are excited to see if back to back ISTC World Champion Bruno Coelho can emulated that achievement. We are also pleased to welcome servo manufacturer PowerHD onboard as a partner of the coverage.