February 19, 2016

Chassis Focus – Spencer Rivkin

Chassis – Associated RC8B3
Engine – OS 2101B
Tyres – JConcepts Triple Dees green
Fuel – Sidewinder
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Reedy
Body – JConcepts Striker

Remarks – Current 2wd World Champion and Arizona native Spencer Rivkin is racing the Associated RC8B3 here at the Fear Farm. Having tested extensively prior to this event in both California and Las Vegas with new 1/8th development staff member Dan Hissam they have changed a lot on the setup side with relation to roll centres, anti-roll bars and weight transfer. Spencer is running Reedy’s new all metal case and gear servo, the RS2207A, to control the car, while for traction he has chosen the JConcepts Triple Dees for qualifying and with the track expect to rut up for the finals he will then switch to Diamond Bars.

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February 19, 2016

Chassis Focus – Jared Tebo

Chassis – Kyosho Inferno ST-RR Evo2
Engine – MX B2R
Tyres – Pro-Line Holeshot X3
Fuel – MX Racing Fuel
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Body – Kit Body

Remarks – Multiple DNC winner Jared Tebo is running his standard dirt setup on his MX powered Kyosho ST-RR. Pretty much unchanged from the kit car he has two main changes, he is using Lunsford titanium screws and turnbuckles throughout and he has replaced the kit chassis stiffening braces with optional aluminium versions from King Headz. For the final run of the day Jared is planning to go up in oil in the front and rear differentials to stop it ‘diffing out’.

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February 18, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ty Tessmann

Chassis – HB D8T Tessmann edition
Engine – OS Spec 2
Tyres – Pro-Line Holeshot X2
Fuel – VP 30% Tessmann
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Savox
Body – Pro-Line Enforcer

Remarks – Current 1/8th buggy World Champion Ty Tessmann is running his own edition D8T with his base setup with just a few minor changes. Due to the high speed nature of the track combined with the bumps they have decided to remove the rebound completely from the shocks which helps dumb the car down. Ty is also using his soon to be released 30% Tessmann edition fuel from VP Racing fuels. Having tested a lot throughout the past few months the final blend uses only synthetic oils which they say makes the power delivery crisper and the engine run longer.

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February 18, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ryan Maifield

Chassis – TLR 8ight-T 4.0
Engine – Reds R5 Team
Tyres – JConcepts Reflex green
Fuel – Sidewinder
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Spektrum
Body – JConcepts Finnisher

Remarks – Having been testing the all new 8ight-T 4.0 from TLR for a few months now, Ryan Maifield already has a base setup for the car in these conditions. The car, which is 11mm narrower than its predecessor, has only had some minor changes made to its setup with the Arizona native using softer springs front and rear. A result of the new driveline being straighter than the 3.0 he has had to go up in the centre diff oil from 10K to 15K to get more drive to the rear wheels.

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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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