January 21, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ryan Maifield

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

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

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

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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January 8, 2016

Chassis Focus – Michal Orlowski

Chassis – Schumacher Cat K2
Motor – LRP X20 5.5T
ESC – LRP Flow
Battery – LRP 4500mAh
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Reigning European Champion in the class, Michal Orlowski is competing in 4WD running a pretty standard Schumacher Cat K2. The car is equipped with a Front Adjustable Brake system, small bore shocks and a WTF fan, which takes care of keeping the LRP motor cool.

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January 8, 2016

Chassis Focus – Bruno Coelho

Chassis – Xray T4 ’16
Motor – LRP X20 4.5T
ESC – LRP Flow
Battery – LRP 6000mAh
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Body – MonTech Silvy
Remarks – Racing three classes here in Odense, Xray’s Portuguese star Bruno Coelho is running a pretty standard version of the 2016 T4 touring car from the Slovakian manufacturer. The car is equipped with low friction belts and an aluminium screws set, and sports some new orange drive shaft blades that are designed for higher durability.

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