Chassis Focus – Darren Bloomfield

Chassis – Agama A215
Engine – Bullitt 220
Tyres – Beta Freeride Medium Soft
Fuel – Piranha
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/KO Propo
Body – Kit

Remarks – Another racer to have attended the warmup race, the 2012 European Champion has made no changes to his setup since arriving back at the Ongaroring. The only new part on the car is Agama’s newly released lexan wing which makes the car’s handling more lively while giving it less side bite. Having tried V-Max tires he felt they had more steering and side bite than the Freeride but the latter had more forward traction and so has chosen for them.

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Chassis Focus – Robert Batlle

Chassis – Mugen MBX7R
Engine – Ultimate M-4R
Tyres – Procircuit Hot Dices Blue
Fuel – Nitrolux
Radio/Servos – Futaba/Highest
Body – Delta Plastic

Remarks – Former World Champion and two time European Champion Robert Batlle is running the same setup and configuration on his MBX7R that he used at the warmup race. The only change being that he is now using a Delta Plastic body shell which he says has more stability than the kit body. If the track conditions remain the same, the Spaniard is not planning to change anything on the car for the rest of the event.

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Chassis Focus – David Ronnefalk

Chassis – HB D815
Engine – Orion 321 Factory
Tyres – AKA Enduro Soft
Fuel – Runner Time
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Body – JConcepts Silencer

Remarks – Current European Champion David Ronnefalk is running his first Euros with the HB D815. Using a similar setup as in the warmup race he has mounted a 4mm longer chassis plate which makes the car more stable and he is also using an old HB rear shock tower which is lower and prevents the car from rolling so much in the corners. In terms of set-up changes he is waiting for the track to come to his car and has only adjust the oils in his car for the hotter conditions. Playing with tires he has found a good setup with his AKA Enduro but will try Chainlinks, both in soft compound.

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Chassis Focus – Yannick Aigoin

Chassis – Xray XB8’15
Engine – Ultimate M-4R
Tyres – Pro-Line Blockade X2
Fuel – Sigma RC Fuel
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Body – Kit

Remarks – Newly crowned French National Champion is running a standard 2015 version of the Xray XB8. Having raced at the warmup he started the event with the same setup but as the track is now a lot smoother than at the race in May he has since changed springs and gone to a softer rear diff and harder centre diff oil.

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Chassis Focus – Lee Martin

Chassis – Mugen MBX7R
Engine – Protek Samurai
Tyres – Pro-Line Blockade X1
Fuel – Nitrolux
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/Xpert
Body – Pro-Line Phantom

Remarks – Lee Martin is running the basic MBX7R with a number of option parts from FastRace including the rear shock standoffs, rear chassis weight and fuel tank guard. Having not raced at the Euros Warmup race he is relying on the setup of team mate and former World Champion Robert Batlle. Having run only part of his setup when he arrived he is now working more towards using the full setup, while at the same time still experimenting with tires.

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New in the Pits – Fast Race Part 1

Italian company Fast Race have a large number of products on display here at the Euros in Sacile. With a focus on Mugen parts, first up is their all new aluminium 7075 chassis plate for the Mugen MBX7R which comes in 2 versions, 3mm and 4mm, and features a groove for a rubber seal for below the car’s front and rear differentials as well as steel ball bearings pressed into winglets below the wishbone which help protect the chassis plate from damage encountered by the wishbones. Suitable for this chassis, as well as the standard chassis, is a 20gram brass weight that mounts on the rear top side of the chassis plate.

Next up are alloy wheel hubs which feature incrementally differing drive pin holes, 0mm, 0.1mm & 0.2mm, which allow the user to adjust the play in the wheel axle simply by using the different holes, suitable for the Mugen, Xray & Kyosho. A new single piece top plate for the front of the MBX7R integrates the mounting points for the upper front wishbones to create a stiffer setup on the front of the car.

For the rear of the Mugen cars are +5mm standoffs made from aluminium which help to improve rear traction as well as stability on the landing of jumps. In use by a number of top Mugen drivers here, they are also suitable for the Sworkz. Also from aluminium for the plastic front outer pivot mounts are a pair of collars that fit over the plastic part protecting it from damage caused by the steering block. Finally are some brass pillow ball nuts which give an extra 5 grams each and come with a special adaptor to tighten them, whose opposing side fits a standard glow plug wrench.

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