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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January 22, 2016

Chassis Focus – Ty Tessmann

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

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

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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