January 22, 2015

Chassis Focus – Atsushi Hara

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Chassis – S-Workz 104 Evo
Motor – Hobbywing Xerun 5.5T
ESC – Hobbywing Xerun V3.1
Battery – Protek RC 4700mAh 100C shorty
Tyres – Pro-Line Electron MC
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Body – Stock body
Remarks – Two time World Champion Atsushi Hara is running an Evo version of the S104 from S-Workz at this weekend’s Reedy race. The prototype car has a number of new changes to it compared to the currently available model, such as a new chassis plate, that has removed the kickup and new rear suspension mounts due to this change. The use of a centre gear diff makes the car more tuneable for different track conditions as well as new steering setup which allows the bump steer and Ackerman to be more adjustable. Finally there are all new shock absorbers that have removed the bladder used and gone for an aeration system which is the most common in this class. No word on availability and with the car still very much a prototype specs and configurations could change.

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January 10, 2015

Chassis Focus – Alexander Hagberg

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Chassis – Xray T4 ’15
Motor – ORCA 5.0T
ESC – ORCA
Battery – ORCA 6200mAh
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Body – Protoform Speed6
Remarks – Fastest representative of the Xray team here in Odense, the Swede is running an version of the T4 ’15 equipped with both an aluminum chassis and a 1.6mm top deck. His car also features the characteristic white low friction belts together with a full AVID ceramic bearing set. To reduce the weight, Alexander is using a HiroSeiko screw set.

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January 9, 2015

Chassis Focus – Freddy Sudhoff

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Chassis – HB Pro5
Motor – LRP X20 4.5T
ESC – LRP Flow
Battery – LRP 6000mAh
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Body – Protoform Speed6
Remarks – Being part of the recent recruiting campaign for HB, Freddy is running here a pre-production version of the soon to be delivered Pro5. Using the optional aluminum chassis and Lee Speed 84 pitch spur gear, he is so far delighted with the car, especially with the infinite adjusting capabilities of the camber links.

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November 13, 2014

Chassis Focus – Francesco Tironi

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Chassis – Velox V10 Pro
Engine – Novarossi Keep-On 12 3LS
Fuel – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – KO Propo
Body – Protoform P37
Remarks – A podium finisher last time out, Italian Francesco Tironi is, like his team mates, using a basic V10 Pro from Shepherd with the exception of the 4mm thick radio plate. Starting off practice with the set-up from Thai based team mate Jilles Groskamp, he said it was quick straight off but has since made some fine adjustments to it, including making the shocks a little harder and the front diff a little softer.

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November 13, 2014

Chassis Focus – Nicholas Lee

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Chassis – Xray NT1 2014
Engine – Novarossi Keep-On 12 3LS
Fuel – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Body – SRC Spark
Remarks – Nicholas Lee from Singapore is running the latest NT1 from Xray with the optional 4mm chassis plate as well as harder graphite bulkheads. Having tested at the track prior to the event, the set-up he found back then was not working when he arrived here for the event itself and so changed to that used by team mate Alexander Hagberg. Having run without changes throughout practice he tweaked it further, giving the car a longer wheelbase and putting putty in the front diff in place of oil. A change of body from his regular Protoform shell to the Spark from SRC gave him more mid corner steering however it makes the car quite twitchy.

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November 12, 2014

Chassis Focus – Tadahiko Sahashi

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Chassis – Serpent 748 Natrix
Engine – Picco EMX WC
Fuel – Cosmo
Tires (handout) – Matrix
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Body – Protoform P37
Remarks – 2013 IFMAR 1/8th World Champion Tadahiko Sahashi is running the Serpent 748 Natrix with the same new smaller and lighter diffs and gearbox as team mate Greiner but has chosen not to run the new front brass weight/suspension bracket. On the rear of the car he is using a new shock tower from Japanese Serpent distributors Asuka Create which while the shock mounting points are the same has narrower and lower body post mounts which helps the rear of the car roll better. Tadahiko is also making his big race debut with the new EMX WC engine from Picco, which is an all new long stroke configuration for better mid range power. For setup he is using what he runs in Japan but with the front upper wishbone brackets mounted higher to stop the car from flipping. Other items such as the diffs and shocks are the same but the addition of 25 grams of weight in the front of the car and 30 grams to the bottom help the car to push, again trying to combat the traction roll.

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