Chassis Focus – Ryan Maifield TLR 22 2.0 & 22-4

Chassis – TLR 22 2.0
Motor – Orion VST2 7.5
ESC – Orion Vortex R10.1 Pro
Battery – Orion 4000 shorty
Tyres – JConcepts Dirtwebs Gold
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Spektrum
Body – JConcepts

Chassis – TLR 22 2.0
Motor – Orion VST2 5.5
ESC – Orion Vortex R10.1 Pro
Battery – Orion
Tyres – JConcepts Dirtwebs Gold
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Spektrum
Body – JConcepts

Remarks – Ryan Maifield has made a successful debut with his Team Losi Racing rides and Team Orion electronics here at the 2014 JConcepts Summer Indoor Nationals in Chico, racing both his TLR22 2.0 and TLR 22-4 buggies (as well as his 22 SCT 2.0 truck) for the first time following testing in Florida with his new team mate Dustin Evans. Running stock cars with some basic optionals, he also ran the shorty LiPo pack in his 4wd in place of the conventional saddle pack.

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Chassis Focus – Drew Moller

Chassis – HB D413
Motor – LRP X20 6.5T
ESC – LRP Flow
Battery – Protek RC 4700 shorty
Tyres – Pro-Line Electron MC
Radio/Servos – KO Propo
Body – Pro-Line Type-R
Remarks – Having only received the HB D413 3-weeks ago Drew Mo has put in some testing near his home before coming to Chico for the JConcepts Summer Indoor nationals. Starting with Ty Tessmann’s Reedy race setup he says it is working very well and hasn’t changed much all weekend with the focus on tires and tire prep, finally deciding on Pro-Line Electron tire in MC compound.

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New in the Pits – Team Orion & VBC Racing

Team Orion are making their race debut with their new Vortex R10.1 Pro ESC which while retaining the same casing as its predecessor has a new PCB for lower internal resistance. Used by the Orion team here in Chico, other new features include new firmware, new heatsink design and a new cooling fan with the speedo said to offer more punch for stock racing. Team Orion also have their recently released Touch Duo which features dual outputs and a built in power supply.

VBC Racing importer EMR Factory have a number of their all new Firebolt in use here. Set to go on sale in the coming weeks the US developed chassis comes standard with a ton of carbon and aluminium in what is a pretty unique looking 2wd mid motor buggy from the onroad manufacturer.

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New in the Pits – Schelle, AKA & Team Powers

Schelle Racing have their new shorty pack conversion in use here in Chico, with designer Kurt Wenger racing it. Designed to be used with their previously released aluminium B44.2 chassis plate, the new set includes the carbon top decks, battery mounting plates as well as the central motor mounting brackets. The conversion allows the shorty pack to be used in the car and to accommodate this the central drive train has to be reversed with the motor placed parallel to the battery pack behind the centre slipper on the left side of the car. With the use of the shorty pack and the conversion parts being similar in weight and weight distribution to the parts they replace the car can be lightened by around 80 grams. The parts we were shown are prototypes with the final aluminium parts being anodised blue to match the rest of the car. Schelle Racing also have a new rear ball stud mount for the B5 which features an extra mounting hole which while shown to us in black finish will be available in anodised blue.

AKA gave us a preview of their new nut spinner which has a neat feature that allows it to have two heads in one tool. Mounted to a lightweight machined handle, the tool’s standard use is with 7mm nuts like those used for wheel nuts, then with the press and twist of the red anodised tool tip it unveils a 5.5mm nut head which is great for shock mounting and other uses. The tool we were shown is a near final prototype with the final version expected to be available in a months time.

Team Powers have their new X Booster Cap, made from aluminium, which when connected to the ESC gives the driver more bottom end power thanks to the different way that it releases energy compared to a basic capacitor. No setup required it is seeing a lot of success here in Chico, with 8 of the top 10 drivers in the 17.5 class using it.

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Chassis Focus – Ryan Maifield SC

Chassis – TLR 22 SCT 2.0
Motor – Team Orion VST2 7.5
ESC – Team Orion Vortex R10 Pro
Battery – Team Orion 4000 shorty
Tyres – JConcepts Dirt Webs Gold
Radio/Servos – Airtronics/Spektrum
Body – JConcepts Hi Flow
Remarks – Making his debut for TLR this weekend Ryan Maifield is also running the all new 22 SCT 2.0 short course truck. Having only received the truck last week, he drove it in Florida prior to coming to California and so far he is very happy with the truck with its lap times very close to buggy. Focussing on his buggys so far in practice, the 2 runs he has had with the SC truck have been really good and to remove some steering he may choose to change tire but he will make that decision later today.

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New in the Pits – Schuur Speed & SLRC

Schuur Speed motor man Ron Schuur showed us his new Extreme Stock Spec V3 17.5T motor which has recently received its ROAR approval. An all new motor from its predecessor only the bearings, screws and the grey aluminium is carried over from the old motor. Also available in 13.5T it features a 12.5 high torque rotor, is fully adjustable timing and is also fully rebuildable and thanks to the new machined end plates it has more airflow through the motor. Other features include 2mm solder tabs for low resistance and the plastic which is normally found on a motor’s stator has been removed to withstand heat buildup.

New from Sticky Liks Racing Components SLRC comes this range of lightweight alloy chassis plates for both the Associated B5M and the TLR 22 2.0. With the standard chassis’ made from 7000 series aluminium, the SLRC plates have been made from 6061 T6 aluminium and are also 0.5mm thinner than standard for a saving of between 23 to 26 grams. The chassis plates are also hard anodised with the 22 plate available in regular and -3mm version with both sporting two extra battery brace mounting holes.

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