July 8, 2015

New in the Pits – Fast Race Part 1

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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.

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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.

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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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May 25, 2015

Chassis Focus – Ronald Volker

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Chassis – Yokomo BD7 2015
Motor – LRP 4.5
ESC – LRP
Batteries – LRP 5600mah
Tires – Sweep (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Yokomo ace Ronald Volker is running a pretty out-of-the-box version of the BD7 2015 as usual beautifully prepped by Yokomo’s engineer Yukijiro Umino. The only changes featured are a titanium screw set and a different weight distribution to match the rules of the Reedy Race.

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May 24, 2015

Chassis Focus – Josh Cyrul

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Chassis – Awesomatix A700 Evo2
Motor – Trinity 5.0
ESC – LRP
Batteries – Trinity 7150mah
Tires – Sweep (handout)
Radio/Servo – Ko Propo
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – American onroad racing veteran Josh Cyrul is running is contesting the Reedy Race of Champions with the latest version of Awesomatix’s A700. The Evo2 is pretty standard, only fitted with the optional top deck and titanium turnbuckles.

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May 24, 2015

Chassis Focus – EJ Evans

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Chassis – TOP Racing Sabre
Motor – Hobbywing 4.5
ESC – Hobbywing
Batteries – R1 Wurks 6000mah
Tires – Sweep (handout)
Radio/Servo – Futaba
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – American TOP team driver EJ Evans is racing the Reedy Race of Champion with an almost entirely stock version of the Sabre. The only options to be found on the car are an aluminium center pulley and low friction belts.

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May 24, 2015

Chassis Focus – JJ Wang

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Chassis – HB Pro5
Motor – Reedy 4.5
ESC – LRP
Batteries – Reedy 6500mah
Tires – Sweep (handout)
Radio/Servo – Ko Propo
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Young HB team driver JJ Wang is here at the Tamiya Raceway running a very standard example of the Japanese company’s PRO5.  The only changes to the car are that it is fitted with a Hiro Seiko titanium screw set and LeeSpeed gearing.

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May 24, 2015

New in the pits – Schuur Speed

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Ron Schuur from Schuur Speed is at the Reedy Race of Champions with samples of their new limited edition “Select Signature Series” of 13.5T and 17.5T Stock motors. Hand built and race prepped by Ron himself, they have just become available for purchase through the Schuur Speed website where upon ordering the customer can choose among a series of customising options. There will be a choice of standard or the ability to select “extra strength” rotor, steel or ceramic bearings, timing and anodising color – the default color being blue. The order form also features an extra field for special requests.

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