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May 13, 2016

Chassis Focus – Marc Rheinard

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Chassis – Tamiya TRF419X
Motor – Muchmore Fleta ZX 4.5T
ESC –Muchmore Fleta Pro V2
Batteries – Muchmore 6000 mah
Tires – Volante (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Xpert
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Four time World Champion and lead Tamiya driver is running the newly announced TRF419X, which are finally allowed to photograph. As seen in the official announcement, the car sports new shock towers for the shorter shocks, lower and narrower bulkheads and new rear hubs with a lower axle position and higher camber link. It also sports a new wider chassis and two-piece motor mount and Marc has finished his car off with a set of titanium screws.

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May 13, 2016

Chassis Focus – Kyle Branson

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Chassis – Capricorn TE 03
Motor – LRP X20 4.5T
ESC –LRP Flow
Batteries – LRP 5800 mAh
Tires – Volante (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Tesla
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Capricorn factory driver Kyle Branson is driving an updated version of the TE 03. His car features a new stiffening system that uses a single brace of 5mm thick carbon running the entire length of the car that totally changes the flex of the car and is meant to improve the traction and to avoid tweaks in the car thanks to the single fixing point in both front and rear end.

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April 10, 2016

Chassis Focus – Giacomo Moretti

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Chassis – Fenix Mistral “Black”
Motor – Hobbywing (handout)
ESC – Hobbywing (handout)
Batteries – NVision 4500 mah
Tires – Ride (handout)
Radio/Servo – Futaba/Savox
Bodyshell – Fenix Phi-Gamma
Remarks – Team Fenix is running the newest version of their Mistral. The car features an interesting servo mount that can be either mounted in the floating position or fixed on the chassis. Fully equipped with titanium screws, Giacomo’s car features a gear differential and an aluminium black chassis specially made for team drivers.

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April 10, 2016

Chassis Focus – Daniele Ielasi

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Chassis – WRC F-One 2016
Motor – Hobbywing (handout)
ESC – Hobbywing (handout)
Batteries – Orion 4500 mah
Tires – Ride (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Bodyshell – WRC stock body
Remarks – Making his debut in the Formula class, Daniele Ielasi is running the WRC F-One. With the ETS officials making an exception to the wing rules due to the impossibility to adapt the ETS wings to the WRC car, the Italian manufacturer’s plan is to make the future Formula platforms compliant to the ETS specs. Daniele’s car is pretty close to a standard out-of-the-box car, although it features a titanium rear axle and a pre-production aluminium chassis

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April 10, 2016

Chassis Focus – Valentin Hettrich

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Chassis – Yokomo BD7
Motor –Muchmore (handout)
ESC –Muchmore (handout)
Batteries – ORCA 6300 mah
Tires – Volante (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Xpert
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Having recently moved to Team Yokomo, German driver Valentin Hettrich is proving to be a strong contender at ETS Round 3 in Austria. Running the Japanese manufacturer’s BD7, the car features a number of options such as front & rear double joint outdrives, a titanium spur gear shaft and an aluminium chassis. The car is completed by a full set of titanium screws and turnbuckles.

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April 10, 2016

Chassis Focus – Bruno Coelho

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Chassis – Xray T4 2016
Motor – Hobbywing Xerun V10G2 4.5T
ESC –Hobbywing Xerun X1o Pro
Batteries – EZ Power 6200 mah
Tires – Volante (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R
Remarks – Portuguese star Bruno Coelho is running a close to standard 2016 version of the Slovakian made T4. Fitted with titanium and aluminium Hiro Seiko screws, his car features a front brass wishbone support, heavy duty outdrive blades and an aluminium steering system.

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April 9, 2016

Chassis Focus – Viljami Kutvonen

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Chassis – Awesomatix A800 “A”
Motor – LRP X20 4.5T
ESC –LRP Flow
Batteries – LRP 5600mAh “LCG”
Tires – Volante (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Highest
Bodyshell – Protoform LTC-R 2.0
Remarks – Having just secured his best grid position of the ETS season, Finnish ace Viljami Kutvonen is running the “A” version of the Russian made touring car which means he is using an aluminium chassis, the A800 coming with a carbon chassis as standard. His car also sports new, wider suspension arms that feature adjustable pivot balls to make it easier to adjust the car’s width. He is also using a new centre chassis stiffener which also doubles as a 65g weight.

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April 9, 2016

Chassis Focus – Andreas Myrberg

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Chassis – Yokomo YR-10F
Motor – Hobbywing (handout)
ESC –Hobbywing (handout)
Batteries – ORCA 4800mAh
Tires – Ride (handout)
Radio/Servo – Sanwa/Xpert
Bodyshell – Montech F13
Remarks – After a long racing hiatus, former top touring car racer Andreas Myrberg gets back behind the wheel running a Yokomo formula borrowed from his AME team driver Tobias Vogel. The car is pretty standard, only equipped with a lightweight aluminium rear axle and titanium screws, and fitted with a set of Montech wings.

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