Chassis Focus – Oliver Mack

Chassis – Shepherd Velox V8 EC
Engine – Sonic 21X
Fuel – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix Tyres
Radio/Servos – Futaba
Remarks – Having not driven since the World Championships in Japan Oliver Mack was surprised with his pace in controlled practice and really happy with his Edo prepared Sonic engine. Unlike some other drivers the German said his car actually handled better with the controlled batch of tires compared to those he used in free practice. Still running the EC version of the Velox V8, Shepherd have a new car coming in the next 2 weeks but due to some critical parts missing he wasn’t able to run it, he chose to use the rear lower wishbones with their pivot ball ARB link and bumper from the new car. In terms of setup its stiff all the way around especially on the front saying if he goes softer for more steering he will end up losing the rear end.

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Chassis Focus – Andrea Pirani

Chassis – WRC GTX
Engine – OS Speed 2101
Fuel – MLC
Tires (handout) – Matrix Tyres
Radio/Servos – Sanwa/Futaba
Remarks – Andrea Pirani is running the soon to be released (May) and provisionally names GTX from Italian company WRC Racing. Only the 5th time driving the car and one of the first using a majority of production parts he is pleased with the car saying it has a lot of traction and with the drive train giving more rotation to the front and less to the rear. Another unique system is the rear braking system which mounted to the rear axle uses magnets to release the brake pads from the disk. Since arriving in Melzo, like most drivers he has gone to a stiff setup, at least in the rear, while making it softer in the front compared to his home track of Bologna. Pirani is also making his race debut with his new OS engine and pleased with his speed and consumption, able to make 5 and a half minutes, helped by the use of 16% fuel.

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Video – 1/10th 200mm Qualifying Rd1

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Video – 1/8th Controlled Practice Rd2

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Chassis Focus – Daniele Ielasi

Chassis – BMT 984
Engine – RB CXR
Fuel – MLC
Tires (handout) – Matrix Tyres
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Daniele Ielasi is running a completely new package this weekend as well as an all new car. Having just signed for BMT and RB the former 200mm World Champion ran both engine and car for the first time yesterday and so far is very happy with how it is going. The BMT 984 is the company’s re-entry into the 1/8th scale onroad market having spent many years focussed on Rally Game. A pretty standard affair in terms of configuration Daniele is working on trying to find a good set-up with the limited time available to him, the car having only just went on sale last week. In terms of engine, his RB CXR clocking a respectable 112kmh on the main straight with very little run time on the motor.

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Chassis Focus – Robert Pietsch

Chassis – Mugen MRX-5 WC
Engine – Picco
Fuel – Maxima
Tires (handout) – Matrix Tyres
Radio/Servos – Sanwa
Remarks – Former World Champion and reigning ENS Champion Robert Pietsch is running his standard MRX-5 with his new Picco engines. Feeling very confident in his new power package’s run time and speed, hitting 110kmh on the main straight, his main focus has been on setting his car up for this unique track. Running stiffer springs than he normally runs as well as a stiffer anti-roll bar to deal with the high speed banked corners, to prevent it bottoming out, he has also had to make some changes to the wheel axle offset, the Matrix wheels run with a different offset than his sponsor Contact’s rims.

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