The carpet was high bite, and very
smooth. Bumps were not an issue.
Front
Front suspension:Corally
WC (same as Assoc. dynamic strut) with 10 degree reactive caster
blocks, 2 spacers rear and 1 front, 1 1/4 degree camber, raised
steering arm ballstuds, threaded axles from Parma
Front springs: .020
Servo mounting: flat, rear mount (ballstuds for steering
arms facing forward)
Front width: 165 mm at top of tires
Toe in/out: 0 degrees
Tires: Jaco lilac front, 1.60 ", full front tire
sidewalls glued with CA
Rear
T-bar: Corally 2mm, with
center screw on rear pod removed and spacer cut to only have
spacers under 2 pod mounting holes, no spacer under front pivot
ball
Center shock: IRS VCS shock, front mount raised 1.5 mm
and rear mount moved back 6 mm, 25 wt Assoc. shock oil, olive
center spring
Ride height: 3.5 mm, chassis level when race ready
Rear pod droop: This is checked by lifting center shock
rear mount and measuring height at rear of main chassis.
Difference between static ride height and lifted height was 1 mm
Rear width: 171 mm
Tires: Jaco yellow
rear, 1.71", 1/2 rear tire sidewalls glued with CA
Chassis: stock kit chassis
Body: Protoform Speed12
Speed control: Novak GTX
Batteries: Team Kwik Ener-G 4600 NiMH (Note: the SAME pack
of batteries was used twice in practice, in all 4 qualifiers,
practice the morning of the main, and in the main)
Motor: handout CO 27T tuned by Team Kwik