Reedy Race - OCRC

It's not often that we feature a discontinued vehicle, but this is a unique circumstance. At the Reedy Race, the Open class drivers used the B44.3, while the Invitational drivers used the B64D. The B44.3 of Broc Champlin may go down as the last major win for the game-changing platform. As we dive through Broc's winning vehicle, you'll notice modifications the team has done throughout the lifespan of the car to improve durability and tunability.

Front End Like many B44.3 drivers, Broc converted his ballcups and ballstuds to #91453 Heavy Duty Ball Cups. This requires quite a bit of work, with some areas of the car needing re-threading along with a selection of 6mm (#91047), 8mm (#91048) and 10mm (#91049) Heavy-duty Ballstuds. Like Cavalieri, Broc also chose to plug his front shock tower holes with rubber inserts to limit dirt collection.

• Heavy-Duty Ball Cup Set, small

• Heavy-duty Ballstuds, 6mm

• Heavy-duty Ballstuds, 8mm

• Heavy-duty Ballstuds, 10mm

Rear End Looking closely, you can see some nicks on the CVA bone where it hits the diff outdrive. This is due to the high diff height and significant dogbone plunge of the B44.3 geometry. Broc also used the stock #9925 Clamping Wheel Hex to maximize the overall track width. A wider hex will allow the car to slide more through the corners and with Broc's hard driving style, this suits him.

• FT 12mm Alum. Clamping Wheel Hexes, Buggy Rear

Inside Front End To increase the rigidity of the front shock tower area, Broc installed #9783 FT Front Tower Mount, aluminum, which reduces flex from the front shock tower to the top deck. This also adds a few grams of weight to the front of the car compared to the plastic kit version.

• FT Front Tower Mount, aluminum

Inside Rear End For many years the B44.3 only had one choice of toe-in: the plastic 2.5-degree kit mount. However, in the past few years the #9727 FT Aluminum 3-Degree Toe Plate was added to the options and with the B44.3 chassis layout, this helped keep the rear end under the car. Broc has installed it in his winning car along with #91578 FT 12x31 FOX® Shock Bodies with Genuine Kashima Coat.

• FT 12x31mm FOX Shock Bodies with Genuine Kashima Coat, V2, threaded

• Factory Team B44 Aluminum Toe Plate (3 deg.)

Electronics Broc is sponsored by Reedy Power and utilized the full range of products offered, including the #27004 Blackbox 510R with #27028 Blackbox 30x30x7mm Fan installed. Additionally, Broc chose the #27107 Reedy RT2207A Digital HV Hi-Torque Aluminum Competition Servo to provide consistent steering, Reedy Sonic 540-M3 5.5-turn motor to lay down the horsepower, and #27307 Reedy Zapper 5800mAh 70C battery to power the whole system.