Mini-Z AtomicBuilt 2006 Team Edition AWD Stock

This is the setup driven by Cristian Tabush at the recent PN Racing Mini-Z World Cup in the AWD Stock class. It was the fastest in the stock class, taking top qualifier honors and laying down the fastest laps in its class.

Honors

2006 PN Racing World Cup Texas Regional
Regional Champion - Cristian Tabush

2006 PN Racing World Cup Finals
Top Qualifier / Vice World Champion - Cristian Tabush

MA010 Chassis Set:  This is a Racing Machine, So we start with Kyosho's Rolling Chassis set and build it from the ground up.

Bearings:  This car has a lot of rotating parts.  And even though the bushings are smooth, they wear out quickly and provide for unnecessary drag.  We like running Atomic’s Ceramic Bearing Set,  they are the smoothest and have the least rolling resistance of any bearings on the market.  Bearings will increase your run time, give you a higher top speed and allow for your motor to remain cooler throughout the run.

Tires:  A good set of high quality tires is very important to go fast.  A combination of GPM 8 deg rears w/  PN 18 radials  up front is the best absolute combination I have found for the vehicle.  Tires are uber-important to get the car to behave properly.  Running too- sticky of a front tire will consistently lead to the tumbling “traction roll” problems often faced by many racers. 

Spring Set:  Many people often make the mistake of setting up the MA010 very hard and very low, another thing that leads to this car tumbling over.  PN racing’s spring set is a great way to get started.   .  I suggest starting with a purple rear and a green front.  As backward as this sounds, we found out this car likes a softer front-than-rear end spring.

Ball Differentials:  Ball differentials are essential.  The stock differentials on the car are not only weak, but act inconsistent due to the ease with which they unload under hard cornering  (this refers to the effect with which all power goes to the tire which does not have the cornering load).  I love Atomic’s adjustable plastic differentials .  The ease of adjustability as well as their smoothness are tough to beat. 

Titanium Universal Driveshafts:  Not super essential for performance, but they are when it comes to durability.  The stock plastic units, even though, light and smooth, often fail. And after all you can’t win if you can’t finish a race.  Our favorite universal’s are Atomic’s titanium ones, not only light, but super resistant- plus, it doesn‘t hurt that they look soooo good! 

Aluminum Pinions:  The stock plastic ones heat and expand often leading to them falling off in the midst of intense competition.  Atomic's aluminum pinion set have a built-in set screws that allow you to tighten the pinion on the motor shaft so you never loose a pinion again.  Did I also mention they look good???               

PN Racing Aluminum Knuckles :  1.5 degrees for the front, 1.0 for the rear.  These beautifully crafted knuckles are a must for racing.  The delrin sleeves over the kingpin allow for smooth suspension action  and the degree of camber has been picked to allow for maximum tire contact and long lasting tire wear.

Aluminum Motor Mounts and Motor Heat sink:  A2 and B2 for the optimum gear ratio on this car 19/29 coupled with the Atomic Motor Heat sink allow for the motor to get that extra bit of heat dissipation necessary to keep your motor in tip-top performance.

1 Degree Aluminum Rear Toe Bar : Toe-in is essential in the rear to keep the car planted in high speed corners.  These aluminum pieces by Atomic not only look good but are very resilient in keeping that adjustment precise.

0 Degree Aluminum Front Tie Rod:  If you want your car to track straight, aluminum is a must. 0 degree provides for good initial steering and high speed stability Atomic is our choice here.

Wheels: Atomic’s wheels are cool, you can’t go fast and not look good., 2.5 offset narrow fronts, 0 offset wide rears .

Elastic Antenna:  Who wants interference?  We don’t , so we run this super cool and resistant antennas from Atomic.  Pick your color.

Aluminum Upper covers:  To tie the package together we opted for PN racing  Aluminum Front and rear upper covers.  These are beautifully crafted and work wonders in combination with the Aluminum Knuckles.  The 98mm spec is our choice.  A longer car leads to better high-speed stability, and at the same time moving the weight of the car further forward provides more corner speed.

98 mm Spur Gears: You can’t run 98 mm without longer spurs.  Atomic's are the best in the business.

Lay-down Crystal adaptor:  Many of the racier autoscales are too low slung  causing the crystal to bind the chassis by hitting up against the body.  PN racing's crystal adaptor solves this problem and gives it that extra “trick” factory look.

Aluminum Wheel nuts:  Trick looking and good wheel locking.  Nobody wants to loose a wheel huh? Kyosho is the choice for Team ATOMICMODS.

Atomic AWD stock:  Best all-around motor for the Stock AWD.  Great horsepower and smooth power band.  Our choice for domination.