Under the Hood: Juan Carlos Canas’s SWORKz S35-5

This Under the Hood at the Worlds, presented by Elite RC Productions, features the SWORKz S35-5 of Juan Carlos Canas!

The platform was released just before the Worlds, and Juan Carlos appears to be running a largely standard buggy, with a few familiar additions.

Steel hardware and RC Project shock caps

The most obvious departure from the standard car is the set of RC Project shock caps. Interestingly, the buggy appears to use almost exclusively steel screws, alongside steel pivot balls.

That suggests saving every last gram is not the priority here. The extra weight compared with lighter hardware choices may be a deliberate way of calming the car in high-grip conditions, although this explanation has not been confirmed.

Conventional geometry and low differentials

Setup-wise, the car appears to sit within a fairly conventional window, without obvious extreme geometry choices.

The S35-5 gives SWORKz drivers the ability to adjust differential height. Despite the high grip at the event, Canas appears to have kept the differentials in a low position.

P2 bodyshell and Razor wing

For the body and wing, Canas has selected the JConcepts P2 bodyshell and injection-moulded Razor wing.

Again, the moulded wing suggests the lightest possible configuration is not the sole objective. Canas appears to favour the more aggressive character of the P2’s wide cab over the calmer S15 alternative or the F2 shell, which was still unreleased at the time of this coverage.

Setup interpretations and unconfirmed component details are observations from the event coverage, rather than confirmed explanations from the driver or team.

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