Griffin 10
The dominant WGT car of the 2010/2011 season was the Griffin 10. Boasting wins at the U.S. Indoor Championships, Snowbird Nationals and ROAR Nationals, there were few other cars to match the outright pace of the Griffin 10. While it is a simple car, the difference is in the details with race proven geometry and innovative features that set the Griffin 10 apart from the rest.
Revised after testing at the 2010 IIC, the Griffin 10 had it's battery placement moved dramatically forward and turned inline. Acompanying the new battery placement was a revision to the center shock geometry to keep the Griffin's renound rough track handling. Not satisfied there and seeing the Griffin 10 needed an additional 70g+ in order to make weight, we used the 15g weights developed for the CEFX Balius oval cars to not only give a secure locating system for the battery but also dramatically reduce the CG of the Griffin 10. Two pcs are included with the kit and an additional two can be purchased seperatly.
While currently a fairly stripped down kit, the Griffin 10 will be recieving several new parts in the coming months. All new CEFX parts are in the works to add more performance and drivability to arguably the best WGT car on the market.
Resume:
2011 ROAR Carpet National Champion & TQ - WGT
2011 Snowbird Nationals Champion & TQ - WGT
2010 U.S. Indoor Champion - WGT
2011 ROAR Carpet National Champion & TQ - WGT
2011 Snowbird Nationals Champion & TQ - WGT
2010 U.S. Indoor Champion - WGT
History:
With the Griffin 12 in the works and the 2009 IIC right around the corner, the Griffin 10 was designed using a mix of current CEFX cars. The rear end was straight off it's little brother, the Griffin 12. The front end was from CEFX's very sucessful Lithium 1/10 oval car. The Lithium arm mounts alow for a very adjustable front suspension arm mounting positions for width as well as wheel base. Continuing with the Lithium COT front bumper and foam, the Griffin 10 also used the wide stance body mounting positions on the rear cross brace. This lowers the CG, gives a more precise feeling and maximizes every bit of downforce from the WGT bodies.
IIC would be the first race run with 1s Lipo batteries and while the Griffin 10 performed well, it was at a huge disadvantage with the timing advance speed controls being introduced for the first time. While a solid top 5 result, it was hard to truely judge the car's performance.
At the US Indoor Championships it was more of the same with drivers figuring out more with the speed controls. Qualifying at the back of the A-Main, a speed control was borrowed and after a rocky start getting used to the increased power, a drive up through the field put the Griffin 10 back up in the top 5.
After that event, the Griffin 10 was finalized and available for sale but really wasn't raced at the rest of the 2009/2010 season events as we waited for the speed control wars to settle.
At the 2010 IIC, Pete D'Agnolo switched at the end of practice from a different car to the Griffin 10. With no practice, Pete struggled a bit but still managed to put the car 7th on the grid for the A Final. In typical Pedro fashion, he threw caution to the wind and made serious set-up changes (and a little dremal work) for the main that transformed the car into the fastest WGT in the field by a .2 per lap margin. Marching to the front, Pete set the fastest lap of the race on the 2nd to last lap. While he came up just short of the win, everyone took notice that the Griffin 10 was a contender.
From there, Pete took the Griffin 10 to the US Indoor Champs where a little rough luck in qualifying left him missing TQ but he more than made up for it with a dominating run in the main giving the Griffin 10 it's first major victory.
Since, the Griffin 10 has gone on to more TQ's, more wins and has no thoughts of slowing down.
With the Griffin 12 in the works and the 2009 IIC right around the corner, the Griffin 10 was designed using a mix of current CEFX cars. The rear end was straight off it's little brother, the Griffin 12. The front end was from CEFX's very sucessful Lithium 1/10 oval car. The Lithium arm mounts alow for a very adjustable front suspension arm mounting positions for width as well as wheel base. Continuing with the Lithium COT front bumper and foam, the Griffin 10 also used the wide stance body mounting positions on the rear cross brace. This lowers the CG, gives a more precise feeling and maximizes every bit of downforce from the WGT bodies.
IIC would be the first race run with 1s Lipo batteries and while the Griffin 10 performed well, it was at a huge disadvantage with the timing advance speed controls being introduced for the first time. While a solid top 5 result, it was hard to truely judge the car's performance.
At the US Indoor Championships it was more of the same with drivers figuring out more with the speed controls. Qualifying at the back of the A-Main, a speed control was borrowed and after a rocky start getting used to the increased power, a drive up through the field put the Griffin 10 back up in the top 5.
After that event, the Griffin 10 was finalized and available for sale but really wasn't raced at the rest of the 2009/2010 season events as we waited for the speed control wars to settle.
At the 2010 IIC, Pete D'Agnolo switched at the end of practice from a different car to the Griffin 10. With no practice, Pete struggled a bit but still managed to put the car 7th on the grid for the A Final. In typical Pedro fashion, he threw caution to the wind and made serious set-up changes (and a little dremal work) for the main that transformed the car into the fastest WGT in the field by a .2 per lap margin. Marching to the front, Pete set the fastest lap of the race on the 2nd to last lap. While he came up just short of the win, everyone took notice that the Griffin 10 was a contender.
From there, Pete took the Griffin 10 to the US Indoor Champs where a little rough luck in qualifying left him missing TQ but he more than made up for it with a dominating run in the main giving the Griffin 10 it's first major victory.
Since, the Griffin 10 has gone on to more TQ's, more wins and has no thoughts of slowing down.
