Shepherd Velox V8 WC Limited Kurzbuch Edition
Shepherd have revealed details on the Velox V8 WC Limited Kurzbuch Edition 1/8th scale nitro on-road kit. Issued to celebrate Simon’s 2015 World Championship title and five ENS wins in a row, the kit is a full replica of Simon’s car with option parts such as hard plastic suspension parts, a low friction pulley set, aluminium wheel axles, titanium pivot balls and screws, brass weights and battery plate, as well as the “team edition” reverse clutch, carbon bumper stiffener, and aluminium bearing inserts beside others. The car is limited to 100 kits and each one features laser engravings of Simon’s signature as well as the serial number. The kit with the number 001/100 already went up for auction for a good cause with the benefits being donated to the German Childhood Cancer Foundation in Heidelberg.
Included optionals:
– Hard plastic uprights
– Hard upper wishbones
– Hard lower wishbones front
– Complete low friction pulley set
– Hard-coated aluminium wheel axles front and rear
– Rear spring steel CVDs with Shepherd engraving
– Brass battery plate
– brass weights (10g + 25g)
– Reverse clutch “team edition”
– Aluminium clutch bell “chrome”
– Titanium pivot balls
– Carbon stiffener for front bumper
– Aluminium eccentrics for front uprights
– Complete Brilliant RC ball bearing set
– Aluminium shaft for middle bearing block
– Complete set of titanium screws
Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]