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December 27, 2013

Yaiba Racing RB6 mid motor rear bulkhead Ver.2

Yaiba Racing introduce the Ver.2 rear bulkhead assembly for the Kyosho RB6. Designed to fit the mid motor variant of Kyosho’s World Championship winning buggy, the new bulkhead is of a 2-piece design with a red anodised camber link plate and a black anti-roll bar and shock tower mount. The design allows the direct use of Kyosho’s anti-rollbar set while the separate camber link plate makes for easier setup and maintenance. Weighing in at around 19g the bulkhead mimics the kit’s suspension geometry for a drop fit without the need to adjust existing setups.

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December 19, 2013

RDRP RB6 battery holder plate set

New from Revolution Design Racing Products comes the battery holder plate set for the Kyosho RB6 buggy. The set includes a battery hold down plate cut from high-quality carbon fibre as well as a 7075-T6 aluminium mounting plate. The latter comes black anodised and laser-etched, as usual with RDRP parts. The set is suitable for mid and rear motor buggies as well as all battery layouts including 2S shorty, stick and saddle packs. The parts offer a higher rigidity and increased looks over the stock moulded plastic braces and should also fit the new RT6 truck.

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December 16, 2013

RDRP RB6 front and rear shock towers

New from Revolution Design come front and rear carbon fibre shock towers for the Kyosho RB6 buggy. The front shock tower is CNC-machined from 4mm high-quality carbon fibre and a direct replacement for the stock part, mimicking the original shock geometry allowing to use it as drop fit solution. Beside being of a lightweight design the part also add a cool technical look to Kyosho’s World Championship winning buggy. The rear shock tower is specially designed for the use with mid motor converted cars and it comes as set including a precision machined aluminium adapter plate to resemble the original part thickness in the rear bulkhead and wing mount area. Just like the front damper stay the rear shock tower is modelled after the kit’s suspension geometry and made to create a stiffer and more precise base for the shocks. Both the front and rear shock tower are sold separately and they are available now.

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December 7, 2013

PSM MP9e & C4.2 option parts

PSM have introduced two new optional parts for the Kyosho Inferno MP9e TKI and the CML Centro C4.2. First up for the MP9e is a 3mm thick lightweight carbon fibre centre differential brace which replaces the standard nitro brace included in the kit. For the C4.2 are new battery strap posts which are made from high quality 7075 aluminium and will replace the original Posts. A perfect fit with the original battery strap, they come supplied with the required fasteners.

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December 6, 2013

Jared Tebo renews with Kyosho

Following some speculation about his future, Kyosho have announced that Jared Tebo has he re-signed a contract with the Japanese manufacturers. Winning 8 ROAR National Championships, an IFMAR World Championship as well as nearly 50 big races in the past 5 years Jared has extended his deal with Kyosho for a further 5 years. Jared has this to say about his new deal:

I am very pleased to be signing with Kyosho for another 5 years. My relationship with Kyosho is great, and the past 5 years have been amazing together on and off the track. I feel as a person, and driver, I fit in really good with the Kyosho brand and it just feels like home for me in my racing career. In the past 5 years we have been able to have amazing results; 47 big race wins, including 8 ROAR National Championships and 1 IFMAR World Championship. I am very excited to say the least about the next 5 years in my racing career, as I feel Kyosho can give me the best resources to reach my main goal of 1/8 Offroad World Champion. Thanks to Aki, Mitsuo, Kanai, Chikuba, Joe, Futoshi, and all the the Kyosho staff for their hard work.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

December 5, 2013

Kyosho iReceiver wireless LAN RC system

Kyosho introduce the iReceiver wireless LAN radio control system. Making use of a special receiver that replaces the vehicle’s standard unit the system allows to control cars, boats and planes via iOS or Android smartphone, tablet and PDA. Up to 6 channels can be controlled and in addition, a micro-camera unit is also available to fit onto your model to capture the action to view on your smartphone in real time creating the feeling of actually driving the car. The data can even be recorded and saved plus a variety of setting features are available including slowing the speed down for easier control, lap time measurement, timer and failsafe functions.

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December 3, 2013

PSM MP9 TKI3 carbon top plate & radio tray

German company PSM have new carbon fibre option parts for Kyosho’s MP9 TKI3 buggy available in the form of a front top plate and a radio tray. Starting with the top plate, the part is CNC-machined from 3mm high quality glossy finish carbon fibre and made to directly replace the kit part with a stiffer and very lightweight part. Included with the plate comes a set of suitable fasteners. Also new is the TKI3 radio tray, again made from 3mm glossy finish carbon fibre. The part weights in at only 9.5g, it offers a high rigidity and, like all PSM parts, it is made in Germany.

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November 21, 2013

Kyosho RB6 & RT6 aluminium idler gear

Kyosho Germany introduce this 26T aluminium idler gear for the RB6 buggy and RT6 truck. It is designed to replace the standard composite part with a more durable solution, ideal when running low-turn motors in high ambient temperatures or on very high-traction surfaces. The gear is cut from high-quality aluminium and it comes hard-anodised for added durability.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]