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September 25, 2014

Losi 8ight-E 1/8th electric RTR buggy

Coming soon from Losi is the 8ight-E RTR 1/8th scale electric buggy. Building on the proven TLR 8ight-E 3.0 platform the factory assembled vehicle offers a tough aluminium chassis, 3-diff drivetrain, oil-filled big bore shock absorbers with threaded aluminium bodies, and black anodised aluminium shock towers. The fully adjustable suspension, taken over from the 8ight-E 3.0, is equipped with L/R thread turnbuckles and front and rear swaybars. Included with the kit comes a Dynamite 1800kv brushless motor, a 4S LiPo-compatible 130A speed controller and a Spektrum DX2E DSMX radio system with AVC Active Vehicle Control technology. The package is rounded out by a pre-decorated bodyshell and grippy tyres on yellow rims.

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September 24, 2014

Yokomo Drift Package DIB ver.RS Blue Edition

Available very soon from Yokomo is the Drift Package DIB ver.RS Blue Edition kit. The luxurious version of the moulded-plastic chassis DIB ver.RS which comes standard equipped with high-rigidity blue-anodised aluminium grade-up optional parts. Clamp-type aluminium wheel hex hubs which allows high-precision wheel attachment which maximises traction feeling. Furthermore, the DIB ver. RS Blue Edition is compatible with many optional parts available for the DIB series.

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September 19, 2014

Xray T4’15 electric touring car kit

Xray T4'15 electric touring car kit

Following our exclusive Xray T4’15 presentation in the form of an in-depth interview with Martin Hudy and hot on the heels of our article about the making of the 2015 specification car we now have the official release available. The car is based around an all-new main 2.2mm thick chassis that is 3mm narrower for now being only 86mm wide. The chassis was designed to accommodate the new motor mount as well as the included ARS rear suspension system – two of the most significant changes with the 2015 model.

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September 19, 2014

Team Associated Apex Scion Racing FR-S Drift

Team Associated’s Apex Scion Racing FR-S RTR kit is now also available in a drift version with hard plastic drift-style tyres. Otherwise the Drift spec kit sports the same features as the standard RTR package such as a factory assembled 4WD chassis, a Reedy 3300kv brushles motor and water-resistant XP SC500-BL brushless speed controller. Also included is a 2.4GHz radio system, a 6-cell NiMH Reedy WolfPack battery and a delta peak wall charger.

Source: Team Associated [teamassociated.com]

September 19, 2014

VBC Lightning10 200mm World GT pan car – Preview

Available from October is VBC Racing’s new Lightning10 200mm World GT pan car kit. No exact details and specifications are known yet but looking at the preview CAD renderings the car seems to feature some nice details such as a machined battery and electronics compartment for a lower centre of gravity, the main chassis offers different cut-outs to mount optional brass weights in and several mounting positions for the steering servo allow for the use of both standard and 1/12th scale sized steering servos. The link-type car offers dual roll dampers and the front end is of a highly adjustable design. More information will become available soon.

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September 18, 2014

Exclusive – Making the Xray T4’15

Exclusive – Making the Xray T4'15

Following our exclusive interview with Xray’s on-road designer Martin Hudy about the forthcoming T4’15 electric touring car we now have a more in-depth article in which Martin explains the challenges of making an already proven car even better.

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September 18, 2014

Yokomo BD7 2015 – Announcement

Yokomo BD7 2015 - Announcement

In the build-up of the forthcoming IFMAR 1/10th Electric On-road World Championships Yokomo announce the soon release of the BD7 2015 touring car kit. Building on the World-wide success of the BD7 2014 the Yukijiro Umino designed car will include the team’s latest ideas in touring car design. The 2015 specification kit will be revealed on September 29th with the World’s team aiming to snatch the prestigious World Championship title with the production car from October 6th on.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

September 17, 2014

Reflex Racing RSD7 2015 touring car kit

Reflex Racing introduce the RSD7 2015 electric touring car kit based on the Team Associated TC6.2. After close to a year of development on the TC6.2 platform, Reflex Racing have decided to package together their essential upgrades to release the RSD7 2015. The kit includes all the parts needed to build a rolling chassis kit and as it is based off of the TC6.2, the box includes the original TC6.2 chassis plus the RSD7 aluminium chassis, providing you with two different chassis to build with. Other option parts that made it into the box are the lightweight suspension kit, an aluminium inner servo mount, an adjustable carbon fibre battery stop, RSD TC6.2 springs, 315 pistons and soft bladders beside other gizmos. The kit is available now for pre-order and will become available end of September to early October.

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