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June 17, 2014

Yokomo GT500R ver.2 1/12th kit

Yokomo introduce the new GT500R ver.2, an upgrade to the popular GT500R kit. The latest version comes with front and rear friction dampers installed, lowering the centre of gravity while scrubbing some weight at the same time, leading to easier driving and enhanced performance. Also a high-capacity “X” shock has been installed as the rear pitching damper to improve rear traction, allowing higher cornering speeds. Other standard features include a ball differential and optional aluminium parts to make for more aggressive setups on high-grip surfaces while retaining good low-grip drivability. The kit is available in a standard graphite version or as silver surface graphite edition, both kits will become available by early July.

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June 13, 2014

Serpent Viper 977-e 1/8th electric car – Preview

Serpent have released first information and images on their electric-powered Viper 977-e 1/8th electric on-road car. Making use of the proven 977 suspension the kit will feature a newly designed 5mm carbon fibre chassis and topdeck, carbon fibre battery mounts and protectors as well as a carbon fibre speed controller tray. The drivetrain makes use of dual 5mm belts with large diameter pulleys and ball-raced belt tensioners. The motor mount and middle layshaft bracket are machined from 7075 aluminium for maximum precision and durability. Designed to be run with an 1/8th scale speed controller, a 2000kv brushless motor and dual 3S LiPo battery packs, first testing showed similar or even faster lap times compared to the nitro-powered counterpart with runtimes of more than 5 minutes being no problem. Final testing is in full swing at the moment with a production start being expected soon. In the future there may also be a conversion kit for 977 owners allowing to run the electric variant indoor during Winter time for example.

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June 13, 2014

Mugen MTX-6 Prototype – Preview

During this weekend’s 3rd round of the Euro Nitro Series, run at the famous Hockenheimring in Germany, Mugen are on site with the prototype of the forthcoming MTX-6 200mm nitro car. The recently crowned ETS champion Ronald Volker is in attendance using a car he borrowed from fellow countryman and good friend Robert Pietsch. The big news, though, comes from the fact that the car he is running is a 99% stage prototype of the new 200mm car from Mugen Seiki which will be called MTX-6. We spoke to Ronald and Robert, who talked us through the main new features. First of all there are a bunch of reinforced parts, such as the chassis, the differential mounts, the rear arms and their mounting brackets, the rear differential plastic parts and the front turnbuckles. The second gear has also being reinforced, the spur and the pinion now being both 1mm wider, which together with the new carbon fibre stiffeners should help solve the problems that some customers had on the MTX-5 with their second gear. Staying on the rear end, the braking system is moved on the gear shaft, and its improved linkage provides more power. The front end also features new differential mounts that allow faster access and a new servo saver with interchangeable ackermann plates, while on both front and rear the car also sports lower shock towers.

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June 10, 2014

Schumacher Mi5evo touring car kit

UK company Schumacher introduce the Mi5evo, an entirely new competition touring car developed from the BRCA National Championship winning and popular Mi5 platform. Offering some revolutionary design features, the Mi5evo enables the racer even more tunability for both carpet and asphalt tracks. The car offers an ultra low centre of gravity design combined with a wider span vertical top deck that makes for both a responsive and nimble feel, yet is forgiving and consistent to drive. Other changes include an optimised motor position that sits 4.5mm closer to centreline, shorter shocks, a new steering system with tuneable Ackermann options, new mouldings and pins for lower unsprung weight as well as revised body posts and clamps.

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June 7, 2014

VBC Racing WildfireD06 Dynamics Edition TC kit

VBC Racing introduce the WildfireD06 Dynamics Edition touring car. The kit is based off the standard D06 and features a selection of performance and durability enhancing VBC Dynamics parts such as a 2.0mm 7075 aluminium chassis, titanium coated shock shafts and suspension pins, a graphite bumper plate, front and rear anti-roll bar set, as well 0.5mm suspension shims. Also included are several shock absorber parts such as 4-hole pistons, green and white dot springs, an oil sealer shock cap set as well as X/Y-C10 and E20 suspension parts.

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June 5, 2014

MD Racing MDT15 – Prototype images

Following a set of renderings, Spanish company MD Racing now released first prototype images of their forthcoming MDT15 touring car. Currently built from rapid prototype parts, a fully functional car should be ready to hit the tracks in around 2 weeks time. The MDT15 sports a conventional layout with the battery placed on the right hand side and the motor, speedo and steering servo on the left side of the chassis but especially the front and rear bulkheads heavily differ from current designs as their L-shape allows to permanently mount the shock towers to the bulkheads while the front spool and rear differential being accessible by undoing 4 screws each without having to remove the shocktower and shocks as most current designs require. The upper and lower A-arms are also of a different design but compared to previously released renderings these are only mock-ups at the moment. We bring you more information on the car as soon as they become available.

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June 4, 2014

Tamiya TRF101W “wide” formula chassis kit

Tamiya TRF101W "wide" formula chassis kit

We wrote about Tamiya’s forthcoming TRF101W “wide spec” formula 1 kit some time ago and now Tamiya Japan have an official product image and information available. The car is based off the already known TRF101 standard track width kit and features a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis, a new longer upper deck as well as “wide” lower carbon fibre A-arms made from 2.5mm carbon fibre. Also included in the kit, that is designed for the use with foam tyres, is a new piston for the side damper making for an improved damper action in tight corners. The kit comes without body, wings and tyres and will hit the stores mid-July.

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June 4, 2014

Serpent Spyder 2WD Short Course Truck kit

Serpent introduce their first ever Short Course Truck in the form of the Spyder 2WD SCT. Based off the popular Spyder SRX2 line of buggies, the truck shares many design ideas such as the unique front steering block design, the adjustable rear differential height and the 3-pad slipper clutch. Based on a long wheelbase composite chassis the truck is a purpose-designed rear motor vehicle, ideal for all low to medium traction tracks. Long travel 12mm big bore threaded aluminium shock absorbers and race geometry suspension arms make for maximum on-track performance while polycarbonate inserts in the wide nerf bars keep as much air as possibly away from the inside of the bodyshell to reduce the unwanted parachute effect SC trucks are known for during jumping. Other features include suspension block inserts for the C-hubs and rear A-arm holders and uprights, spring steel turnbuckles and wheel axles, a limited slip ball differential and an aerodynamic SCT body with side damps. The truck is set for a mid-June release.

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