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May 16, 2009

HPI Racing 1/32nd Scale racers & HB D8 Flux

The Shizuoka show is on this weekend in Japan, and as usual the Japanese companies are out in force showing their new products at their home show. HPI Racing have released a number of new items, the most interesting of which being the new Racing 32 H-01 and H-02 chassis’, which as the name suggests is a new 1/32nd scale racer. The H-02 chassis shown above, is a full race spec version with carbon throughout and is essentially a tiny Cyclone 12X pan car, complete with foam tires. The H-01 is the RTR version of the same car and features lightweight plastics throughout and will come with a beautiful scale body and is supplied with a 2.4Ghz radio system, as well as a charger / workbench. Also new on the same stand from Hot Bodies is the Flux powered version of the World Championship winning D8 buggy. This brushless car is still only a prototype, but from the pictures you can see that it retains the mechanical brake system, has a composite plastic chassis and a forward mounted motor.

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May 15, 2009

Associated RC10R5-Oval Factory Team Kit

Team Associated have just announced the new RC10R5-Oval Factory Team Kit, due for release in June. The 10R5-Oval is built on a 2.5mm woven carbon fibre chassis that utilizes a T-plate and 3-shock setup to suspend the newly designed rear pod. Optimized for brushless, the new rear pod features a 3-point upper pod plate with an aluminium stand-off that increases stiffness and dissipates heat by transferring the heat from the motor mount to the left rear bulkhead, keeping the motor cooler throughout the run.

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May 15, 2009

Team Magic G4II Testing video

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We brought you the very first pictures of the prototype of the new G4II from Team Magic back at the toy fair in February and since then the car has evolved to something that looks like its close to being released. Dario Balestri, current European Champion, and Team Magic’s development driver, was in touch to let us know about the short video above that shows him testing at the Gubbio track in Italy, host of this summer’s European Championships. As you can see from the footage, the car handles really well and can easily cope with all that power that is coming his Novarossi engine.

May 15, 2009

Associated SC10 RTR KMC & RC10.com versions

Following on from the announcement of the ready to run versions of the SC10, Team Associated have released 2 new versions of the popular 1/10th scale short course truck. Differing from the previous version in body alone, you can now get the RTR SC10 in both the KMC Wheels replica as well as the Team Associated scheme, which joins the already available Lucas Oil and Pro Comp replicas.

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May 15, 2009

Tamiya F104 Pro Formula chassis

We showed you the images of the Tamiya F104 chassis just over a week ago and now Tamiya USA have released details of the car in English. The first edition of the F104 chassis kit will come in a Pro spec, using top-quality carbon fibre parts for a beautiful finish and light weight. The car features front & rear wings and an original body, which along with the tire size and body dimensions produce great scale realism. As was obvious in the first images of the car, the battery is longitudinally-mounted, allowing for a slim body design, while the 2WD direct drive system claims to offer excellent acceleration qualities and is very reliable. The front suspension features a link-type coil spring with the rear suspension having a friction plate and a T-bar set up with a TRF damper. A part of the new design is the aluminium diff housing which even if your wheels are removed the differential will hold together allowing easy maintenance. The height adjustable rear gear case has been designed to match the new tire dimensions and the isometric steering rod links up well with the longitudinally-mounted steering servo for excellent control.

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May 13, 2009

SpeedMerchant Rev5 LiPo 1/12th scale

We previously brought you photos of the new line of LiPo friendly chassis’ from SpeedMerchant and now they have released images of the final version of their Rev5 LiPo 1/12th scale chassis. The company has been doing a lot of single cell LiPo testing and thinks everyone is really going to enjoy it. The cars are easier to drive, more nimble, and less work. By taking the weight out of the cars, there is less tire & mechanical wear also. The new kits come with black anodized, laser inscribed aluminium bulkheads, and the new black Teflon coated HPS micro shock.

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May 10, 2009

Kyosho Inferno MP9 Standard Edition

Kyosho have announced the release of the Inferno MP9 Standard Edition, the same MP9 performance with an unbelievable price. The Inferno MP9 is based on the multiple World Championship winning Inferno platform and has had everything down to the last ball-end recreated with the focus on maximum speed and performance in a completely new chassis and body development. Overall weight balance compliments the lightweight chassis that covers setting options for all inputs to lateral running characteristics.

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May 8, 2009

Tamiya F104 Pro chassis

Tamiya have released details of the follow up to their ultra successful F103 chassis, with the release of the F104 Pro. Following the theme seen in HPI’s launch of the Formula Ten, the F104 pro, has an ultra realistic body shell and front and rear wings, and it too is based on last years F1 cars. It is of course a rear wheel drive, with drive direct from the motor and has the battery pack mounted along the centre line of the chassis and the whole layout seems very compact. The car features a carbon upper deck and rear shaft and has lots of blue anodized TRF performance parts as standard, including the car’s centrally mounted shock absorber. Another great looking entry into this class.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]