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January 16, 2009

X-Factory to Debut X-6 Squared

X-Factory are reporting that their new X-6 Squared will make its debut this weekend in major races on both sides of the Atlantic, when the car takes part at the Petit RC Race in the UK and the CRCRC MidWinter in Columbus, Ohio. British drivers Ellis Stafford, Dan Greenwood, and Tom Cockerill will be joined at the Petit RC Race by new X-Team drivers Cyril Baldini from France, Bruno “Elvo” Heremans from Belgium and Stefan Mesker from the Netherlands. On the other side of the Atlantic, Brian Kinwald and Paul Sinclair will debut the new car at the 22nd Annual CRCRC Mid Winter Championships. “Our schedule right now is to ship the X-6 Squared to distributors and dealers the last week of January, and release it to the public on our web site in early February.” said Chazz, company president.

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January 15, 2009

Team Associated SC10 truck

Team Associated are close to releasing what appears to be a 1/10th scale version of their popular SC8 CORR series truck. Promoted on their site at the moment, they are only displaying the new SC10 logo seen above, but we’re sure that more information will come soon. Stay tuned.

Source: RC10 [rc10.com]

January 9, 2009

Serpent 966 1/8th scale chassis

Serpent have release some CAD images of their new 1/8th scale chassis, the 966. Retaining the same front end as on the 960, the main innovations happen at the rear end where there is a completely new assembly. More accessible and stronger, the rear bulkheads are made from aluminium and sport a seperate set of blocks for both the 2-speed shaft/brakes and the lower suspension arm mounts. The rear axle eccenters have been made from aluminium and together with the anodising, the new materials help to create a perfect alignment for all the moving parts. Other changes include a carbon fibre upper suspension arm mount, new chassis plate & chassis stiffeners and updated, smoother shock absorbers.

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January 9, 2009

Exclusive – Corally RDX Phi 2

Corally RDX Phi 2

Seen in the Corally pits at the DHI Cup in Denmark, which Red RC are covering live, is the new yet to be released follow up to the RDX Phi, the Phi 2. Featuring a new chassis as well as new front and rear bulkheads, the car has essentially been designed to accept LiPo cells. Retaining the same transmission from the previous car, the upper deck is now higher thanks to changes made to the bulk heads and this enables the LiPo packs to fit. Some other new changes include wider set lower wishbone supports as well as the all new chassis itself.

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January 8, 2009

Team Losi 8ight-T 2.0 Race Roller

Team Losi Racing 8ight-T 2.0

Losi have released their 8ight-T 2.0 Truggy race roller. Professionally dialed and assembled in a race-ready configuration, the 8ight-T 2.0 builds upon the innovation of its predecessor by offering 37 newly engineered features and design elements, including an extended-length chassis with Tuned Flex Technology (TFT) 2.0, longer front and rear arms, updated suspension geometry, lightened shock towers, revised radio tray design, and much more.

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January 3, 2009

X-Factory announce the X-6 Squared

X-Factory have been busy around the new year, not only has their X-60 truck conversion now gone on sale but they are finishing up the design of the X-6 squared. We have no information on the updated version of BRCA 2wd National Championship winning chassis other than the teaser picture above, but if its anything like the X-5 squared, it will have received a number of improvements throughout. More details as we get them.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

December 25, 2008

Kyosho Desert Race Truck RTR

Kyosho have released their entry into the CORR series class with the introduction of the new 1/10th scale DRT, Desert Race Truck. The latest spec .18 powered race truck brings home the goods in this new era of off-road action, with the advanced chassis design promising real racing performance while superior handling allows it to be easy to drive. The stable stance lets you power through the dirt even on blown out 1/8th buggy tracks and takes on big jumps without missing a beat. Under the advanced engineered body is an optimized chassis layout with the DRT sharing many of its parts, option parts and performance with the DBX and DST. Kyosho knows what you want and so the DRT comes fully assembled and ready to hit the dirt.

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December 23, 2008

HongNor X2 1/8th scale buggy

The follow up to the X1, HongNor have released the X2, developed using feedback given to them by their team drivers, in particular from those in the US. Jay Halsey from Jammin, had spent a lot of time testing and came up with this world class buggy for the 2008 World Championships. The intention was to have a very fast low weight car without sacrificing the durability of the model. The car is stronger than most models on the market and while the steering geometry has not been changed, the weight distribution has. The chassis is narrower with the engine moved forward and more to the center, they have gone away from the center universals and added light-weight aircraft grade alloy center drive shafts. The Center differential mount is the same design as the optional aluminium mount but is now made from a lighter nylon to save weight. The Front and rear towers are a 4mm carbon fibre further reducing weight and the company’s new BT-118 tires and ultra light wheels are included and are proving to be a popular wheel and tire choice. Also included is their optional long life silver clutch shoes and 16mm big bore shock absorbers along with the suggested springs to suit. Finally a new body has been designed for this model with a separate nose cone.

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