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March 12, 2008

Xray XT8 to remain unchanged for 08

A bit of non news from Xray, who have officially confirmed what they told us in Nuremberg last month, that the XT8 truggy will remain unchanged for this season.

The XT8 has been extremely successful since its release, and the long development time has paid off as the car has been proven to be ‘bulletproof’ and its performance has been at the very highest level. We have followed all reports, feedback and exeriences very closely, not only from team drivers but also from our customers around the world… and as such I am happy to confirm that there are no immediate plans to alter the XT8 and it will remain with the same specifications for the 2008 season. I hope everybody enjoys the XT8 and I wish everybody great success in the 2008 racing season.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 7, 2008

Hayato Matsuzaki LE Cyclone D4

Limited to only 20 pieces, this special Cyclone D4 4wd buggy from Hot Bodies is a replica of that used by current 2wd World Champion and 4wd Japanese National Vice Champion Hayato Matsuzaki. Supplied in a nice metal carry case, the car is completely assembled and comes with Panther tyres all around and topped off with a very nice replica painted shell and wing. For your money, nearly EUR 1,400, you also receive the top of the line KO Propo EX-10 Helios C2 transmitter, PDS-2413ICS steering servo and VFS-1 Pro C3 2008 speed controller. Accompanying your transmitter is a metal carry case, while in the car is mounted a Team Checkpoint brushed electric motor. The D4 itself sports some optional parts including, aluminium rear uprights, aluminium C-hub blocks and new toe in suspension blocks. As a nice touch, both the car and its case sport a limited edition badge which is also numbered.

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March 5, 2008

Kyosho dNaNo FX-101 1/43rd scale

Seen here first at the start of February, Kyosho have released full details of their new dNaNo concept on its dedicated, Japanese only, website. These 1/43rd scale cars make the company’s Mini-Z line look big, yet they are extremely detailed and are true radio controlled race cars. Available in 3 different chassis versions, with varying wheelbases and motor positions, the cars are controlled by Kyosho’s KT-18 2.4GHz radio system and are kept stable on the track, we are told, through the use of a mini built in gyro. Powered by a tiny 3.7V 130MAh LiPo cell, the car sports a rear differential and power is supplied through a micro coreless motor, originally found in mobile phones to produce the vibration, but then optimised. To enable the racer to easily compete on different tracks, each car is supplied with its own IC Tag (transponder), which you can see as in blue on the bottom of the car in the picture above. If you want one you will have to wait, but that will give you time to choose between the Ferrari Enzo, Ferrari 360 Modena, Murcielago LP640, Nissan Skyline GT-R, Porsche 962C LH and finally the Mazda 787B.

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March 4, 2008

Kyosho RB5-T Stadium truck pictures

Over the weekend we showed you pictures from R/C Car magazine of the new prototype Kyosho Stadium truck during testing, with the working name of RT-5 or RB5-T. Now their counterparts at RC Car Action have gotten their hands on a clean prototype for a more close up look at the car as well as some fresh new studio pictures. RCCA don’t have many more details about the truck that we didn’t already know but confirmed that the chassis is an extended version of the RB5 buggy, which will push the truck out to the maximum allowable ROAR legal wheelbase. A lot of the carbon parts, including the shock towers and front body post mount, will be moulded parts in the production version, and of course the carbon wishbones will be replaced by the standard moulded type. Longer aluminum-body threaded shocks will be standard and the truck will probably feature the same C-hubs, steering knuckles and rear hub carriers as the RB5 for parts compatibility between vehicles.

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March 3, 2008

Serpent S120 1/12th scale chassis

Spotted at last weekends Masters of 12 Scale held in Kerkrade in the Netherlands, and photographed by Joost Kuiper, was the new Serpent S120 1/12th scale pan car. Belonging to race organiser and Serpent development driver Markus Mobers, it was not being raced but was on display for all to see on the Sunday of the event. What can be seen on this car, which is missing the top centre shock absorber, is the single piece aluminium rear pod and the central tweak adjustment system. The lateral shock absorber, that stabilises the rear pod is not so clear in these pictures but we were told that Serpent will release more information about this car by the end of the week.

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March 1, 2008

Kyosho RT-5 Stadium truck Prototype

Our US Magazine partners R/C Car have the first pictures of the new Kyosho Stadium truck that was spotted in secret testing at one of the magazines local tracks in Southern California. The RT-5, as it is currently being called, is a 1/10 scale off-road electric stadium truck, which Kyosho reps stress is still highly pre-production and in full testing mode. The RT-5 is based upon Kyosho’s popular RB-5 electric buggy and in fact shares RB-5’s transmission and tranny ratio. The car, as you would expect has a longer chassis, longer suspension arms, and longer shocks than the RB-5 and the double-thick carbon-fibre shock towers seen in the photos are still undergoing testing with production versions perhaps being molded, fibre or carbon fibre. There is no official release date yet, but Kyosho will debut the RT-5 in mid-March at the Cactus Classic in Phoenix, Arizona, where a Kyosho engineer from Japan will join the team to help with further development.

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February 28, 2008

BMI Racing DB10R Pro-10

BMI Racing have been in contact to let us know abou their all new Pro-10 called the DB10R. Pro-10 is poised to make a return as a popular racing class, with racers tiring of the costs, complexity and steep learning curve associated with 4wd sedans and are expected to embrace this new class as an inexpensive, fast and simple way to enjoy racing again. BMI Racing’s R&D team have been working to develop a state of the art Pro-10 car that is a leap beyond the old technology of 235mm pan cars, the result of this program being the new DB10R.

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February 26, 2008

Shepherd Micro Racing Velox

Shepherd Micro Racing have announced that they have finally released the Velox, 1/8th scale nitro on road chassis. Packed with innovative and high performance features, the most noticeable of which is the all-new Velox ‘Direct-V-Brake System’ (DVB-System), a system that provides durable and powerful braking through the use of rear axle mounted brake disks and a cable activated braking system. Upon applying the brake on your transmitter, the cable pulls two rear levers that clamp the brake pads against the twin, long life, ventilated disks providing strong and consistent braking performance every time. At the front of the Velox is the car’s steering servo saver that sports a quick one-step easily adjustable Ackerman setting. Using one screw, the user can loosen, easily adjust the setting and re-tighten the front part of the servo saver, enabling quick Ackerman adjustments even while on the track.

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