October 31, 2008

Xray officially announce the T2’009

We brought you exclusive details last week and now Xray has introduced their latest 1/10th scale EP touring car chassis, the T2’009, which the company claims is the most advanced RC touring car on the market today. Revolution, evolution, optimization… those are the key terms that describe how the T2 platform came to be over the last few years. Xray Research & Development along with the Factory Team devoted themselves to extensive testing, all in the effort to bring the consumer the latest evolution of the successful T2 platform. With the fast paced rule changes in touring car, the main focus of the T2’009 has been to evolve & optimize. To take on what the world can offer and outperform all others under any racing conditions with any rules. Take your pick, asphalt, carpet, rubber or foam tires, NiMh or cutting edge LiPo batteries, high‑performance brushed or brushless motors, the T2’009 can handle them all and dominate the competition in the process.

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October 29, 2008

Hot Bodies Cyclone 12X

Hot Bodies have released details about the new Cyclone 12X, which will make its debut at next weeks World Championships in Thailand. This latest version of the European Championship winning car features a number of changes which make for a more aggressive handling chassis. First change is the inclusion of new rear axle bearing mounts that come in 0.25mm differences so that you can fine tune the responsiveness of the rear of the car more. Also at the rear there is a new wheel mounting hub, aluminum spacers for quick track width adjustment as well as a lightweight carbon rear axle, in place of aluminium. The front has also received some attention with new lower front wishbones, steering blocks, lighter wheel axles, new stiffening bar and finally an updated T-bar front mount.

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October 25, 2008

Exclusive: Juraj Hudy talks T2’009

Following the rumors last weekend that Team XRAY was seen testing their T2’009 chassis at the World’s track in Bangkok, we contacted the Slovakian manufacturer for comment. They agreed to a full interview and so we posed a few questions to chief designer Juraj Hudy who confirms that the team are in fact running the T2’009 and talks openly about the new car

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October 25, 2008

Duratrax Vendetta TC 1/18th scale RTR

Duratrax have released this 1/18th scale electric powered 4WD RTR touring car, the Vendetta. With performance upgrades usually found only on larger models, the Vendetta TC leads the way in the mini-sized touring car class. This on-road terror continues the legacy of the Vendetta buggy and ST, so you know it’s ready to run and equipped to win. The ball-type front suspension allows for fine-tuning camber and toe-in to meet track conditions, while suspension travel limiters at all four corners set the ride height by limiting down travel. Available early November.

Source: Duratrax [duratrax.com]

October 18, 2008

New Xray for Worlds?

With the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Onroad World Championships less than a month away many of the leading manufacturers have been conducting private testing at the RCS track in Thailand as they make final preparations for the bi-annual event. At last weekend’s Euro Touring Series race in German we spoke with former European Champion Ronald Volker who had just returned from a successful test in Bangkok while Pre-Worlds winner Viktor Wilck and team-mates Jilles Groskamp & Marc Rheinard told us they had just a few days to get ready before flying out to Asia together with Tamiya’s engineers to test new parts for the TRF416. The other big title challenger, Xray, was also in Bangkok this week but appeared to want to keep their WC challenger out of the public eye. Our sources in Thailand have told us that both Teemu Leino and Alex Hagberg’s cars were fitted with a number of new prototype parts which we understand are for a new car which is rumoured to be released by the Slovakian company ahead of the 2009 season. Juraj Hudy, who is the creative genius behind all Xray cars, together with Martin Hudy were on hand to support Leino & Hagberg at the test and according to our source they did not want the new parts (car?) to be seen with both drivers keeping their cars well covered up at all time. Red RC will be travelling to Thailand to bring you full coverage of the World Championships where a certain Mr. Hara could make history by adding to the 1:8 Buggy World title he won last month in the US.

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October 10, 2008

Xray T2 ECS Drive Shafts

XRAY has just presented its new ECS drive shafts, designed with high-level racing in mind. The ECS drive shafts were developed to decrease front wheel vibration when racing with a solid front axle, thus providing a much smoother and quieter ride and increasing steering. The ECS drive shaft equalizes the speed between the drive shaft and the wheel. With a unique 2-piece joint between the axle and the wheel, the same extreme wheel turning angle is divided into two shallower angles without joint binding. This means that at the same cornering speed, the inner wheel will not bind or vibrate. Drive through the corner is more stable, more precise and easier to drive. With the new ECS drive shafts, wheel vibrations and noise are decreased to minimum, steering is increased and cornering speed and smoothness increases noticeable. The ECS drive shaft comes factory pre-assembled for quality checking, but it is not immediately ready to use.

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September 17, 2008

DXF Streto Vortex & Megatron chassis’

DXF Streto Velox & Megatron chassis’

New from French Classic chassis manufacturer, and newly crowned French National champion, DXF comes the Streto Vortex Chassis. Based on the company’s Primo chassis and developed with the help from a Ferrari engineer the car features a rear diffuser which is an essential part of the chassis and doesn’t just look good but helps with the performance too. Showing that DXF is at the leading edge of development in the Classic class, they have also developed the Megatron which uses a brushless system resulting in the same performance as a nitro car, together with 20 minutes run time.

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August 12, 2008

Greyscale Racing MRCG 1/28 chassis

Greyscale Racing MRCG 1/28 chassis

Greyscale Racing have announced the upcoming release of the MRCG, their new 1/28 pan chassis conversion kit. Based on Kyosho’s venerable Mini-Z MR-02, the MRCG adds 1.5mm quasi-isotropic graphite throughout, a new rear suspension design, an extremely low CG and polar moment of inertia, as well as a 15% weight reduction over the MR-02 to bring 1/12 performance to a class less than half the size! The chassis also features several other small innovations, such as a quick-release battery system and true Mini-Z body compatability to preserve the aesthetic appeal of the Mini-Z series. The MRCG is compatible with both Mini-Z electronics or modular electronics, and requires 4 AAA batteries and a 130-can motor.

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