Saturday, December 29, 2007
Hot Bodies Cyclone 12 option chassis Categories - Hot Bodies, Accessories, On Road, Products - comments closed
Hot Bodies have been busy in the run up to Christmas with the release of the new Worlds edition Cyclone D4 and the carpet version of the Cyclone touring car. Now comes the new thicker version of the Cyclone 12 chassis which has been made from 2.5mm thick carbon fibre in place of the standard 2.0mm thick version. This new thicker plate stiffens up the whole car and improves its performance in high grip conditions.
Source: Cyclone 12 [cyclone12-blog.com]
Active Hobby have released images of the production version of their A210SS touring car chassis. As we showed you before this car has been designed with sports racing in mind and is essentially a reduced size 190mm touring car with dual belts, front C-hub system, front and rear ball diffs as well as front and rear CVD’s. The car is still a true racing machine with a low centre of gravity, stiff chassis, adjustable settings such as toe and roll centres and has lightweight carbon fibre used throughout.
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Losi have announced 2 new compounds in their 1/8th scale XBT buggy tire range with the release of a red and silver compound. Sold complete with foam inserts they should be available soon.
Source: Losi [losi.com]
Friday, December 28, 2007
RC Racing Series 2 episode 2 Categories - Video, Racing, Products - comments closed
Episode 2 of the second series of RC Racing, shown in Europe on cable channel Motors TV is now online and can be watched in the player above.
This month we have more action from the BRCA touring car finals at the Cotswold club, and also, the Modified A final from the Milton Keynes 12th National, Our reviews include a look at the amazing array of hop-ups available for the HPI Baja 5b as well as news, views and interviews.
Source: RC Racing [rcracing.tv]
oOple have one of their great reviews online for the new Tamiya Durga DB01, the latest budget-priced four-wheel-drive buggy from Tamiya. The latest ‘DB01′ chassis uses suspension geometry and drive train parts borrowed from its European Championship winning big-brother, the 501X so its starting out with the best genes possible.
Read the full review here.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Hot Bodies Cyclone Carpet spec Categories - Hot Bodies, Accessories, On Road, Products - comments closed 
More new products from Hot Bodies with the release of some carpet spec parts for the Cyclone touring car. The backbone of this carpet upgrade is the new 3.6mm thick carbon fibre chassis plate which has been machined on the top side for fitting the bearing blocks as well as the included battery trays. Also for carpet racing is a 2.5mm thick carbon fibre upper deck and rear upper plate, both with stiffening arms, while there is a new rear shock tower that has been optimised for carpet racing.
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Hot Bodies Cyclone D4 Worlds Edition Categories - Hot Bodies, Electric Off Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Hot Bodies have announced details on the new Worlds Edition of the Hot Bodies Cyclone D4 buggy. Featuring a number of new optionals now as standard, there are new aluminium front steering blocks and rear uprights now included as standard and for added strength there are new stronger ball joints also included. The Worlds Edition also includes a new lower rear wing mount, smoother front and rear shock absorbers, new rear lower wishbones and rear anti roll bar. A middle one way way set is also available for the buggy.
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Ray Wood to cover the Winternats Categories - DVD, Ray Wood, Products - comments closed 
After being present at the 2004 & 2006 events, top RC video producer Ray Wood will be travelling from Sydney to Florida to capture the World famous Florida Winternats race in Febuary 2008. This has only been made possible thanks to Richard Siriano of Brooklyn Hobbies, the DVD’s main sponsor. This track is a real car killer and everyone who races there knows there is no absolutely no room for error with spectacular racing from many top International drivers. Expect the DVD to be released around mid March 2008 in supporting hobby shops or online at www.raywoodrcvideos.com
Source: Ray Woods [raywoodrcvideos.com]
