Saturday, November 24, 2007
Greg Hodapp Joins Team Kyosho Categories - Kyosho, Electric, Off Road, Racing, Drivers - comments closed
World class driver, Greg Hodapp has joined Team Kyosho for the upcoming race season. This return to racing for Greg will also be the second time that he has been able to work with Gil Losi Jr.
I spoke with a few other interested manufacturers, but when given the opportunity to work closely with Gil Losi Jr once again, the choice was simple. Gil has always been able to bring out the best in me and I’m very excited about the direction this team is taking.
Greg will be driving both of Kyosho’s RB5 and ZX5 for the upcoming season. His Kyosho buggies will be powered by Slingshot Batteries and Novak Brushless systems. Look for Greg to be attending major events throughout the 2008 race season.
Friday, November 23, 2007
KM Racing Clutch bells Categories - Mugen, KM Racing, Kyosho, Accessories, On Road, Products - comments closed 
Following on from the release of the lightweight clutch bell housing for the Xray NT1 back in September, KM Racing have now released a similar product for both the Kyosho V-One RRR and Mugen MTX4. Designed to be super lightweight, with the maximum amount of material removed without sacrificing strength, both bell housings has been made from a new hardened steel material for extra durability.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
King & Lutz take 1-2 in RC Pro Series Categories - Kyosho, Events, Gas, Off Road, Racing - comments closed
Kyosho America have been in touch to let us know that Cody King has won the popular RC Pro Series National Championship, followed in second place by Ryan Lutz, both running Sirio-powered Kyosho Inferno 777 WC Edition buggies. Even though he trailed in points coming into the Championship final, King led the most laps and won the final round, giving him enough points to capture the National Championship. Ryan Lutz, who TQ’ed both truck and buggy classes with wins in seven of the eight qualifying rounds, scored a third place finish in the buggy class. This gave Lutz enough points to secure the second position for Pro Series Championship, while Kyosho scored the top two spots in the championship with the Inferno 777 WC.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
Monday, November 19, 2007
JConcepts Illuzion Ultima RB5 body Categories - Kyosho, Wings, Bodies, JConcepts, Off Road, Products - comments closed
Another body from JConcepts, this time its for the turn of the Kyosho Ultima RB5 to receive the Illuzion treatment. The Illuzion “Scoopless” styling presents a smooth yet detailed design while incorporating many of the features from the original Scoopless body for the RC10B4. Race inspired aggressive styling, slim side pods and kick-outs, Illuzionized cab and durable design are just some of the features that make the new Illuzion RB5 body stand out from the rest. Made from heavy-duty thickness polycarbonate with protective film, the body is supplied window masks, detailed Illuzion decal sheet and a new RB5 specific 6.5” Illuzionized high downforce wing.
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Friday, November 16, 2007
Team Titan 1/8th Racing Pulleys Categories - Mugen, Team Titan, Motonica, Kyosho, On Road, Accessories, Products - comments closed
Team Titan have announced the release of these 26T, 16T & 18T pulleys for use in the Kyosho Evolva 05/M3, Mugen MRX-4X and Motonica-P8.0R. Made from hard coated aluminium, they weigh the same as the original plastic pulleys but provide 3 times the durability and have a better resistance to dirt build up, which means you don’t need to clean them after running.
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
K-Factory Kyosho & Mugen Bearing Sets Categories - Mugen, K-Factory, Kyosho, Accessories, Off Road, Products - comments closed
K-Factory have released 2 new bearing sets for Kyosho and Mugen 1/8th scale buggies that use the company’s ZF bearings that offer almost frictionless performance that helps smooth out your transmission system. The improvement in performance comes from the new tighter knit balls inside the bearing and the high quality materials used to manufacturer the entire part. The closer the balls are to each other inside the bearing the less load each one has to carry. This means the friction resulting from contact between the bearing cage and ball is reduced making the entire bearing more efficient.
Source: K-Factory [kfactoryracing.com]
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Xtreme Motor mounts and bodyshells Categories - Team Associated, Xtreme Racing, Kyosho, Bodies, Team Losi, Products - comments closed
US based company Xtreme Carbon have released some non carbon fibre parts in the shape of engine mounts and bodyshells. First up are the quick change motor mounts available for both the Associated RC8 and Mugen MBX-5 that have been made from blue anodised aluminium and allow the quick and easy removal, and remounting, of the cars engine, through the use of 2 piece mounts with guiding pins that ensure the gear mesh is maintained. Xtreme have also released 2 new low profile truck shells for the Losi 8ight-T and the Kyosho ST-RR that are made from 0.050 thick lexan that offer great performance and good looks.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
Mark Pavidis moves to Kyosho America Categories - Industry, Kyosho, Drivers - comments closed
Kyosho America have announced that as of Monday November 19th Mark Pavidis will be joining them as a product designer at their Lake Forest, California facility. Pavidis is a two-time World Champion and the reigning IFMAR World Champion in 1/8 Off-Road, and has 18 years of R&D, product development, and design experience that he brings to Kyosho. During his tenure as a Kyosho Factory driver, Pavidis has already been instrumental in the design and testing of certain Kyosho vehicles. Kyosho America’s Marketing Director Steve Pond says,
Having Mark on staff will give us a distinct advantage because he’s raced at the highest level of competition in the world for decades. Not only will he be able to design new products, his considerable racing skill will allow him to test them to the highest limits. Combined with the considerable talents of Gil Losi, Jr., we’re very excited about the possibilities of future products that will result from our newly-formed team.
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
