Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Pro Line & Protoform T-shirts Categories - Protoform, Merchandising, Pro Line, Products - comments closed
Along with Pro Line’s new body shells and wheels, the US company also released details about their new line up of t-shirts. Starting with this design that celebrates 25 years of Pro-Line products, it sports Pro-Line’s classic Pro-Line logo on the front and a 25th Anniversary logo on the back. Other designs include the black flame design t-shirt as well as the modern stripe t-shirt, which like the similar Protoform shirt, sports the design on the shoulder of the garment.
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By popular demand Protoform is now releasing the same body style that the legendary Masami used in winning the last-ever IFMAR Pro 10 Worlds, the “P905B”. For it’s “encore performance” the P905B mould has been configured in the hi-downforce mode to enhance handling on a variety of tracks and surfaces. It comes with protective coating and is produced in .030 Lexan.
Source: Protoform [prolineracing.com]
Friday, April 18, 2008
Protoform R9-F & Corvette C6-R shells Categories - Protoform, Bodies, On Road, Products - comments closed 
Protoform have unveiled their latest line of sedan bodies at this weeks RCX Show. The all-new R9-F (above) is a Global Body Spec ready race body specifically for carpet/foam racing and features a low centre of gravity even at the legal 115mm height. For those club racers that like to run their bodies low, it’s designed to be quite “slam-able” without clearance issues. Also new from the US company is a Corvette C6-R, designed for the all-new on-road 200mm pan car category class. This class will feature GT style (front engine 2 door) coupes like the Viper and Aston Martin etc. and the first release from PF is the all-conquering Corvette C6-R body. Pulled in .030 lexan it comes with an aggressive ‘Gurney lipped’ wing, decal sheet and wing hardware.
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Friday, February 15, 2008
Protoform Losi 8ight-T Harddrive body Categories - Protoform, Bodies, Team Losi, Off Road, Products - comments closed
Protoform have released the all-new Harddrive body for the Losi 8ightT, which incorporates the latest in ventilation design queues that racers around the world have come to expect from PF. Emulated after full-scale off-road vehicles, each vent can be cut out allowing for air to flow more effortlessly through the body. This creates less airtime when flying over jumps and less airtime equals more time on the ground which equals reduced lap times and greater consistency lap after lap.
Source: Protoform [prolineracing.com]
Friday, October 19, 2007
Protoform 8ight Hard Drive shell Categories - Protoform, Bodies, Team Losi, Off Road, Products - comments closed
Protoform, who has spent the last 10 years focusing on race bodies for sedan, on-road and oval classes, have added a new body shell for the Losi 8ight to their ever-expanding off-road bodyline known as the HardDrive. Features consistent with all HardDrives include ventilation louvers found throughout each body, which are emulated after full-scale off-road vehicles and each can be cut out to allow air to flow more effortlessly through the body. This creates less airtime when flying over jumps and less airtime equals more time on the ground, and more time on the ground equals reduced lap times and greater consistency lap after lap.
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Thursday, August 9, 2007
Protoform DNA3 200mm body shell Categories - Protoform, Bodies, On Road, Products - comments closed
Protoform have finally released photos of their new high downforce 200mm DNA³ body shell, a body style previously only available for 190mm electric cars. In spite of numerous modifications to optimize the body for nitro sedan racing, the signature DNA style remains, from its bold front splitter to its large real wing there’s no doubt that this is a serious racing body design. Made to fit all 200mm nitro sedan chassis, the body and its supplied wing meet all ROAR and IFMAR rule requirements. Supplied with a protective film, wing mounting hardware, decals and window masks, the DNA³ is formed in genuine Lexan to provide durability for this ultra-fast racing class.
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Monday, July 16, 2007
Protoform Frizbee 1/8th scale body released Categories - Protoform, Bodies, On Road, Products - comments closed
As expected Protoform have released their latest 1/8th CanAm body style, called the Frizbee, and it is designed for large tracks with long straights and sweeping corners. The Frizbee incorporates some unique air management features to improve handling and stability. A molded in fairing is located behind the cylinder head and INS box to minimize turbulence and aid airflow to the rear spoiler. In the front there are a pair of air-extractor vents that increase front downforce when properly cut and folded downward. The Frizbee fits all the popular 1/8th chassis and sits nice and low. Rear bite can be adjusted with the add-on rear wicker/gurney tab. Available in .030 Lexan (lightweight) or .040 Lexan (regular weight) this body has protective outer film and body side-stiffeners with hardware.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Protoform Frizbee body - Update Categories - Protoform, Bodies, On Road, Products - comments closed
Following on from the news that Protoform will release a new 1/8th scale body, the Frizbee, comes more pictures from ElliotCanada on RC Tech. The picture we had before of the clear unpainted body didnt allow us to see the unique details around the back of the engine before, and if you look at the pictures you will see that there is trailing aerodymanic aids just behind both the motor head and air filter. I presume this is to reduce airflow distortion caused by the engine and INS box before it reaches the rear wing, but whether this really makes a difference is to be seen on the track, although early reports suggest that this body performs well so they must be doing something.
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