Sunday, April 20, 2008
Tamiya TRF801X Competition truggy Categories - Cars, Gas Off Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed 
More new products from the RCX show in California as US Magazine RCCA spotted a new competition truggy on the Tamiya stand. Named the TRF801X, this is still a concept car and as such there is little more concrete information known about it other than it will be aimed squarely at the competition market. It looks that Tamiya has perhaps smartly skipped the over crowded buggy market to get a head start on the still emerging truggy market.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Square made Tamiya TRF416 options Categories - Accessories, On Road, Products, Square, Tamiya - comments closed
Japanese company Square have recently released some new option parts for the Tamiya TRF416. Starting with this pair of C-hubs, they have been made from blue anodised machined aluminium thus adding stiffness to this area without adding much weight. Also for the front of the car is a pair of machined aluminium steering blocks, which like the C-hub parts, makes this area very stiff without adding much weight while giving the user the choice of a 3rd steering rod mounting point.
Source: Square [rc-square.com]
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Jaad Racing Tuned shock towers Categories - Accessories, Jaad, Products, Serpent, Tamiya - comments closed 
Jaad Racing have released some new additions to their Tuned Shock Towers range with new shock towers for the Tamiya TRF416 and the Serpent S400. Made from carbon fibre, there are new pieces for both the front and rear of both cars, with all providing more tuning possibilities with regards the shock absorber angle.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
Tamiya Baldre DB01 4wd buggy Categories - Cars, Electric Off Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed 
Following the recent successful launch of the DB01 chassis buggy Durga, the designers at Tamiya are now preparing the 2nd release called Baldre, which is pronounced as “Baldur” as in the diety in Norse mythology. While the body parts set was previously introduced, Tamiya now officially announce the complete assembly kit. With fully-enclosed twin belt drivetrain and other innovations developed from the race-proven TRF501X, this buggy puts TRF racing features in the hands of everyday racers.
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
Toy Fair - Tamiya & Carson Categories - Carson, Exhibitions, Products, Tamiya - comments closed
On one of the biggest stands at the fair, Tamiya and Carson, had their latest and greatest products on show. On the Tamiya side of the booth, the Japanese company was focussing on its DB01 off road chassis, which is the basis for the Durga buggy, while also very much in focus was the Limited Edition DT-02MS 2wd buggy. Given a very large section of their own was the TamTech range of mini retro 2wd buggies, but the highlight of the stand was the display of a full size Porsche 911GT3 racing car. This was present due to the release of a RC replica of the car, based on the RTR TT-01 Type E 4wd chassis and which comes with built in lights for that realistic effect.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Tamiya TamTech Buggy Champ - oOple Categories - Cars, Electric Off Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed 
Not something we would normally write about but as oOple have raced this car last weekend, that makes it suitable for Red RC. Called the Buggy Champ, the mini rough rider from Tamiya is based on its bigger 10th scale cousin from around 1979 or so. The overall look of the original rough rider has been kept much more so than in the previously released mini frog’s case. The main distinct feature of the Buggy Champ being the trailing front suspension which is really the only difference that separates this, the newly-designated GB02 chassis, from the GB01 used on all the other current range.
Read the full review here.
Source: oOple [oople.com]
Friday, January 4, 2008
Jilles Groskamp joins Tamiya - Interview Categories - Drivers, Electric, International, Racing, Tamiya - comments closed
After much speculation about the future of top Dutch International electric racer Jilles Groskamp, we can confirm to you that he has signed to Tamiya. Jilles, who has raced for Xray for the past 6 years, leaves behind a succesful term at the Slovakian manufacturer that has seen him win many major races as well as make the final for multiple European and World Championships. We caught up with Jilles recently and put a few questions to him about this exciting new deal.
UPDATE: We have some pictures below the interview from Fridays test in the Netherlands thanks to our sponsors, the Border.
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Tamiya Durga DB01 - oOple review Categories - Cars, Electric Off Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed
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]
