Saturday, September 29, 2007
Tamiya DT-02 Limited Edition Categories - Cars, Electric Off Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed
Tamiya have announced that they will release a special edition of their popular DT-02 2WD off-road buggy featuring a simple, user-friendly chassis with exciting performance. The car comes with lots of special option parts to bring out every ounce of hidden potential of this chassis, and to top it all off, this limited edition DT-02 MS comes with a body that is finished in TRF Driver Satoshi Maezumi’s personal colors.
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Monday, September 24, 2007
Team Azarashi Tateego body Categories - Bodies, Off Road, Products, Tamiya, Team Azarashi - comments closed
Japanese company Team Azarashi have released pictures of their new 1/10th scale buggy body, called the Tateego, due for release in October. With over 8 months of development, this body, which is shown above mounted on the Tamiya TRF501X, features a very unique shape and very aggressive look. The body features 2 large air scoops up front for cooling of the cars electronics while the curved sides, low roof and narrow rear improve air flow to the rear wing making it very stable in the air.
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Eagle Racing Pit Mat & 501X parts Categories - Accessories, Eagle Racing, Off Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed
Eagle Racing have released a number of new products this week with the first being this new pit mat. Made from a high quality rubber material, it is 40 x 60cm in size and weighs 325grams, and is supplied with a velcro strap to allow you to roll it up for transportation. Also new from Eagle Racing are some option parts for the Tamiya TRF 501X 4wd buggy, the first option being a blue anodised aluminium steering linkage which adds extra strength to this assembly. Also new for the 501X are a range of lightweight and strong titanium turnbuckles in various selections as well as titanium screw sets, also available in different amounts.
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Friday, September 21, 2007
Team Azarashi Flex deck for 501X Categories - Accessories, Off Road, Products, Tamiya, Team Azarashi - comments closed
Japanese company Team Azarashi have released this flexible top deck option for the Tamiya 501X. Available for both the front and rear side of the central motor assemble the original carbon top deck is replaced with 2 seperate braces, made of dry carbon plate, that allow the car to flex giving more mechanical grip. The user can choose to have them on both the front and rear of the car or just one end, whichever needs it.
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Since it’s release last year, the Tamiya TRF501X has enjoyed some competition successes, including winning the recent European Championships in Finland. The experience gained through the development of the TRF501X is now available to fans around the world in the form of this much-anticipated R/C off-road buggy, the Durga. Essentially a plastic version of the 501X, the Durga uses a reduced number of parts for ease of maintenance and comes supplied wth the wheels, tires and 540 type motor, all for a more competitive price.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Tamiya TRF416 EP Touring car chassis Categories - Cars, Electric On Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed
Tamiya released information about their new touring car chassis, the TRF416, a few days ago and now, a few days late, we have it too. The new car is designed to be optimised for brushless motors in conjunction with event-controlled tires but to achieve success under such conditions, a fine balance must be achieved between handling and tire wear. It is with this in mind that Tamiya designers developed the concept of this brand new TRF416 chassis, apparentley. Please note that images show pre release prototype.
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Monday, August 20, 2007
3Racing Tamiya TRF501X Options Categories - 3 Racing, Accessories, Off Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed
3Racing have introduced a range of new blue anodised optional parts for Tamiyas European Championship winning buggy, the TRF501X. Included are new aluminum rear hub carrier made from aluminium, left and right steering blocks from aluminium, front C-Hub carrier from aluminium, front and rear steel CVD’s, titanium ball studs, aluminum steering linkages as well as a rear aluminium wing mount. Also from 3Racing are a new front and rear shock tower for the car which has been made from 3mm carbon fibre giving extra support to your shocks in rough conditions.
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Tamiya TRF415 MSXX Rheinard Edition ‘07 Categories - Cars, Electric On Road, Products, Tamiya - comments closed
Tamiya have added another car to their TRF range of with the introduction of their latest kit, the TRF415 MSXX Marc Rheinard Edition 2007. This chassis is essentially the MSXX but with the same specs and optional parts as the one used by team driver Marc Rheinard to win this years Reedy Touring Car race in California. Those changes include updates to the double deck carbon fiber chassis which now features a brand new 2mm upper deck, which is designed to help convert chassis roll into cornering speed, and a 2.5mm lower deck.
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