Wednesday, September 19, 2007
DXF Competition 1/8 Classic chassis Categories - DXF, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
The 2wd ‘Classique’ class seems to be going through a bit of a resurgence of late with new cars coming out more frequently in this rather innovative class. The latest car due for release is the French made (we presume) DXF Competition chassis and while it follows the same design lines as previously released cars in this class, it loses the DIY look. Expected to be released in January next year, the car sports an aluminium chassis, fully anodised aluminium parts and the front end of the car has highly adjustable geometry.
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Thursday, September 6, 2007
OFNA Dirt Oval GTP Categories - OFNA, Brand, Gas On Road, Gas Off Road, Cars - comments closed
OFNA are to release a new GTP chassis that will be available as a preassembled kit that’s tweaked for dirt oval racing. The Dirt Oval GTP has many of the on-road version’s hot new features, but it will include a direct drive center spool with steel spur gear and a pair of 1/2 inch offset hex adapters to increase the track on the right side of the chassis for improved oval weight distribution. Standard hex adapters are included the box, along with treaded street radials for racers who want to set it up for pavement driving. The chassis will not include an engine, body or electronics but OFNA say the new car will have a super low street price.
Source: RC Forum [rcforum.co.kr]
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Mugen MRX-4X optional battery holder Categories - Mugen, Brand, Gas On Road, Cars, On Road - comments closed
Mugen have release this new optional battery holder for there MRX-4X. Made from carbon fiber, the holder is claimed to make the car more responsive by improving the rigidity of the 1:8 onroad chassis.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenseiki.com]
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Xray new Alu Shock Absorber Categories - Xray, Gas On Road, Electric On Road, Products - comments closed
Xray have released new aluminum shock absorbers that have been specially developed and designed to work with both the T2 electric and NT1 nitro platforms. The unique black hardcoated aluminum shocks are loaded with racing features including interchangeable internal parts, giving you the option of installing 1 or 2 silicone O-rings and you can also choose between fully-adjustable 4-step pistons, or you can choose fixed 1-piece precision pistons.
The XRAY aluminum shock absorbers come with all the necessary parts to build one pair of shocks (2 shocks). Springs and shock oil are not included but can be purchased separately.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Mugen MRX-4X Conversion Kit Categories - Mugen, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
Mugen Seiki have released information about their upcoming conversion set for the MRX4-R that will convert it to the MRX4-X, the car that the team will run at this years World Championships in Argentina. As you can see from the image above, it is a pretty extensive upgrade that includes new shorter rear upper wishbones, new uprights with adjustable offset, front and rear bulkheads with adjustable belt tension, new chassis plate, new front and rear shock towers and a lot more.
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Monday, July 23, 2007
Edam Razor 1/8 scale on-road car Categories - Edam, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
There is a new gas powered 1/8th scale on the market, from the Taiwanese company Edam. Its called the Razor and it has been created from the ashes of the Yusa XR8 project which seemingly stopped some time ago. Apparently featuring all new moulds for precise fitting of parts, as well as making the parts more durable, this prototype car looks like a mashup between a Kyosho Evolva and the Serpent Vector, with a few other parts thrown in for good measure. The company is currently exploring distribution channels so we dont know when it will be available.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Team Magic 2007 G4+ LE Auction Categories - Team Magic, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
We were contacted by Team Magic to let us know that they are auctioning off two of their most special new G4+ 1/10th 200mm kit on EBay. Limited to only 999 kits worldwide you have the opportunity to own the kit numbers 999/001 or 999/999 which are currently opening for bidding on EBay and will be there for the next 4 days. These 2 exclusive G4+ packages will also include a limited edition G4+ t-shirt and a G4+ certificate signed by 2006 European Champion Dario Balestri. At the time of writing this, both kits are over $700 with the #999 being the most expensive, strangely enough.
Check out the auction here.
Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]
Thursday, June 14, 2007
BRX-4 Red Ball Classic 2wd Categories - BRX, Gas On Road, Cars, Products - comments closed
We’ve only briefly covered the Southern Europe specific Classic 2wd 1/8th scale class before and with the exception of Motonica, who have yet to release their classic model, there are no major manufacturers invloved. But within the class itself there are a number of big names and the French made BRX is one of those names having been making cars in this class, in a 25m2 workshop, for close to 15 years. This latest car, the BRX-4 Red Ball, differs from previous versions due to the new fuel tank (from Motonica) and radio plate, which offers better balance, and the placement of the radio equipment and batteries, as well as the new red colouring throughout.
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