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June 23, 2008

LRP VTEC Kamikaze Buggy tires

After a long testing and development period, LRP have announced the release of their all new VTEC Kamikaze tire line. Specially developed for off road racing, the Kamikaze sets new benchmarks in terms of life, wear and grip in today’s off road racing. The LRP R&D team, in close cooperation with their team drivers, have developed a special compound that provides the highest grip and longest lifespan for any racing application and will be offered in a soft compound for highest performance during qualifying, as well as a medium compound for finals. Also available as pre-mounts, that use LRP’s special gluing system to provide the highest durability, they come with a special moulded insert which reduces tire wear to a minimum. In addition, the all new Kamikaze tire features revolutionary venting holes to aid performance through optimum air circulation, avoiding pressure in the tire ensuring the insert works at even the highest rpm. To easily distinguish between the different compounds the hardness of the tire is embedded in the side wall.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

June 10, 2008

LRP Launch their new Website

Our friends at LRP in Germany have just launched an all new website to showcase their product line up and race results. Packed with information, including photos and videos, the site is available to users in both German and English and displays the company’s products in a simple to find and easy to view way, enabling you to make your choice that much quicker. Check out the new site at lrp.cc

June 4, 2008

LRP Prototype S8 TX truggy

This is the first picture of the new prototype LRP S8-TX truggy. Set to make its debut at this weekends German National truggy race in Dachsbach, we wont have any more details before then, but we presume it is based on the German company’s S8-BX buggy.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 29, 2008

LRP HV2 VTEC 4000 Race pack

LRP HV2 VTEC 4000 Race Stick pack

More new products from LRP who have released this Race stick pack, which uses the VTEC 4000 Longlife cell, an extremely though cell that can be stored over a long period of time without any disadvantages. Suitable for a wide range of applications, the pack has a low internal resistance and complies with EFRA, BRCA and DMC regulations.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 29, 2008

LRP S8 BX RTR 1/8th Buggy

LRP have released the RTR version of their 1/8 scale S8 BX, which claims to offer more race proven features and performance than any other ready-to-run buggy in its class. Equipped with components of highest quality the S8 BX provides maximum power, easy-handling and pure fun right out of the box. Its special angled engine mount puts the included LRP Z.21R Spec.2 ‘RTR Spec’ pull start in ideal position for an optimal centre of gravity for perfect driveability on every surface, either on rough grounds, parking lots or on the racing track.

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March 19, 2008

LRP TCM Updated Battery rules

The organisers of the 11th annual LRP Touring Car Masters, thats taking place in the Rhein-Neckar-Hall in Eppelheim near Heidelberg from 28th to 30th March have updated their rules regarding the batteries for the Masters class.

Because of multiple requests by drivers the batteries on the 2008 EFRA list are also allowed in the Masters class. The 2008 Efra list is actually effective for races from 1st April 2008 but many drivers already bought these new batteries so we decided to allow them. Go to the LRP site in the link below to find the 2007 and 2008 Efra lists as PDFs. Batteries you can not find on these lists or batteries with other heat shrinks are not allowed in the Masters class.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

March 3, 2008

Alberto Garcia takes Spanish Nats Rd1

Last weekend saw the first round of the Spanish Electric Buggy Nationals held at Sevilla in 25º degree heat. The racers were greeted with a bumpy and dusty track with two double jumps that were causing the most difficulty for those present. Qualifying saw current Spanish National Champion Alberto Garcia take TQ in both the 4wd and 2wd classes, with the LRP team driver managing to also take the win in both classes. In the 4wd class, he placed ahead of Agusti Salto Font in 2nd place and Zacarias Villalba Nilsson in 3rd, while in the 2wd class it saw the runner up spot go to Alberto Cano Borregon with Jose Miguel Cantos Davia taking the final step on the podium.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

February 24, 2008

LRP S18 Touring Car

We briefly showed you this car in our Toy Fair coverage and now we can present to you full information about the new S18TC from LRP. The S18 Touring Car is an 1/18 scale mini touring car with super efficient shaft driven 4WD, spider differentials front and rear, oil filled threaded shock absorbers and CVDs on all corners. The car is available as a kit or in RTR form which includes the LRP A.I. Micro Reverse waterproof speedo, LRP Phaser Sport 27MHz AM receiver, micro battery stick pack, 220V charger, LRP A2-STX Sport transmitter incl. charge socket, full-size steering servo and high performance 380 size Micro motor

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