Mugen Seiki Racing have annnounced that they have signed double ROAR National Champion (this year alone) Barry Baker to their 1/8th scale team for the 2008 season, and we presume for whats left of the 2007 season too. Barry, who continues to race Xray in the 200mm class, will be using Max power and Jaco tires in his MRX4-X and will be attending most of the major 1/8th races next year.
Source: RC Tech [rctech.net]
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]
Mugen Seiki in Japan have announced the release of this large blue carrying bag for hauling your gear to the track. We wrote briefly about it back in June, but only now have Mugen provided some more information on it. This large blue bag sports the Mugen logo screen printed on the outside and inside is 4 corrugated plastic drawers mounted within a frame. The internal size of the bag is 530mm x 315mm and the drawers are wipe able and resistant to high temperatures and moisture.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugenseiki.com]
MID, the German based European Mugen distributors, have released this new general Mugen Seiki decal sheet. Featuring a number of Mugen Seiki and MID logos in varying sizes, the sheet also sports some curiously worded ‘Stop the Copy’ sign type logos. Available now.
Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]
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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Released by MID under the M Mod brand are these 2 lightweight 2-speed gearbox shafts for use on the 1/8th scale Mugen MRX4 and 1/10th scale Mugen MTX4. Made from special hardened and precision-polished metal, these shafts are very stiff so are resistant to bending, even under extreme force, and because they are hollowed out they have now 20% less rotating mass.
Source: MID [mid-mugen.de]
East, the Japanese modified parts maker, has begun selling these new middle bearing blocks for the Mugen MRX4-R, the Kyosho Evolva and the Kyosho V-One RRR, which because of their construction prevent twisting and therefore reduce damage to the front belt. Made using high grade aluminum, each part is anodised and comes in a range of different colours with all sets supplied with ceramic bearings that help increase the drivetrain efficiency. The V-One RRR set comes with an additional titanium center pulley shaft, which is very light yet extremely strong.
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Mugen Racing in the US were in touch to let us know about some of their new products available for Mugen racers. First up are these wicked pivot balls for the MBX5-R and MBX5-T that are super light, yet strong, thanks to their unique construction which sees the use of an aluminium ball combined with a steel stud. Next up is a new large Mugen Seiki carrying case which is blue in colour and contains 4 large drawers made from light and durable corrugated plastic material. And finally is the release of 2 new additions to the Mugen tool range with the introduction of a 5.5mm and a 7mm nut wrench.
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