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January 29, 2008

MAD Racing IDEA 4×2 Buggy

French manufacturer MAD Racing have been in touch to tell us about their latest 1/8th scale buggy for the Southern Europe specific 2wd class, called the IDEA. Based loosely on a Team Associated RC8, the car, as you would expect, doesn’t sport any front drive train and thanks to the lack of a central drive shaft the engine is now no longer in line. Power is driven to the rear wheels through a custom made gearbox whose casing doubles up as the cars engine mount and rear braking system for an ultra stiff construction. The car also features double piston suspension, while the car’s drive gear sports a unique adjustable prototype slipper.

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January 29, 2008

GRP Engines FLS Exhaust Line

GRP FLS Exhaust Line

With GRP entering the engine market with their own brand of motor, the company that has the patent on the race proven ‘Fast Link System‘ have announced the upcoming release of its new line of exhaust systems and manifolds. The new exhausts meet the most recent EFRA regulations and have been made from a new special raw material that increases the resistance to crushing in the event of an impact, is 5% lighter than the previous material and by helping to boost the pipes resonance, it also increases engine performance. The stinger has also received attention and has been machined using a special 3D CNC machining technique, which guarantees an increase in resistance to any deformation. Available currently for .21 circuit, .21 buggy and .28 truggy motors, there is also 3 lengths of circuit manifolds to choose from.

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January 28, 2008

Kawahara for MSR & Mike Swauger

Mugen Seiki Racing have announced the exclusive distributor rights for Kawahara Racing product in the USA for 2008. Starting in February 2008, MSR will carry the complete line of 1/10th and 1/8th scale on-road foam tires plus all the high quality option parts that Kawahara is known for making. This new deal will also see top Mugen racer Mike Swauger, who recently switched to JP Racing engines, run the Kawahara tires at all races. Contact MSR for further information regarding all Kawahara products.

Source: MSR [mugenracing.com]

January 28, 2008

Ninja JX21 B-01 buggy motor

The other day we wrote about the new O.S. made Ninja motors, and today Mugen have placed images and specifications of their new buggy motor online. Featuring a lightened and hardened 14mm crankshaft, the JX21 B-01 is a 5 port motor that is said to output 2.48 bhp at 33,000 rpm. Expect to see the full range on display at next months toy fair in Nuremberg.

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January 27, 2008

RB Speedline range of Tires

French company RB Products, better known for their engines, will release their own range of on road foam tires under the Speedline brand. Available pre glued and trued they seem to be currently only available for 1/8th and 1/10th scale gas cars, but beyond that little else is known. We will bring you more information after RB make the official announcement.

Source: Yome 3000 [yome3000.com]

January 26, 2008

BTech RC Titanium NT1 Axles

New from French company BTech RC are these lightweight titanium shafts for the Xray NT1 1/10th scale 200mm chassis. Available as replacements for both the 2-speed gearbox and middle pulley shafts, the new material helps reduce not only overall weight but also rotating mass. A neat feature is that the end of the shaft, where the clip goes, has been machined with a slightly smaller diameter to prevent the bearing sticking when removing the shaft.

Source: BTech [btech.rc.free.fr] via Yome 3000 [yome3000.com]

January 26, 2008

New Ninja engines made by O.S.

Following on from the announcement by GRP that they would stop producing engines for the Mugen owned Ninja brand, comes the first pictures of the new OS made Ninja motors. According to our site partners Neo Buggy, “the engine, OEM manufactured by OS engines for Ninja, is loosely based on their V-Spec with some custom features: the crankcase is from the OS 28XZ engine and does not feature the distinctive OS ‘black’ coating, the sleeve port design is a bit different from the V-Spec, head design, the crankshaft appears to have the same ‘DLC’ coating as the OS Speed V-spec but without counterweights. All in all a mix up of a few OS engines and Ninja branding.”

Source: Neo Buggy [neobuggy.net]

January 25, 2008

Roman Miller – Interview

Roman Miller - Interview

RB Products in the US have a nice interview with their young up and coming team driver Roman Miller. The Mugen racer have only been driving 4 years and is already impressing many with his ability, recently taking his place in the Expert class.

Being with RB this year has helped me improve at every race we attended. At first it was a rough start, my dad had some trouble getting used to the engine, tuning and working on them etc…but with the help of Kevin and Bernard, we were able to get the enignes running pretty well. The consistancy of the engine at all the races we attended made it one less thing for us to worry about throught the year. Me and my dad are very pleased with the support RB has given us both during the year and are looking forward to another great season with RB.

Read the full interview here.

Source: RB USA [rb-usa.com]