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March 24, 2014

Kyosho Scorpion B-XXL VE & Nitro ReadySet kit

Kyosho Scorpion B-XXL VE & Nitro

Seen for the first time at this year’s Nuremberg Toyfair and available now is Kyosho’s gnarly looking Scorpion B-XXL VE 2WD large scale buggy. The 640mm long vehicle is based off the Scorpion XXL dune buggy and features a 3mm aluminium chassis with sturdy, reinforcing side frames, long A-arms with large volume oil-filled shock absorbers, adjustable suspension components, and a fully ball-raced drivetrain with adjustable slipper clutch and fluid-filled gear differential. The buggy is powered by a genuine Team Orion drive set in the form of a water-protected Vortex XXL brushless speed controller and a Vortex Seven Monster brushless motor. The factory assembled buggy also comes with a KT-201 2.4GHz radio system, pre-installed high-performance steering servo, pre-finished buggy body with inner mud and splash guards as well as grippy off-road tyres on headlock rims. Not included is a 4S LiPo battery pack, batteries for the radio and a charger. From April the vehicle also comes in a nitro-powered version with a 5.4cc engine and a large volume 200ml fuel tank that allows for a running time of around 15 minutes per tank.

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March 24, 2014

SkyRC Toro TS50 brushless sensored ESC

New from SkyRC comes the Toro TS50 sensored brushless speed controller. The lightweight ESC is good for the use with down to 8.5T motors in on-road cars and 11.5T motors in buggies due to his 50A rating. The controller features a blue anodised aluminium heatsink case, it can take an optional fan unit and offers a 6V/2A BEC system. It can be widely programmed using the on-board programming feature or SkyRC’s optional programming box or SkyLink USB interface to adapt the punch and brake curves to your liking.

Source: SkyRC [skyrc.com]

March 24, 2014

Marc Rheinard to run Xpert RC servos

Xpert RC announce the signing of 3-times IFMAR Electric Touring Car World Champion Marc Rheinard to run the company’s high-performance servos. The Tamiya factory driver will use Xpert RC’s PI-3401LV servos during his upcoming Touring Car and Buggy campaign.

Source: Xpert RC [xpert-rc.com]

March 24, 2014

Tenshock WP-EX4 V2 brushless speed controller

Tenshock introduce their new WP-EX4 V2 brushless speed controller for both 1/10th and 1/8th scale applications. The 120A rated ESC is good for 2S use with up to 6000kv motors and 3S packs with up to 4000kv, making it ideal for short course trucks and buggies in bashing and racing applications while the controller can also handle up to 3000kv motors with 4S input, allowing the use in lightweight 1/8th buggies. Coming in a cast hardcase measuring 55×37.6×38.4mm the controller is waterproof for all-weather usability and it offers a 6V/5A BEC system and integrated cooling fan.

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March 22, 2014

DE Racing MP9 & D8’12 BumpSkids

DE Racing MP9 & D8'12 BumpSkids

DE Racing has just expanded our line of BumpSkids with new models for the Kyosho MP9 TKI3 and Hot Bodies D812. The Kyosho BumpSkid was designed to work with the thicker front hinge pin plate that was adopted at the 2010 Worlds and now standard on the TKI3. The Hot Bodies model complements the factory rear skid plate for complete chassis protection. Also new from DE Racing is a mud guard for the Hot Bodies D812 that attaches to the rear arms using factory holes.

View the D8 Bumpskids & mud guards here

March 21, 2014

New SWorkz S104 A-arms & S350 options

SWorkz S104 & S350 options

Following yesterday’s introduction of the Performance chassis conversion kit for the S104 EK1, SWorkz has more options for the 1/10th scale 4WD buggy as well as their S350 line of 1/8th vehicles to offer. Starting with the S104 parts, available soon are new wider front and rear arms for increased trackwidth and improved drivability. The suspension arms are also of an updated design with additional webbing and made from a harder compound for increased strength and reduced flex. For the S350 series of buggies comes a new alloy rear toe plate with adjustable inserts to make for a wider tuning range of toe-in settings and available now is a wheel hub weight set including different add-on weight for the steering knuckles and rear hubs.

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March 21, 2014

Martin Lissau joins Shepherd for 2014

Shepherd Micro Racing announce the re-signing of the former 1/5th Scale World Champion and 2008 1/10th World Championship finalist Martin Lissau. After a break from 1/10th scale racing he will attend the national championship in Denmark, selected ENS events as well as the the European Championship in Valencia using Shepherd’s Velox V10 Pro chassis. Martin has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to be back in the great Shepherd Team and looking forward to an interesting and funny year. The development of the V10 to the Pro version was such a big step forward that I’m really optimistic for the upcoming races. I would like to thank Patrick and the whole Shepherd Crew for this great opportunity.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

March 21, 2014

Mugen MBX7T 1/8th truggy – Teaser

Today first images of Mugen’s forthcoming MBX7T 1/8th truggy appeared on the interweb thanks to a Brazilian Facebook user. The two images show Mugen’s latest contender that will for sure sport refinements and improvements also seen on the company’s World Championship winning MBX7 buggy, but for now we only have these images but no definite information on the features and specifications. According to Automodelismo Brasil the kit will ship around Mid-May and while the images only show the nitro version there will very likely also come an electric-powered variant.

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