Our friends at oOple have managed to get their hands on one of the new Tamiya TRF801XT truggies, which has been designed by David Jun at Tamiya USA. Jimmy has done his usual great job of reviewing the car’s building process and track testing it. Lots to read and loads of high quality images to look at.
Check out the full review here.
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Xray have announced the release of their new light and ultra-versatile Xray Team Carrying Bag, which is large and spacious enough to carry your RC car, tools, set-up equipment and gear to any track with comfort and ease. All walls are cushioned with protective foam, keeping your equipment safe within, while spacious side pouches are large enough to carry a full-size set-up board. The strong nylon carrying straps have padded handles for easy, comfortable carrying and four heavy-duty rubber feet protect the bottom of the bag from wear and provide sure grip on slippery surfaces.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Red RC have been given the Exclusive on the new motor that LRP has developed, which is a completely new, revolutionary brushless motor. The Vector X12 brushless motor sets new benchmarks when it comes to electric motor performance and will be making its International competition debut at the Worlds in Thailand. Using their extensive experience, the R&D team has been hard at work developing a completely new brushless base platform, and together with the LRP Factory team have spent many hours on the track to create the best product possible.
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VRC Pro is four in one: it is a Professional RC racing simulator, Racing game, a Sports game and Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMO) in one. As a Professional RC racing simulator, VRC Pro simulates the RC racing experience as accurately and realistically as practically possible, taking into account vehicle dynamics, graphics, control, real-world replication, while overcoming real-world limitations like geographic boundaries and substantial costs. As a racing game, VRC places the player on the rostrum, controlling a high-performance vehicle and allowing the player to race against other drivers or just time. As a sports game VRC Pro emulates the playing of the traditional physical RC sport: it emphasizes both performing the sport and the strategy behind it. VRC Pro features two main sub-genres within racing games: arcade racing and professional simulation racing.
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Reckward Tuning have announced that they have produced a new Symbio racing shell to fit the Xray XB808. The Symbio body, which is available to fit a wide range of chassis’ will also become available for the Kyosho MP9 and Mugen MBX-6 body shell soon. Also announced is a new range of Tourex tires to be called X100, X200, X300 and X400 and which will be available in three different compounds, soft – medium – hard, with hard foam insert or you can get them pre glued on either white or yellow Tourex 80mm rims.
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Last week we brought you the first X-60 body shell photo and today we have received more new photos of the X-60 conversion kit from X Factory. These photos show the new body in its entirety mounted on Paul’s truck. The X-60, expected to be on the market in about three weeks, converts the AE T4 into a mid-motor truck for improved handling in corners, over bumps, and in the air. Team driver Brian Kinwald said:
This thing is awesome. No other word needed. Awesome. It looks super-cool and is faster than any truck I’ve ever driven. All four of the Team trucks were dialed at the Reedy Race. Jeremy Felles put his in the Show with two great qualifying runs. Alex Krieg’s truck was just stuck to the track. My X-60 was super-dialed. In qualifier 3, a back-marker took me out while I was on a TQ run. We worked very hard on this truck, changing everything several times as we went along to make it perfect. Like, we tried five different chassis lengths until we got the one that works best at most tracks. The whole thing has taken lots longer than we thought, but, trust me, it is worth the wait. And now we’ve got this incredible body! Totally dialed!
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Serpent have released this brass counter weight for use on their 960’08 1/8th scale chassis. Weighing in at 50g it is mounted alongside the chassis stiffener to balance the car when using a lightweight LiPo receiver-pack.
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Reedy have announced the release of their all-new sensorless Micro Brushless System comprising of motors and ESC. The light and compact ESC installs perfectly into the tight confines of 1:18 scale vehicles, while a simple calibration and a wide variety of tuning options make it perfect for the casual enthusiast as well as the serious racer. Due to its sensor-less design, the Micro Brushless Motor operates powerfully and efficiently without complicated sensor harnesses. Together, these create a potent combination of power and efficiency that brings performance to a new level. The motors are available in a wide range of versions and are sold separately or together as a set with the ESC.
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