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March 17, 2015

ARC R8.0E 1/8th electric on-road kit

Shortly after the announcement of the R8.0 1/8th nitro on-road car ARC have first renderings of an electric-powered variant available. Sharing around 85 percent of parts with the nitro variant the whisper silent electric car will sport a relocated drivetrain with an inner mounting position for the centre belt to allows the battery packs to be mounted as close to the centre of the chassis as possible. The battery trays will accept 2S, 4S and 6S LiPo packs while the motor mount takes industry standard 550-class motors. The speed controller will be located on a separate tray to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible. With the R8.0E being a purpose designed kit there will also be a conversion kit available for the R8.0 allowing nitro drivers to use the car off season. Both the full kit and the conversion will become available in July.

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March 16, 2015

Exclusive details on Xray’s NT1 coming soon

Exclusive story & interview on Xray's NT1 coming soon

Xray have released a first teaser image for their all-new NT1 200mm nitro on-road kit. Later this week, in the build up to the car’s release, we will have an in-depth interview with Xray’s on-road designer Martin Hudy and an exclusive ‘making of story’ on the latest release in the World Championship winning NT1 platform.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 16, 2015

BMT 1/10th nitro on-road kit – First images

Italian company BMT are currently working on a 1/10th scale nitro on-road car to add to their successful 984 1/8th racer. The car will feature aluminium bulkheads and a laydown servo design but no other details are known yet. It is understood that the kit is set for a release in September and more images will become available soon.

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March 14, 2015

Mugen announces MGT7 coming soon

Mugen announced MGT7 coming soon

Mugen have announced that they will release an all new nitro & electric on road GT racing car called the MGT7. While designed to compete at the highest level of GT racing, competing at next week’s Winter National (Fort Myers) as well as the On Road fuel National in Kissimmee FL later in the year, the platform is suitable for all levels and a wide range of usage scenarios from on the track to bashing outside your house. More information and images coming soon.

Source: Mugen [mugenracing.com]

March 13, 2015

Infinity 1/8th nitro on-road car – First images

Back in January Japanese company Creation Model announced their Infinity branded 1/8th nitro on-road car and now first images of the project are available. Developed by former Japanese National Champion and World Championship podium finisher Masao Tanaka the yet unnamed car is currently in its final stage of development and it undergoes track testing on various international tracks. The kit is set for a release this Summer with more images being available soon.

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March 11, 2015

Team Durango DESC10 4WD 1/10th SC truck

Following a first teaser image Team Durango now released a more detailed photo of the DESC10 4WD short course truck. The newly designed kit looks a lot beefier than the popular and race-proven DESC410 with its 1/8th scale-ish suspension components, shock absorbers and 17mm wheel adapters. So far no features or specifications are known but the kit is meant to be on its way to the distributors and we await details on the truck, as well as the three new 1/8th vehicles, very soon.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

March 10, 2015

Serpent F110 SF2 formula kit

Serpent introduce the all-new F110 SF2 1/10th scale formula car kit. Designed by Michael Salven and David Ehrbar the car is based on a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis and it features a new front end design compared to its predecessor with 2.5mm lower carbon fibre and upper composite A-arms, adjustable ride height for both rubber and foam tyres as well as quick adjustable castor using moulded inserts. To fine-tune the steering characteristics the king pin angle is adjustable using inserts and the included independent front suspension set with tube dampers helps to smooth-out the suspension action.

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March 6, 2015

Kawada F500WS formula kit – Coming soon

Kawada has released a preview image of their forthcoming F500WS formula car kit. It appears to build on several parts taken over from the company’s W500 1/12th and 1/10th pan car range with a purpose-designed double wishbone wide track front suspension and a rear link-type suspension that makes use of in-line roll damper as seen on the TRG formula cars. The slim carbon fibre chassis features a stand-up steering servo mount that obviously can be shifted forth and back to fine-tune the steering geometry while the shorty battery mount also allows to shift the pack forth and back. Other features or general information so far remain in the dark but it is understood that Kawada tries to have the kit available by April.

Source: Kawada [kawadamodel.co.jp]