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January 10, 2010

Kyosho’s all new Touring car

Seen for the first time in International competition, this pre-production version of the all new Kyosho Touring car is being raced at this year’s DHI Cup by European Championship finalist Christopher Krapp, who tells us that the new car is much better balanced for use with LiPos. Developed by Shin Adachi, it features bigger bore shocks, which are also longer, new shock towers front and rear, new rear hubs, new stabilizer points front and rear and a higher top deck for accommodating LiPo packs, such as the latest Team Orion version installed in his car. The motor mount is also new and brings the motor 1mm closer to the centre line for better weight distribution.

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January 9, 2010

Serpent S811 Cobra spotted in the wild

Having released images of their all new Serpent 1/8th scale buggy yesterday, today we have received the first shots of the new car in the wild. Spotted in Ft Lauderdale in Florida, the all new S811 Cobra from Serpent was being put through its paces by chief designer and former World Champion Billy Easton.

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January 9, 2010

Kyosho Ultima Desert buggy Readyset

New from Kyosho is this 1/9th scale electric powered Ultima DB 2WD racing desert buggy ready set. Influenced from the actual buggies raced in the Baja area, this new buggy goes back to the old days of pipe framed buggies. The chassis is based on the Ultima SC meaning that the performance is guaranteed, with the chassis stretched from the original RB5 buggy and large enough to be considered a 1/9th scale. This ready to run Ready Set is not just a backyard basher but a fully race ready chassis with many of the high performance traits from the Ultima RT5.

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January 8, 2010

Durango DNX408 – First production parts

Eager to obtain the services of Austrian driver Hupo Honigl, Durango have released the first images of the production parts from their new 1/8th scale buggy, the DNX408. We have yet to see the final design of the car but judging by the photos of the first parts to come of the (pre)production line that are destined for this new car, it would be safe to assume that this will be a high quality buggy just like its little brother the DEX410.

UPDATED with CAD images of the car (as always click for larger image)

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January 8, 2010

Serpent S811 Cobra first photos

Following on from the previous CAD images of the new Serpent buggy, the Dutch company have release actual photos of the new car, along with announcing its official name, the S811 Cobra. In the 3rd part of the interview with chief car designer Billy Easton, the former World Champion runs us through the cars main features and thoughts behind each.

Click here the read the interview and see more photos

January 2, 2010

HPI RS32 & Renault R28 F1 replica

Seen for the first time at the 2009 Shizuoka Hobby Show back in May HPI have now released the RS 32, the company’s first 1/32 scale mini RC cars. A series of small cars with authentic drive performance they feature direct-drive 2WD, swing-arm suspension at front and T-bar suspension at rear, servo saver, 4 bevel diff gear, center suspension and a 2.4GHz radio set. All the necessary tools are included in the kit and you have a choice between the RTR version and the chassis set version, which is the combination of assembled chassis and body. Currently there is a 1991 Zexel Skyline, 1991 Taisan Klepper GT-R, 1991 Calsonic Skyline and 2 different coloured Skyline GT-R Group A racing cars. Also from HPI is the release of the officially licensed Renault R28 formula one shell for the Formula Ten chassis. The body is supplied with detailed decal sheets, which can also be purchased separately, and there is also a rear wing set, front wing set and barge board set to complete the authentic look.

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December 30, 2009

Kyosho Ultima SC video

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go1azB6Y2EE[/youtube]

Just released over a month ago, Kyosho’s new entry into the increasingly competitive short course market, the Ultima SC is based on the race winning Ultima RT5 chassis. This is a race bred machine and serious competitor to the previous entries into the market and you can now check it out in full with Kyosho America’s new promotional video which outlines the car’s features as well as show it in action on the track.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]

December 28, 2009

Serpent S8XX 1/8th scale buggy – Part 2

Following on from last week’s release by Serpent showing the first CAD images of the new Billy Easton designed S8XX, the Dutch company have released the 2nd part of their 4 part interview along with the first images of the chassis itself. The company’s first move into the offroad market, they are also expected to be releasing a truggy, as well as an electric version, in the near future with a ready-to-race version expected also.

Click here for another image and the 2nd part of the interview