Following on from the images that were released by Mugen at the beginning of this month, the Japanese company has released more CAD images as full information on the car. Because pictures explain more than words, we give you all the latest images along with the full technical specs.
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Kept under wraps at the Toy Fair back in February, Serpent have just released the full information on their long awaited 1/12th scale chassis, the S120. The S120 chassis consists of 2 main elements, the 2.5mm thick carbon fibre chassis plate and the rear single piece aluminium motor pod. The chassis uses a T-bar system, which has adjustable tension thanks to its unique tweaking system is damped using a conventional centrally mounted shock absorber together with a laterally mounted floating monoshock. The front end of the car is completely adjustable and utilises the now standard fixed lower suspension arms combined with active top wishbones, which together with kingpin mounted springs ensure that the car is able to corner at high speeds and soak up any small bumps found on the racing surface. In shops early August.
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We were informed last weekend about this video of the all new Team Magic B8 buggy, which was seen testing at a track in Spain, but when we linked to it the video had disappeared. Well as you can see its now back and shows the Taiwanese company’s latest buggy project being put through its paces. According to Team Magic the B8 is a completely new concept and is not a replacement for the M8, which will continue to be produced. Expect the buggy to be released around early September.
HongNor have announced that production is now complete and that they will begin selling their new 1/8th scale truggy, the X2 CRT. The new car claims to have better balance due to the engine being moved forward on the longer wheel base and narrower chassis, which removes some unwanted body roll. Some of the materials have also been modified for durability and the front lower arms have been strengthened. The center diff has been replaced with a lower profile mount with a smaller spur gear, while the steel offset brake cams and center diff mounts, that were initially supplied as an optional extra, are now included in a durable nylon. Further changes to the transmission include the front and rear crown wheel and pinion that have been replaced by a smaller 45 tooth spiral cut crown wheel and a 10 tooth spiral cut pinion and this allows the diff to spool up faster and give smoother operation and acceleration. The outdrive cups have also been lightened to reduce the rotating mass.
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UK Mugen distributor Race Prep Longshaw Distribution, has CAD images of the latest Mugen buggy, the MBX6. According to the text on the site that describes the visible features on the car from the pictures, the first noticable thing is that shock absorber suspension cups are very deep to ensure the spring stays in place. Its a completely new car with what looks to have hardened aluminium parts throughout such as the main chassis, shock bodies etc. as well as what appears to be lightened diff-outdrive cups. The front drive shafts use a captured drive pin inside the bearing, and if you look closely at pic 3 below you can see the small grub screw which will allow you to tighten the drive shaft cup without pulling the whole drive train apart. In the final picture below, you can see that the anti-roll bar mounts are angled for easier tuning from the side of the car and for protection of the rear end parts, and to help keep unsprung weight down, the car is supplied with rear mud guards.
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Sponsors of our event coverage at last weekends European 1/8th scale buggy Championships, Kyosho Germany have released the first shots of the Inferno MP9 chassis. Previous to this we only had shots with the body on, but with the shell off you can see that the car is relatively conventional in its layout with the big changes being to the car’s overall weight, which has been reduced dramatically. Full details and more pics are to follow, but in the meantime you can check it out for yourself in the photos below.
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Vantomme have released 2 new pan car chassis’, the E12 1/12th scale and the M10 1/10th scale, both of which are brand new designs with the E12 a T-bar chassis and the M10 a trailing link chassis. The E12 features a unique T-bar tweaking system that allows the tweak to be adjusted from the bottom of the car, through the use of 2 grub screws, while the rear end is available in 2 different versions, comprising of the ‘Asso damper’ style and the ‘tube damper’ style. The M10 is the first Pro 10 200mm chassis from Vantomme and has been made to compete in the resurgent Pro 10 class. Based upon the CRC Gen X10, it has been made out of 2.5mm carbon with the battery tray attached with 6 points to the chassis, which makes it also a kind of upper deck, providing increased stiffness to the chassis.
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Schumacher have announced the August release of their new Mi3.5 competition touring car. The new Mi3.5 claims to be a fast and efficient superb handling touring car, based on the hugely successful Mi3 which has won countless races and championships all over the world. Further refined and lightened it is now available with the new lightweight diff mounts, “EU” chassis and top deck and enables the racer to set up their car with every adjustment possible. Coming factory assembled the Mi3.5 also offers you more choice, from the awesomely specified Mi3.5 PRO (shown above) with full carbon fibre and titanium, available in 5 or 6 cell versions or the more durable Mi3.5 RACE (6 cell) (shown at bottom of page) using Schumacher’s famous S1 carbon composite material.
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