December 4, 2007

Serpent release the 720 ’08

Serpent release the 720 ‘08

Serpent have announced the release of the ‘08 spec of the European Championship winning Serpent 720 chassis. Maintaining the cars race winning geometry and already high specification, the 2008 version will now be supplied with a number of great option parts as standard. The chassis plate has now been black anodised and features a machined recess to mount the supplied front brass plate, an option that helps remove snap oversteer and allows the car to corner faster and smoother. Also included with the kit are the new 0 and 1mm offset steering blocks that provide more options to fine-tune your car’s setup on different track layouts. An aluminium radio plate X bracket also comes as standard, that not only looks great but also helps increase rigidity of the car, while finally, to ensure the engine mounting points are kept aligned, reducing stress on the crankcase, the 720-08 is supplied with the single piece orange anodised engine mount. Apart from the options, some of the cars standard parts have also been improved such as the fuel tank, which is now made from a more crash resistant material, while the mounted AFL tank lid comes with a new improved rubber seal. Other improvements include the use of a smaller diameter flywheel and the inclusion of Serpent’s new shock springs.

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December 2, 2007

GS Racing CL-1 Advanced

GS Racing CL1 Advanced

GS Racing has released the first spy image of the upgraded version of the CL-1 competition buggy, called the CL-1 Advanced. With only this picture to go on, the only thing we can see thats different so far are the big bore front shock absorbers that also feature a spring tension adjustment collar. More news about the car is expected to be released soon and we will bring it to you when we get it.

Source: GS Racing [gsracing.com.tw]


December 1, 2007

Ansmann Terrier Stadium Truck

Ansmann Terrier Stadium Truck

German firm, Ansmann have announced the upcoming release of a new range of 1/8th scale stadium trucks called the Terrier. No information about the vehicles is given, but we know it will be available in Kit version, Non RTR version and RTR version and will most likely be based on the company’s Virus 1/8th scale buggy.

Source: Ansmann [ansmann.de]


November 30, 2007

TOP Scythe ‘Carpet Flex’ kit

TOP Scythe 'Carpet Flex' kit

TOP have announced the release of a carpet conversion kit for the Scythe 190mm touring car which contains a 2.75mm thick carbon fibre ‘carpet flex’ chassis plate, with milled motor mount. Also included in the set is a 2.25mm thick carbon fibre carpet top deck, 2 sets of red alloy lower bulkhead, 2 sets of new design red alloy single sided upper bulkhead parts, 4 red alloy top deck support posts and 4 suspension pins for use with the bottom deck. Also available for the Scythe is a red anodised alloy option combo kit that includes the bulkhead cover, front and rear bulkheads, motor pod base, right side motor pod and top deck support post.

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November 28, 2007

Xray T2’008 Exclusive first batch

Xray T2′008 Exclusive first batch

Along with announcing that the T2’008 190mm touring car is now shipping, Xray also announced that the first batch only will be supplied with aluminum externally-adjustable ball differentials. This is due to the fact that the mold for the new Composite Diffs was not finalized for mass production in time for the export of kits, and as such the first batch of kits feature this aluminum version. The US Foam-Spec edition features two alu ball differentials and the EU Rubber-Spec edition features the aluminum ball differential in rear only. Both kits include the appropriate amount of the new 3.5mm drive shaft composite blades.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]


November 28, 2007

Academy GV2 RTR EP 2wd Buggy

Academy GV2 RTR EP 2wd Buggy

Korean manufacturer Academy have released a ready to run version of their electric powered 1/10th scale 2wd buggy, the GV2. Supplied with a pre painted body, the car comes fully assembled and includes pre made oil dampers, electronic speed controller, 7.2V battery with charger, RS540 motor and pistol grip radio. The car uses the same geometry as the competition version and also features rear gear differential, multi length pivot system, moulded drive shafts and finally a 3 piece moulded chassis.

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November 23, 2007

Team Associated RC12L5 prototype

Team Associated 12L5 prototype

RC50.com are in Cleveland at the moment for the US Indoor Champs and have managed to bag themselves the exclusive first photos of the prototype RC12L5 from Team Associated. Featuring lots of one off parts, including a completely new front end, central shock absorber as well as new carbon and aluminium parts, it seems that this car is completely new. The rear end is now very different looking much stiffer than the RC12L4 and with space for a BL motor, while the T-bar configured chassis sports a single laterally mounted centre damper, in addition to the conventional inline shock absorber. The cells also now sit in line with the direction of the car, while there is so much new on the front end it is hard to pinpoint exactly what is different.

Go to RC50.com for high resolution images.

Source: RC50 [rc50.com]


November 19, 2007

Tamiya TRF501X Worlds Edition

Tamiya TRF501X Worlds Edition

Tamiya have released details about the Worlds Edition of their competition 4wd buggy, the TRF501X. Essentially the same car as the original, the WE comes supplied with a number of optional parts as standard that are designed to improve durability and increase the range of set-up adjustments that can be applied to the car. Supplied with blue anodised front caster block, this piece provides extra strength, stiffness and tuning possibilities, while other new supplied parts include front  and rear anti roll bars, new 18T centre pulley, aluminium centre spur plate, strengthened front end, aluminium rear uprights, new updated body shell and finally all the holes and countersinks have been improved.

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