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May 14, 2007

Crono RS7 Buggy – Pictures

Crono RS7 Buggy

We showed you pictures of the Crono RS7 buggy back in February when the car was shown at the Nuernberg toy fair in Germany but little has been heard of it since. That is until last weekend when a pre production version, it seems, was shown at the French EFRA GP. The car sports new steering blocks, the center shafts use CVDs and while this example looks like a pro version, due to the machined chassis, the shock towers dont look as beefy as those shown previously.

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May 14, 2007

XRAY Column – Back to the Races

Xray Column

The 8th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column Juraj discusses the pressures surrounding getting the companies 2 new cars, the XB8EC and NT1, packed, ready and to market and also discusses how he fits the many races into his busy schedule.

The last weeks before a deadline get frantically busy in the packaging department, who has to package an unbelievably large amount of parts into the building packages, as well as package a huge amount of spare parts. So those days when you walk into the warehouse it is like a giant-sized ant-hillâ€¦

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 10, 2007

First Picture – Kyosho 1/12th GP 4wd

Kyosho 1/12th GP 4wd

Back in April we showed you an exclusive CAD image of the new 1/12th pan car from Kyosho, well here is the first photo of the car, due to be released next week. Yet another announcement for the Japanese company at its home show at Shizuoka, the new car features front suspension using a coil spring over the steering block king pin, similar to the setup on a Mini Z, comes with a 38cc fuel tank, aluminium chassis, has a rear ball diff and actually has a 2 speed gearbox. Other more obvious things are that its 4wd belt driven, through 2 belts, and comes with a Sirio .09 motor, which i’m sure they are trying to shift considering the companies soon to be announced deal with CRF.

Check out some other small pics here.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

May 10, 2007

Kyosho TF-5 Stallion – Shin edition

Kyosho TF-5 Stallion - Shin edition

It looks like Kyosho will be busy at next weeks Shizuoka Hobby show with the scheduled introduction of the new Shin edition TF-5 Stallion electric touring car. Made with large input from all Kyosho team drivers, and named after factory racer Shinosuke Adachi, the new car is much stiffer and features an all new carbon chassis plate to eliminate flex. Also new on the Shin edition is the use of shorter lower rear wishbones for eliminating roll, as well as a new system for adjusting the roll centers in the front and rear of the car. The car also sports a different servo saver with new Ackermann as well as a more rigid top plate and better weight distribution.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

May 8, 2007

First pictures – TTech Racing X11

TTech Racing X11

TTech Racing the makers of the X10 4wd electric off road buggy, which was acquired by Xtreme RC a while back, has just released the first pictures of their new buggy, the X11. We have documented the new features of this car already, when they were released back in March, and now we have the photos of this rather cool looking car. While the car looks similar to the X10, which will please the fans of its unique look, lots of changes have been made to create better durability and performance.

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May 8, 2007

Serpent F180 released

Serpent have announced that their long awaited Formula car, the F180, has finally been released. This 2wd 1/8th scale car comes in a number of versions, 2 of which are kits and one which is a ready to race, pre assembled version. All versions come in a great big carry case, that features a handle and wheels, and the car itself, as i’m sure many of you are aware, is quite a cool object with inboard suspension, laydown engine and great scale looks. It will be great to see a full grid of these.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

May 7, 2007

Kawada M300RSX 20th Anniversary edition

Kawada M300RSX 20th Anniversary

Kawada, the Japanese car maker, have announced the release of a 20th Anniversary edition of their M300RSX 1/12th scale chassis. This special edition first off features lots of gold anodising, which looks pretty cool alongside the carbon fiber, and in addition to that it has a new smoother action shock absorber, new T-plate, aluminum front strut, long wheel base chassis and the whole car comes pre assembled. Available late May.

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May 7, 2007

Team Magic 2007 G4+ Limited Edition

Our great partners 3Hobby have some exclusive pictures of the new Limited Edition Team Magic 2007 G4+. The new car in the picture is a prototype and belongs to Spanish GP winner Darren Johnson and if you go to 3Hobby you can see that the car looks completely new, with aerodynamic wishbones all around, new shock absorbers and shock mounts, front carbon stiffener, new rear anti-roll bar, new rear uprights and new low CG chassis plate. The car has been tested and appears to be very smooth with more steering and is now very responsive.

Check out the images here (need to sign up to see pictures)

Source: 3Hobby [3hobby.net]