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April 17, 2020

Serpent Medius X20FWD front-wheel drive kit

Following a first teaser image Serpent now fully unveiled their all-new Medius X20FWD 1/10th scale front-wheel drive touring car kit. The kit builds on the popular X20 4WD mid-motor touring car and it utilises a strong yet lightweight 1-piece motor mount concept that does away with any interference between the front and rear chassis flex while still allowing centre flex adjustability. The result is a design that allows maximum flex capabilities without having a negative impact on the drivetrain, meaning smoother power delivery, more consistency and less chance of stripping spurs. The kit makes use of the X20’s suspension concept with front and rear pivot ball hubs, flex-adjustable lower arms, and 50mm shock absorbers with 12mm shock bodies. Ultra-low anti-roll bars help keeping the centre of gravity as low as possible while the integrated motor and servo mount allows to access a new way of chassis flex control. The multi-functional battery mounting system enables the driver to place the battery in three different ways – transversal, offset and inline – to best suit the given track conditions while the included gear differential is widely tunable using different thickness silicone fluids. The kit will become available in a carbon or aluminium chassis variant and it will hit stores by the end of April. Update: In the meantime first images of the production kit became available. You can find them at the end of this feature.

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April 16, 2020

Axial RR10 Bomber 2.0 RTR trail truck

Horizon Hobby have introduced the new Axial RR10 Bomber 2.0 ready-to-run trail truck. For the original RR10 Bomber 4WD RTR, Axial partnered with Bomber Fabrication owner and two-time King of Hammers rock racing champion Randy Slawson to create a new level of 1/10 scale rock racing rig built on the fast, durable Axial full tube chassis. Now that rig is set to continue its dominance with new electronics from Spektrum and Dynamite brands. Also, in addition to the Randy Slawson Bomber updated livery, a second option is available with Savvy Offroad Bomber livery. The Randy Slawson version includes Trail Ready beadlock wheels wrapped with BF Goodrich Baja T/S KR3 tires, while the Savvy Offroad Bomber comes with Raceline beadlock wheels wrapped with Falken Wildpeak M/T tires. Standard features in both Bomber versions are the scale tube chassis; durable front and rear WB8 HD Wildboar driveshafts; dual slipper clutch; Hi-Lo transmission with all-metal internal gears; and realistic scale details including molded driver figures, three pairs of helmets, molded shock reservoirs and more.

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April 14, 2020

Xray NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car – Coming soon

Coming soon from Xray is their all-new NT1 1/10th scale 200mm nitro touring car kit. No official details about the latest incarnation of Xray’s IFMAR World Championship winning platform are available yet but we bring you full details as soon as they hit the light of the day.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 14, 2020

Serpent announce X20 FWD touring car kit

Serpent have announced the soon release of their new X20 FWD touring car kit. Based on the X20 the front-wheel driven car will utilise the now-popular mid-motor design using a lightweight and strong 1-piece motor mount concept that does away with any interference between the front and rear chassis flex while still allowing centre flex adjustability. The advantage for this design is to allow maximum flex capabilities without impacting the drivetrain, resulting in smoother power delivery, more consistency and less chance of stripping spur gear. We bring you more details as soon as they surface.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 14, 2020

Kyosho Fazer FZ02 Mk2 semi-assembled kit

Kyosho have announced the soon release of their new Fazer FZ02 Mk2 semi-assembled 4WD electric touring car kit. Based off of the proven Fazer Mk2 the semi-assembled kit can act as a base for own projects with several optionals allowing for higher powered motors and batteries. The kit comes semi-assembled with the drivetrain and upper and lower arms already in place. Included in the kit come optionals such as an aluminium centre driveshaft, front aluminium and steel CV-style driveshafts as well as a transponder mount and multi-functional body mounts that allow to utilise a wide range of body shell shapes. Also part of the package are an aluminium motor spacer for improved heat dissipation, oil-filled shock absorbers as well as wheel hubs for 190mm or 200mm width settings. The kit comes “dry”, meaning drivers can choose their own diff and damper oils and it will hit stores in May.

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April 10, 2020

Xray T4F’21 FWD touring car kit

Following a couple of teaser images Xray have finally unveiled the latest edition of their successful T4F front-wheel drive touring car. The T4F 2021 is based off of the T4 2020 all-wheel drive touring car and features an all-new mid-motor layout, meaning Xray have dropped the former front motor layout for the nowadays more common mid-motor design. It also means the FWD car shares about 90 percent of parts with its 4WD family member, making stocking parts a lot easier. As for the design, the T4F 2021 features an all-new central drivetrain that moves the motor and layshaft to the centre of the car to improve on/off power stability and to generate more traction.

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April 9, 2020

Wrap-Up Next Nervis-R drift car chassis – Coming soon

Wrap-Up Next from Japan have released first renderings of their forthcoming new Nervis-R RWD drift car kit. It utilises a high centre of gravity inline rear motor setup, an upside down high centre of gravity servo mount as well as a highly adjustable battery positioning. Full details will become available in time of the release.

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April 9, 2020

Serpent SRX2 Gen3 Carpet 2WD buggy kit

Coming soon from Serpent and based off of the SRX2 Gen3 buggy is a specific carpet variant that will include a gear differential as well as front and rear anti-roll bars. Like the Gen3, the carpet-specific kit is made up using 85 percent new parts, however most of the previous parts are still usable with the Gen3 kits. The car utilises a new chassis that features optimised flex characteristics while accepting optional chassis weights, allowing to adjust the overall weight as well as the weight balance for a wide range of track conditions. Updated side pods, that match the chassis and separated bulkhead supports add to the overall construction. With the use of optional carbon fibre side stiffeners the chassis flex can be fine-tuned to suit the driver’s needs.

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