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March 6, 2020

Tamiya TA03R-S Porsche 911 GT1 Street 1996 kit

Tamiya have announced the soon release of their TA03R-S Porsche 911 GT1 Street 1996 kit. The car uses the iconic short wheelbase mid-motor TA03R-S 4WD chassis and it is decked off with the monstrous 1996 Porsche GT1 body shell in road going version with add-on mirrors and rear wing. Also included are multi-spoke rims with the rear wheels being of a wider off-set design to make for cool looks and improved rear side-bite. The kit will hit stores in April.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

March 4, 2020

Xray T4F’20 FWD touring car – Coming soon

Xray have announced the soon release of their T4F 2020 front-wheel drive touring car kit. The latest variant of the company’s popular FWD kit will hit the light of the day soon and we bring you more details as they surface.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 4, 2020

WRC Racing STX.7 upgrade kit for STX.6

Coming from WRC Racing is a conversion kit for the STX.6 touring car, allowing to upgrade the car to STX.7 specifications. The kit includes the carbon fibre main chassis and top deck, as well as the aluminium motor mount and also belts and pulleys. Using the set will convert the “rear motor” STX.6 to new STX.7 mid motor specifications.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

March 3, 2020

Tamiya TT-02 Type-SR 4WD touring car

Coming soon from Tamiya is their new TT-02 Type-SR 4WD electric touring car kit. A bolstered-up variant of their ultra-popular and long-running TT-02 platform, the kit will include several performance-oriented optionals such as a hard composite tub chassis, rear suspension mounts with inserts, front double joint driveshafts, lightweight rear driveshafts, fluid-filled gear differentials with front diff lock-out, carbon reinforced C-hubs and rear uprights as well as lightweight hex mounting hardware. The kit will hit stores in April.

Source: Tamiya [tamiya.com]

March 2, 2020

Buri Racer E2.1 Evo – Coming soon

Buri Racer have announced the soon release of their new E2.1 Evo 1/8th 4WD electric pan car kit. The latest incarnation of the popular pan car features several upgrades as standard, such as front carbon fibre aero discs for the steering hubs, body reinforcements for the rear body mount as well as struts that connect the lower front A-arms with the chassis. Full details will become available soon.

Source: Buri Racer [buri-racer.at]

March 2, 2020

SWorkz release full S12-2 details

Following a couple of teasers and first images of the production-ready kit, SWorkz finally unveiled all details of their forthcoming all-new S12-2 1/10th scale 2WD buggy kit. The car builds on a lightened and hard-anodised 7075 aluminium main chassis whose layout allows for up to six different battery positions while the overall chassis flex can be changed by adjusting the sideguards. In the suspension department the car sports an updated geometry that was developed to provide optimised corner speeds and an easy handling on carpet or very high-bite tracks. The S12-2 uses a 4mm carbon fibre front shock tower and a completely new designed front C-Hub geometry. An adjustable Ackermann plate and carbon fibre steering plates come as a kit standard as do the new gullwing lower arms that provide a lower shock position which leads to a lower centre of gravity.

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February 28, 2020

WRC Racing STX.7 mid-motor touring car kit

Italian company WRC Racing have introduced their all-new STX.7 4WD mid-motor touring car kit. The car builds on a carbon fibre double deck chassis with a centrally mounted motor mount, a rear-facing layshaft and non-equal length drive belts. The steering utilises WRC’s proven curved rail design with a low centre of gravity servo mount. An off-road-inspired battery mount uses rubber O-rings to secure the battery pack, doing away with the common use of reinforced battery tape or battery taps. Other features include ultra low-profile shock towers and shock absorbers, easily adjustable body mounts that allow for 0mm, 0.5mm and 1.0mm height adjustments by simply twisting them and new low-friction driveshaft blades ensure an efficient drivetrain. The kit is available by the time you are reading this.

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February 28, 2020

Xray XB8’20 1/8th nitro buggy kit

Xray have introduced the latest incarnation of their highly successful XB8 1/8th scale nitro buggy platform, the XB8 2020. This year’s variant of the company’s IFMAR vice World Championship and EFRA European Championship winning buggy features some subtle updates and improvements that still target pretty much every aspect of the buggy, be it the chassis, drivertain or suspension. And so the 2020 variant builds on a redesigned 3mm 7075-T6 aluminium chassis that is 4mm longer for improved overall stability while the included hard composite radio box increases chassis rigidity and handling consistency. The harder composite material also retains its stiffness in very high temperature conditions.

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