CML Distribution have released detailed information about the newly released brushless powered FTX Fury 1/16th RTR buggy. Said to hit 40 mph+ straight out of the box, this is one quick little car and will surely be seen tearing up the indoor tracks this winter. The Fury comes pre-assembled with 2-channel radio, Castle Creations™ Mamba Brushless ESC, HiMax motor and Lipo battery, basically everything you need to get going.
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HPI Racing have released their first electric 2WD truck, the E-Firestorm, which is the product of years of research and the collected knowledge. Ready to go right out of the box, the E-Firestorm is factory pre-assembled and pre-painted, built from tough nitro truck parts and designed using the latest computer software and engineering know-how.
The design of the E-Firestorm is unheard of at the price level it will be offered at – previously, there were only two choices when it came to electric 2WD RTR trucks: very expensive yet fragile watered-down race trucks, or durable low-cost trucks with limited performance. The E-Firestorm is the first truck in this segment to offer tough race-level quality at TRUE Ready-to-Run prices! You get the handling and performance of the top racing trucks as well as the durability and value of other RTR trucks!
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We received an e-mail from the organisers of the Offroad WinterChamps, held in the first weekend of the new year in Hohenems in Austria. The unofficial European Indoor Championship as it has been referred to as, the event attracts top drivers like European Champion Hupo Hoenigl, Joern Neumann and Peter Pinisch every year, who come to take up the challenge on the demanding multi surface indoor track. The race will be held on the 5th – 6th of January and entry opens on the 8th of November at 20:00 CET. In 2007 the race was fully booked out in less than 48 hours so don’t miss out on your chance to sign up to be one of the 160 participants taking part in 2008.
You can find more information about this event here.
Thunder Tiger have finally released their RTR version of the EB4 S3 1/8th scale buggy. We first wrote about the car back in July when our partners RC Mag got some pictures of the car after it showed up at a National race in France. The car, which is available in blue or orange finish, sports a number of innovative features including patented CVD drive shafts that somehow allow changes to be made to the suspension settings, while as per previous TTR cars the front shocks are mounted behind the shock tower for protection in the event of a crash. The car sports aluminium in the place of carbon fibre as per the pro version, but is very well equipped and comes with a pull start .28 motor for power and durability.
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Xray have released their Active Differential, which is a high-performance, adjustable front gear differential for XB8 buggies that vastly improved the buggy’s speed and handling characteristics. The special design of the internal components, using different angled segments, allows the diff gears to engage on-power to increase the forward traction and stability to the buggy, making it faster and easier to drive. While the Xray Active Differential is a performance option for serious racers who want to gain an edge on superior speed and handling, it is also of great benefit to any level of driver that wants to a more predictable and easy-to-drive car in any racing conditions.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
While the MR-4BX Factory kit by Yokomo was only announced in March, there is already a new version available in the form of the World Spec. The car features newly designed front and rear shock towers that aid the cars aerodynamics through improving the airflow to the rear wing while a new mouting position of the rear dampers aids their durability. The car also features a revised layout for the main components, shifting weight backwards, which helps the cars stability in the air and finally they have also increased the number of tuning possibilities in the upper pivot arm mounts to help you further fine tune the cars setup. You can get the World Spec as a stand alone kit or if you own the previous version you can also purchase a conversion set.
Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]
More new stuff from Team Titan with the release of their new drive shaft replacement tool. Designed for use with most 1/8 and 1/10 on and off road drive shafts with a 3mm pin, this tool offers a fast and easy way to replace worn drive shaft pins with just this tool and a hammer. Although not included with the tool, Team Titan also sell 3 different versions of 3mm pin – 10.8mm for 1/10th On-Road, 11.8mm for 1/8th On-Road and 13.8mm for 1/8th Off-Road.
Source: Team Titan [team-titan.com.tw]
Xray have announced the release of 2 new ready to run kits featuring their successful M18T micro truck and M18MT micro monster truck, both of which will be supplied with the all new Xray radio system and power pack. Assembled in the European Xray factory, the RTR package includes everything you need to get your M18T/M18MT on track in a matter or minutes. The fully assembled, and electronics equipped, truck/monster truck comes with pre-painted, trimmed and decaled body which is available in red, blue, green or orange while the radio system is available on world friendly frequencies.
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