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February 24, 2008

Tamiya Baldre DB01 4wd buggy

Following the recent successful launch of the DB01 chassis buggy Durga, the designers at Tamiya are now preparing the 2nd release called Baldre, which is pronounced as “Baldur” as in the diety in Norse mythology. While the body parts set was previously introduced, Tamiya now officially announce the complete assembly kit. With fully-enclosed twin belt drivetrain and other innovations developed from the race-proven TRF501X, this buggy puts TRF racing features in the hands of everyday racers.

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February 24, 2008

O’Donnell truggy prototype

Our partners Neo Buggy have some images of the prototype O’Donnell truggy as seen at this weekends Nitro Challenge race in Arizona. This particular car was used by Jared Tebo, who managed to qualify in 4th of the truggy A-main and more pictures of it can be found here.

Source: Neo Buggy [neobuggy.net]

February 24, 2008

Yaniv Sivan takes Israel League Rd4

This weekend saw race number 4 in the Israeli League 2008 for 1/8 scale, contested at the Hot-Wheels race club in North Israel. The weather was fantastic and traction was high and this allowed Yaniv Sivan to TQ for the 30 minute final. At the early part of the final there was a nice competition between Yaniv Sivan, Nir Sivan, Yaniv Levi and Golan Levi and up 4 minutes to the finish Yaniv Sivan and Nir Sivan had a close battle and could open a gap on the rest of the field. However Nir Sivan flamed out after the middle jump and this left Yaniv Sivan to win followed by Yaniv Levi in 2nd and in Golan Levi in 3rd.

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February 23, 2008

Team Magic M8 buggy

Our partners Auto RC in Spain have the first production pictures of the new M8 buggy by Team Magic. The front and rear of the car now sport big bore shock absorbers, mounted to the top instead of the side of the shock cap and the car now sports a more conventional buggy look. There are also new strengthened front and rear wishbones, adjustable rear uprights, new geometry and new CVD’s. Along with new differentials, a new style bodyshell and a lowered centre of gravity, its safe to say that this is another completely new buggy from TM.

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February 22, 2008

HoBao Hyper 8.5 RTR BRCA Edition

CML have announced that they are selling a BRCA Edition of the Hyper 8.5 in a Ready-To-Run format. This high specification 1/8th scale buggy includes an impressive array of features, many of which made the Hobao Hyper 8.5 Pro a first time winner at the European Championships. CML are including the latest generation HoBao Hyper 21 3-port Race Engine to provide improved power and torque over standard RTR power plants. In addition, this RTR comes with the FR2 extended chassis, big bore shocks for improved rough track handling, 9kg steering servo for heavy duty applications and racing dish wheels.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

February 22, 2008

K-Factory Alu Cluch Shoes

K-Factory have released a set of 3 aluminium clutch shoes, aimed at improving the strength and performance of off-road 1/8th scale clutches. Manufactured from high quality aluminium they are designed as direct replacements to the standard clutch shoes found in most off-road buggies and truggies. The use of aluminium means the shoes will last much longer than a standard plastic or carbon injected shoes and this means less maintenance and less cost keeping your car up and running. Another advantage of aluminium shoes is better heat dissipation and improved clutch grip or response. The shoes will hold onto the end-bell harder resulting in less slippage and more power from the engine to the wheels.

Source: K Factory [kfactoryracing.com]

February 22, 2008

Picco P7-R Evo3 Buggy motor

Picco P7-R EVO 3 Buggy motor

Seen on the Picco stand in Nuremberg, the Italian engine manufacturer has released details about their new buggy motor, the P7.0R Evo3. Developed especially for off road racing, the porting of the hard chrome and brass liner has been designed to offer a very smooth power brand. This 5 port motor is equipped with Swiss quality ball bearings throughout, a 14mm Crankshaft and a CNC Machined piston.

Source: Picco [teampicco.com]

February 21, 2008

RB release C6BB & WS7 Turbo L2G

As seen at the toy fair a few weeks ago, RB Product in France have now officially released their new C6BB and WS7 Turbo L2G buggy motors. The C6BB has a wide rpm range, a fast and smooth acceleration giving complete satisfaction to the international racers who have used this engine said to be the best compromise found in off-road racing. The WS7T L2G has a new re-enforced crankcase, and has also been re-looked at the baseline for better stability and strength. Like the C6BB it has the L2G low profile head which increases cooling efficiency and comes with a new turbo combustion chamber. This new engine has a lot of exclusive features including the special RB Concept coating, new off road carburettor as well as a new backplate with improved gas flow and improved o-ring positioning.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]