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January 15, 2007

Xray XT8 Truggy announced

Xray XT8 Truggy

As expected, Xray have announced their Truggy to follow the trend of almost all 1/8th scale buggy manufacturers in releasing a car for this growing class. Not much else is known about the truggy, other than it being most definitely based on the XB8 but with the usual truggy updates such as longer wishbones, driveshafts and perhaps a different chassis plate. More details will be known when it is shown at the Nurnberg Toy fair next month. It should be a busy fair for Xray with the official unveiling of the NT1 also expected at the show.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 11, 2007

Piktor Rush 2 bodyshell tease shot

Piktor Rush 2 bodyshell

OK, i know i shouldnt fall for this but i have covered all the other news from Piktor regarding their Rush 2 and so i shall continue by showing a tease shot of the bodyshell from this super hyped buggy. The bodyshell appears, from the picture, to be relatively standard with the only major difference being the front, which coincides with the fact the the front of this car is completely different from other buggies and the fact that it will come with a mounted front wing. We will know more when they show the full body.

Piktor also released more details with regards the differentials used which you can check out here.

Source: Piktor [piktor.fr]

January 11, 2007

Hot Bodies Lightning 2 Pro EVO

Although the Neo Invitational event was nearly a month ago, Hot Bodies have a report on their site giving us the lowdown on their experiences at the event. Of course they were present with Marc Rheinard and Andy Moore, both touring car racers, but despite that they managed to both make the semi finals, not a bad result considering. But what was more interesting is that both their team drivers where running prototype parts including new shock towers front and rear, a new main chassis, improved radio plate and several other parts in an effort to test them in time to include them in their upcoming Lightning 2 Pro EVO, that is due out sometime this year.

Source: Hot Bodies Europe [hbeurope.com]

January 10, 2007

Panther release new Stadium Truck Tire

Panther have released a new off road tire suitable for Stadium Trucks. Called the Switch 2.0, this tire is dialed-in for indoor clay and blue groove tracks, so mostly US tracks then.

Fits 2.2â€ truck wheels. The Switch 2.0 center bars will give you the forward bite you need and the square lugs on the sides will give you the steering you need. Like the other Switch 2.0 designs this tire will be the hot ticket on the indoor clay and the blue grove tracks.

Panther also released a new hat too that features a flame design with the Panther logo embroidered on the front. You can check that out here.

Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.net]

January 10, 2007

Off-Road Winter Champs 2007

Offroad Winterchamps 2007

Last weekend saw the running of the 2007 off-road Winter Champs race held in Vorarlberg in Austria. The race took place on a wicked carpet off road track with lots of corners, jumps and even a wall ride. The race also attracted some major racers with European Champion Peter Pinisch doing the double by winning the 2wd and 4wd classes, with the Stadium truck class won by Kim Sitensky.

View pictures from the event here and check out the final results here (PDF).

Source: EFAC-Hohenems [efac-hohenems.at] via RC World [rcworld.ch]

January 9, 2007

Kyosho High-grade air filter

Kyosho have released this High-grade air filter for use in all 1/8th scale buggies and truggies and comes as tandard in their new 777 WC Edition buggy. Featuring a new, high-density foam element and pre-filter it captures the smallest particles to keep your engine in top condition, yet it allows plenty of airflow so the engine can produce maximum power.

Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.com]

January 8, 2007

Worksop club Grand Opening race

Neil Cragg Worksop

Last weekend saw the reopening of the famous Worsksop circuit in the UK. This indoor track caters for off road and on road using the same track but with obvious alterations for the different classes. In attendance, and in top form in the 2wd buggy class, was current World Champion Neil Cragg who dominated both qualifying and the race, whilst in the 4wd buggy class it was Adam Skelding who, despite a terrible start, went on the win the event. In the touring car class another World Champion, Andy Moore, was also in attendance along with top racers Olly Jefferies and Ben Cosgrove, the latter running in the new EFRA 5 cell configuration, and who managed to be very competitive until a broke pinion took him out at the start of the finals.

You can read the full report on the event here.

Source: Mirage Racing [mirageracing.com]

January 8, 2007

Atomic Carbon S4 of Chris Doughty

A while back we showed you the Atomic Carbon S4 which at the time was under development and because of that we werent able to see the bodyshell which was still in the prototype stage. Well with the new season fast approaching, former European Champion Chris Doughty who will drive the S4 this year has taken some pictures of his new ride complete with the all new S4 bodyshell. Similar to the Durango bodyshell, in the fact that it has not side pods, the S4 shell features two huge air scoops at the front that will be used to rush air into the electrics to keep them cool.

View more pics of the S4 body shell here.

Source: Doughty UK [doughtyuk.net]