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April 12, 2010

Durango DNX408 radio tray revealed

Team Durango have released some details on the ‘revolutionary’ radio tray from the company’s DNX408. The radio tray is set into the chassis for the lowest centre of gravity, with only five screws holding it in place and is easy to slide the whole assembly out of the side of the car. Both servos are laid down and sit below the surface of the chassis, while the RX battery is also sunk in the chassis and centrally mounted at the rear of the car, resulting in further optimised center of gravity. The receiver itself is the only thing that sits high in the car, above the throttle servo, and the RX box has been fitted with louver type vents to keep the receiver cool in the hottest conditions and there is a removable cover to seal it up again when there’s water about.

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April 1, 2010

Durango DNX408 ready for first public test

Following the pictures yesterday of Durango designer Gerd Strenge with his test DNX408, Durango has released some photos of Adam Skelding’s test car. Adam is the Team Manager for Team Durango UK and he has been putting a lot of time in recently testing the DNX408 and is very happy with the car’s performance so far. “This weekend, four test cars will be seen in public for the first time. As we are still testing the car, we have no expectations about making the A-main at all -we are simply testing, testing, testing and putting as many miles on the car as we can to iron-out any remaining issues before we move into production.”

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March 31, 2010

Durango DNX408 goes through final testing

Team Durango sent us through some images of their lead designer Gerd Strenge doing some final set-up testing on the new DNX408 prior to a public test this weekend. They also tell us that both Gerd, new 1/8th team driver Hupo Honigl and Adam Skelding have all been bust recently putting the car through its paces. We can expect more details on this new car soon.

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March 18, 2010

TQ Racing SX8 Evo Team Spec race roller

TQ Racing have released details on their newest competitor in the 1/8 scale pro market, the SX8 Evolution Team Spec race roller. The buggy sports a narrowed chassis for better weight balance and cornering and optimized gear ratio for US style tracks and jumps. The car features lightweight differentials, titanium hinge pins, turnbuckles & diff cross pins, as well as captured hinge pins and captured hub bearings.

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February 23, 2010

HPI Pulse RTR 1/8th scale buggy

Fitted with the extremely powerful K4.6 high output engine from the Savage X 4.6, full racing suspension and a complete set of grey-anodized aluminium parts, HPI introduces the Pulse RTR buggy. Completely outfitted with all the specifications, parts and tuning capabilities of much more expensive racing buggies, but it’s available to you at a competitive price, completely assembled and ready to go. The Pulse buggy was designed from the start to bridge the gap between entry-level RTR kits and the crazy expensive full racing kits that include no running gear and must be built to precise specifications. What that means is you get a fantastic Premium RTR buggy with top-quality materials and the ability to race with the big dogs, all with RTR convenience and a great price. Every part in the car was designed to be the highest quality and give the best performance on the track.

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February 11, 2010

Ansmann Racing V8 1/8th scale buggy

Ansmann Racing are showing off the first pictures of their new 1/8th scale buggy platform, the V8. A full competition car to follow the success their previous cars, this new buggy is the result of 2 years testing and design. The goal of the car’s design was to get a perfectly balanced lightweight car with awesome track performance, with the manufacturer providing no further information at this stage. The first prototypes are expected to hit the tracks in April this year.

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February 3, 2010

O’Donnell Z01B-SG Team buggy

O’Donnell have introduced the Z01B-SG Team 1/8 scale nitro 4WD buggy. Featuring a stronger, lighter 7075-T6 machined chassis plate with improved weight distribution, the rear arms, hub carriers and front & rear shock towers all feature improved geometry. Other updates include stronger CVA axles with large, 3mm cross pin, new, stronger, front top carbon fiber deck, new center carbon-fiber top deck, new carbon-fiber radio tray and improved, stronger diff cases.

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January 29, 2010

Hobbytech Spirit STR8 1/8th scale buggy

Hobbytech have released CAD images and details about their new 1/8th scale buggy the Spirit. Everything on this new offroader is compact and centralized to make this buggy more responsive on the track and easy to work off the track. Manufactured with high precision aluminium and carbon fibre parts, there was no compromise in delivering the highest quality off road racing chassis. Every aspect of the car was designed and tested to produce maximum performance, everything down to the last screw has been optimised for maximum lightness.

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