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Now available from Shepherd is the Velox V8 WC Team Edition. The Velox is an 1/8th scaled on-road racer, this particular version comes with a slew of upgrades that their team used at the last world championships. Some of those upgrades include- * Hard front arms * Aluminum wheel axles * Low friction pulley set * Brass battery tray * Rear CVDs * VCC aluminum clutchbell * [...]
Just announced by Tamiya is the TA-07R Limited Edition. The limited edition release of the TA-07R throws in a slew of upgrades to the normal TA-07 Pro kit. The upgrades are for both performance and durability, thus making this version of the car something really special. Some of the upgrades include- * Big bore shocks * Low friction belt * Stabilizer set * Aluminum [...]
Coming soon from Roche Products International is the Rapide P12-2017 US Spec pan car. The US Spec unit is outfit with numerous upgrades for high traction US style tracks. Here are the highlights- * 7075 aluminum 2.5mm chassis * Hard front end parts * Lowered rear axle height adjusters * Floating servo mount * LCG 7075 motor mount * 7075 rear chassis brace mount * New graphite [...]
New from Kyosho is the TF7.7 touring car. The TF7.7 is a high-end on-road race machine that comes in kit form. Based off the previous TF7, the latest version comes with multiple upgrades to make it faster than ever. * Short big bore shocks * Rigid center stiffener * Aluminum 2 height motor mount * 2 belt 4wd system * Interchangeable bulkheads * Large diameter belt [...]
Have you been looking for a high-end stadium truck to race this winter? If so, they don’t get much more esoteric than the new 2018 XT2 from XRay. The 2018 version of the XT2 comes with carpet and dirt gearbox setups inside the box, thus making it easy to set the truck up for different track conditions. Here are more [...]
Are you ready to race stadium truck this winter? If not, have a look at the new TLR 22T 4.0. The fourth version of the 22T comes with an advanced, mid-motor laydown transmission, this moves the motor forward to a more central location. With the new motor placment, the 22T 4.0 drives flatter, it is more consistent, and it helps [...]
Yesterday we posted about the new ’79 Ford Bronco body from Traxxas, today we are posting more new products that are on display at the SEMA show in Las Vegas. Well known as being one of the leaders in ready-to-run trucks, Traxxas has announced a new TRX-4 Kit. The scale crawling crowd loves to build their trucks from the ground, so [...]
Newly announced by Tamiya is the NSU TT Jagermeister M-05. The car comes in kit form and sits on a nimble Tamiya M-05 front wheel drive chassis. The legendary body has been faithfully reproduced in polycarbonate for a great scale look and is dressed out in Jagermeister race livery. While we have not received any release date information, it is [...]
Today the new 2018 X1 has been announced by XRay. XRay, long known for high-end race machines, has updated the X1 in numerous ways to help keep you at the top of the podium. Here are some highlights- * New super narrow chassis * New steering blocks with improved Ackermann * Graphite servo holder * Newly designed graphite side link adapters * Tweak free pivot [...]
Coming soon from Tamiya is the Lancia 037 Rally Car. The Lancia brings back memories from a golden age in rally racing with its highly detailed body and 4wd chassis. Its chassis is a TA02S unit that utilizes shaft driven 4wd. The Tamiya sports a part number of #58654 and more details can soon be found over on the official [...]
Filled with revisions, XRay has announced the 2018 Edition of the XB4 buggy kit. The XB4 is a high-end 1/10th 4wd race buggy that is the reigning world champion, the 2018 edition promises to be even better. Here are some of the updates that the ’18 XB4 is sporting- * Championship winning platform at every level * New side guards that allow [...]
Available now is the 2018 Edition of the Shepherd Velox F1. The ’18 sports numerous revisions to increase handling and speed. Here are some of its highlights- * New battery mount set * Floating piston shock system, 100% leak free * New main shaft and right rear wheel hub * Ball diff * Available in blue or in black To learn about all of Shepherd’s products [...]
Announced earlier this morning by Losi is the Rock Rey Kit. That’s right, all you guys that love building kits from the ground up can now can buy the kit version of Losi’s Rock Rey. Better still, it comes with a bunch of upgrade parts right in the box. Here’s the scoop- *Aluminum Rear Upper Links *Aluminum Upper Rod Track Mount *Adjustable Turnbuckles [...]
New from Yokomo is the high-end BD8-2018 touring car. The 2018 version of the BD8 was designed to compete at the highest levels of touring car racing, here are some of its features- * Center belt now runs down middle of the chassis * Front spool with newly designed pulley * Larger open type rod ends * 40 tooth pulley for increased drive efficiency * [...]
Just announced by XRay is the 2018 edition of the XB2C. The “C” in the buggy’s name stands for carpet, meaning this is the purpose built carpet edition of their XB2 race machine. Here are some of its higlights- * 2.5mm 7075 T6 aluminum chassis * Graphite side guards * More narrow transmission * Narrower suspension holders * New rear end geometry * Gear diff with [...]
