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A weekend at the Track -- Big Squid RC Invades the 2010 ROAR…

Editor’s Note — Here are the facts: Adam Drake was top qualifier in the buggy class. Jared Tebo TQ’d the truggy class. Tebo then went on to win both the buggy and truggy classes. Jeff was sent there to take pictures and provide coverage of the event. What we got back from him was this “story.” [...]

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Save cash! Tamiya Store Free Shipping Weekend

The fine folks at Tamiya America have decided they want to offer up some free shipping from their online store on orders over $50.  The deal is only good through the 29th, so hurry up and get to buying. Check out the Tamiya Online Store for more info.

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Tamiya’s new High-End Drifter

Tamiya has an expensive drift machine for those of you that like driving sideways.  The High-End Drifter features an all new mid-motor layout and two belt drive-train.  It’s also loaded down with tons of carbon fiber, including a 2mm chassis and a twin vertical plate bracing setup that runs the lenght of the chassis.  It’s also got [...]

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Tamiya FF03 Pro for the reals

Tamiya‘s finally showing off a real picture of their new FF03 Pro chassis.  If you don’t know, the FF series are front motor, front wheel drive sedans.  The new FF03 is a completely redesigned chassis, going from the monocoque frame chassis of the ff02 back to a tub style chassis with the battery running down the centerline of the chassis [...]

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Tamiya Wolf WR1 vintage F1

Another new car making it’s debut at the Shizuoka show is Tamiya‘s latest vintage F1 car.  Modeled after the Wolf WR1, which started it’s career during the 1977 Forumla 1 season, Tamiya’s 1/1o scale version is a mash-up of their newer F104 chassis and their older, but still competitive F103 chassis.  Among some of the distinctive features are extra large [...]

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Tamiya Mini Trucks

From the Shizuoka Hobby Show we see these new 1/32 scale Tamiya Mini 4wd Trucks, happily named “Jolly Joker” and “Sunny Shuttle“. These are the style that run on a closed track. You can see the guide bars on the front and rear. I bet they hall around there!

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Awesome news from ROAR

This could quite possibly be one of the coolest announcements of the last decade.  ROAR is creating a new provisional racing class for 1/16 scale electric powered TANKS.  That’s right.  Tanks.  Check out these additions to the ROAR rule book. Under section 5.3 5.3.1.9 – Scale tracked vehicles (tanks) powered by electric motors are a permanent demonstration class.  They may be run [...]

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Free tix for Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach from Tamiya USA

Tamiya is giving away tickets for Friday’s festivities during the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, being held in Long Beach, CA on April 16 – 18.  Tamiya is a sponsor and exhibitor at the Grand Prix along with some other big names in r/c.  Their name will be all over the track and they will be showing off all their [...]

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Tamiya Flashback

Tamiya and Vintage RC fans rejoice! The Buggy Champ is being re-released to celebrate it’s 30th year anniversary. The re-release is faithful to the original, with metal parts and the trick trailing wishbone front suspension. A few tweaks have been made to make it perform better, but overall it will be arriving just as it first did in [...]

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