trf 2wd rumor

[GRIFF55]

loving that shell shape.

[Twister]

Brilliant complement to oople mr: Simon crabb: Well done sir great blog.

[pete68]

so its nice to see the rumour i have heard was not false at all lol!!!
and the release date i did heard was end of may !!!
very happy to see tamiya coming in the mix of 2wd

[budgio]

I managed to get a good look at it on Wednesday at the PDA (thanks Lee),deffo one for the wish list hope to see more of it soon.
Maybe see some pics of it at the Cactus classic?

[DaveG28]

I'm liking things like wishbones/hubs/steering being shared with the 511, makes life easier!!

Even May seems too far away tho, want one now

[PaulUpton]

I did do a video of one of the qualifiers, but Lee will have to confirm if this is ok to upload or not ??

Paul

[sparrow.2]

I am Lee. It is fine.

Now upload the video quickly

[PositivoNegativo]

[Ross]

Originally Posted by pidge

no photos....

Sorry.....too late.

[Smartalec]

I think you'll be ok mate, i'm sure Lee meant no photo's with the shell off

[ralphee]

Eager to see more.....id love a 2wd Tamiya, and this is looking very swish!

lee

[Ross]

Originally Posted by Smartalec

I think you'll be ok mate, i'm sure Lee meant no photo's with the shell off

Oohh, i better not put those ones up then

[Albertini]

I love Tamiyas but please, someone tell me its more than a B4 with a different shock tower and motor guard.
Dare I say it just looks a bit bland, perhaps because we've all been racing the B4 for too long.
I hope I'm prooved wrong

[markwilliamson2001]

Looks like a b4 to me. Maybe this has proved the b4 design wasn't too bad after all lol!

[Alex H]

My guess is that before Hupo left Tamiya he had something to do with the design of the car. He was really fast with the B4 every time so why change something that works so great. Looks like some things are different though like the centering of the motor and when you break the car down to blueprint there are changes here and there in geometry for sure.
And then materials. Probably more likely the quality is much improved from AE. I think Hupo gave his recommendations and input to the designer and made a fast car even faster.

And Japanese (RC)cars look goooood!!!

[chemax92]

But B4 design although excellent, is really old, before Lipo became popular so it still need ballast to balance weights. A new car would have this in mind.

[DaveG28]

Originally Posted by chemax92

But B4 design although excellent, is really old, before Lipo became popular so it still need ballast to balance weights. A new car would have this in mind.

Hmm, noone seems to have quite mastered taking advantage of minimum weights yet though in terms of how to make the suspension do it (I'm sorry, but all this "heavier cars work better" is just not right, not if you get the suspension/geometry etc correct), and any car that "designed in" the additional weight needed would probably not be as popular with the top guys, who I guess like being able to move ballast about. May be wrong but its the impression I get.

The car is pretty much what I'd have expected if I'd known they were doing a 2wd, they'd look at the market and see what's best (and before all the X6 guys cry, multi world champs, and also most recent Euro's champ in a Tamiya drivers hands on an Astro surface so works on various conditions), eg a B4, then say "right, lets start with that, what would we improve?".

Hence I imagine it will be very similar, probably with virtually identical geometry, but better TRF shocks, play around with weight distribuiton (assuming they have moved the motor, and also may well find battery position or wheelbase is tweaked etc), and there own steering/suspension mounting systems. Then over the next 12/18mths various update bits to take it more down their own direction. That's pretty much how the 4wd developed?? Remember the original 501 vs the 511, still look similar but masses of changes, plus now have built in flexibility over things like rear shock position.

TBH, if its a B4 with tamiya shocks and trf blue all over it, I'd buy one like a shot!!!

[Jamesk]

I think it will be intersting to see if the car will be made and then see how it gets developed, the more people using the car will help speed up the development. Lets hope tamiya take the challange. Ive used the products on and off since the Avante mk1 and there development does not always keep up with new tech.Time will tell.
jk

[Pablo668]

This car has me torn.

1) I want one.

2) But I'm gonna be kinda dissapointed if it really is just a B4 clone.

[B44&501xRacerEX]

A) I want one.
B) A price would be nice. Hopefully under $300 american dollars.
C) Still stomped on either running stock or mod with it.