New CASTER racing 4wd electric buggy

[jimmy]

We saw photos of the new Caster racing SK-10 electric 10th scale buggy earlier this week but it didn't look all that HOT to us - but now RC special have some sneaky photos of the fully hopped up car and it looks a whole lot more interesting. Logos etched into this, the apparent 'pro' spec version say 'S10B'.

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/news/casterbuggy02.jpg

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/news/casterbuggy01.jpg

Unfinished anodising and basic dog-bone driveshafts possibly point toward the car not being a final-spec version. The hexes look like this buggy will be set up to use Hot Bodies / Kyosho SP style wheels rather than the more popular Losi style fitment.

http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/misc/news/casterbuggy03.jpg

Thanks to RC Special.com (http://rcspecial.com/news/?p=53846#more-53846)for the photos above, check out the >>link<< (http://rcspecial.com/news/?p=53846#more-53846) for more - they didn't name the buggy for some reason but we have no such restriction, so its a CASTER Racing S10B from what we can tell.

The SK-10 basic-spec buggy is shown below:

http://www.casterracing.com/uploadfile/carimg/B191005291743.jpg

Caster:
Caster Racing have released the following information regarding their all new EP 10th scale buggy, the SK-10. - Caster Racing is proud to announce the release of a new 1/10th 4WD off road buggy. They started off with a high level competition RTR chassis design foundation. The SK-10 Buggy is an EP buggy that's got all the racing features, and performance that a competition car needs. It's 100% upgradable chassis to a higher level competition part and features.

The SK-10 comes with the most advance performance design such as Mini Big Bore shocks with 3.5mm shock shaft. Slipper clutch differential in the centre, those are only available and build in the competition kits, but we have put all those racing features into SK-10 buggy which makes the buggy one of the kind in the market, and amount others. we have raised up the entry level bar. The advantage of having such a buggy, it's totally 100% race competitive with other racing kits in the market for the fair price you have paid. in other words, the C/P(Cost/Performance) rate is much higher than other kits out there in the market.




Thanks for the tip off!

[johnnygibbon]

nice. hopefully with it being castor it will be a lot cheaper than durango
in wich case i will have one:thumbsup:

[DaveG28]

That's looks ace!!

[poopers]

Aye, certainly looks nice, especially with the anodised orange.<o>:wub</o>

[chemax92]

It looks like a shaftdriven XX4?

[samd]

Diff slipper sounds nice

[mark christopher]

Diff slipper sounds nice

the hotbodies d4 could be made to have seperate slip front and rear meaning it worked like a diff, most ran it as a fixed solid slipper

[samd]

Like the losi slipper or the twin tamiya one, doesnt have quite the same affect as a centre diff does tho

[mark christopher]

Diff slipper sounds nice

Like the losi slipper or the twin tamiya one, doesnt have quite the same affect as a centre diff does tho

so which is it fitted with?

[njc11]

Sounds like its similar to the ZX5FS??

This has a separate pad for front and rear... in 2 different compounds, it can also be locked up as 1 using a pin to work like a BMAX etc..

:thumbsup:

[jimmy]

Don't read too much into poor translations :thumbsup:

[Pitman]

I cannot wait for this chassis to be released and make a come back to electric 1/10th

[jim76]

the hotbodies d4 could be made to have seperate slip front and rear meaning it worked like a diff, most ran it as a fixed solid slipper

yes but it was crap! It sent all the power to the wheels with least grip! Made for some really odd handling. I pinned mine up and the car was transformed.

[Rebelrc]

Sorry to say it looks very basic but blinged up:thumbdown:

[ben]

Sorry to say it looks very basic but blinged up:thumbdown:

Basic is good. Keep things simple!

[mark christopher]

yes but it was crap! It sent all the power to the wheels with least grip! Made for some really odd handling. I pinned mine up and the car was transformed.

Yup that would be why I put most locked it up :thumbsup:

[schmacher]

it will be a composite chassis when it comes out right ?

[Mr. Red]

it will be a composite chassis when it comes out right ?

Do not think so. Think this is it. But I´m not sure how a alloy topdeck is the way to go. A Cf one should be better and cooler;)

[Pitman]

the pic above is just most of the option parts made into 1 car

i think it will be composite to start with then the options available seperatly and hopefuly a cf pro car but dont hold me to this lol

[ryanlownie]

Milled alloy chassis, alloy top decks and alloy center mount = one very un-flexible chassis! Obviously not the norm (bar Durango) but we will have to wait and see....

[DaveG28]

Depends what alloy they use really doesn't it? The top decks are very thin, make them springy enough and they will give a fair bit of flex, and the Durango does fine with an alloy main plate!

[ryanlownie]

True Dave but the way it's milled should aid in stiffness whereas a standard plate would be more flexible, it's very 1/8 scale....

[Rebelrc]

Ben sometimes simple is good but not in this case.....one adjustment for camber links/roll centres ?
Open your eyes Ben..lol

[samd]

so which is it fitted with?
:lol:

[kydawg1]

I will be watching this one.

[ryanlownie]

Ben sometimes simple is good but not in this case.....one adjustment for camber links/roll centres ?
Open your eyes Ben..lol

One extremely different adjustment at that....