C4.2 when?

MikePimlott · #1 10-06-2013

Whens the c4.2 due for release ?

Burty248 · #2 10-06-2013

i suspect it will be at the end of this years nationals like when the brought out the c4.1. not much is known about it yet other than a few pics here and there.

gazhillAE · #3 10-06-2013

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Originally Posted by MikePimlott

Whens the c4.2 due for release ?

July....

KRob · #4 10-06-2013

Hoping to have it out by the end of July - not sure if we'll be able to meet that but fingers crossed...

MikePimlott · #5 10-06-2013

Cheers Gaz, Keith

ASR · #6 10-06-2013

Seen some pics of the new box etc, looks good. Just wondering what has been done regarding the variable (bendy) chassis?

Ron Burgundy · #7 10-06-2013

Does anyone think ae may release their own C4.2 under their own brand? As in JConcepts and the BJ4? It seems to really fit the same characteristics and as US tracks and/or large races we are seeing more mid motor cars arguably dominating the rear motor market, surely it would be the best option for them to seamlessly move into that market.

I didnt actually look and see if there was a thread for this, apologies if there is

feel free to move mods!

gazhillAE · #8 10-06-2013

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Originally Posted by ASR

Seen some pics of the new box etc, looks good. Just wondering what has been done regarding the variable (bendy) chassis?

Harder material apparantly

Swell · #9 10-06-2013

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Originally Posted by gazhillAE

Harder material apparantly

So just the one availabe from cml?

MikePimlott · #10 10-06-2013

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Originally Posted by Ron Burgundy

Does anyone think ae may release their own C4.2 under their own brand? As in JConcepts and the BJ4? It seems to really fit the same characteristics and as US tracks and/or large races we are seeing more mid motor cars arguably dominating the rear motor market, surely it would be the best option for them to seamlessly move into that market.

I didnt actually look and see if there was a thread for this, apologies if there is

feel free to move mods!

I heard there was a "new" B5 which was rear motor and Ally chassis coming for the worlds and then the B5 mid would be a conversion for the rear motor car.

But how true this is i dont know

andy05 · #11 10-06-2013

Ryan Cavalieri And Craggy have just run the C4.2 at the pre worlds coming 2nd and 3rd. So mid motor testing at a big event on clay!!!!!

Burty248 · #12 10-06-2013

I suspect they might just stick with the b4 / c4 currect setup, or some sorta hybrid. But problem is i dont think ae will want to market the "bendy" c4 untill any issues are ironed out.

Burty248 · #13 11-06-2013

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Ryan Cavalieri And Craggy have just run the C4.2 at the pre worlds coming 2nd and 3rd. So mid motor testing at a big event on clay!!!!!

really? looks to me like they were running a c4.1 not c4.2.

wezzer · #14 11-06-2013

they used the c4.1, not the .2 !

Spencer Mulcahy · #15 11-06-2013

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Cheers Gaz, Keith

PJC · #16 11-06-2013

Will there be an upgrade conversion from c4.1 to c4.2 or just the conversion from b4 to c4.2?

neallewis · #17 11-06-2013

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Will there be an upgrade conversion from c4.1 to c4.2 or just the conversion from b4 to c4.2?

I very much doubt we'll see a "C4.2" kit or conversion.

You can make your own now anyway, with a B4.2 kit, the centro C4.1 kit, and the "new" lwb chassis. Run shorty lipos in it and set it up like Craggy's. That's a C4.2.

I think the next moulded gearbox will be used with a plastic tub chassis, or tub/Ali combo chassis, and it won't be called a C4.2. I also think the wait will be longer, certainly until after the worlds...

Burty248 · #18 11-06-2013

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Originally Posted by neallewis

You can make your own now anyway, with a B4.2 kit, the centro C4.1 kit, and the "new" lwb chassis. Run shorty lipos in it and set it up like Craggy's. That's a C4.2.

I think the next moulded gearbox will be used with a plastic tub chassis, or tub/Ali combo chassis, and it won't be called a C4.2. I also think the wait will be longer, certainly until after the worlds...

No the moulded gearbox is the c4.2 where as the long chassis is the c4.1 +8mm.

Otherwise why we talking about a c4.2 when its allready out?

gazhillAE · #19 11-06-2013

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Originally Posted by wezzer

they used the c4.1, not the .2 !

Lol

neallewis · #20 11-06-2013

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Originally Posted by Burty248

No the moulded gearbox is the c4.2 where as the long chassis is the c4.1 +8mm.

Otherwise why we talking about a c4.2 when its allready out?

No, my opinion still stands. AE has no mid motor car. They have history of taking a development chassis and making it their new model (b44). The cml c4.1 has proven itself. Looks like AE need a mid motor chassis to win the sugary worlds. They are already working with the C4.1 platform, which works well now for craggy and cav, and we are not likely to see a new model (for sale) before the world's.
The B4.2 was a freshen up of the B4.1. Why would they call a new flagship mid motor car a similar point revision name, when its not?

Also, has anyone from cml or AE said there will be a c4.2 out, and that's its official name? All we have seen are some new moulded plastic bits that need a new chassis, that we haven't seen yet.

My view is we won't see a product on the shelves called a C4.2.