Saying goodbye to another li-po batt...

Just now i found out that my YR 5000mAH li-po batt was connected to the esc. Apparently it has been like that for a few days and when I check it...the part of the hard casing had slightly opened up. I decided to open it and check wether the battery had expand sevearly but I failed to open it.
Soooo...( here comes the bad part) I used a small screw driver to open it. While trying to open it I saw a spark the a lot of smoke came out of the battery. I panicked and threw the batt outside. To prevent any explosion in the house.I watched sadly as the smoke kept coming out for a few minutes. For sure I know the batt is no longer can be use. I went out to check it out and I saw this!!!.... :'-(

Yokomo's new high-end drift machine!!

Yokomo will launch a new drift chassis thiw 4th of July in Japan.
It is given the name of "DRB"

Major features
● Mid-ship motor layout
● Full support for counter-drift ratio Ackerman
● 45-degree steering angle
●Ultra-low center of gravity design
●Enhanced performance
●Double-deck chassis
●Carbon Fiber Front and rear damper stay
●Titanium Turnbuckle Tie Rod
●Precision aluminum front and rear bulkheads
●Precision Aluminum motor mount
●Silver Colored Aluminum Precision Upper Bridge
●Battery Holder for all types of batteries
●Aluminum oil-filled absorbers

Here are some pics... enjoy!! :D














as you guys can see...the chassis has a balace weight of distribution just like the HPI's TC-D & Tamiya's TA05 VDF and even all three of them are belt driven.

Tamiya TRF new high spec drift chassis!!!

Tamiya TRF had designed a new chassis called TA05 VDF!!
It will be released July 2010! From what I read from many forums a lot or rc drifting fanatics around the world were amazed and when I saw the pics of the chassis I became speechless but lucky for you guys I still can this post. www.spxracing.com are taking pre-orders for this chassis and thay said the first shipping will be on the end oh july & thier price is $ 400.00 (AUD)

Well the chassis preety much looked like Hpi's TC-D.
Here are some pics...















Quoated from
http://www.spxracing.com/_webContent/itemView.aspx?stockUID=65159900-87bb-4ea7-8990-acaa68ef059b

Tamiya is proud to announce the release this High-End Drift Machine. This machine adopts a front midship motor layout (motor within wheelbase) for optimum balance which is essential to drift driving. The upper frame features vertically mounted carbon plates which improve chassis rigidity while also providing enough flexiblity during drifting. The parallel geometry steering system provides this machine with excellent control of counter steering.

The especially designed battery holder is adjustable and is compatible with Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, LF batteries. Glass tape can also be used to secure the battery.

About the Model

-This is a 1/10 R/C assembly model kit.

-Front: Ball Diff., Rear: Spool Diff.

-Carbon chassis 2mm thick.

-Front and rear universal shafts.

-Aluminum hex hubs.

-TRF Dampers (Case: Fluorine Coated, Shaft coating: Normal)

-Short reversible suspension arms.

-Uprights feature 1050 ball bearing specifications.

-TA05 Front and rear bulkheads (Resin).

-Body, tires, wheels, motor, ESC, 2-ch transmitter, not included.

Jim's new whip!!

Jim's New bodyshell from Hpi!!...Toyota Mark 2
CONGRATS TO HIM!!