Tamiya DB01-R
 

This looks very good. If its anything like the -R TA05s this will be fantastic value and a great car :)

http://www.tamiya.com/japan/news/new...col=3#calendar

Features include

Tamiya DB01 loaded with hop-up parts!!

Comes with following Tamiya hop-up options:

54141 High Traction Lower Arm - DB01 Front (US$9)
54142 High Traction Lower Arm - DB01 Rear (US$9)
54140 DB01 Reinforced Drive Belt (US$7)
54036 DB01 Carbon Reinforced M Parts (US$9)
54040 DB01 Motor Heat Sink (US$12)
54028 TRF Buggy Dampers (US$110)
54037 DB01 Aluminium Sus Mount Front (US$20)
54038 DB01 Aluminium Sus Mount Rear (US$20)
54039 DB01 Aluminium Sus Block 2pcs (US$19.50)
50994 5mm Sus Ball (US$10)
54018 Slipper Clutch Set DB01 (US$42)
54015 Assembly Universal Shaft DB01 Front (US$35)
54016 Assembly Universal Shaft DB01 Rear (US$35)

Total Price for Hop-Up Parts Only, whooping US$337.50!!

Further more, DB01 R comes with following products

DB01 R Main Chassis (especially designed for DB01 R)
Aluminium Damper Bushing

looks nice, :thumbsup:

interesting to see Tamiya getting behind rally cars whilst the rest of the world seems to be obsessed by Short Course trucks. do they know somthing we don't? Or is rally very popular in japan at the moment.

Yeah the rally cars also look cool. But the -R means Race edition.

race edition, mmmmmmmm

this may be the car to get me back into 10th, tired of waiting for a trf 2wd.

Hmmm very nice.... :)

Nice to see them doing what they started with the TA04 - high end first, then base model, then hopped up base model into a mid-model...

Priced right, made widely available with a better spares back up and that could be an absolute belter of a buggy !

Its a shame they couldnt sort a TRF 2wd buggy out as well though :( Ive heard rumours of both rear and mid motored examples being tested over the last year or so, but never anything more than rumours. Shame tbh.

Nice to see this make an appearance!

Spec seems a little short of where I thought it might be - still needs bars and a one-way to give you all the useful options.

I also hoped they would sort the shock towers to give the right travel for the TRF shocks.

It's rather nice, it gives an option against the B-Max and Cyber 10B (I'm assuming that's where the price will be £200-250). Not everyone needs a centre one-way or roll bars, so that's fair enough, though the shock tower height could be an issue, unless they are using different length shocks at the back to the TRF501 shocks.

Thats all very nice, and I might have to buy another DB-01.

A couple of questions though:-
1. Will it come with a body shell? - Doesn't show one in picture, but I guess yes
2. Will is still come with the same poor quality screws as the standard DB-01?
3. How much is it and when can I get one?

er, in order, unknown, unknown and it's listed @ 36,540 yen which is about £225.

not released in japan until september, i'd imagine we might see it before xmas.

It comes without a body, nor does it come with wheels or tyres.



More like 1:1 CORR trucks are a popular sport only in the US. You might notice all the r/c companies making them are US based.

Nice, wish they released this first off!

Any pic`s of the new chassis?

:thumbsup:

There's a link on the first post.......

clever dick!

A picture of the new chassis so i can compair the two!

ie...

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h3...hassis01_t.jpg

:p

Believe it to be the same main chassis as the Baldre/Durga, it's just super hopped-up, so it shouldn't be any different to your photo.

Thought as much! cheers Nige:thumbsup:

I would of thought they would put the Graphite one on there, as it is, my DB-01 is better specced than that, if is hasn't, not that I got the graphite chassis.

Me too, but its not listed as a hop-up on the first post. An article on Tamiya USA explains how to make your DB01 competitive and the writer Andrew Kuntze (unfortunate surname) doesn't mention to replace the standard chassis with the graphite one either. If so it sounds like a pointless hop-up.

See here: http://www.tamiyausa.com/articles/fe...article-id=414

:)

lol @ surname

Tbh yes its a good but old and too late release i my eye`s!!

I race this as a hopped up DB-01, all be it new to the game, they new all this before hand as the TRF501x was first , i hate a money spinner!!
Yes it`s a damn good 4WD but cheekie as it`s not new tech!

Baldre FTW :p

Although, if your car is getting worn out, it could be a good buy?

awesome car! I might have to buy one. Body and Wheels need to be included in these cars though - the 511 was the same and it's NUTS to sell a buggy without them.