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Having shown you photos off the prototype at the Nuremberg toy fair last week, here we have the official release for the 1/4th scale VMX450 dirt bike from Venom. With true to scale details, the realistic Motocross performance will leave you thinking that you’re a Supercross hero as you clear the triple and blast the whoop section on your own backyard track. The VMX chassis was an exercise in compact functional space management while keeping a true to life look of a full-scale 450 moto-cross bike. Covering up all that work would be a shame if it wasn’t for a very detailed and realistic looking body set styled after contemporary 450 race bikes.

The VMX 450 has a unique trap door style locking battery compartment that will accommodate many different battery packs from NiMH to Lithium Polymer. To top it all off, a highly detailed Neocell foam rider figure completes the package. Venom has spared nothing to create this scale yet functional specimen of engineering. The latest VR3T 2.4Ghz 3 ch fully programmable radio system controls the VMX 450 while a powerful V Series 540 class brushless system puts the power to the ground via the miniature steel roller chain.

The VMX rear wheel features a patent pending highly adjustable gyro that enables the VMX to stay upright at slow speeds. The innovative design centers the gyro mass to give the VMX balanced control and can be adjusted to suit drive styles and track conditions.

Since power is nothing without control, the Design Team at Venom took things a step further and developed the only full function off road motorcycle tires in the industry. The front and rear wheels and tires feature Venoms proprietary concept Beadlox and Griplox wheel and tire system. The scale looking MXR-1 race tires are captured in a bead locking wheel while the tire volume is filled with a form filling molded insert.

Standard Features:
- Fully adjustable rear wheel gyro system with integrated Beadlox tire system (Patent Pending)
- Beadlox wheels and tires with Griplox style molded inserts front and rear
- MTCS – Mechanical Traction Control System (Patent Pending) – Adjustable traction control to adapt to different surface conditions
- Large volume front forks feature dual o-ring seals with Teflon bushings and a pass thru fluid spring perch
- Externally Adjustable Slipper clutch system
- Machined aluminum front forks, triple clamps, steering damper, rear sprocket, rear shock and motor mount
- Direct steering featuring a dampened steering linkage
- 2.4Ghz 3Ch digital programmable radio with 3rd channel mixing and high torque steering servo
- V 540 Series Brushless power system included
- Enclosed Battery compartment accommodates standard 6 & 7cell NiMH stick and 2 & 3 cell LiPo packs
- Integrated water resistant radio box
- Highly detailed preprinted polycarbonate body work
- True to scale chassis, engine, exhaust, and radiator details
- Molded Neocell foam scale rider figure
- Real steel roller chain

Source: Venom [venom-group.com]

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Bearing company ABEC35 have announced the signing of double World Champion Atsushi Hara. Signing a deal for 2010, the Hot Bodies factory driver tested the products for 6 months prior to signing and especially likes using the Type-X ball bearings for the drivetrain of his car and the general series of bearings for the other areas of his car. Also announced was that the company’s Italian distributor F.V.S.S. Racing team have signed front running on road gas racer Andrea Pirani to use their product.

Source: ABEC35 [abec35.com]

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More new items for CSO products with the release of new option parts for the Serpent range of cars. For the 1/8th scale 960 and 966, there is a line of 12×18mm aluminium bearing holders, while for the 1/10th scale 733 there is a lightweight 2-speed shaft which has been hard coated for extra durability.

Source: CSO [cso.com.hk]

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Italian company Capricorn RC have announced that they have signed 14 year old Sara Bella. Racing 1/8th scale in the F2 class in Italy, the Shepherd/Novarossi race will use Capricorn fuel this year. Very determined and racing in one of the most competitive series in the World, she will continue to compete in the Italian Nationals as well as represent Italy at the 1/8th scale European ‘B’ Championships in Monaco during the summer.

Source: Capricorn RC [capricornrc.com]

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Piero Torregiani has contacted us to announce that he has left ATS tyres, ending his involvement in the company. After years of helping to build the ATS brand he has decided to go and do something new in the area of tire production. Piero will start his own company, bringing together his experience in the production of foam tires as well as some of the people who worked with him in the past to help win many major titles in the past. He wished to express his personal thanks to all the people that he worked with over the past 4 years. We can expect an announcement on his new project in the next few months.

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