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Aug. 26, 2016, 7:40 p.m.
By Thomas Tran
LiveRC.com
The announcement has been confirmed and photos finally released. Ronald Volker has been putting in countless hours with relentless testing to improve the performance of the BD7 2016 with goals to make the car more rounded on different track surfaces. Here are some of the key features of the BD8 are (info subject to change before actual release).
BD8 - New features
- Centered front pulley position for symmetry
- New floating servo mount
- Motor mount moved inward closer towards battery
- Single 1 piece center pulley gear
- New center pulley gear changed from 17T to 20T to increase efficiency and wear
- New chassis to accommodate new drive-train mounts
- New upper-deck
- Updated hubs and carries (planned)
- New composite materials for all plastics (planned)
- New internal drive ratio from 2.0 to 1.7
IMPORTANT LINKS
LiveRC YouTube account -- RVA (Race Video Archive) recordings of all races available to All Access Pass members
Chassis: Yokomo BD8 pre-production prototype
Motor: LRP X20 4.5T
ESC: LRP Flow
Battery: LRP 5600mAh LCG
Radio: Sanwa M12s
Receiver:
Servo: Highest DLP 650
Body: Protoform LTC-R
Notes: Date of release is targeted for late October.
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