Team Durango DEX210 - 2WD buggy
 

Team Durango have released the first official word on their much anticipated 2WD buggy - the DEX210. Photos of an early-stages pre-production prototype have also been released on the Team Durango blog. The car features some exquisite hand finished parts and pre-existing parts from other manufacturers. Despite the late announcement, the buggy will be racing tomorrow at the Petit race in Kent.

Good luck to Gerd with the project. Durango have obviously released a very competitive 4wd car (if Winter Racing is anythnig to go by) so I'm sure this 2wd will be the same

I can see them changing the wing mount at least. :thumbsup:

And the front end? lol

Nice shot with the front tyres hanging off :thumbsup:

Andy

It's suppose to be like that. It's a favoured way of mounting staggers.

Who's driving it at the Petit then? :)

and the fact the rear of the batterys are unprotected underneath

the batteries sit on a Carbon plate chassis.....

Not exactly pretty, like the 410 though, is it..

i think yannic prumpers driving it....

wonder if that mesh will move from hard landings

It says Gerd is racing it according to Jimmys opening post

yes but if you look at the back the batterys are open underneath

I think he is just taking it, someone else should be driving..

You no need to worry Mark no-one will run into the back of you at the start of the finals, as you'll be last on the grid :rolleyes: :p :p :woot:

:pim not worried about being hit:woot:im worried about crashing backwards into everything:thumbsup:

Ha ha ha ''Back it in Mark'' :woot: :woot: :woot:

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Did any of you actually register the expression
" PROTOTYPE " ???????

I'm sure it'll be very good when it comes out, and I'd love one to go with my DEX410, but surely this "news" has only just popped up now, to take a bit of the attention from the new Schumacher 2wd, "here's our 2wd, oh, and you can see it tommorow"

I'm a abit baffled as to how the gear mesh is set. It looks like the motor and spur are both static. I've only looked at the pictures briefly and I'm sure I saw some hinges in the transmition. Can anyone with more time on thier hands and experience disecting the pre production photos throw me a bone? :bored:

lay shaft/slipper/spur moves, it rotates round the idler moving the spur away or to the pinion, doing that keeps the motor in the same posistion!

Looks like the layshaft pivots around the idler gear and swings up/down to set the mesh - then secured by the 2 screws on the opposide side to the spur.

I had a brief look and it looks like the layshaft can rock back and forward in an arc so it keeps gearbox meshed while moving the spur relative to the motor.

It get adjusted here as Mark has said

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q...0_3gearbox.jpg

That bit is far toooo sexy. Now THAT is a 2wd car. WOW. :thumbsup:

Im not a hater, I probibly going to get shot or frowned on for saying this but im more excited about the Schumacher 2wd :)

X-Factory have clearly set the standard for the 'New era' 2wd format / layout.

Good luck though Durango...

Got to agree with that dude ....I want !!!:cool:

Gerd is my design hero :)
Durango cars are the RC sex, and im looking forwards to the Durango porno :)

Hopefully not with Adam in it! ;) you sicko!

Oh Ben!!

Mental image! *eek!*

The DEX210 kinda reminds me of the AC S2 in its layout....and the S2 is RC porn as well :)

As I decide on the new Schumacher this is announced! Perfect timing and of course this looks incredible. Will have to wait till Schumacher releases details on their buggy now. But the gearbox design is great, wonder how it will handle...

please hurry up.....I need mine!!!!!love it...OMG i love the way you set the mesh!!!

Well I am glad to hear for that reason. I would be tempted with the Schuie, but the parts are so expensive in Australia compared to the TD parts.

Owning a 410 now, I am thrilled to hear that 2wd will be coming. I'll def pick one up as soon as the production version is out. But how long will that be...?

Well, if it takes as long as the 4wd, you might as well buy a Schumacher now. :woot:

Well Gert built this in a week, so expect it out at the end of the month :woot: With this the first working model it will be a while :cry:

any videos of it at the meeting?

I really like the look of this thing! Amazing engineering! :thumbsup:

But I have a couple of questions:

-when you reverse the whole gearbox, then the motor will spin the wrong way? You'd need a 4 & 3 gear solution in order to "get the best of both worlds? Or am I missing something? (Is the motor and spur "reversed left/right" as well then?)

-and why not simply but ballast in the rear for more grip? It shouldn't have to be necessary to move the motor...

durango DEX210 buggy
 

all this reversing the gearbox and putting the motor inside is old news! does nobody remember the FAB2000 conversion schumacher made for the cougar 2000 all those years ago????

Oh yes I do. Didn't work any good on bumpy swedish tracks though.

It wasn't made by Schumacher, it was a man called Mike Barton of Fabbix batteries and I think Craig Harris did the development.