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Originally Posted by OldTimer
Got to say the front wishbones and blue castor blocks look like they are BJ4 parts odd?
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And rear arms from the B4, right? The fact that it is displayed as the TRF501X most likely mean that it's still very much a prototype. When Tamiya first got back into competitive TC racing 7-8 years ago there first prototypes had the X after their name, i.e. TRF404X & TRF414X.
Also when I first heard the rumors about Tamiya definitely testing and developing a serious race buggy they apparently were running the BJ4WE. I have even seen pics of this around 2 months ago maybe.
So what I would guess they've done is that they have now decided on the general layout. Then they will start working with that with a suspension they know and will then develop their own during the next months.
Probably at the Japanese championships in September (I believe) a more production ready buggy will be used.
The current prototype was used by TRF driver Satoshi Maezumi at the recent GW buggy race at Yatabe Arena, finishing third.
http://yaggy.exblog.jp/
