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Team Azarashi 'Grayseal' Prototype 4WD
Team Azarashi have some photos of their new prototype 4WD buggy on their site. The Azarashi guys have been building various interesting and sometimes wacky 4WD concepts for years with no intention of release - but this time it seems things are moving toward a release.
 The prototype currently features Tamiya suspension and steering - Associated dampers & Hot Bodies D4 drive train parts. But the main interest is the chassis design - which features an interesting and unique (in modern times) layout with three nimh cells laid end-to-end down either side of the car. The motor is situated between the cells along with electrics - and the whole drive train is raised up in the centre to occupy the 'driver cabin' area on the body. The chassis on the prototype shown uses an aluminium sheet braced with thick carbon fibre ribs.  However the car progresses is anyones guess at the moment, but it's one to watch. Azarashi state a release date around 'spring' 2009. http://www.team-azarashi.com 
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10-10-2008
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I love it!
proper out of the box thinking... I am not sure I am fully sold on the design, but I love its origionality
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10-10-2008
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They state on the site that the dont know if it will be a conversion or a complete kit...
I hope if its a conversion you dont need a D4 and 501X! I would run one for the sake of it though... Agh! just realised how awkwward the cell lay out is... Hmm..
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10-10-2008
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no lipoo compatability plus no weight upfront, not a good combination especically if its gonna be expensive ie, a conversion kit
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Would you get one of today's brushless esc's in there? Tekin maybe others maybe not.
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I love the out of the box thinking, but it seems a bit flawed to me.
If it can't accomodate lipo's, I'm not sure if it will be popular? Also, it doesn't look as though you would fit a brushless speedo under the shaft in front of the spur? The chassis doesn't seem to have any stiffening towards the front end at the moment either. Maybe that will be added before it goes into full production.
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