new Durango

[J_WOODY]

anyone got any ideas what the price will be?

[Alex H]

Expencive I guess!
And from where can I get one that ships abroad? Who is the importer in the U.K. Perhaps there will be a website with pre order.

[burgie]

Originally Posted by J_WOODY

anyone got any ideas what the price will be?

too expensive to go ramping on the BMX park

[stegger]

"should" may be the release date a lot of the parts will already be made and durango may only be waiting for some parts to be produced or waiting for the distribution to be sorted out. I for one can't wait may not get it straight away but will get one eventually Love the brass plate for ballast

[Irri Tant]

anyone got any ideas what the price will be?

If anyone hez tuh ax yee cannit afford it

[Alex H]

How about this. Is it possible to run Ae or losi rims do you think?

[3975dave]

They look like Losi fit to me. Wouldn't think they would use anything else.
Parts look very high quality though

[Alex H]

Couldnt agre with you more. The parts look very high qual. Perhaps one doesn´t need another car xtra just for spares.

[maxoo]

http://www.redrc.net/2009/05/team-du...egional-races/

[till]

this sounds very nice.. hopefully they wont test it too long =)

[Alex H]

Like they haven't already! Tested it I mean. It means its not even in production phase yet because if they find more ways to improve it, they will have to make the changes before the actual kit is manufactured. I am bored of waiting. I am going Kyosho instead.

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Originally Posted by Alex H

Couldnt agre with you more. The parts look very high qual. Perhaps one doesn´t need another car xtra just for spares.

Someone said the same thing about Yokomo Bmax. After a race in Sweden I heard that they had broken quite a few suspension arms...

[Alex H]

Yeah , but the Durango and B-max is the opposites of each other. The Durango is a pure bread race machine and the B-max a beginners kit. Think the Durango team is testing so extensivly just for the fact that they are willing to give us the best machine possible

[Lee]

Guys, what are you talking about

When you buy a car you want it to be the best it can be, i would rather the team spent another 3-6 months testing and developing than release an inferior car

The bmax is an awesome car too, it is European champion after all

[Alex H]

Originally Posted by Lee

Guys, what are you talking about

When you buy a car you want it to be the best it can be, i would rather the team spent another 3-6 months testing and developing than release an inferior car

The bmax is an awesome car too, it is European champion after all

Yes, I know and I agree with you! Guess I am a bit impatient. The Yokomo seems really good but since everyone up here buys it, I wont, even though it won the Eurochamps

[Fredrik Emilsson]

Originally Posted by Alex H

Yeah , but the Durango and B-max is the opposites of each other. The Durango is a pure bread race machine and the B-max a beginners kit. Think the Durango team is testing so extensivly just for the fact that they are willing to give us the best machine possible

That´s true, but I was not talking about that. I was talking about the difference between what things appear to be and how they work in reality. Not saying that either cars is bad.

BTW, I don´t think that any manufacturer releases a car without testing it first. Especially a race machine?

[till]

Of course they should test the car as much as possible.
But the concept of the car exists for such a long time, maybe i understood something wrong but wasn´t it always the same designer but in different teams (aero one, serpent,...).
If I´m wright and it was the same designer, it should be enaugh testing?!?! 5years but as i said I might have misunderstood something.
And i will ask one of the teamdrivers of team dorango (Martin Achter) cause i live in germany and there will be a race where i will ask him.

sorry for my bad english

cheers Till

[Sebastian]

Originally Posted by till

wasn´t it always the same designer but in different teams (aero one, serpent,...). If I´m wright and it was the same designer, it should be enaugh testing?!?! 5years but as i said I might have misunderstood something.

Gerd never had anything to do with Aero. They "stole" the Durango concept. That was subject of many discussion on here ...
I think it's fair to say that the layout of the car is tried and tested over years now but its something different to build and race a prototype (where it is no problem if something breaks) or to develop and sell a competitive KIT. I am quite sure you would be the first to moan if you buy a new car and something breaks because it is not tested properly.

Just my 2 cents.

[ANGEL.ONE]

the new Durango is looking like pure build quality incarnate. maybe Team Durango are aiming at setting a new standard in producing the first really reliable, bulletproof, and unbreakable car? we all know how many races are prematurely ended through accidents.

[stegger]

Does anybody know what material the pinion and ring gears for the diff are made of, composite plastic or alloy ?