Sorry to dig up an old thread, but is there any kind of rumour backing up this idea of a TRF buggy?

As for the Dark Impact - i'm really tempted - but i just hope Tamiya bring out some graphite swag etc for it...

I was going to buy one and put the 5300/2S Lipo in it, but if there is a chance of a TRF offerring then i might wait for that instead

The design of it looks a bit funny though - i'm not a big fan of the enourmously long steering linkage on the DF03, but hmm - should be an interesting summer with brushless really starting to take off

There's a UK company making carbon stuff for the DF03 already,they've been racing it,towers and some suspension tweeks so far but there talking of a chassis too.Saw it on ebay,search ' tamiya dark impact' on ebay.co.uk.It basically needs cvds some better shocks and for tamiya to release the slipper,then i could see it being competative for very little money.

You'd be waiting a year atleast for a TRF version i would have thought,maybe forever,i'd just get one,very cheap from japan on ebay,and make a few changes as they become available.

Here's a link to those towers;http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tamiya-Dark-Im...QQcmdZViewItem

My reply is verry late, but Tamiya has surely brought out its secret weapon.
Search for it using any popular search engine or just look around here by typing TRF501X.

Yeah, cap, that's a true race-horse.. Stunning..

I think I should prepare a parts list for this buggy anytime now.

If it comes like this, you don't need many hopups. partlist would look something like this;

mambamaxx 5700
2s/3s lipo
receiver
TRF501X

Not as I've planned, Serum.
It should've been like that:
TRF501X buggy
LMT 1920/8
3s lipos
Digital servo
Titanium screw kit
Ceramic bearing kit
Ceramic diff balls
Mamba Max controller
some pinions
All of these would cost me something near $1300.
I'm only waiting for them to release it.

That's a nice setup you have in mind.

Do you race with your cars?

No, but I do contimplate their beauty befor I go to sleep.:D

nourish them boy... :)

lOl!!
I should try out my SuperFLMaxx befor I go to another project.
These buggies are really getting my attention.

buggies rock, no way around it. once you drove a buggy on a loose surface, your addicted.