New LRP S10 Blast short course truck

0 June 17, 2011, 8:23 a.m.

Main Photo: New LRP S10 Blast short course truck

We just received a very interesting press release from the UK's SMD regarding a new vehicle in the world of short course!

SMD PRESS RELEASE:

Our LRP S10 Blast line gets a new addiiton. Moritz Gaul brings the hugely successful Short Course design to LRP. Based on the powerful real life stadium trucks in the USA, the new LRP S10Blast Short Course truck does its big brothers more than justice with a greatand realistic body and many Short Course details such as true to scale front andside impact bumpers as well as rubber mud flaps. It is available in the coloursblue/silver and in stylish red and black – a first for LRP!

Short Course has been boominggreatly in the last years as it combines the advantages of Off-road and On-roadmodels. The jumping, skidding and sliding is taken from the off-road racing butat the same time the wheels are protected to allow door 2 door racing just likein on-road racing. During the European winter season, our international r&d teamtook the prototypes to the Spanish island of La Gomera for hardcore testingunder toughest conditions. And it paid off. Because of the additional weight dueto the larger size, Moritz decided to include the powerful high torque shortCourse motor instead of the S10 Blast standard motor. The chassis is longercompared to the S10 Blast platform chassis to achieve Short Course dimensions.The extended chassis allows the use of the popular 550 size motors like the LRPX12L Sort Course 550. Our tires are based on the current Short Coursecompetition tires and are already prescribed in the German LRPOff-road-Challenge racing series. The racers are totally impressed by theirgreat grip and durability. Most of the currently available Short Course trucksare 2WD models - not the LRP S10 Blast SC. Our Short Course truck is a full 4WDtruck which offers significant advantages in the handling of the car. Convince yourself!