MTX 5
#362
Want to hear something about mugen drivers:
Robert Pietch is current 1/8 european champion with the MRX5... Against Collari, Ballestri, Ielasi, Andrea Christiani, Rick V., M.Salven, Marck Green, Pirani, Bertin etx etc...
He also Top Qualified a 7 years old car is Porter Texas 1/10 Worls Championship last summer. In the final, the MTX4 was the most represented car: 4 mugens 3 Xrays, 1 shephered, 1 serpent, 1 Kyosho.
Lets put it this way: try runing against a MTX4 with cars from the other brands disigned 7 years ago!!!!!
Robert Pietch is current 1/8 european champion with the MRX5... Against Collari, Ballestri, Ielasi, Andrea Christiani, Rick V., M.Salven, Marck Green, Pirani, Bertin etx etc...
He also Top Qualified a 7 years old car is Porter Texas 1/10 Worls Championship last summer. In the final, the MTX4 was the most represented car: 4 mugens 3 Xrays, 1 shephered, 1 serpent, 1 Kyosho.
Lets put it this way: try runing against a MTX4 with cars from the other brands disigned 7 years ago!!!!!
regarding marketing, i dont buy too much other brands marketing,im the kind that prefers a product that speaks for itself regarding performance support durability also price! for that matter mugen is my top choice ! average racer!
#363
Dont stick with only one brand. ( its boring )
Stick with two brands:
Mugen - Xray
Mugen - Kyosho
Mugen - Serpent
Stick with two brands:
Mugen - Xray
Mugen - Kyosho
Mugen - Serpent
#367
Tech Elite
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That may be the problem by the time the MTX5 comes out. Many will have spent their budgeted monies getting one of the other brand of 200mm touring cars and won't have the cash to buy the MTX5 when Mugen decides to get it to market. Like you, I have purchased an NT1 due to not wanting to wait until the fall of this year for the car to be released. I may purchase one in 2012 if the budget allows me to do it. By then, many of the "got to be the first to have it" racers will have posted any issues the car may have and the fixes to said issues. It is a shame that many have to take a hiatus from Mugen due to them dragging their feet.
#368
Tech Addict
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Yea Spenz,
Mugen just has to build better performance into the car than the current offerings.
Given the economy I don't see how most racers would switch brands as frequently as before.
Winter 2011 appeared to be the best product release, to capture consumers before before the racing season heats up. The competition is tough!
Mugen just has to build better performance into the car than the current offerings.
Given the economy I don't see how most racers would switch brands as frequently as before.
Winter 2011 appeared to be the best product release, to capture consumers before before the racing season heats up. The competition is tough!
#369
Tech Master
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That may be the problem by the time the MTX5 comes out. Many will have spent their budgeted monies getting one of the other brand of 200mm touring cars and won't have the cash to buy the MTX5 when Mugen decides to get it to market. Like you, I have purchased an NT1 due to not wanting to wait until the fall of this year for the car to be released. I may purchase one in 2012 if the budget allows me to do it. By then, many of the "got to be the first to have it" racers will have posted any issues the car may have and the fixes to said issues. It is a shame that many have to take a hiatus from Mugen due to them dragging their feet.
#370
Tech Elite
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When you are fighting for market share in an already crowded segment, you want to capture the consumers first and make your competition scramble to have to pull customers from you, not the other way around.
#371
it it does as the mrx series, expect the mtx5 around fall 2011 which will provide enough practice for the mugen factory drivers against swagzilla and his nt2 for sure
#372
Tech Elite
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Not sure who at Mugen had the big influence; but Mugen took the MRX platform threw two changes/upgrades while not doing any changes to the MTX platform. It still amazes me why Mugen seemed to abandoned the MTX platform. I still believe the success of the MTX platform in the asian markets kept a new 1/10 chassis on the backburner while the rest the world dropped it like a hot potato. I still like the Mugen brand; I will probably return to Mugen once I see the full specs of the car. I really want to see the tranny
Pass you soon...
Pass you soon...
#373
Hi guys, cool it!!
Everything on-road is on the backburner because of off-road.
The onroad market is a fraction of the off road market and that is what every manufacturer is focusing on.
Roughly 2000 8th scale on road kits a year, worldwide is absolut peanuts for the manufacturers.....
Everything on-road is on the backburner because of off-road.
The onroad market is a fraction of the off road market and that is what every manufacturer is focusing on.
Roughly 2000 8th scale on road kits a year, worldwide is absolut peanuts for the manufacturers.....
#374
Tech Elite
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Not sure who at Mugen had the big influence; but Mugen took the MRX platform threw two changes/upgrades while not doing any changes to the MTX platform. It still amazes me why Mugen seemed to abandoned the MTX platform. I still believe the success of the MTX platform in the asian markets kept a new 1/10 chassis on the backburner while the rest the world dropped it like a hot potato. I still like the Mugen brand; I will probably return to Mugen once I see the full specs of the car. I really want to see the tranny
Pass you soon...
Pass you soon...
#375
Tech Champion
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i'm sure this was one of the top three things they wanted to sort out no doubt. From the pictures alone the wider chassis around the engine block area to me, means they have gone for a wider chassis in this area for stronger and less flex. the mtx4 chassis was quite skinny infact compared to the nt1 for example which does not have the stripping issue.