Kyohso Ultima 60th Anniversary 1987 World Champion

[joeling 1808]

I am not a 2wd person but this has me excited !

 

 

 

 

[manny 102]

So for Kyosho's 60th anniversary, they're releasing a replica of a 36 year old prototype car...Sign me up!   Joel was a 1/12 scale specialist so he was surprised to win a world championship in 1/10 off road.

[legacygt777 45]

This RC is killer!

To replicate the 87 world champion Ultima is brilliant.

 

[mtbkym01 4170]

Epic release this, very concerned on the abuse my wallet may endure

[moffman 5928]

Definitely looks interesting and top marks Kyosho for releasing an iconic piece of rc history……..but! If I have one small critique about it is it’s a lot of money for what it actually is! But it’s definitely going to be top quality knowing Kyosho and my names already on the order book

[Falcon#5 594]

1 hour ago, mtbkym01 said:

Epic release this, verify concerned on the abuse my wallet may endure

You may be concerned, but it's never stopped you before. Especially considering a Kyosho of this calibre.

[Mrowka 496]

11 hours ago, manny said:

So for Kyosho's 60th anniversary, they're releasing a replica of a 36 year old prototype car...Sign me up!   Joel was a 1/12 scale specialist so he was surprised to win a world championship in 1/10 off road.

FWIW, chassis appears somewhat different from the Ultima re re.

Also, comes with ball diff, gold shocks and turnbuckle, as well as some other tweaks. 

I have no particular feelings about Joel Johnson, but I am intrigued.

[toyolien 5574]

If only people would start re-releasing 1980's dirt tracks to go with these historic buggies. 

[Baja500 94]

Great news, nice as, will pass on this one!  Will be excellent to see the builds on here and live footage on youtube after release. I already own most of the re-re kyosho vintage off road series...and my wallet thanks me for staying away from the race bred vintage re-re rc kits....turbo optima, turbo scorpion, optima mid 😅  unless kyosho re-re'd their pipe frame 1/8th scale buggies again.....it's shut up and take my MONEY!!!  🫴💰😂

[Twinfan 1831]

9 minutes ago, toyolien said:

If only people would start re-releasing 1980's dirt tracks to go with these historic buggies. 

100% this.  I wish there was somewhere near me that I could use.

[joeling 1808]

The track that I race at (just started this year after a decade break) in Perth, Australia, is a 10th scale dirt track. My track is also a dirt track. This kit will work great. Will need 1 for Malaysia, 1 for Perth & 1 for the shelf. Money not enough 

[toyolien 5574]

1 hour ago, Twinfan said:

100% this.  I wish there was somewhere near me that I could use.

Yep me too. I don't think that off road buggies should be allowed to race on tracks made of smooth "false grass"! 

And, "high grip" shouldn't be in the vocabulary of off road racers... (other opinions are available).

[markbt73 5694]

Nope, I can honestly say this one holds no interest for me. I'm glad it exists, but I have no desire to build a replica of someone else's race car. I'd rather start with a standard Ultima and do my own thing.

[Saito2 7325]

I remember that one of the main gripes about the original Ultima BITD was that the production car looked nothing like Joel's car that won the '87 Worlds (though the 2nd and 3rd place cars were closer). I guess all the years late (decades, now), those folks can stop complaining, lol. I do like it a great deal along with the whole story of the 8'7 Worlds and the upset it was for Associated, who probably rested on their laurels. But, competition improves the breed. I probably couldn't swing one unless I sell some stuff first. 

[Raman36 1711]

Entertain me for a moment. Let’s discount the fact that this won the 1987 Championship.

Then re-examine this chassis. Doesn’t it look spartan, compared to the original Ultima? It’s a graphite plate with a servo mount, battery holder and a place for a servo. 

[Saito2 7325]

44 minutes ago, Raman36 said:

Doesn’t it look spartan, compared to the original Ultima? It’s a graphite plate with a servo mount, battery holder and a place for a servo. 

I agree, but then again, so did the RC10 Graphite.

[Raman36 1711]

Funny that back then to win meant simply stripping a chassis of weight. There was no knowledge of chassis flex vs stiffness, corner speeds etc. 

I wonder if they even had a minimum weight? 

[joeling 1808]

2 hours ago, Raman36 said:

Entertain me for a moment. Let’s discount the fact that this won the 1987 Championship.

Then re-examine this chassis. Doesn’t it look spartan, compared to the original Ultima? It’s a graphite plate with a servo mount, battery holder and a place for a servo. 

We paying  for the research

[Willy iine 18826]

10 hours ago, joeling said:

The track that I race at (just started this year after a decade break) in Perth, Australia, is a 10th scale dirt track. My track is also a dirt track. This kit will work great. Will need 1 for Malaysia, 1 for Perth & 1 for the shelf. Money not enough 

I don’t believe that one bit.    

I will probably just get one unit for me, build per box photo, drive it a little bit, and place next to my other RWD Kyosho on display.  

Still no pre-order available in the USA. 

[tamiya_1971 648]

3 hours ago, Raman36 said:

Funny that back then to win meant simply stripping a chassis of weight. There was no knowledge of chassis flex vs stiffness, corner speeds etc. 

I wonder if they even had a minimum weight? 

Yeah we were a bunch of dumb mullet headed moron cavemen back then. Thank God for all the brilliant internet minds of today!

[Wandy 1562]

For crying out loud. I've just pre-ordered the 60th anniversary Fantom...and now they do this. 

Oh well, take my money, Kyosho. 

[Raman36 1711]

11 hours ago, Wandy said:

For crying out loud. I've just pre-ordered the 60th anniversary Fantom...and now they do this. 

Oh well, take my money, Kyosho. 

Someone has to take our money! Who better than Mr T or Mr K.. 

[gixxer 6]

Wow, where do I preorder?   

[Gaoh X 35]

It's up at Tower for USA folks:

https://www.towerhobbies.com/product/1987-ultima-wc-replica-60th/KYO30642.html

If a Super Saver member, add that $75 coupon and $315 isn't too bad, I suppose....

 

[Rb4276 803]

5 hours ago, Gaoh X said:

It's up at Tower for USA folks:

https://www.towerhobbies.com/product/1987-ultima-wc-replica-60th/KYO30642.html

If a Super Saver member, add that $75 coupon and $315 isn't too bad, I suppose....

 

Thanks, just preordered