Blog – MINI-Z Info

MINI-Z Photo Contest Results

Takuji Fukumoto — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 08:21:20 +0000

We have carefully checked all the photo entries and decided top three winners!

Please check out the MINI-Z Photo Contest results here:

Congratulations to the winners! I’ll be contacting you guys shortly.

MINI-Z Photo Contest Picture Wall

Takuji Fukumoto — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 05:49:14 +0000

We got over 150 entries for the MINI-Z Photo Contest event that we ran last month, and these are the pictures from the event.

Thank you very much everyone for participating in the event, including who visited our website or Facebook page to view the pictures.

We’ll start to select winning photos, but it will be a difficult task because there are too many nice pictures! Winners will be announced next week and prizes will be shipped to winners as soon as they arrive in Japan.

Hurry Up! MINI-Z Photo Contest Entry Closes on Nov. 30!

Takuji Fukumoto — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 05:47:08 +0000

MINI-Z Photo Contest is going to close the entry on Thursday, November 30. If you have a good picture but have not posted yet, why don’t you post it now?

There are over 120 entries so far, and I would like to say thank you very much for all the entrants for their participation. There are a lot of nice pictures and you must check them here:

http://kyosho.com/mini-z-info/mini-z-photo-contest/

There are already a lot of pictures of machines, but not so many pictures of people, so there is still a good chance of winning a prize by posting a picture of people (or yourself) with MINI-Z.

By the way, I’ve made a photo album on the MINI-Z Info Facebook page. If you you use Facebook and would like to your favorite pictures or leave a comment, please feel free to check it and participate in the event!

Did you know what “MINI-Z” stands for?

Takuji Fukumoto — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 05:08:38 +0000

A question: what does Z in MINI-Z stand for?

I’ve just received a question “what does Z in MINI-Z stand for?”

Good question. I’ve never thought about that. So, let’s find that out.

Ishikawa-san, who is a designer of the MINI-Z, tells the story.

An answer from Ishikawa-san

He says, “Z as in ‘from A to Z’ and it also means ultimate.”

What? Let’s get more details.

When Kyosho developed a new 1:28 scale mini RC car in 1999, we wanted the product to be enjoyed by every level of users.

As a beginner, you can start the MINI-Z very easily. It runs very well out of the box with 4 x AAA alkaline batteries, and because of its small size, you can enjoy driving it indoors without caring too much about where to run it. This is the “A” part.

When you get used to driving your MINI-Z, you should be interested in getting more performance out of it and driving in dedicated race tracks for serious racing.

Yes, definitely you can. There are a lot of optional parts available to customize your MINI-Z as you wish, and you can go to race tracks or set up your own race track in your house. You’ll eventually become an expert and go deep into the RC hobby together with your MINI-Z! This is the “Z” part.

18 years back, we hoped the MINI-Z to become an ultimate mini RC car for everybody, and we’ve tried to make it happen since then.

How we call MINI-Z in Japan

By the way, did you know that MINI-Z is pronounced differently in Japan?

MINI-Z is usually pronounced “mini zee” or “mini zed” but in Japan, we pronounce it like “minutes.”

Why? Let’s find it out next time!

New MINI-Z Information Site Just Launched!

Takuji Fukumoto — Tue, 04 Jul 2017 05:54:16 +0000

This website will provide Mini-Z fans with vast information about Kyosho Mini-Z.

This website does not contain much information yet, but will be a handy tool for your MINI-Z life soon!