Dash-2 Burning Sun

Dash-2 Burning Sun
No.	18015 (Type-1) 18026 (Type-3) 18628 (MS) 94675 (MS Finished Model)
Series	Racing Mini 4WD (Type-1/Type-3) Mini 4WD PRO (MS/MS Finished model)
Chassis	Type-1 Chassis (Type-1) Type-3 Chassis (Type-3) MS Chassis (MS/MS Finished Model) Super-1 Chassis (Helios)
Release Date	1989 (Type-1) 1990 (Type-3) 2008 (MS) 2009 (MS Finished model) 2016 (Helios)
In Fictional Media
First Appearance	Dash! Yonkuro
Owner	Dankuro 'Tankuro' Toda

Dash-2 Burning Sun (ダッシュ２号・太陽バーニングサン) is a Racing Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya in 1989.

It was featured in manga and anime Dash! Yonkuro as Dankuro 'Tankuro' Toda's machine, which was then upgraded into Dash-02 Neo Burning Sun later in the story. It was also featured in the on-going manga Hyper Dash! Yonkuro.

General info

The Burning Sun features the blocky body design that was inspired by the designs of the war tanks. It is mainly in green, with red and yellow color scheme mixed onto it.

The '2' decals, the 'Tank!' decal and the CoroCoro Dragon decals were presented on the bodyshell.

The original Type-1 variant comes with the turbo-end bodycatch and the battery clip, which are what the other Type-1 Chassis machines lacks. The Type-3 variant comes with the optional rear wing that can be attached to the bodyshell. Both Type-1 and Type-3 variants came equipped with the middle-diameter 8-hole Hotshot-type wheels, with the high-profile spike tires for the former and the slick tires for the latter.

Both the MS variant and Helios comes with the large-diameter wheels, with the MS variant equipped with the white 4-spoke MS-type II wheels and the Helios equipped with the 3-spoke MS-type I wheels. The MS variant is equipped with N-02 and T-01 units and came with the optional 496 bumper for display purpose.

In the manga and anime

Dash-2 Burning Sun, as seen in Hyper Dash! Yonkuro.

In Dash! Yonkuro, Tankuro received the Burning Sun from Mr. Sumeragi after the Dash Warriors was formed. The Burning Sun is heavier and tougher than the other initial Dash machines at that time. Like the rest of the Dash machines, it is equipped with the special chassis.

Later in the Mini 4WD tournament arc, in order to find out the secrets behind Momotaro's Crimson Glory's superior performance, Tankuro modified his Burning Sun into the FM machine, the Neo Burning Sun, but at the cost of losing the Horizon lineage (The rear-motor-layout) the Dash machines has.

The Burning Sun was once again Tankuro's machine in Hyper Dash! Yonkuro, where he uses it on the street Mini 4WD races. It was eventually replaced by the Burning God Sun. What happened to the original Burning Sun is unknown.

Technical info

Length: 127 mm (Type-1/Type-3), 152 mm (MS)

Width: 81 mm (Type-1), 86 mm (Type-3), 92 mm (MS)

Height: 43 mm (Type-1/Type-3), 46 mm (Type-3, with wing attached)

Chassis: Type-1 Chassis, Type-3 Chassis, MS Chassis, Super-1 Chassis

Gear set(s): 6.4:1 and 5:1 (Type-1/Type-3), 4:1 (MS)

Gallery

Boxarts

Type-1 variant

Type-3 variant

MS variant

Trivia

• The Burning Sun is the first and only Type-1 Chassis car that comes with the 5:1 gear set, which is one of the common gear sets for the Type-3 Chassis car kits.
  • It is also the very first car to comes with the optional parts, namely the turbo-end bodycatch and the battery clip for the Type-1 variant and the rear wing for the Type-3 variant.

See also

• Dash-02 Neo Burning Sun
• Dash-CB2 Blazing Sun
• Burning God Sun

External links

• Dash-2 Burning Sun on Tamiya official website (Japanese)
• Dash-2 Burning Sun (Type-3) on Tamiya official website (Japanese)
• Dash-2 Burning Sun (MS) on Tamiya official website
• Dash-2 Burning Sun (MS Finished Model) on Tamiya official website
• Dash-2 Burning Sun Helios on Charatoru official website (Japanese)