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May 20, 2008

Kyle Branson wins BRCA 200mm Rd3

The 3rd round of the British 1/10th scale Nationals took place last weekend in Mendip under dry conditions, following some damp practice sessions on Saturday. Qualifying went the way of young Serpent racer Kyle Branson, who took pole position by half a second in front of team mate Mark Green. The main final started off with a close battle between the front 2, seeing Kyle lead for the first 5 minutes, only dropping to 2nd for one lap while going for fuel, immediately regaining the lead on exiting the pit lane. This order stayed the same until Mark had problems and dropped down the field, which allowed Kyle to cruise to a 2 lap victory, his first National win, ahead of 2nd placed Robin Hammet with his Xray team mate Gareth Bell 3rd.

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May 20, 2008

Hong Nor Red Aluminum clutch shoes

Hong Nor are pleased to introduce their latest product, these new aluminium clutch shoes. Similar to those released last week by Jammin, these shoes are made from a special alloy that has been CNC machined, making them lightweight an so improving throttle response. The special alloy contains 10% silicon material that not only increase’s the clutch grip but also provides long lasting low wear. Sold as a set of 3, they come supplied with 2 sets of 1.0mm and 1.1mm springs as well as shims. Suitable for the X1X-CR, X1-CR, X1-CR-FTE, X1-RTR, X1X-RTR, X1-CRT, X1X-CRT, X1X-RTR-CRT, X1-CRT-RTR, CRT.5, CRT.5-RTR and others.

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May 19, 2008

Schuitmaker wins Rd2 Dutch 10th Nats

Schuitmaker wins Rd2 Dutch 1/10th Nats

The 2nd round of the Dutch 1/10th scale Nationals was run last weekend at the super fast Baanbrekers track in Rucphen in the South West of the country. Saturday’s practice was interrupted by rain and this meant that many drivers had problems getting a setup for the cars for Sunday’s race. Qualifying on Sunday was run in the dry and in the National class it was newly signed Xray racer Daan Jacobs that took the pole position just ahead of local racer Pedro Rombouts in 2nd, with Serpent pairing of Ruud Schuitmaker and Remy Moller rounding out the top 4. The Nomac class was TQ’d by Ricardo Dam, 2 seconds ahead of Ingeborg Gommers, while in the 1/8th Promo class Peter van Koningsveld took a clear pole position ahead of Matt Hukkelhoven in 2nd. The National final saw a close race with Daan and Ruud continuing their battle from round 1, but unfortunately Daan ran into some problems leaving Ruud to pull out an advantage and take the win from Kyosho racer Jurgen Geerligs in 2nd, 6 seconds back and Remy Muller in 3rd, a further 1 second back. In the Nomac class, it was Xray driver Jurmin Etnel that won, by just over a lap from Ricardo Dam in 2nd and Peter Verkerk in 3rd, 4 laps back. The 1/8th Promo class was won by Paul Conradi, who came through from 5th on the grid to win by 5 laps ahead of Peter Ende, with Niels Reijnders in 3rd.

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May 19, 2008

Lacey & Doran take Irish Nationals Rd2

Lacey & Doran takes Irish Nationals Rd2

The second round of the Irish On Road Nitro Nationals took place over the weekend at the St. Annes track in the Irish Capital of Dublin and it was returning young ace Dean Lacey who took top honours in 1:8 at the controls of his Serpent 960. Fellow Serpent driver Graeme Lougheed was the Top Qualifier but a startline incident ended his chances of victory. This allowed Lacey to take control and make the perfect return to sport after a 10 month absence as he claimed the win ahead of the Kyosho’s of Colin Whelan and Nico Azzariti. In the 1:10 200mm A Final Eoin Doran made it two out of two with his Xray as he headed home TQ Qualifier Chris Lawlor and Colm Gaffney who both were driving Serpent.

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May 19, 2008

Associated Factory Team RC8T Truggy

Team Associated is proud to bring to you the Factory Team RC8T, a 1/8th scale full-blown racing truggy based on the successful RC8 platform. Like the Factory Team RC8 buggy before it, the highly anticipated RC8T will raise the performance bar for 1:8th nitro truggies. Strength, durability, maximum corner speeds and rough track handling were the key design elements Area 51 worked into the RC8T. Drivers will experience unparalleled and effortless “pop” as they launch from the jumps. Landings will be plush beyond belief due to the enhanced suspension that other truggies can only dream of.

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May 19, 2008

Tebo dominates Pro-Line Max Challenge

The Dirt in Southern California played host to last weekend’s Pro-Line Max Challenge, and it was O’Donnell racer Jared Tebo that TQ’d and won both the pro buggy and pro truggy classes. Tebo was unchallenged in both finals, winning the buggy final by a lap from Losi racer Matt Castellano in 2nd and Mugen driver Bobby Tillman in 3rd, while in the truggy final Tebo managed once more to have a lap advantage, this time over Kyosho driver Levi Jackson in 2nd, with Losi man Matt Castellano claimed 3rd.

Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.com]

May 19, 2008

E-Power 4500mAh & 1600mAh cells

Etang Power, makers of the E-Power cells have been in contact, to inform us about the release of 2 new cells. The new E-Power 4500 Sub C cell has an average voltage of 1.235V, before zapping, at 30A discharging rate and an IR of 1.6-1.8, also before zapping. The company are also claiming 540 seconds runtime at 30A discharge rate. Also new from the same company are some E-Power 1600 2/3A cell and an average voltage of 1.05-1.06V.

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May 19, 2008

Xray XB808 Alu shock towers

More new parts for the Xray XB808, with the release of these Authentic Xray front and rear alu shock towers. CNC-machined from 3mm thick premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, hard coated for extra durability and long life, the ultra-rigid design makes for unsurpassed strength. Laser-engraved with the Xray registered logo for authenticity.

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