Upgrade RC have announced these new international wing skins just in time for the 2008 1/8th Off Road World Championships. Represent your country with pride with these flag themed wing skins, while keeping your sponsors happy by being able to place up to 8 logos on the wing. Each order comes with 2 sets of skins and include the side plates, while a select number of countries are available.
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The 5th round of the SoCal Nitro series was held last week at the Hemet R/C track and it was Adam Drake who was the man to beat in the Pro classes. In the buggy class the Losi driver beat off competition from Levi Jackson racing a Kyosho in 2nd, while 3rd spot went to Kyle Hunter racing an 8ight. In the truck class it was the Drake again that took the win, once more from Levi Jackson, with Losi racer Kyle Johnson ending in 3rd. Johnson also gained a 2nd spot in the Expert buggy class, that was won by his Losi team mate Don Vinklemulder. The final round of the series will take place at Thunder Alley R/C on September 6th.
Last weekend saw the first round of the German National Championships for 1/8th scale buggies held on the multi surface Oberhausen track. Weather was great all weekend and it was the debut race for the RT Tourex X300 tires with 8 racers using them in the main final. At the end of the 40 minutes it was Daniel Reckward that took the win for Kyosho, followed closely by team mate Tim Bremicker in 2nd with LRP driver Patrick Feschtschenko in 3rd, 2 laps down on the leading pair.
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Also new from LRP releases is their next generation LiPo batteries. Specially developed for extreme power delivery and runtime, just charge and drive. With unbelievable capacities, LRP breaks down the next barrier and is heading for new limits. Featuring a transparent blue durable hard case to keep the cells from being damaged during use, the new LiPo 5300 features same measurement as 6-cell Sub C battery cell, and fit in all standard 1/10th scale on road and off road cars. Thanks to bulges on the base of the case, the pack fits securely into standard Sub C pre-cut chassis and battery holders.
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LRP have released the next compound of its Kamikaze 1/8 buggy tires line. The LRP R&D team and team drivers have specially developed a new super soft compound to achieve maximum performance during a qualification run or while racing in cold conditions. Testing has also shown that this tire is the best choice for racing in wet conditions. The VTEC Kamikaze pattern, the new VTEC rubber compound and the molded insert tames any surface the off road scene can offer.
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At the end of qualifying he was delighted to make his first ever 1:10 200mm World Championship Final but now Daniele Ielasi has gone one better and won a thrilling one hour Main Final here in Portugal to become the 2008 World Champion. Having suffered cruel luck at the 1:8 European Championship last month, Ielasi was clearly emotional after claiming his first ever World title which was greeted by huge applause from the large crowd who witnessed the race.
Check out the full report on our event site here.
We have our grid for the one hour Main Final that will get underway in just under an hours time and determine who the new 2008 World Champion will be. The Semi A was the last run before the big race and a superb drive by Martin Christensen saw the Danish driver lead home a class act with double European Champion Dario Balestri, from whom he took the race lead during the final pit stop, taking second and double World Champion Adrien Bertin taking the last of the bump up placings.
Check out the full coverage on our event site here.
Teemu Leino, Roland Strom and Paul Lemieux have secured their places in the 2008 Worlds Final after taking the top 3 places in the Semi Final B combined results. The race had to be run over two parts after a rain shower interrupted to orginal run 17 minutes in. Lemieux had a comfortable lead over Leino in the first part of the final when the weather caused the race director to stop the race.
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