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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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May 19, 2008

Richard Hicklin wins UK 1/8th Nats Rd3

We received a brief report from the 3rd round of the BRCA 1/8th scale Nationals, held yesterday at the Cotswolds track. Qualifying saw the first round TQ’d by Tim Wood by 4 seconds from Serpent team mates Richard Hicklin and Neil Diver with Mugen racer Andy North in 4th. Round 2, and Richard was flying and was about to TQ when he came into contact with Chris Heath’s Montonica, this left Tim still on pole from Andy North who was now only 1/2 second behind. Round 3 and it was Richard Hicklin that took TQ by 4 seconds over Andy North, with the only 20 Lap run of the day as Round 4 turned out to be slower for everyone.

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May 19, 2008

RB Tuned Pipe EFRA 3003

RB Products in France have released a new .21 on road pipe, the RB EFRA 3003, which is an update of the world famous 2006P. Complying with EFRA rules, and thanks to an updated design, it offers the right balance between smooth power, low fuel consumption, fast acceleration and high RPM. To comply with EFRA 2008 rules, it must be used in combination with straight inline manifold.

Source: RB Products [rbproducts.com]

May 19, 2008

Iñaki Pahissa wins Rd2 Spanish Nats

The 2nd round of the Spanish 1/10th 200mm National Championships took place last weekend in Zaragoza. Qualifying saw the pole position go to the Mugen racer Josué Artiles ahead of Xray driver Eduardo Escandon in 2nd and Iñaki Pahissa in 3rd. The main final saw pole man Artiles lead for a long time until he ran into problems and this allowed Xray driver Iñaki Pahissa into the lead were he could bring his car home for the win, 1 lap ahead of team mates Víctor Pelaez in 2nd and Mikel Angulo in 3rd, a lap further back.

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