November 7, 2007
…following 3 charging related ‘explosions’ at a 1/10th scale National last weekend. According to the source on oOple.com, a lot of the failures have occured in the past with the IB4200 cell, however the most recent failures that prompted this ban on racing were LRP VTecs and Team Orion 4200, both IB made cells. All racing will stay suspended until January 2008, although I’m not sure what will be different from then until now, perhaps a list of approved cells? UPDATE: We have received an official press release from the NMF which you can download here (PDF). Photo: Radiostyrt [forum.radiostyrt.no]…
November 7, 2007
…increase efficiency for us to service all international drivers the best we can. We are welcome to all discussions, so please email us. Hotels: 1. Thumrin Thana Hotel – Trang (http://www.thumrin.co.th/thana_eng/index.php) 2. Amari Trang Beach Resort & Spa (http://www.amari.com/trangbeach/) Please check out the hotels by going to the links provided. It will tell you about its facilities and also the rates. Concerning the rates, we are dealing with the hotels directly for this event. Therefore the room rates will be better than the rates in the websites. Please confirm your reservations with jarbmx2000@hotmail.com before 1 December 2007. Any later confirmations…
October 30, 2007
…Fun racing event. Sunday the 25th: 2 rounds of Qualifying and each final will be run twice with points added together, driver with the least points wins. Prize ceremony followed by a Raffle were all the drivers who attend can win great prizes. Entry fee: 60 Euro’s Included in this entry fee are: – 2 complete sets of Xceed Control tires – Dinner and Party Voucher for Saturday evening – Raffle tickets for everybody giving you a chance to win fantastic prices. Registration for this event will be possible, on the website of MACH. www.mach.nl For more information go here….
October 5, 2007
The 12th instalment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about this summers busy racing schedule and goes into details about the good, the bad and the unfortunate from each of the major events that they attended. With great results at the Euros B where Team XRAY won the European Championship title, and also with good performance results at all the national races and the result at the Warm-up, I was very confident for the Euros. The race actually started very well and not only Yannick…
October 1, 2007
Red RC would like to welcome our newest advertiser, Hong Kong based online shop, RC Mushroom whose banner can be found between the 3rd and 4th news post. RC Mushroom carry a wide variety of on road and off road cars as well as a large selection of engines, electric motors and accessories. They are currently running a special offer for customers who will recieve a FREE RC Mushroom pit towel worth $14.99 when they spend over $200 at their shop. Follow this link to avail of that great offer and be sure to check out the rest of the…
September 25, 2007
Team Losi have introduced 2 new additions to their merchandising lineup with the release of their Filled Hat and Skull cap. The black hat (shown above) features the Losi logo embroidered on the front, and is available in 2 sizes x-large/large and medium/small. The other new hat from Losi is this black polyester skull cap, which also features the Losi logo embroidered on the front as well as the Losi website URL on the rear and its one size fits all. Click here to see the skull cap… Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]…
September 20, 2007
Eugene Hickerson sent us this report from Round 3 of the RC Pro Florida Nitro Off-road Series that was held at Mills Pond in FT Lauderdale this month. This is the 1st year of the Nitro Only series in FL, and round 3 was the largest turnout thus far with 95 entries. The track was an all new layout, 20 feet longer with all new clay for the big race. All of the pros from Florida were there to compete for the cash payout that the RC Pro Series brings to the races. Continue reading… The Machine’s R/C Hobbies 1/8…
September 17, 2007
UK based online RC shop NitroTek have contacted us to make our readers aware of 2 advertised job openings at their company headquarters in Macclesfield, Cheshire. Technical support Answering the phones, dealing with sales and technical enquiries from individual customers and shops on our products and services. The position is full time, currently no weekends involved. Working hours will be 10:30am till 5:30pm. Monday to Friday and pay is £14000 per year with 20 days holiday plus all statuary holidays. Click to see other position and application details… Sales Representative Visiting shops and prospective customers throughout the UK dealing with…
