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May 25, 2008

Nanda NRB-3R Team Version buggy

Nanda Racing have announced details about the new team version of their NRB-3 1/8th scale buggy, called the NRB-3R. Set to be released in June, the car is sold with a number of option parts as standard to strengthen and improve performance. Some of the new parts include a new chassis, big bore shock absorbers, new front shock tower, new engine mount, aluminum steering blocks, uprights and suspension brackets as well as a number of different anti-roll bars. As a neat addition the car is supplied in a handy NB-3R branded carry case.

Source: Nanda [nandaracing.com]

May 25, 2008

Jerome Renaux wins Belgian Nats Rd2

The 2nd round of the Belgian Nationals took place last weekend in Luxembourg on the same weekend as the 1/8th scale Nationals we covered previously. Qualifying for the T1 class saw Xray racer Jerome Renaux take the pole position spot from his team mates Steve Lanbrechts in 2nd and Jonathan Sanza in 3rd, while in the T2 class it was again an Xray on pole with Donato Vazza taking 1st ahead of Stephane Hubin, while Jonathan Desmet rounded out the top 3. The T1 final saw pole man Renaux pull out an advantage and despite some rain half way into the final, he left it till the last 5 minutes to change to wet tires. He was able to maintain his advantage and take the win from Serpent racer Manuel Henriet in 2nd and Xray driver Michel Tomagra 3rd. In the T2 class, there was a race long battle between Hubin and round 1 winner Maxim Claes, but some clutch problems for Maxim saw the win go to the Xray driver with Claes taking the runner up spot and Olivier Riffon in 3rd.

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May 24, 2008

Robitronic 5200mAh Racing LiPo pack

Robitronic have released this 5200mAh 7.4V 25C LiPo pack which is aimed at the competition market and will fit in most touring cars. As is normal with racing packs, it is supplied in a protective hard case and is also pre mounted with a balancer port and Tamiya style plug.

Source: Robitronic [robitronic.com]

May 24, 2008

David Voo wins Pesta Keamatan Race

We received a brief report from last weekend’s Pesta Keamatan Race held in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia. The race was for electric touring cars and it saw TQ in the modified class go to Serpent racer KS Chu. In the final however, he was outpaced by his S400 team mate David Voo, who went on to win from Chu, who finished 2nd ahead of HPI racer Zamri in 3rd. Also pictured above is Frankie Chee, who finished 3rd in the Stock 23T class.

May 24, 2008

JConcepts J82 Challenge – Announcement

JConcepts J82 Challenge - Announcement

The JConcepts J82 Challenge will take place as an exhibition class at the ROAR Offroad Electric Nats at Hot Rod Hobbies in California this summer. If you think you can really wheel an RC Car, JConcepts wants you to win big, J82 big! You could win the big prize! Drivers are invited to enter the J82 class at the Nationals, August 13-17, 2008, to compete in the exhibition 1/8th Electric 2wd class, the winner will receive an American Express gift card courtesy of JConcepts.

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May 24, 2008

RC TV Live – Show 718

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You can now view the latest video from RC TV Live in the player above. The Buzz about brushless rotor numbers and the new 200MM on-road pan cars – RCTV shows and reviews the all the brand new 10th scale ‘Shock Wave’ from IRS Racing (a pan car oval racecar) – an interview with Dave Irrgang from IRS – Mike shows some tips and tricks on truing foam tires – We look back at some old RC magazines and see some of the past (including a Dale Earnhardt RC car) – a little retro video of the Tamiya Lunchbox (wow the 70’s disco music rocks) – awesome race footage from the Speedway Spectacular in the infield at Daytona Speedway and the Roar Carpet Oval Nationals from Clearwater, Florida, with racing, interviews, fun and more – Adrian from BMI talks about their 200mm pan road car – and of course some shocking video of RCTV’s Jessica!

Source: RC TV Live [rctvlive.com]

May 24, 2008

DE Racing Hyper 8.5 rear skid plate

DE Racing, the new company we wrote about in March, that makes unique rear skid plates that protect your expensive 1/8 scale buggy or truggy chassis have added a new manufacturer to their range. Now available for the Hobao/OFNA Hyper 8 & 8.5, these U.S. made items wear like aluminum but at a fraction of the cost and weight and are ultra thin, eliminating the need for longer screws.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

May 23, 2008

Fabrizio Teghesi joins Kyosho

Kyosho Germany have confirmed that front running Italian buggy racer Fabrizio Teghesi has joined their team to race the Japanese company’s buggy and truggy. Starting his racing career with buggies in 2000, the Italian racer was runner up in the National Championships last year, racing for Crono, and will this year compete for Kyosho at both National and International level, including the World Championships in the USA.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]