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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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May 19, 2008

XRAY Column – 808 Tests & Stress

XRAY Column - 808 Tests & Stress

The 18th instalment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the development and testing of the all new XB808.

The new prototype suspension I decided to make so quickly before leaving were working really good, so I was really pleased that the efforts and energy we spent on that venture were really worth it. The testing team confirmed that these new parts improve the 808, so I had to arrange for the production of the new parts and fine-tuning the moulds. Unfortunately this would mean a few-week delay of the first production batch, but I did not want to make any compromises and wanted to ensure that the final product would meet our initial requirements on performance, handling and reliability.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 19, 2008

Ishima Racing Rave M1.0R buggy

Ishima Racing, makers of the Rave M1.0R 1/8th scale buggy that was shown for the first time at the Nurnberg toy fair back in February, were in touch to update us on the cars progress. For the last month the Belgian distributor of the new range of cars, Pro Models, has had 2 pre production cars at their disposal and along with team driver Bart Loomans, have had some good results with the car so far, making the A-Final at the first 2 Belgium National rounds. Currently the car is still in production but they expect it to start shipping to distributors World wide in the next 3 weeks.

Source: Ishima Racing [ishimaracing.com]

May 19, 2008

Yaniv Sivan takes Israel League Rd5

Last weekend saw race number 5 in the Israeli League, taking place at the Hot Wheels racing track in North of Israel. The weather was fantastic and it was Yaniv Sivan that took the TQ ahead of Nir Sivan and Adir Zvoloni. The final saw and exciting race as Yaniv Sivan lost his first position on the first lap dropping to 7th and having to make a big comeback on the rest of the field. Yaniv Levi took the lead following Yaniv’s problems and was chased hard by Nir Sivan and Dotan Halevi. 10 mintues into the race Dotan took the lead, all the while being closed down on by Yaniv Sivan who was in 4th at this stage. When Yaniv Levi had clutch problems and had to quit, Yaniv Sivan could make his way up to to 2nd and closed the gap on the leader Dotan Halevi. At the last pit stop Dotan Halevi came out from the pit lane and had a flame out and despite a quick restart, Yaniv Sivan could take the lead. For the last 7 minutes, Dotan tried to close the gap but at the end Yaniv Sivan won the race followed by Dotan Halevi with Nir Sivan in 3rd.

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