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“Pictured below is the all new Xray 808 chassis from BCE Racing, featuring improved materials which have been specially designed for rigidity and longer wear.” [Source -neobuggy.net]

“The summer is here. For most people, the summer means holidays, parties, beach time and relaxation. But for me the summer means a completely full racing calendar, a lot of nitro smell, dust, stress, excitement, and thrilling moments. With the racing schedule on my calendar I knew that we would not be bored during the summer at all. The summer and the autumn are loaded with European and World Championships in all the categories where we have been active – electric & nitro touring cars and off-road cars. Additionally we had the European Championship “B” in both nitro touring & off-road… no rest for the weary.” Read More… [Source - teamxray.com]

“We received a brief report from last weekend’s ATS Tyres Trophy, which was held on the Lamberto Collari Circuit in Cassino. A great success, the event was attended by more than 100 drivers during the two days of the race including the new 1/8th scale European Champion Jernej Vuga as well as newly crowned 1/10th World Champion Daniele Ielasi. In 1/10th scale it was ATS top man Piero Torregiani that took the win from Giorgio De Felici in 2nd, with Alessio Forte taking 3rd, while in 1/8th scale Andrea Cristiani won from Jernej Vuga and Borrelli Ciro in 2nd and 3rd.” [Source - redrc.net]

“Losi’s 8IGHT-E 4WD Buggy Race Roller is a competition buggy chassis that has been hand assembled and tuned to precise specifications, and is nearly ready to hit the track right out of the box. This 1/8-scale electric buggy combines the innovative design and technology of Losi’s award-winning 8IGHT Competition Chassis with the fierce torque and speed of an Xcelorin Brushless system.” [Click the read more link below for further info]

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“German Team Serpent driver Markus Mobers reports on the final of the West German Championship - Last weekend the last qualifier for the 1:10 Nitro Nationals took place at the all new Düren track. The RMC Düren had built a brand new track, which was a challenge for everybody. The new layout is fantastic and has fast passages as well as technical parts. In qualifying team Serpent dominated big time. I secured the TQ, closely followed by Frederik Südhoff, Federico Veronesi 4 seconds back and young gun Tobias Hepp another 2 seconds down. It was funny to see all four of us pitting on the same table and taking all direct places for the final. The mix of youth and experience together with good teamwork made the difference.” Read More… [Source - serpent.com]

“It has been reported that the new Mugen 1/8 Off-Road buggy MBX-6 will cost 68.000 Yen in Japan and will be available end of this September which is cheaper than most of us were expecting!” [Source -neobuggy.net]

Piraterc.com has recently published the following report - “Graham Alsop takes the 2008 Apex GP with a fantastic win after some awesome racing. Those racers lucky enough to attend the GP were presented with a perfectly groomed race track, and one of the best race meetings of 2008 in the UK. Day one got off to a rather wet start, with rain overnight, and still falling rather nicely to kick the day off. A true credit to the people behind preparing the track and dedicating there time to put on a truly awesome event.” Read More… [Source - PirateRC]

“Rock crawling is the new r/c craze that is setting the industry alight. Easy to do anywhere and anytime it opens up limitless possibilities and hours of fun for little expenditure. Yokomo have recognised this and produced the Challenger, a 1/12th scale dual motor design that is both great value for money and the perfect introduction into the world of rock crawling. Due to the design of twin motors, Yokomo have had a specially designed ESC for the Challenger exclusively produced for them. We will be selling the Challenger and ESC as a single combo unit to help make set-up that little bit easier. Pre-assembled with motors and painted bodyshell. [Click the read more link below to read its features]

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“A few weeks ago we told you about the new line up of Tourex 1/8th scale buggy tires from Reckward Tuning. Our friends at RT were in contact once again to give us further details regarding the different compounds as well as confirming that the tires, along with the foam inserts, will be available in the middle of next month, while the pre glued versions will come on both white & yellow wheels in the middle of October. Available in 4 different patterns, the soft compound is suitable for cold or wet conditions, so perfect for slippery tracks, the medium compound is great for general use, while the hard compound works better with higher outside temperatures and gives better handling over longer runs.” [Source - redrc.net]

“Tim Wood secured his second BRCA British National Championship win of the 2008 season over the weekend when he took victory in the seventh round at Halifax to maintain Serpent UK’s 100% winning record. Starting from second on the grid Wood went to on take the victory from team-mate and defending Champion Mark Green to notch up the seventh win of the season for the 960 ‘08. The penultimate round of the British National Championship takes place at Mendip in three weeks time where Green won last time out.” [Source - serpent.com]