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We were contacted by a fellow RC fan called Kenneth Azzopardi who wished to tell us about his homemade turbine funny car, the following is his story - “I’ve been wanting to build a turbine car for about ten years, about two years ago I said to myself I’ve got that dream so why not build it and I started with drawing the body on a piece of cardboard after that I cut the sides from ply then I started shaping the body using balsa then I covered it in tissue then there was a lot of sanding to be done then filling and then spraying then I started the chassis out of an aluminium sheet 8mm thick then put on the wheels of a 1/5 fg car the disk brakes are 1/5 fg as well and the turbine engine is a wren mw54 about 13 to 14 pounds thrust the front steering was made from parts from different cars the servos are Futaba radio and receiver are jr I use a aeroplane transmitter to drive the car well I’ve started testing, we’ve got some small problems that need to be fixed . i should be taking the car to the UK fast rc event if all goes well and my goal is to go 100 mph that is my dream I will be building another body for racing and will be leaving this body for shows if you go to you tube be you can see a lot of videos of the car here is one with the body on”

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It’s got all the key parts a driver needs to upgrade the car to its highest level. On top of its many new features and benefits, most of the parts in this kit such as the new graphite shock towers, radio tray, and light-weight chassis contribute to reduction of the car weight. Jammin team driver Chad Bradley’s X2-CR at the 2008 World Championship weighed only 3.320 grams (about 7.3 lbs)! The new weight distribution makes the car more responsive and provides easier handling; it also helps drivers to perform flawless jumps. With a new chassis layout and forward center gravity, the buggy is faster through the corners and accelerates off the corners quicker. The new gear ratio gives the car smoother and faster acceleration. The new aluminum shafts deliver the same great power more efficiently and smoothly to the drive train. They also have less weight than steel ones. Lightened cap joints also help lower rotating mass while the spiral gears maintain powerful operation. The X2-CR conversion kit provides optimized performance for your car with extremely fast speed, and makes the overall stability of the car much better. It’s the only choice for Taylor James who TQ’d and won 2008 Pre-World Championships. Get one X2-CR conversion kit of your own right now!

“So… the news may starting to appear like a Kyosho-themed press release news domination exercise, but I assure you it’s simply timing and coincidence! You will have read of Ryan Lutz’s deparure for Kyosho America, due to join Tamiya early next year, and the man taking his place is Joe Pillars; with respect, not a name so well known to us, we contacted Joe and he was kind enugh to write us back. ” Find Out More… [Source -neobuggy.net]

“AKA Racing have announced new tires for the 1/8 competition truggy class. On the heels of the very successful line of competition buggy tires, these new truggy tires include all the same great features that are sure to deliver the best possible performance. AKA tires are made using the highest quality rubber compounds that have been specially formulated and refined over decades by Mark Pavidis and Gil Losi. The rubber compounds are formulated to provide the best balance of traction and wear resistance and AKA truggy tires include a standard bead configuration, so in addition to perfectly fitting the AKA truggy wheels, they also fit many of the most popular brands of truggy wheels. Click here to read more…

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RC Pro will be hosting an event at the Sunshine Coast Track in Queensland on July 2nd-4th. Our Australian Director Paul Cornwell is spearheading the operations in Australia. ALL racers are invited to attend no matter what country you live in. We will have more announcements coming on this major event. Here are some links of videos for the track. Video 1 | Video 2 | Video 3

“The RC-Mushroom Cockburn Nitro Cup was held at the Radio Rally Club held on the 26th October 2008. The race brought 44 Buggies and 27 Truggies down to the Cockburn Fair. There were some excellent drivers there and everyone drove really well and enjoyed themselves and had a great day out racing. There were 7 XRAY XB808’s and 3 XRAY truggies, a good turn out over all. The race format for this event was Christmas tree finals. The Buggy class had a 1/4 and Semi, so a few people missed out. For the Truggy they only had semis which meant a few people missed out as well. For qualifying we had 6 minute heats and three of them for truggy and buggy. After qualifying we had 4 XRAY XB808’s in the top 10 and 2 Truggies in the top 10. I must say it was a great achievement for us.” Read More… [Our thanks go to Xray for this news]

“All this week, the top 1/12th and electric touring car racers in the world have been in Bangkok, Thailand to compete for the top honours at the IFMAR Electric Track World Championships. With 1/12th circuit and ISTC (International Scale Touring Car) titles on the line, it’s been a tight battle for the most coveted titles in electric racing! In 1/12th, the Hot Bodies Cyclone 12X and the XRAY XII cars debuted for their first official race meeting. Atsushi Hara and Andy Moore did great with their 12X cars, and 15-year old Elliott Harper proved to be an XRAY sensation!” Find Out More… [Source - mirageracing.com]