Sourcing from RCmagazine Japan for the all new Tamiya TB Evolution 5 MS Edition, which will be shown in the coming 47th Shizuoka Hobby Show 2008.

Source : RCmagazine

Available from 1st May 2008

Source : Hiro Seiko

Team XRAY Korea driver TaeWan Kim dominated from the beginning to the end of the race and continues his string of wins for Team XRAY in the Banwal Championship. This is the longest historical off-road racing championship in Korea.

XRAY was the main sponsor for the race event and were well represented by XRAY Team drivers TaeWan, DongKwanand ChoongYeul. Since most of the team drivers did not have much time to race with the new 808, only ChoongYeul used the new car in this race and other racers were astonished at the impressive performance of the new car. However, ChoongYeul did not much have luck during the race as he had several engine flame-outs.

The Buggy A main final was a really tight race between TaeWan and JungSuk. However, TaeWan was able to win the race with smart, but aggressive, driving.

Results:
1. TaeWan Kim XRAY XB8EC
2. JungSuk Oh
3. SiYeun Jang

Source : XRAY

Last Sunday on the 13th of April 2008 the 5th Round of the Cyprus 1/10 ITC Championship took place at the Daytona RC circuit. This championship is divided into two categories, Expert & Intermediate.

XRAY Team Driver Vassilis Christoforou had to assemble his new XRAY NT1 just 2 days before the race. This hurt him as he lost the chance to compete in the Expert Class. There is a rule that allows all new drivers in the championship to run in the Expert class only if they are able to post a pre-specified fast lap time during the control practice day. Unfortunately, Vassilis was unable to get his car on the track to take advantage of this opportunity and he had to run in the Intermediate class.

During qualifying, Vassilis managed to secure second place in the A main. In the race, he was able to take the lead at the beginning of race and score a relatively easy victory in his race debute for this championship.

Our “rookie” driver in his first 1:10 ITC race was able to set the fastest lap time in the Intermediate class and the 3rd best lap time of the day, including the times from the Expert class. Next time, we expect to see Vassilis contend for the win in the Expert class!!!

Comments from Vassilis about the XRAY NT1: “A fantastic car with excellent speed and stability.”

Source : XRAY

The Kyosho Inferno ST-RR is the new, 2008 ROAR 1:8 Truck National Champion! The ST-RR is the most evolved, high-performance off-road machine in the truggy class, which is why it’s the choice of the new National Champion, Ryan Mayfield, and runner-up Ryan Cavalieri. Both Associated drivers have their choice of truck, and both picked the ST-RR over other trucks that were offered at no charge. Mayfield and Cavalieri know what Team Kyosho has known for a long time - there’s simply no match for the quality, durability and performance of the ST-RR. A total of seven ST-RR trucks qualified for the final — more than double the next closest manufacturer. Congratulations and thanks to Ryan Mayfield for bringing home the ROAR National Championship for Kyosho and the ST-RR.

Source : Kyosho

Trinity Intellect 3800 mAh Lithium Polymer Battery Pack at 25c + voltage.

These batteries must be charged ONLY with a charger designed to charge Lithium Polymer batteries which can apply the “Constant Current/Constant Voltage” (CC/CV) charge technique.

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