http://piraterc.com/ Piraterc en-gb http://piraterc.com/images/piraterc.jpg http://piraterc.com/ webmaster@piraterc.com http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2350 We plan to open entries for the event by New Years. We have a lot of things we are working on for this event that we hope to be able to have confirmed and announce in the weeks to come. Racers from all countries are invited. This race will also qualify them to enter the RC Pro International Finals in November 2009. The initial entry limit will be 150 racers. If these fill by May 1st we plan to open an additional 50 entries and bring in lights so we can finish qualifying after dark. Entry will be available on www.rcsignup.com and can be paid via paypal. Each racer will receive a packet and we are working on the contents of that packet now. Also I will be attending from the US to be the race director for this event. We are 8 months away and I'm ready to leave NOW! Contact for this event is Paul Cornwell australia@rcprosites.com Much more info to come! Carlton Eppes RC Pro President   http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2349 Round one of the 2008/2009 AKA Winter Series got off to a flying start with no less than 71 drivers making the trip to DRT. This was set to be a no walk in the park race meeting for anyone as the level of driver in attendance was fantastic. To name a few we had "Mike Cradock Kyosho MP9, Brennan Ralls Xray 808, Sam Taylor Mugen MBX6, Elliot Boots Mugen MBX6, Tommy Chung Kyosho MP9, Kevin Brunsden Xray 808 and Reece Sawyer Kyosho MP9" http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2348 Final Results (40 min) 1. Josh Pain 2. Josh Taylor 3. Jonathan Lane XRAY XB808 As for the truggies the grid at the end of the final looked like 1. Josh Pain 2. Greg Godfrey 3. Steve Tompsett 4. Kent Griffiths XRAY XT8 5. Doug Thomson XRAY XT8 Source : Team Xray http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2347 http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2346 Click Here For Info http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2345 E-News Cars Sign Up Questionaire CML would like to have your input! Sign up today and fill out the brief online questionaire and have your name entered into our E-News prize draw. What's in it for me? The winner of the competition will receive a £200.00 credit voucher to spend via the CML Shopatron online shopping portal. 3 runners up will each receive a limited edition CML Distribution mug! CML Competition http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2344 This is the all new xray 808 fuel tank now shipping with all new xray 808 kits this is a fantastic enhancement and I really love the ability to properly secure the fuel pipe to the side of the tank well done xray. http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2343 Hobao are proud to announce Jon Hazelwood as a team driver for 2009. Jon, a World and European finalist, has chosen to run the new and exciting Hyper 9 after some extensive testing, during which he was able to lap faster than with his previous car on all occasions. This outright performance of the car and his great relationship with CML made his decision an easy one. Jon said, 'I have always wanted race with the guys at CML, and the new Hyper 9 provided a great opportunity for that to happen. Having tested the car I feel I am in the right place and that I will be able to achieve great results with the Hobao.' Hobao and CML welcome Jon to the team, and would like to wish him the all the best for the up coming season Source : CML   http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2342 Mirage and Hot Bodies are proud to announce the arrival of Graham Alsop to their UK 1/8th Rallycross team. Graham finished 2nd in the 2008 National series after a season long tussle with Neil Cragg but, in the final race of the year Graham lost out to Neil. After some serious off-season testing Graham found the D8 buggy to be the easiest and most consistently fast buggy to drive. Along with the unparalleled backing of Mirage's extensive range of race products Graham's choice was easy to make where to go for 2009. Already, Graham has chosen O'Donnell fuel to feed the engine of his choice. Nosram LiPo packs will provide the power to the radio gear. Edit option parts will provide his D8 with the finishing touches to wring every ounce of performance from the D8. Graham brings a wealth of R/C knowledge and his results over the last few years that show a consistent improvement at the very top level of the sport. Also joining the Mirage team will be Rachel Merry. Rachel is known as the first lady of RC and more recently Graham's long suffering pit-crew. Rachel isn't to be messed with on the track though and has a mean turn of speed when she gets behind the wheel. Rachel will also be piloting the HB D8 buggy through 09 and using Mirage branded products to power her D8. Graham and Rachel join 2008 HB 'Lone Ranger' Tony Truman. Tony managed heroics in 2008 with the Lightning Pro Evo, piloting the car to a National A final appearance. He then piloted the D8 straight into the A main on it's UK debut at the Talywain National. Finishing the year off by winning the Junior Championships. Welcome to the Mirage Racing Team Graham and Rachel. Source : Mirage Racing http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2341 Details : The Farm II http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2340 New from Answer-RC are these brake release springs. Pack include 3 cars worth in different colours so you can have it looking just how you want it. These springs suit pretty much all nitro cars, buggies, truggies and trucks. They help to release the brake from the disc to prevent drag, this is particularly of use if the brake assembly is getting sloppy or under high loads in long finals. Source: Answer-rc http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2339 Top 5 After Final 1st Tim McKay XRAY XB808 2nd Graeme McDougal 3rd Robert Maskell XRAY XB808 4th Neil White 5th Dave Edhouse 6th Daniel Thompson 7th Scott McCreanor 8th Karl Innes 9th James Tacon XRAY XB808 10th Juan Gaspar Source and full report: Team Xray http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2338 Final results of F2: 1.Monzani Daniele XRAY XB808 2. Berti Eugenio 3. Stocco Alessandro 4. Marciano Benito 5. Bellano Valerio 6. Aufderklamm Helmuth XRAY XB808 7. Mezzapessa Donato XRAY XB808 8. Quaranta Walter XRAY XB808 Source: Team Xray   http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2337 As expected Round 2 of qualifying for the 2008 Top Dog Dash for Cash Series, was always going to be hotly contested, with Gavin Newman - Xray 808 - Axe Rossi coming into the round as Top Qualifier closely followed by Gary and Tam Bui both racing Xray 808 also. Round 4 the first of the 15 minute heats got underway at aprox 7.30pm, with Nathan Tampe Hyper 8.5 - OS setting the pace taking the round win ahead of Tony Knauth - Xray 808 - RB in second and Gary Bui - Xray 808 - RB third, both Bui and Knauth getting into the 32 second bracket with 32.792 and 32.990, on the rough but grippy circuit, Phil Ciccone - MBX6 - RB fourth, Gav Newman fifth, closely followed by son Jesse Newman sixth, Tam Bui, Tom Jones, Skip Jackson and Kyle Hodges rounding out the Top Ten. http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2336 All Champions The 2008 Reedy Truck Race of Champions was held at Southern California promoter Jimmy Babcock's Hot Rod Hobbies facility in Saugus, CA. Usually a temperate event, Mother Nature greeted the 200+ entries to upper 80 degree weather and a perfect weekend for racing. http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2335 The first I'd heard the name TRF-801XT was when I was given the chance to review the car - I knew very little about the car and hoped it wouldn't be a cheapening of the 'TRF' name but upon closer inspection it looked to have all the right stuff.  The 801XT is the result of Tamiya USA and more specifically their top driver David Jun and the insistance that competing in this growing class would be a 'good thing'.  The car was designed in the USA and overseen by the guys in Japan - but make no mistake, this is the baby of Tamiya USA. Don't Delay Check Out the Review Today : OOPLE TAMIYA 801XT REVIEW http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2334 With just over a week to go to the 1st round of the AKA Winter Series we have a preview of what is up for grabs Rallycross there is a plaque for the top 30 placed racers running AKA Tyres Top 10 in truggy using any tyre until AKA tyres are available One A4 sized “Most sporting award” for each round To pre register for this fantastic series please book AKA WINTER SERIES PRE REG FORM CURRENT ENTRY LISTING http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2333 Following on from the success of this years interclub ‘8th-08’ Series and the Fantastic Support From Simon Tooley And Tooleys RC Toys, we are currently well into the process of putting together the details of next years successor which will be known as ‘The Race Central 8th-09 Series’   Any club which is interested in hosting a round of this exciting series should email Glyn Morgan at themaddog@blueyonder.co.uk as soon as possible. All tenders from interested clubs will need to be back with the organisers by mid December   * We would particularly welcome applications from any On road tracks who may be interested in holding a 1:8 off road ‘on road’ meeting! http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2332 An exciting final with an exciting finish produced the following results: 1st Trochim, Maximilian XRAY XT8 2nd Petrich, Stefan 3rd Lemke, Frank 4th Wischnewski, Dirk XRAY XT8 5th Ronnefalk, David 6th Strenge, Gerd XRAY XT8 7th Boklung, Simon 8th Byesse, Stefan 9th Laux, Florian XRAY XT8 10th Beck, Eberhard Source and full report: Team Xray http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2331 Result Balearic overall championship 1. Angel vicente Folch 2. Jose Maria Avila 3. Marco Antonio Moreno XRAY XB808 4. Carlos Alberto Baez XRAY XB8EC 5. Joan Torrens 6. Marc Vanrrell 7. Javiar Anton Zapata 8. Emilio Sanchez 9. Juan Carlos Valero XRAY XB808 10. Toni Riera Source: Team Xray http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2330 XRAY team participated JungEup Championship which was placed the South Part of Korea on 18~19th October. It was also well dominated XRAY 808 & XT8. XRAY team joined the race with Shin Choong Yeul, Andy, Nam Dong Woo, Lee Won Sun, and Kim Nam Ho. Source and full report : Team Xray http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2329 Neo Buggy announce the return of the Neo race in 2009 Neo09 The event will once again be hosted at the Harper Adams facility, with DXR as organizers. Using a similar timetable as Neo08 with some tweaks, the event will have an entry limit of 180 1/8 buggy drivers. A special ‘invite only’ 1/8 Electric Buggy class will also be run alongside the main class. The date of the event is 10-13 April 2009; 4 days over Easter, with 1 day of practice, 2 days of qualifying, and finals on Monday. We hope to once again welcome some of the finest 1/8 offroad drivers to attend this prestigious event. Further details will be published on www.neo09.net Sponsors welcome! Contact info@neo09.net http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2328 Team Mugen UK are pleased to announce that Double Junior European Champion Elliott Boots has chosen the all new Mugen MBX-6 for his title hopes for the 2009 season. Elliott has been testing other cars since the end of this season, but has chosen the more stable MBX-6. Elliott wishes to thank his previous sponsors for there assistance during 2008, but now is looking forward to working with the Mugen Team. Elliott will be powering his MBX-6 with Team Engines from RB, and fuelled by O'Donnell Racing fuel. Grip will be supplied from J Concept Tyres from SMD, together with LRP batteries and goodies. Answer Bearings will finish the Orange look to Elliott¹s shift bodied MBX-6 making it look great on and off the Track. We wish Elliott the best of luck for all this racing in the forth coming season. Thanks Team Mugen UK http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2327 Elliot Boots 1st for Mugen RB Panther 2nd Reece Sawyer Kyosho OS Proline 3rd Richard Bump up Barton AE RB Proline Well not the best conditions heavy rain the night before damp cold start to the morning welcome to Winter racing! A big thanks to all that helped clear the track and adjust layout to avoid the worst bits. 70 drivers braved the conditions. Round 1 saw Reece Sawyer Kyosho OS proline set the fastest time with Elliot Boots take rounds 2 & 3 and TQ with Mugen RB Panther. The split of drivers run was about 50%. The truggy was dominated by Stewart Wilcox Mugen Ninja. Finals started about 13.45 with everyone wanting to get away to support club member Lewis world Champion Hamilton at 17:00! Clayton Collins won the D mugen Ninja Panther. The c was won by Richard Barton AE RB and Proline. The B was won again by Richard Barton 2nd Mike Cardock and 3rd Jim Thompson The A final truggy was won by Stewart Wilcox 2nd Steve Johnson 3rd Steve Bellwood Please note the truggy result may be subject to BBK correction.   Elliot Boots has joined Team Mugen for 2009. Full Race Results : HERE Round 2 takes place on 7-12-2008 book in at Herts nitro model club   Again big thanks to our Landlord and his team for there assistant to help clear standing water. http://piraterc.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2326   JConcepts set a new standard with the original Illuzion body for the MBX-5 back in 2004.  JConcepts is setting trends once again in 2008 for the MBX-6.  The Illuzion – Hi-Flow body has turned radical.  The Illuzion “Hi-Flow” styling presents a smooth yet detailed design while incorporating many of the features from the original Hi-Flow body.  Race inspired aggressive styling; Illuzionized cab and durable design are just some of the features that make the new Illuzion – MBX-6 body stand out from the rest.   Features:   Original Illuzion – Hi-Flow Styling Race inspired body, cab and window design Clear heavy-duty polycarbonate with protective film Window masks and detailed decal sheet Source : JCONCEPTS