Drift events like D1 Grand Prix are becoming extremely popular in Japan and America, and have made fullscale drifting one of the most exciting and fastest growing motor sports in the world. The thrill ofsideways drift action has been captured in the new Stage-D kit with the popular Sprint 2, anew Mazda bodyshell and specially designed drifting tyres

HP30402 - Sprint 2 Stage D Mazda RX-8 Drift Car - £129.99Also Available:HP30401 - Sprint 2 Stage D Nissan Silvia Drift Car - £129.99

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Mirage RC Enterprises Ltd. Units 1-3, Queens Drive Ind Estate, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. DE11 0EG. England.Tel: (01283) 226570 Fax: (01283) 229401 E-mail: sales@mirageracing.com

uk distributors of:

• Superb value (especially compared to the competition)• Massive 1/5 scale off road vehicleDURABILITY:• Rigid narrow channel 4mm aluminium alloy chassis • Hardened metal throughout the drivetrain • Baja style roll cage• Adjustable failsafe system and battery monitor HANDLING & SUSPENSION:• Nearly 32” in length • Long suspension arms for great ground clearance • Special 3-piece bead lock wheels are included • Sticky HPI Dirt Buster tyres POWER & PERFORMANCE:• 23cc Fuelie Petrol engine• Viscous Torque Control differential• Double wishbone suspension • Adjustable aluminium shocks - using 4 “Hyper Adjust Pistons”• The steering servo has a massive 25kg/cm torque rating• Both servos are water resistant

Orion Dominates World’s Warm-up• Race held at AFModels track in Turin• 1st Place - Marc Rheinard - Orion motors/batteries and Hara Twister speedo• 2nd Place - Andy Moore - Hot Bodies Cyclone, Orion motors/batteries and Hara

Twister speedo• Hot Bodies Cyclones - 2nd place and 3 in top 10

Equipment used by the team:HB55400 - Hot Bodies Cyclone Kit - £299.99HB66400 - Hot Bodies Cyclone Kit Hara Edition - £349.99HB66401 - Hot Bodies Cyclone Kit Surikarn Edition - £349.99XR300006 - XRAY T2 - £284.99HB900002 - Twister 2.1 Electronic Speed Controller - £129.99ORI29085 - Rheinard 7x1 Motors - £58.99ORI11462 - GP4300 Cells (6 Cells, Matched) - £59.99ORI76006 - Ride 36 Pre-Built Wheel Assembly - 4 Pcs - (IFMAR World

Championships handout tyres) - £34.99ORI30117 - Advantage Charger version 2 - £124.99

Savage Slam ‘06 - Modified Nationals - Rockingham, Northants 1-4 JuneAre you ready for the wildest party weekend of the year? Can you competeagainst the roughest and toughest monster trucks from around the UK?

This isn't going to be a tame, proper race meeting - it's going to be an absolute RIOT of fun, a massive party all weekend long! Check out just a bit of the crazinessthat the lads can get up to at http://www.modifiednationals.co.uk. See a huge rangeof hot import and tuner car action: track time, show cars, show babes, decibel dragcompetitions, camping areas, huge trade village and an after dark & adult club!

The schedule includes (both days): Free running time, morning and evening, on acustom-built track • Long Jump competition • Timed Trials competition • HighJump competition • Timed Freestyle competition • Short Race Program withqualifying and finals • Monster Truck racing over crushed cars, just like the realthing • Concours competition

On both Saturday and Sunday we'll have FREE raffle prizes to give out to SavageSlam competitors, and at the end of the day Sunday we'll total everyone's pointsand give prizes to the top ten drivers! Everyone walks away a winner!

Normal cost is £30 for entry on both days, competitors will get a hugelydiscounted £15 entry, which includes weekend camping!

Simply fill in and post the enclosed entry form back to us at Mirage RC EnterprisesLtd, c/o Frank McKinney, Units 1-3 Queens Drive Industrial Estate, Swadlincote,Derbyshire. DE11 0EG by the 19th May 2006 (late entries may not be honoured)including an SAE and payment (£15 postal order made payable to Mirage RCEnterprises Ltd). Details will be sent 1-2 weeks before the event.

Mirage Sweeps Pro-Line Challenge• Jon Hazlewood leads from start and wins for XRAY by more than a lap with his

XRAY XB8TQ!• Ryan Donovan sets TQ with XRAY XB8TQ, Nosram 21 Engine and Tornado fuel• Excellent result for Mirage sponsored drivers• See www.mirageracing.com for full report

Equipment used by Ryan Donovan to set TQ:XR350001 - XRAY XB8 TQ - £424.99NR94200 - RS.21 Buggy Engine (Race) - £124.99TF14252M - 2.5L Tornado 25% Nitro Buggy & MT Fuel - £15.99

HP10602 - HPI Baja 5B RTR - £774.99

Drift Assist - in Action!!

ARRIVES EARLY MAY

Fuelie 23cc Petrol Engine

HOT BODIES NEW WEBSITE - WWW.HBEUROPE.COM

DRIFT ASSIST - THE SECRET WEAPON!!• The HPI D-BOX drift assist system especially developed for RC cars helps to

get the perfect drift angle• Just connect the D-BOX to a steering servo and it will powerfully assist your

drift driving• Ideal hop-up part for the Sprint 2 - Stage-D Kit (HP30401 and HP30402) and

Stage-D Conversion Set for the Nitro 3 (HP33432)

HP80588 - Adjustable Stability Control System - £89.99

STAGE-D NITRO DRIFT KIT• First-ever nitro drift package!• Complete set that transforms the HPI Nitro RS4 3 Evo car into a mid engine

drifting machine• Included in the Stage-D conversion: mid-engine chassis that relocates the

engine to the middle of the car to optimize the balance of the car for driftdriving, designed by the HPI Japan drift crew

• Anodized purple alloy chassis. Chassis conversion hardware is included ... frontand rear drive shafts, exhaust header, billet alloy servo mounts, alloy upper deckstand-offs, zero degree rear uprights, screws, fuel tubing.

• Special drift tyres are included - hard compound for extreme durability

HP33432 - Stage-D Drift Conversion Set/Nitro 3 - £149.99

All You Need is . . . Drifting

Marc Rheinard, Andy Moore and MasamiHirosaka display their trophies

Andy Moore’s 2nd placed Hot Bodies Cyclone

Atsushi Hara’s Hot Bodies Cyclone Qualifying line-up

Jon Hazlewood’s winning XRAY XB8TQ

A Final Results:1st Jon Hazlewood:

XRAY XB8TQ5th (TQ) Ryan Donovan:

XRAY XB8TQ,Nosram RS21,Tornado Fuel BuggyBlend

10th Matt Perry:XRAY XB8TQ

12th Justin Mackey:Hot Bodies Lightning2 Pro,Nosram RS21

The track The starting line-up

With the BRCA Nationals now well and truly underway, Nosram VTEC Tyres haveproven themselves to offer high levels of traction and excellent wear

characteristics even with the powerful modified motors. Don't miss out on thetraction, get yours before the next round!

NR95052 - VTEC wheel and tyre 27R (2Pcs) - £12.49NR95051 - VTEC wheel and tyre 24R (2Pcs) - £12.49

VTEC Tyres On a Roll . . .

£774.99

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Orion Wasp EngineXtreme of Matlock, Derbyshire hosted theirfirst XMODS Dyno Day on 25th March. Opento all comers this challenge set out to seewho's XMOD was fastest! The only guidelinewas that they had to use stock XMODS parts.This saw xmodders from as young as 9pitting their wits against the rolling road, to see who came out tops!

Winner Dan Hallam (11, pictured left), won with astaggering 41kph and a 20m sprint in less than 2 secs.Xtreme also run a very successful race series with over 50regular competitors, providing a cost effective entry into theworld of RC Car racing. For more details please give Xtremea call on 01629 57620.

Streetmod Racing have started up a new XMODS raceseries in Stoke-on-Trent. The first meeting was held on24 March 2006 and was a great success attractingadults and kids of all ages. They have made their owncustom track which they can chop and change asthey like and will be having competitions wheretrophies and certificates can be won.

The race meetings will be held every Friday eveningfrom 7.15pm til 9pm at The Northwood Stadium,Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.The price is just £3 per person.

So head on down this Friday if you feel like testing yourXMODS driving skills. Anybody that is interested canvisit their website (www.streetmodracing.co.uk) or ringthem on 01782 821131.

And don’t forget that the new XMODS cars and optionsare now available (see www.xmods.uk.com for details).

The Next Level of Nitro Performance Arrives!Highest performance created with new dynamic flux engine technology andhighest specifications for real racing. Developed with the latest technology - manypatents pending.This is a state-of-the-art engine for serious racing applications.

• Used by champion drivers• High power• Lower fuel consumption • Highly tuneable• Dynamic crankshaft balancing• Large heatsink for cooler operation• Crankcase side intake tunnel• Nikasil coated cylinder for ultra long life• Exclusive extra large CRF porting for

maximum performance• Typhoon mixture distribution• Ultra lighweight piston for high revs• Alloy carburettor with temperature

insulation ring ensures stabilityand easy starting even at hightemperatures

• Hardened steel crankshaftwith centrifugal compressoreffect

See it in action at

www.teamorion.com

New Kits Coming Into Stock:Expected

Part No Description MAP DeliveryHP10602 Baja 5b 1/5th Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£774.99 . . . . . . . . . . .05/05/06XR380791 NT18T Micro Nitro (with Powerpack) . . . . . . . . . .£219.99 . . . . . . . . . . .01/05/06XR380700 NT18T Micro Nitro (no Powerpack) . . . . . . . . . . . .£179.99 . . . . . . . . . . .01/05/06HB66506 Lightning Buggy 1/10th Scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£239.99 . . . . . . . . . . .05/05/06

Best Sellers Back In Stock - Selling Fast:Part No Description MAPHP568 Rush Evo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£199.99HP10402 Nitro MT2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£239.99HP882 Savage 3.5 RTR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .£324.99

Product Focus

Take full advantage of your high output servos withthese high power receiver packs.

ORI12233 - GP1300 6.0v Standard Hump - £19.99ORI12234 - GP1300 6.0v Stick - £19.99

Unparalleled run times, huge capacity and maximumreliability from these 1600mAh receiver packs.

ORI12227 - Marathon 1600 mAh Standard hump (fits most cars) - £19.99

ORI12228 - Marathon 1600 mAh 1/8 On-road stick - £19.99

ORI12229 - Marathon 1600 mAh 1/8 Off-road hump - £19.99

For micros or minis. Maximum power and run times - delivering additional fun on or off road.

ORI13024 - Supercharge 1600 7.2v 4x2 - £23.99ORI13025 - Supercharge 1600 7.2v Side by Side - £23.99

This reamer will precisely resize plastic holes withoutcreating excessive slop, allowing you to build aperfect free-moving suspension.

DY107633 - 3mm Arm Reamer for 1/10 scale RC car arms - £9.99

DY107634 - 4mm Arm Reamer for 1/8 scale RC car arms - £9.99

High strength, precision machined. Fits NT18T withadaptor (supplied) and M18T.

XR385654 - Steel Spur Gear 54T/48P + CompositeSpur Gear Adaptor - £13.99

Warlock wheels are 83x56mm with a 17mm hex andcome supplied in pairs.

HP3190 - Warlock Wheel White - £7.99HP3191 - Warlock Wheel Black - £7.99HP3192 - Warlock Wheel Chrome - £9.99HP3193 - Warlock Wheel Matte Chrome - £7.99

Pin truck tyres and inserts for XRAY M18T. Excellentgrip and durability. Pack of 4.

XR389611 - Micro Truck M18T Pin Tyre & Insert - Hard (4x4) - £9.99

As supplied with new Savage X (shown in picture).Wider and meaner . . .

HP7768 - GT2 Bodyshell (Painted) - £39.99HP7194 - GT2 Bodyshell (Unpainted) - £19.99

New clutch bell for NT18T. Made from Hudy steel.Includes 2 bearings.

XR388516 - Clutch Bell 16T with Bearings - £12.99XR388521 - Clutch Bell 21T with Bearings - £12.99XR388525 - Clutch Bell 25T with Bearings - £12.99

Bodyshell for micro nitro trucks. Supplied unpainted.

XR389770 - NT18T Bodyshell - £12.99

HP17518 - Nissan 350Z GReddy Twin Turbo Body(200mm version) - £18.99

HP17218 - Nissan 350Z GReddy Twin Turbo Body(190mm version) - £18.99

NEW

HPI/Hot Bodies/XRAY Kit Availability Update

XMODS Dyno Day

XMODS Race SeriesAn excellent battery for micro vehicles has arrived!• Huge run times • Increased speed

ORI13026 - GP1300 7.2v Side by Side w/plug - £23.99ORI13027 - GP1300 7.2v 4x2 w/plug - £23.99

ORI8000 - Wasp Revolution .12 Nitro Engine - £169.99

RELEASED MID MAY

The following is an update on the availability of kits from Mirage with expected delivery dates for all outstanding new kitsand several best sellers that are back in stock. All details are correct at time of going to press.