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06-10-2008, 07:11 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC
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|  huge nitro shortage affecting rc community
bad new for nitro owners. now i know this isn't a nitro oriented site but many of you also have the gas powered toys as well. anyway, i work at the local hobby town usa and we have had trouble getting fuel lately and today the sh*t hit the fan. nitro has been hit hard. there will soon no longer be 30% nitro produced from any manufacturer, and 20% supposedly going to jump to neary $45 a gallon. this was straight from the manufacturer of wildcat fuels. this goes for all brands. there is apparently a shortage of nitro methane to blame. even the NHRA has been affected as they are predicting to not have enough fuel to last the rest of the season. i just wanted the relay the news i got today at work. good luck guys and im glad i only own electrics. guess it a great time to be in the brushless conversion business.
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06-10-2008, 08:04 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2006 Location: FOUR 8 OH
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Ah, the sound of silence.  |
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06-10-2008, 08:14 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Well, if it really is true, I guess I should be selling all the nitro cars and get a 5B.
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06-10-2008, 08:18 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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06-10-2008, 08:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: May 2005 Location: Anchorage, Alaska
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Good thing I bought 2 cases of Byrons Gen 2 in March  |
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06-10-2008, 08:23 PM
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| ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ   Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: In tha Bush of Louisiana
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Great I hate Nitro.  |
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06-10-2008, 08:23 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC
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yep yep yep. we expect a lot of people wanting to trade in for 5b's or electrics.
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06-10-2008, 08:30 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Irritable Isle
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4WD electric is gonna be it for me. I guess I'll hang up the 1/8 when I run out of fuel.
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06-10-2008, 08:34 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Our nitro fuel is synthetic..... As long as there is propane there will be nitromethane.
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06-10-2008, 08:55 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit
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China is the only country producing nitromethane currently. With the Olympics coming they have cancelled their production as the process is very toxic to increase the look of the Chinese environment. Sadly this is going to kill NHRA and Nitro RC racing. With the Olympics not until August, I'm sure this will kill my summer racing plans for certain. |
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06-10-2008, 09:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Happiness is a warm AK.
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06-10-2008, 09:22 PM
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| 20K Club  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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DEATH TO NITRO!!!!!! |
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06-10-2008, 09:32 PM
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| 06 Super National Champ  Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Stark Industries Bar and Grill
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Yup. Word I got today was that China had 12 nitro production facilities and they're closing eight of'm in an attempt to make the air cleaner for the Olympics. | |
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06-10-2008, 09:47 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2007 Location: lacey
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Yup, my shop got the news about a week ago, our sales rep told us to stock up, we didn't, now we cannot get it :-(. only thing we can get now are quarts, for 16 bucks a quart!. X2 on the 45 buck price tag YIKES. anyone want a NICE T'maxx w/os 18tm and tons of upgrades for 3 bills?  |
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06-10-2008, 09:54 PM
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06-10-2008, 09:54 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC
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yea the china/japan story is what we heard too. the Olympics and the earthquake are responsible. fortunatley our rep told use at least till the beginning of the year......who knows. its finnally made its way down to our hobbies and toys. does this mean we should see a brushless honda soon? a real life VXL? LOL! now i get to talk the owner of the shop to send back all the nitro stuff we have and just stock brushless. Muah ha ha ha. |
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06-10-2008, 10:04 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: VARCOR
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I had Mexican for lunch, and chili dogs for dinner........... .........no shortage of methane in Richmond! |
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06-10-2008, 10:08 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Canby, Oregon
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Dang, anyone wanna buy a Revo with a P3 Picco .28 (my only nitro I still have) new motor never ran Just to avoid confusion I'm not really looking to sell Last edited by Speedyboy; 06-10-2008 at 10:26 PM. |
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06-10-2008, 10:19 PM
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| 20K Club Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sending illegals home one Hayabusa at a time.
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Just curious since I have never owned a nitro, what did a gallon of 20% cost before the hike to $45?
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06-10-2008, 10:28 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Johnston SC
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$24-$27 yea nitros still sucked then too. i am the mechanic at the lhs so i have to deal with more nitro crap than a ever care too. |
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