thanks, but solved this by just creating a list....
Code:
for trieven in (tritwo,trifour,trisix,trieight):
trieven.setAxisAngle(0,0,1,-SPEED/RATE*dist)
trieven.addAction(FadeForever1)
for triodd in (trione,trithree,trifive,triseven):
triodd.setAxisAngle(0,0,1,-SPEED/RATE*dist)
triodd.addAction(FadeForever2)