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January 4, 2025

Team EAM batteries for Hagberg

Team EAM has announced that former 1:12 World Champion Alexander Hagberg will use its batteries to power his Xray cars for the 2025 season. Previously running Nosram batteries as part of his race program, the Swede’s switch to the US brand is a significant one for its founder Eric Anderson and commenting on the news Hagberg said, ‘After following the progress of Team EAM on the racing scene in recent years, I had no doubt that their products are absolute top class across the board, and the choice of hobbyists and pro drivers alike! This will give my racing program a great boost going into 2025, and I am excited to work with my long term friend Eric Anderson and his brand! Thank you EAM for this opportunity!’

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

January 3, 2025

Masami joins AE Product Development Advisory Board

In a break from all the current driver announcements, Team Associated has made an interesting announcement that legend of the sport Masami Hirosaka has joined their Product Development Advisory Board. The iconic US brand post, ‘Masami’s unmatched expertise and iconic racing career will be a driving force behind AE’s continued innovation. With fellow IFMAR World Champions Jay Halsey and Cliff Lett already onboard, this team of legends is poised to shape the future of RC performance like never before. Big things are coming—stay tuned!’ It is great to see Masami’s continued involvement in the industry with his recent MX-4 Forever project with Japanese manufacturer GForce proving hugely success.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

January 3, 2025

PRO1RC Dirt-04v2 1:8 Buggy tyre

Florida based offroad tyre brand PRO1RC has introduced their new Dirt-04V2 1:8 Buggy tyre. A very versatile tyre intended for a multitude of conditions, when the track is greener, with dirt on the racing line, wet or bumpy, it can be put in different positions, to obtain more or less grip. PRO1RC have also added arrow-shaped pins at the intersections, to obtain much more forward grip. The tyre is available in three compounds, Soft X, Super Soft X and Ultra Soft X.

Source: PRO1RC [pro1rc.com]

January 3, 2025

Tollard & Rinderknecht join Schumacher

Wrapping up a busy first week of 2025 driver announcements by various manufacturers, Schumacher has confirmed US Offroad racers Cole Tollard and Tom Rinderknecht as joining their race team for 2025. World Championship finalist Cole joins the British manufacturer after the demise of the TLR Factory team while Rinderknecht joins after a stint at Xray having also previously race for TLR. Commenting on the news Cole said, ‘I look forward to working with the new team and starting fresh on a new platform. It’s great to see the cars growing in popularity as they are proven on many levels. I would like to thank Mike Winders for the introduction, Muz and Robin Schumacher for giving me this opportunity. Looking forward to 2025!’. Rinderknecht said, ‘I am super excited to be joining Schumacher Racing for 2025 season and beyond! I can’t wait to be a part of this awesome team and I am excited to help Schumacher grow in the USA market. I would like to thank Muz and Robin for the great opportunity to run for this team!’

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

January 3, 2025

Figueiredo & Monteiro join Hobbywing

As the roll out of new driver sponsorships for the 2025 season continues, Hobbywing has announced the signing of leading Portuguese 1:8 Offroad racers João Figueiredo and Ricardo Monteiro to bolster its offroad program in this inaugural eBuggy World Championship year. Tekno driver Figueiredo had an impressive season in 2024 making the IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship final in Redovan and will be looking to build on that performance when the the inaugural 1:8 Electric Offroad World Championship is hosted by his home track in Barcelos, Portugal in August. European Championship finalist Monteiro brings extensive offroad experience to Hobbywing and has also worked as mechanic for Hobbywing’s star driver Bruno Coelho and highly regarded by the World Champion for his technical input will also join the XR8 PRO testing plans for Hobbywing.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 3, 2025

ONG D3 Carbon RC8B4 Wing Mount Reinforcement plate

New from the ONG brand of Offroad World Champion Davide Ongaro comes this D3 Carbon Wing Mount Reinforcement Plate for the Team Associated RC8B4 1:8 Buggy. The machined carbon fibre plate is intended to give extra strength and stiffness to the rear wing mounting point and is supplied with four M2 self-locking nylon nuts.

Source: ONG [davideongaro.it]

January 3, 2025

Sweep Low Rider 1:10 Buggy Front Carpet Tyre

Sweep Racing has released its first new product of 2025 with the addition of the Low Rider to its 1:10 Buggy tyre range. The new carpet front tyre is available as a 2WD option and a 4WD ‘Wide’ option and is offered in South Korean manufacturer’s Yellow (Medium) and Gold (Soft) compounds.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

January 3, 2025

Orlowski to run Elceram ESC

1:12 World Champion Michal Orlowski is to run Elceram ESCs as part of his Schumacher race program with the Czech manufacturer announcing the Polish star as part of its team line-up for 2025. While Orlowski was announced as joining electronic newcomer Team Cayote yesterday, that deal will see him using just batteries. One of the busiest drivers in RC, due to his onroad and offroad program with British manufacturer Schumacher, his profile is sure to benefit Elceram on the international stage. Commenting on the announcement, Orlowski said, ‘Elceram first of all because of the professionalism and passion, for how nice people are in Elceram, the connection I immediately had with Jan and the rest of the team and the product itself – it is unbelievable product with extremely innovative technology. You can set up the speedo on the screen without the program – card, you have all the data driver needs before and after the run, and how easy it is to set up. There are so many benefits to use Elceram, and that´s why I decided to join for 2025.’

Source: Elceram [Facebook]