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December 16, 2023

Ielasi Tuned 2185 FT onroad pipe

Ielasi Tuned has officially presented their new EFRA2185FT pipe for onroad. This new pipe is a single piece with the Ielasi Tuned C5+ manifold and reinforced pipe to avoid breakage in the event of a crash. It will be available only with the Hard Coated treatment and also for the future they will differentiate the two versions as follows: the classic 2185kit will always be sold with the C4 manifold with the C5+ optional but there will no longer be the HD version. The only HD version as previously mentioned will be the Factory Kit 2185FT. This new one-piece pipe has been approved by IFMAR and EFRA so the kit can be used without any problem at all national and international events.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

December 11, 2023

Gandin wins Miami RC Grand Prix

While the 1:12 World Championships was being decided in Cocoa, Florida, further south in the state the annual Miami RC Grand Prix was taking place where Italy’s Jonathan Gandin took the big win in 1:8 Onroad. The Ielasi Tuned team driver took his Infinity to the TQ with the fastest time and only 16-lap 4-minute run from the five rounds of qualifying at the former World Championship hosting Homestead RC Raceway. Behind it was Serpent’s Bryce Butterfield who set the second fastest time to line up P2 for the 45-minute final ahead of Infinity’s Francesco Tironi, Capricorn’s Thilo Diekmann and the Xray of Filippo Domanin. In the final, Butterfield was an early retirement going after 12-minutes, but upfront Gandin was in charge albeit being kept honest by young Domanin who set the fastest lap of the race. Completing the podium Tironi would finish 3rd ahead of the Capricorn of Florida racer Diego Morganti. In 1:10 Sedan, it was Top Qualifier DJ Apolaro who took his Infinity to the win.

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December 7, 2023

Ielasi Tuned 1:8 EP combos

Collaborating with Corsatec, World Champion engine tuner Ielasi Tuned has announced it is releasing an EP combo for the 1:8 eBuggy and 1:8 GTe categories. Having worked in recent months to start 2024 with an electric offering, the 250A ESC will be the same for both categories with only the software to be used different to suit each category. For the motor they have chosen 1900Kv for the Buggy and 2650Kv for the GT category. The first batch will arrive at the end of January 2024.

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November 22, 2023

Ielasi Tuned GP9R23 WC .21 Onroad engine

World and European Champion engine tuner Ielasi Tuned has announcement that their GP9R23 Spec2 .21 1:8 Onroad engine becomes the GP9R23 WC. Compared to the previous version, the WC version differs only in one detail which was successfully tested at the World Championship in Japan by their official team drivers. That part is the new engine backplate with revised internal workmanship that further optimises the performance/consumption ratio. The WC version of the GP9 was a must after the excellent results obtained at the World Championship where it achieved the TQ with Simon Kurzbuch and a double podium with Toni Gruber finish P2 and Kurzbuch P3.

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October 31, 2023

Butterfield joins Ielasi Tuned

On what has been a productive day for Ielasi Tuned engines at the 1:8 World Championship, drivers Simon Kurzbuch and Toni Gruber taking a 1-2 in seeding, the Italian company has announced top US racer Bryce Butterfield has joined the team. Commenting on the announcement from Infinity International RC Speedway in Japan, factory Serpent driver Butterfield said, ‘I would like to thank Daniele and Sabrina for the opportunity to run their World Championship winning engines! Looking forward to running these engines into the future! Coming to a track near you.’

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

October 28, 2023

‘Every race we start from zero’ – Gruber

Two weeks ago Toni Gruber took the biggest prize of his racing career yet. Realising the ultimate dream, he clinched his first World Championship title with a very convincing victory at the 1:8 GT World Championship in Sydney, Australia. The victory didn’t really come as too much of a surprise however as the German is in the form of his life this season. However, despite claiming the 1:10 Nitro Onroad European Championship for a second time during the Summer, following that up a month later by becoming Top Qualifier at the 1:8 Euros where he finished on the podium, and then rounding out the European season with his first ENS title win, the sport’s newest World Champion goes into the 1:8 Onroad World Championship in Japan with the mindset ‘every race we start from zero’.

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October 25, 2023

Ielasi Tuned ‘World Champion Edition’ GP5GTR23

In what has been a massive season for Daniele Ielasi’s Ielasi Tuned engine brand with it winning both its first World and European Championship titles, the Italian company has marked Toni Gruber’s 1:8 GT World Championship win in Australia with the release of the ‘World Champion Edition’ of the GP5GTR23 engine. This version differs from the previous model with 2 small changes on the timing through work on the crankshaft and cylinder. In Sydney, and like everywhere, it was important to go fast in performance but runtime was also vital and with this configuration they were always able to manage the 7-minute runtime comfortably in each qualifying heat without ever losing performance in our engine. As a finishing touch the engine head graphic have also been redesigned to mark the occasion and the new special edition engine.

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October 6, 2023

Ielasi Tuned Efra2185 Factory muffler kit

Ielasi Tuned is pleased to present their up coming new Efra2185 Factory muffler kit that will make its debut at the 1:8 Onroad World Championship in Japan later this month. The joint system has already existed for some time in the offroad category, where it is used by many other brands, but engine tuner Daniele Ielasi has decided to introduce in onroad so as to have the muffler and manifold all in one piece optimising performance and finally removing the ‘annoying’ exhaust gasket. The classic 2185 kit (with the two C4 & C5 collectors) will always remain in production but will no longer be made in HD. HD (Hard Coated) will now only be offered on the Kit2185Factory. General availability of this new exhaust kit will be mid-late November but pre-orders for the Kit2185Factory be accepted.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]