February 26, 2025

2025 TITC Chassis Focus Index

21 editions of the TITC have been completed and thanks to the support of Hobbywing, Red RC was once again able to make the annual trip to the Infinity RC Addict Circuit in Bangkok to cover this truly unique event.  By far the greatest one yet in terms of all the pre-race hype, 2025 was the year the race got to play out moments that will forever be engrained in the sport’s history.  Bruno Coelho’s first ever race with Infinity, Michal Orlowski’s first ever TITC.  As the saying goes, ‘you only get one chance to make a first impression’ and wow was an impression Orlowski made on the ‘world’s toughest race’ – complete domination.  We also have to mention A3 and the last lap between Marc Rheinard and Bruno Coelho, that pass was pure Rheinard gold and having been reporting on his racing at the top level for so many years it was brilliant to see he still has that magic.  It was interesting to chat with a number of drivers for whom this was their first time experiencing the TITC, they didn’t actually need to tell us they were loving it because it was already written all over their faces,  it was like they had rediscovered the joy of racing again.  We get to go to our fair share of races around the world and none come close in terms of everyone enjoying themselves.  The laughter in the pits and the enthusiasm of the crowd watching the racing is infectious, and we still get to see the best in the World race head to head for a title they all desire so much – it truly is the unofficial World Championships.

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February 18, 2025

Team Associated RC10 2025 Metallic Edition Kit

Team Associated continue the roll out of special editions of its RC10 with the release of yet another ‘colour’ option of the iconic 1:10 2WD buggy.  The story behind the RC10 2025 Metallic Edition Kit goes that ‘on December 5th, 1984 the All-American designed Team Associated RC10 was introduced to the RC world. Being the first to take home the gold in both the ROAR National and IFMAR 2WD World Championships, the RC10 secured its place as a legend in RC car history. This year (2025) marks the 41st anniversary of the RC10 and we are proud to offer this special limited 2025 Metallic Edition kit. Staying true to the original, this anniversary kit features the same race car technology introduced in the 80s.’

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February 17, 2025

Branson wins EWS Round 4

Kyle Branson registered his first win of the current EWS season taking victory at the fourth & penultimate round of the established British Winter series.  In qualifying it was the Schumacher of reigning Champion Elliott Harper who took the TQ ahead of the Awesomatix of Round 1 & 3 winner Ollie Jefferies with Branson, top qualifier at the previous round, lining up P3.  In the one day event’s single 5-minute A-main, that order got reversed at the 1 and a half minute mark with Branson going to the front where he would stay until the finish.  1.6-seconds back Jefferies would finish second with a 1-second advantage over Harper.  In Pro Stock, Zak Finlay maintained his perfect record for the season with his fourth win in a row while in the FWD Adam Southgate was the winner.

Image: Kyle Branson


February 11, 2025

Hudy entering 1:10 Offroad tyre market

Hudy looks set to enter the 1:10 Offroad tyre market with the founder of the company that bares his name, Juraj Hudy, posting on social media about testing pre-production dirt tyres.  On his official Facebook page, Juraj, who was himself racing carpet offroad at MIBO International in the Czech Republic over the weekend, posted together with a photo of his two Xray buggies at the Hudy Arena offroad dirt track, ‘I am more than excited about this all-new HUDY project!  The testing of our own pre-production dirt tires for both 2WD and 4WD has been successfully completed.  After an extensive development phase involving numerous compound trials, we have finalized a superb compound that combines high performance with durability.  Now, it’s time to move forward with the mass production molds.’

Source: Juraj Hudy [Facebook]


February 4, 2025

LHo Racing PIP Aero APEX carbon body mount

LHo Racing, the brand founded by leading German onroad racer & Shepherd team driver Lars Hoppe, has expanded its line-up of high-performance carbon fibre body mounts.  In addition to the already popular and widely used mounts for Blitz and Matrix bodies, LHo now introduces a new range designed specifically for the new unique shape of the PIP Aero APEX body shell.  These ultra-lightweight mounts provide a perfect fit, reducing body flex and increasing downforce for improved stability on the track.  Available for Shepherd, Capricorn, and ARC chassis, they offer racers a competitive edge with enhanced aerodynamics.

Source: LHo Racing [lho-racing.de]


January 14, 2025

JP3D MetriCKs Enclosed Damper System

US based Custom 3D printing solutions company JP3D has released this Enclosed Damper System for CRC MetriCKs 1:12 chassis.  The 3D printed rotary damper system replaces the stock exposed dampers with a fully enclosed system with the dampers printed in a very strong nylon composite material.  The enclosed rotary dampers use a heavier grease, not included, than the stock dampers to achieve the same level of damping, but it stays very clean & consistent throughout the race event.  The package comes complete with both L&R dampers as well as mounting screws.  This damper system has been tested and raced by many CRC racers recently with podium finishes at US Indoor Champs and Hudy Indoor Champs.

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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]


November 27, 2024

2024 1:10 Onroad World C/ship Chassis Focus Index

Exactly 10-years after it hosted its first World Championship, the very unique Huge RC Circuit in Bangkok, Thailand was once again the challenging battle ground for the 10th edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Onroad World Championship.  A track thats high traction challenged even the very best drivers in the world, following more than a week of action it was Infinity’s Jilles Groskamp who came out on top and in doing so became only the second driver ever to win both an Electric and Nitro Touring Car World title, the other driver being Naoto Matsukura who was once again in the mix this year.  Having already written about the official manufacturer stats in our race coverage, during our time in Bangkok we managed to photograph 11 cars from 5 different manufacturers which will have now compiled together for our latest event Chassis Focus index.

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