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April 7, 2025

Axon confirms Ishioka for eSIC 2025

Japanese touring car manufacturer Axon has confirmed 2025 TITC Finalist Hayato Ishioka will represent them when they make their team debut at the 3rd edition of the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC) on July 12-13. Axon become the latest manufacturer to support the race which is the brainchild of top Singapore touring car racer Nicholas Lee and Chhua Jookiah. Aiming to bring top level international competition to the Asian island country, the previous two editions of the race has attracted official team entries from Mugen Seiki, Awesomatix, Yokomo, ARC and Xpress and in addition to Axon that list in 2025 will grow to also include Xray who confirmation that Germany’s Jan Ratheisky with travel to the RCMC Marine Parade race track hosted event.

Source: eSIC [Facebook]

April 7, 2025

Awesomatix A800FXR Frontie Option Parts

Following the release of its all new A800FXR FWD electric touring car, Awesomatix has released a number of new option parts for its latest kit. The new parts offering includes a 20gram Bumper Weight FX 20g with space for up to six optional 10-gram round weights (not included). A new Carbon Front Lower Deck becomes the softest option below the kit Alloy and C01FXR-CH Hard Carbon versions. Suitable for A800FX / A800FX Evo as well as the A800FXR, is a new Carbon Front Top Deck which can be installed with ST019 screws for the best performance (not included). A800FXR owners can also avail of a new Alloy Rear Lower Deck made from 2.0mm 7075 T6 Alloy which can take up to three 5 gram Tungsten weights (not included) can be placed in the chassis using super thin double sided tape.

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April 7, 2025

Balestri wins Ielasi Tuned International Cup

The annual Ielasi Tuned International Cup took place at Pista Leno in Italy over the weekend where it was Infinity’s Dario Balestri who once again took the 1:8 win ahead of team-mate Francesco Tironi and Capricorn’s Toni Gruber. In qualifying it was World Champion Balestri who set the pace topping all three rounds with the Mugen Seiki of former World Champion Simon Kurzbuch claiming P2 with a pair of second fastest runs. Second fastest in Q2, Tironi completed the Top 3 ahead of Gruber. After some timing issues delayed the start of the final, when it did get underway it was Kurzbuch who got the jump on Balestri to lead early on but contact a few corners later between the pair saw the Swiss driver fly off the track and out of the race. While Balestri would continue and lead, Gruber would hit the front for a lengthy stint before Balestri retook control approaching the half way point of the 45-minute final. At the end he would have a 2-lap margin over Tironi who in turn had just 4-seconds on Gruber, the German completing the podium ahead of the Infinity of Thomas Lorenzi and Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani. In 1:10 Nitro Touring it was Austria’s Gerhard Kandelhart who took the TQ ahead of Infinity team-mate Milan Holthuis. In the final it was troubled race for Kandi and he eventually retired leaving Holthuis to take the win over the Xray of Stefan Strasser.

Image: Ielasi Tuned [Facebook]

April 6, 2025

Repeat double for Maifield at Psycho Nitro Blast

Ryan Maifield pulled off a repeat of his 2024 Psycho Nitro Blast double by once again taking his Teknos to the Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy wins at the 18th edition of the Tennessee based indoor race over the weekend. Attracting almost 1000 entries, qualifying would see Maifield secure the TQ in both categories. In Nitro Truggy the defending champion topped both rounds to secure pole ahead of Kyosho’s Ryan Lutz and the Tekno’s of Jared Tebo. In Nitro Buggy it was Team Associated’s Brandon Rose who took Q1 ahead of the Sworkz of European Champion Juan Carlos Canas but with a faster Q2 topping time Maifield would lead away the 18 buggy field in the half hour Main. With the Truggy final up first, Maifield took the win from new Sparko signing Lee Setser who came through from 12th on the grid with fourth place qualifier Mason Fuller completing the Top 3. In Buggy, Fuller went one better with his Sworkz finishing runner up to Maifield, the gap at the finish 10.3-seconds. Seth VanDalen completed the podium ahead Lutz, Rose and Canas. Fuller would complete his move up the podium by wrapping up the event with the eBuggy victory ahead of Canas and Maifield.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 6, 2025

Donnelly doubles at 1:10 Offroad Worlds Warmup

Team Associated’s Lachlan Donnelly claimed an impressive double victory at the official 1:10 Offroad Warmup race over the weekend, the Australian beating off a strong international team entry on home soil. Racing at the Hills Off Road RC track in Sydney, which will host the World Championship proper from September 29th to October 6th, Donnelly would kick off the Warmup Race with the TQ in 2WD buggy topping 3 of the 5 rounds. Former 2-time World Champion Spencer Rivkin, on his second visit to the track having won the Australian 2WD National title there back in October, would top Q5 to secure second while reigning European Champion Michal Orlowski was fastest in Q4 to put his Schumacher P3 on the grid. In the finals, late errors from Donnelly handed Orlowski the A1 win and Rivkin the win in A2. With it all to play for in A3, the 20-year-old’s third attempt would not only be his best but the fastest of all three to give him the overall win on tiebreak with Rivkin while Orlowski completed the podium. Sunday’s 4WD action would again see Donnelly, the reigning Australian National Champion, secure pole with two TQ runs. Behind him would be another of his AE team-mates with Marcus Kaerup lining up P2, the Dane topping Q4. Taking Q2, Rivkin made it an all Associated Top 3 with Q5 winner Daniel Kobbevik best of the rest putting his Schumacher P4 ahead of team-mate Orlowski. In A1 after a good battle, it was Kaerup who came away with the win over Donnelly. In A2 the duo again battled hard until contact, Rivkin the benefactor to take the win from the Xray of Chase Lemieux with Kobbevik third ahead of Donnelly. With things wide open in A3, again Donnelly saved the best for last winning the encounter with fastest time to once more deny Rivkin on the tiebreak. Lemieux secured the final step on the podium with Kobbevik and Kaerup rounding out the Top 5.

Image: RC Race Media [Facebook]

April 6, 2025

Hamon is Victorian State Champion

RC Maker’s Jeff Hamon enjoyed the perfect first race on home soil with the SP1 by becoming Victorian State Champion over the weekend. Joining RC Maker from Serpent for the 2025 season, the Australian made his debut with Ryan Maker’s electric touring car at the TITC in Thailand earlier this year. Racing at the South Eastern Radio Control Car Club hosted State titles, the event attracting 103 entries, Hamon would top the times in 4 of the 5 qualifiers to secure the overall TQ ahead of the Schumacher of current Australian National Champion Simon Nicolson. The fifth & final qualifier would also go to an SP1, this time in the hands of Damon Davis-Perry who would line up P3. Winning A1 by a 2-second margin over Nicolson, Hamon won A2 by almost 10-seconds over Davis-Perry to take the title while a tiebreak between for second overall went in favour of Nicolson with Davis-Perry completing the podium. In the 13.5 Stock title, it was also a win for RC Maker with Lincoln Codd taking the TQ and win.

Image: Jeff Hamon [Facebook]

April 6, 2025

Baldo brothers joined Team LRP

Highly decorated German electrics brand LRP has announced that well known Spanish 1:8 Offroad racing brothers Bryan and Oscar Baldo have officially joined its team. Having already had their first race with LRP power at the Buggyland race in Madrid last October, they join the LRP team line-up for the 2025 season alongside other well known siblings Burak and Berkan Kilic. The two Xray team drivers will tackled the inaugural eBuggy World Championship later this year in neighbouring Portugal with a full LRP package. The Baldos were responsible for the hosting of not one but back to back 1:8 Nitro Buggy World Championships at their impressive Redovan track near Alicante, Bryan playing a particularly hands on role in the preparations of the race.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

April 4, 2025

Team Orion SA/HB Racing Restructuring Announcement

Offroad buggy brand HB Racing and its Swiss parent company Team Orion SA has issued an announcement that it will enter a restructuring of the company and organisation from April 2025. In the official announcement from the company headed up by Philippe Neidhart, it continues, ‘Changes will affect every level of the company structure and operational business. We would like to apologise in advance for the upcoming short term disruptions and potential lack of availabilities at your local shop. New processes and strategies are in full implementation to prepare our new chapter and serve all customers in the best way possible. We are confident that the restructure will be valuable to Team Orion and HB Racing future. Please note that Team Orion and HB Racing are not closing down, nor ceasing their activities, it’s just the time has come for an important restructuration to support our new developments and prepare for upcoming growth following all the unexpected events and lost that happened over the last 3 years. We would like to say thank you to our customers, fans, team drivers, ambassadors, business partners and employees, your support is invaluable as Team Orion and HB Racing embark on an exciting new era and together we will create stronger, more dynamic and greater brands.’

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]