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October 9, 2024

Thunder Alley RC Raceway announces closure

It was the venue of the first ever ROAR 1:8 Offroad National Championships Red RC would attend and we still have great memories of being blown away on arriving at Thunder Alley RC Raceway in 2011, but unfortunately this well known track has just announced that it is to close permanently at the end of 2024. Reporting on a Jared Tebo TQ and Ryan 1-2 result that year, Cavalieri taking the win ahead of then Associated team-mate Maifield, the world famous track has played host to many great races since with the news a big blown to the hotspot of Offroad racing that is Southern California. On its Facebook page together with images of its latest track build, the track posted, ‘Here is your last and final layout at the world famous Thunder Alley RC Raceway for the 21st annual Proline Nitro Explosion! With a heavy heart Im still not sure if I have the best words for this but unfortunately due to circumstances mostly beyond our control as of January 1st, Thunder Alley Rc Raceway will be permanently closing and the park will be repurposing the facility. With that being said, we still have the rest of the year and a few great events such as our Easy Money Race and our annual Toy Drive as well as a few more club races that we will be scheduling to enjoy the track we love so much! We will need your continued support threw this time as even closing is a costly process. Currently we are looking at another property, but this will be a long process to get things up and going. If anyone has any other leads or connections to any other locations please reach out. We are beyond grateful for the friend and family we have made over the last 20+years and the support from the Rc community world wide.’

View images from 2011 Nationals at Thunder Alley here

October 8, 2024

Beretta & D’Angelo win at Modeltek Trophy

Mini Autodromo Stradivari in Cremona, Northern Italy, played host to the Modeltek Trophy last weekend where Filippo Beretta and Alex D’Angelo took the 1:8 GT wins. In 1:8 Nitro GT, qualifying would see Genius Racing’s Beretta secure the TQ as the Italian topped two of the three rounds. Fastest in Q2 France’s Bernard-Alain Arnaldi made it a Genius 1-2 on the grid. In the half hour final, Beretta would deliver the win posting the fastest lap of the race but having come from P7 on the grid with new Capricorn signing & World Championship Top Qualifier D’Angelo would finish just 1-second back. Newly crowned European Champion Natanaele Senesi took his Senesi Motorsport S21 GT to the final podium step. In 1:8 Electric GT, it was Arnaldi who secured the TQ from Senesi and D’Angelo with the later coming through to win the opening two encounters for the overall victory. Winning A3 Arnaldi took the runner-up spot ahead of Senesi.

Image: Alex D’Angelo [Facebook]

October 8, 2024

2025 Euro Large Scale Series (ELS) – Announcement

The organisers of the Euro Large Scale Series has announced the two venues for the 2025 ELS with iconic tracks Fiorano in Italy and Mini Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg” in Luxembourg the two new locations for next year. This year the ELS saw Bologna in Italy and Lostallo in Switzerland host the series with Mecatech’s 2024 EFRA European Champion Emanuele D’Amico taking victory at Round 1 and MCD Racing’s Dario Veseli the Round 2 victor. With categories for Open Pro, Open Gentleman, Sport and F1, the dates for both races are still to be finalised with the ELS organisers waiting for the publication of the EFRA race calendar.

View aerial track images here

October 8, 2024

Hobbywing XeRun XR10 PRO G3

Hobbywing has announced the upcoming release of their latest flagship competition ESC, the XeRun XR10 PRO G3. It is equipped with an optimised Softening 2.0 technology and is offered in two options, the standard black finished G3 suited for Modified Competition, and the titanium grey finished G3X which is ideal for Stock racing. The G3 ESC features a built-in data recording module capable with up to 380 minutes of storage. The Freewheeling mode improves efficiency and lowers operating temperatures by around 15 degrees C compared to the XR10 PRO G2S. Innovative disc brake mode creates a brake output that is more accurate, and more linear and supports the Brake Force Curvature, to fine tune the brake bias feeling. The faceless fan features a low centre of gravity design that overall height of the ESC is reduced by 2mm compare to the XR10 PRO G2S ESC, with Smart fan start-stop function are made from special materials significantly increasing their hardness and improves durability. The ESC has two types of inbuilt parameter setting modes: Basic Mode, with 24 items, and Advanced Mode, with (44 items) that is engineered for peak performance for racing applications.

View more images here

October 7, 2024

Infinity IF15-2 option parts

With the IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship coming up in November, reigning champions Infinity has released a number of options for their IF15-2. A new Hybrid Servo Saver Set is a combination of carbon and aluminium materials that helps provide sharp steering characteristics with a highly rigid and lightweight finish. In addition, the included 4.9mm ball and aluminium spacer optimise bump steer and increase corner speed. Also new are Black Brake pads that can be used with IF15-2/2W and the IF18-3. Compared to the standard soft (red), this pad enhances initial braking, allowing you to tune your preferred feeling when entering the corner. By mixing this pad with the standard (soft (red)), you can create an intermediate feeling. Finally the Japanese manufacturer has introduced a Alu Belt Tensioner Flange which helps prevents the side belt from falling off when a heavy load is applied to it.

View other parts here

October 7, 2024

Excelerate RC Mach MD 1:12 body

Wisconsin based Excelerate RC has introduced a new 1:12 body, the medium downforce Mach “MD”. The Mach MD is designed with moderate styling to help free the car on high bite carpet surfaces while retaining it’s aggressive appearance. Created specifically for 1:12 Stock and Super Stock racing, the Mach MD excels in those classes by reducing drag and overall downforce while increasing side bite and stability. Made from high quality polycarbonate, the Mach MD is available in .015” Lite (approx 27-30g race ready) and .020” (approx 35-38g race ready) Standard material thickness. The design is 100% created in 3D CAD for a perfectly symmetrical product and superior detail. Currently, the Mach MD is pending ROAR approval.

View front angle here

October 7, 2024

Ongaro doubles again at Buggyland

Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro has won the 11th edition of the Buggyland, the newly crowed 3-in-a-row World Champion repeating the victory double he achieved last year at the Spanish race. The Madrid based event would kick off with Tekno’s World Championship finalist Joao Figueredo topping Nitro Buggy seeding ahead of Ongaro. With three rounds of qualifying it would be another World Championship final who took Q1, Mugen Seiki’s Berkan Kilic fastest from his brother Burak with Figueredo third. Q2 & 3 however Ongaro lay down the form for the rest of the event with the fastest times ahead of the Berkan. In the 16 buggy grid 1-hour final that order was maintained with Ongaro taking a comfortable win by 15-seconds over Berkan with the Sworkz of 2021 Buggland double winner Juan Carlos Canas coming from P5 on the grid to complete the podium. In eBuggy, the result was a repeat of Nitro with Ongaro taking the TQ and win while Canas and Berkan Kilic switch order on the podium with Canas the runner up.

Image: Mauro Ongaro [Facebook]

October 6, 2024

Balestri wins ENS Leno, Kurzbuch takes title

Dario Balestri has won the Euro Nitro Series Season Finale in Leno but it is Simon Kurzbuch who comes away from Italy with the 2024 title. The fourth & final round of the championship would see World & newly crowned European Champion Balestri take his Infinity to the overall TQ as he topped two of the 4 qualifiers. Fastest in the opening qualifier, it was the Mugen Seiki of ENS Ettlingen Round 1 winner Kurzbuch who secured P2 ahead of Infinity’s Thomas Lorenzi and Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani. With the original timetable effected by rain, the Main final would be reduced to a 30-minute encounter with Balestri setting the fastest lap en route to becoming the fourth different winner of the season, 2023 Champion Toni Gruber the Round 3 winner and Lars Hoppe the victor at Round 2. 10-seconds behind Balestri, Lorenzi would come home in second in a repeat result of the Italian Nationals held at the same track earlier this year. Finishing just ahead of fellow Swiss racer Kurzbuch, ARC’s Silvio Hachler completed the podium but P4 was enough for Kuzbuch to take the title by 1-point ahead of Infinity’s Teemu Leino, the Finn’s championship tally made up of three podium finishes in the first three races. In 1:10, having secured the TQ it would be a sudden & cruel finish to British National Champion Alex Thurston’s first ENS outing of 2024. Leading the race from Champion elect Melvin Diekmann, just after half way point as he came up on traffic a car spun in front of him and with nowhere to go the impact broke Thurston’s car putting an immediate end to his race. Shortly after title contender Jilles Groskamp would also go out of the race, leaving Diekmann’s Capricorn to take it ahead of Milan Holthuis for his third win of the season to successfully defend his title.

Image: ENS [Facebook]