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January 22, 2024

Double BRCA 1:12 winning weekend for Payne

The 2024 BRCA 1:12 British National Championship kicked off over the weekend with Schumacher Racing’s Ollie Payne taking the Round 1 & 2 victories at the Eastbourne Electric Car Club hosted races in East Sussex. With almost 50 entries, Saturday’s opening round saw World Championship finalist Payne secure the TQ honours from Adam Mackman after he topped all four qualifiers. In the single 8-minute A-Main he converted that into maximum championship points with a 6-second win over 4th place qualifier Michael Bolt after he got by Mackman who completed the podium. Round 2 of the 6 round championship on Sunday saw a repeat performance from Payne as he again secured the TQ this time from team-mate Andy Murray. In the final Payne managed to go even quicker than Saturday as the only driver to run 36-laps with 4th place qualifier Louis Parker coming through for second ahead of 1:12 Spec World Championship runner-up Mark Stiles who completed the Top 3.

Image: BRCA 1/12th Scale Nationals [Facebook]

January 22, 2024

2024 Desert Classic – Announcement

World Championship hosts Hobby Action have announced that entries for the 2024 Desert Classic from February 28th to March 3rd are now open. The 8th edition of the annual Chandler, Arizona, event, the Desert Classic has established itself as an early season fixture on the international 1:10 Offroad calendar filling the void left after the iconic Cactus Classic came to an end after loosing its outdoor track. Continued to be sponsored by Stickit1 Racing, who ensured the superb presentation of the indoor venue for 1:10 Offroad Worlds last September, the race schedule will consist of 4 rounds of qualifying with the best three to count with triple finals for all 2WD and 4WD classes and 10-minute Mains for Truck classes.

Source: Hobby Action RC Raceway [Facebook]

January 22, 2024

Destiny DTY-12R 1:12 competition kit

The latest competition 1:12 kit from Destiny has been released with the unveiling of the DTY-12R. The Destiny brand which since 2016 was a co-operation with Japanese company Xenon Racing has recently come under the full control of Roche Products International which is already well known for its 1:12 World Championship winning Roche chassis and Radtec optional parts & accessories brand. As their first kit release since taking over the brand, the 2.0mm 7075 Aluminum main chassis DTY-12R features new graphite front lower arm and plastic pivot as well as new plastic upper arm and steering knuckle. It also gets new 7075 aluminium front lower bulkhead with a Short/long wheelbase adjustably of +/-2.0mm. Competing the R upgrades are a new 7075 aluminium caster block mount and new graphite front brace.

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January 22, 2024

Takashima D-13 Touring & Onroad body support

A new product line from Takashima D-13 is their Touring & Onroad Body Supports. They enhance the rigidity of the body’s side walls and provides multiple angle options. The support offers three choices: 80, 85, and 90 degrees, allowing racers to fine-tune their body setups. Additionally, this support is crafted from super-light materials, weighing approximately 2.3grams per unit.

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January 21, 2024

Orlowski opens ’24 Touring Car season with GP3F win

The new season of international Electric Touring Car action kicked off this weekend with Schumacher Racing’s Michal Orlowski taking the first honours of 2024 with the victory at the annual GP3F race in France. The 19th edition of the MRC Longwy promoted race that has become the big season opener in recent years, newly crowned 1:12 World Champion would secure the overall TQ from defending champion Bruno Coelho after topping 3 of the four qualifiers. A small roll in Q3 on Saturday night, meant the Polish driver would have to wait til Sunday morning to be official declared Top Qualifier, Coelho having taken Q3. Behind it would be Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker who lined up third ahead of Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and the Awesomatix of leading French challenger Lucas Urbain. In the Mains, A1 would see Orlowski set the fastest lap en route to a winning margin of 1-second over Coelho. Coelho would try again in A2 but his challenge was short lived as he had a roll over at the end of the straight on his third lap. In the end Hagberg finished P2 almost a second back as Orlowski claimed the overall win. Victory in A3 would see Coelho finish runner-up with 2020 GP3F winner Volker completing the podium for the second year running ahead of Hagberg. In Pro-Stock, it was Tim Benson who took the TQ and win ahead of Adam Izsay and Jan Ratheisky.

Image: MRC Longwy [Facebook]

January 19, 2024

“Idea of ‘sponsorship’ is so lost in our industry right now” – Jared Tebo

Former World Champion Jared Tebo has taken to social media with an interesting post addressing the current state of sponsorship in racing. A true professional paid driver who for almost two decades was one of the leading forces in Offroad races around the world representing some of the biggest manufacturers in the industry, Tebo officially announced his competitive retirement from racing last year but still remains involved in the industry. Now focused on his JTP brand, as well as being USA Team Manager for Hotrace Tyres, the American found himself overwhelmed by the massive response to opening 2024 applications for JTP sponsorship in November. In addressing the topic, Tebo explains his own journey to becoming a Pro driver and how the idea of ‘sponsorship’ is now lost in our industry with many drivers simply expecting it. Sure to kick off many keyboard debates, he concludes that he is sticking to what he believes in for his JTP brand.

Read Tebo’s full post here

January 19, 2024

SIGP International Grand Prix registration opens

Sunpadow Batteries has announced that registration is now open for the return of the SIGP International RC Car Grand Prix Onroad with the event set to take place on March 20-24. Having established itself as one of the leading annual international RC events in China and attracted many of the sport’s top drivers, World Champion Bruno Coelho was the winner of the last onroad edition in 2019. The event takes place at the 2017 IFMAR Electric Offroad Championship venue in Xiamen where both an onroad and offroad track are built side by side next to Sunpadow’s production facility and overlooked by one of the World’s biggest driver stands. The SIGP will continue to offer one of the biggest prizes in the sport with total prize money of $20,000 on offer over the categories which include 1:8 GP onroad, 1:8 EP onroad, 1:10 Modified Touring Car and 1:10 Stock Touring Car. Having attended previous editions of the SIGP, Red RC will be travelling to Xiamen to cover the return of international competition on the Sunpadow Circuit.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]

January 19, 2024

Tekno RC boosts European team with Pariente

American offroad chassis manufacturer Tekno RC has announced the signing of 1:8 Buggy World Championship Semi Finalist Daniel Pariente. The Spanish driver together with his younger brother Adrian departed Sworkz in December after a 5-year stint with the brand and now he joins Portugal’s João Figueiredo as part of Tekno’s European based race team. The deal with Tekno completes the 2023 European Finalist’s race package for the new season with Pariente having already announced he will run Gimar Engines and Hotrace Tyres. Commenting on the announcement he said, “Super proud and happy to announce that I will be part of the tekno rc team for the 2024 season and beyond, the cars are incredible and the atmosphere in the team is unbeatable. I can’t wait to start the season! We will give everything on the tracks. Big thanks to Daniel Lewis and Ilias Arkoudaris for this awesome opportunity!”

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]