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September 19, 2023

Tamiya Asia Cup 2023 Thailand – Report

After a 3 year break, the Tamiya Asia Cup 2023 was hosted by Thailand on September 15 -17 with 10 countries in attendance. History was made when 22-year-old Porsha Mangilit from the Philippines became the first female driver to TQ and Win the prestigious 4WD GT Class in the 20+ years of the event. Having a bad Q1 and Q2 due to ESC issues, she TQ’ed Q3 and Q4 to secure the overall TQ spot on the grid. In A1 a rare mistake cost her and finished in 2nd place. With her back against the wall again, Porsha came thru with solids win in A2 and A3 to be crowned the Tamiya Asia Champion. This earned her a ticket to race in the Tamiya World Championships which will be held in Japan at the end of the year.

Image: Tamiya Thailand Fanpage [Facebook]

September 19, 2023

ONE 1:8 Onroad Tyres in partnership with Hotrace

Italy’s onroad nitro brand ONE has announced the launch of its brand new line of 1:8 track tyres. This revolutionary product was born form the successful collaboration and expertise of Hotrace, leaders of the sector. After intense months of testing and development, ONE is confident that these tyres bring superior performance to the track. ONE say the results obtained during the test sessions were nothing short of exciting, showing the revolutionary potential of this product.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

September 18, 2023

Ioannidis & Oikonomou win Greek Nationals Rd3 – Report

Over the weekend the 3rd round of the Greek Nationals in 1:10 EP Touring took place in the technical track of RcManiacs located in Argos, Greece. The weather was hot with asphalt temperature reaching 50oC making it challenging for all drivers to fine-tune the setup of their cars. In the Touring Modified class, it was reigning Greek Champion and Awesomatix driver Dimitris Ioannidis who was ahead of the pack taking TQ early on by taking Q1,Q2,Q3 and winning leg 1 and leg 2 of the finals tone to tone securing the overall victory and making it 2 out of 2 wins this season. On his way to victory, he was able to break the lap track record becoming the first driver to do a sub-10second lap in the track’s 7-year history and the 5-minute track record in qualifying. Behind him, fast Mugen Seiki driver Andreas Koutras was able to secure P2 overall after also starting P2 on the grid, lacking a little bit of pace compared to P1 but doing a solid job indeed. Rounding out the podium was Greek Nitro 1:10 Champion Dimitris Dimitriou (Xray) who started from P3 on the grid and was able to secure another podium finish in the Modified class.

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September 18, 2023

‘RC Arena’ reopens for ’23/24 Winter season

Swiss indoor track ‘RC Arena’ is to reopen for the 2023/24 Winter season. With both onroad and offroad drivers coming together to create the indoor track in Wädenswil last year, the 1300 metre squared is back to again and offers the perfect facility for racers to prepare for upcoming indoor season or just to stay sharp over the winter. Having hosted the opening round of the Swiss 1:10 Offroad National Championships, the track will open on 30th September 2023. Again the facility features a 600m2 offroad track using EOS carpet with the 720m2 onroad track drivers will also enjoy a new 720m2 ETS carpet surface.

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September 15, 2023

MonTech 499 LM 1:10 190mm body

Coming from Italian bodyshell producer Mon-Tech Racing is the new 1:10 190mm 499 LM. The latest body new is a copy of the Ferrari 499P that runs in the Hyper Car LMH series and it can be mounted on all the latest generation 1:10 Touring Cars and on the Formula chassis with a 260mm wheelbase. The kit includes all the stickers, the masking along with the fixing screws for the wing.

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September 14, 2023

Sobue defends All Japan Touring Car title

Akio Sobue has successfully defended his JMRCA All Japan Electric Touring Car Championship title, the Axon driver winning the title for a fourth time with victory over Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa last weekend at Green Park Speedway in Hanno City. In qualifying, the World Championship podium finisher would secure the TQ on a tiebreaker with Zero Tribe driver Yanagisawa, both counting a TQ and P2 run as their scores. In double A-Main finals, Sobue would lead home Yanagisawa and his Axon team-mate Hayato Ishioka in both encounters to become the 2023 Champion and that was how they would line up on the podium. Tamiya driver Souta Goto would finish fourth on tie break with Xray’s Makoto Sawada.

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September 14, 2023

Fenix Ferrari 156/85 body

Specialist Italian RC Formula car producer Fenix Racing has added to their F1 nostalgia bodyshell collection with the release of this Ferrari 156/85. The body fits the Fenix F1-70, Tamiya F103 and F104W chassis as well as all cars of similar layout and dimensions. Molded from high-quality polycarbonate, the body comes supplied transparent with decals, made in photo realistic level to give a proper rendition of the parts. 1985 was a special year in F1. Senna got his consecration and Michele Alboreto was able finish second in the Championship and it was the last Italian driver scoring a victory, driving for Ferrari. “We owe Michele a world title” commented Enzo Ferrari, later that year. Infact, for the first half of the season, Ferrari 156/85 was a solid contender in the Championship, until the team switch something with the turbos, collecting a series of DNF. Last hurrah for Alboreto and his Ferrari, was the German GP 1985 were the Italian duo scored a fine victory over Alain Prost. Fenix Racing consider this body a sort of “homage” to a very strong driver, able to win in every class were he race, from Formula Monza, to F1, to LeMans.

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September 13, 2023

T-Works A800R Motor Mount Weight Set | Battery Holder

Coming from T-Works and made for the Awesomatix A800R electric touring car is this brass motor mount weight set and brass battery holder. The 3 piece set contains a main 10 gram black anodised brass weight along with a 7 and 7.5 gram weight which mount on the opposite side of the motor mount. The brass battery holders weight 22grams each, offering another option of weigh distribution. Supplied as set of two, the brass battery holders are also finished with a black hard anodising.

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