September 4, 2023

Kurzbuch joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned has announced that former 1:8 World Champion Simon Kurzbuch is to use its engines to power his 1:8 Onroad programme with Mugen.  The deal will see the Swiss star join forces with former 1:10 World Champion turned engine tuner Daniele Ielasi for a formidable force with 2023 set to culminate with the World Championships in November.  Commenting on the latest driver to use his engines, Toni Gruber having won the 1:10 European title with them in June, Ielasi said, ‘Guys what can I say…..Thank You Simon! Thank you for trusting (in) my work!  Sometimes in our world unexpected “market windows” open up and when it comes to champions of Simon’s level they must be closed immediately, and this is what happened with Simon a few days ago.  We wish Simon the best of luck for his next races with us and especially for the next world championship in Japan he will use our new GP9R23 Spec2 engine.  Reacting to the announcement Kurzbuch added, ‘Here we go!  It is with immense pleasure and excitement that I announce my partnership with Ielasi Tuned.  I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Daniele Ielasi and Sabrina Ielasi for placing their trust in me and for welcoming me into their esteemed team.  This collaboration holds even greater significance as it reunites me with my long-time friend Daniele Ielasi where I have great memories of our partnership back to the year 2015 when I became the world champion in Brazil – a defining moment in my racing career. I’m looking forward to an exciting and successful future together, with the first big race soon at the ENS in Leno.’

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

September 4, 2023

Hasi tuned extra light 2 speed shaft

Hasi Tuned has released a new bicompound 2-Speed shaft made up of both steel and Ergal.  The new shaft is available for Mugen, ARC and Infinity 1:8 Onroad nitro cars.  Being more than 50% lighter, the advantages of the bicompound shaft are more acceleration, more top speed, better fuel economy and the transmission runs more free.

Source: Hasi Tuned [hasituned.eu]

September 4, 2023

MonacoRC Race Of Champions – 2023 Announcement

Monaco RC has announced that the third edition of their Race Of Champions will be held in Italy, in Lucca, at the A.S.D. Minicar Lucca track on September 30/October 1st, 2023.  The circuit is located just a short walk from the famous walls that surround the historic centre of Lucca.  The recently renovated track and the new fine-grain asphalt ensure optimal grip.  Various layouts are available, and for the MonacoRC Race Of Champions, the most technical one has been chosen.  The race will take place over two days and will feature Touring Car Mod, Touring Car Stock 13.5 EFRA, Touring Car Stock N22, and FWD categories with the Formula category also being considered.  There will be 4 qualifying rounds by round and 3 finals – on Saturday, after two qualifiers, there will be a Sprint Race with a separate award ceremony followed by dinner on the track and our impressive raffle.

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September 4, 2023

Gruber adds German 1:10 Nitro National title

Toni Gruber added the German 1:10 Nitro Onroad title to his 2023 over the weekend, the Capricorn driver making it the perfect season with two titles from the two outings he has had in the class this year having already won the European Championship in June.   Racing at the MiniCarClub Rötz track, Gruber secured the TQ ahead of Melvin Diekmann with the fastest 4-minute run in qualifying which was 3.3-second faster than his team-mates best effort.  In the 45-minute final, Gruber continued that form setting the fastest lap en route to a 9-second victory over Diekmann with Michael Heinrich completing the podium.

Image: Toni Gruber [Facebook]

September 4, 2023

Orlowski dominates ETS Andernach

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski put in a dominant performance to take the win at the third round of the Euro Touring Series in Andernach, Germany.  Winner of the season opener in the Netherlands but absent from Round 2 in Austria due to offroad commitments at the 1:10 European Championships, the Polish driver returned to onroad and picked up where he left off.  In qualifying he totally dominated topping all 4 rounds at Arena33 to secure the TQ ahead of the Mugen of Ronald Volker and Awesomatix of Round 2 winner Marc Rheinard.  In the finals Orlowski’s form continued and in A2 he secured his third ETS career win.  Winning A3, Volker would secure second overall with Rheinard completing the podium ahead of Eric Dankel.  In Pro stock it was also a win for the Top Qualifier with Lukas Ellerbrock taking victory over Olivier Bultynck and Round 2 winner Adam Iszay.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

August 31, 2023

ARC R8.4E 1:8 Electric Onroad Car

ARC has announced their latest 1:8 Electric Onroad Racing car, the R8.4E.  The R8.4E will be available in 2 different configurations- the R8.4EL and R8.4ES.  While both cars feature specially designed 5mm carbon chassis for electric racing, the key difference is in their transmission and battery layout.  The R8.4EL is designed to run either standard or shorty LiPo batteries, while the R8.4ES is designed to run exclusively with shorty LiPo batteries.  For added tune ability, theR8.4E features adjustable front and rear suspension arm lengths and roll centre via changing the pivot pin inserts.  Racers can choose from 3 different front low and upper arms length.  The rear low arm roll centre can settle in middle or low and rear upper arm lengths also can be adjusted.  The default setup places the front lower arms in the centre – with a longer front low arm can generating more traction while a shorter arm delivers better steering response.

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August 30, 2023

MR33 A800 Diff and Spool Pulleys

MR33, the brand of multiple World Champion & current Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard, has released new Diff and Spool Pulleys for the A800 touring car.  Available in both plastic and aluminium options, the premium CNC machined, hard coated aluminium spool pulley fits the A800R, A800MMX, and A800FX (and Evo) models.  The gear has perfect concentricity, is very light and extremely durable is recommend it for all stock classes and also for modified racing.  The gear including the aluminium ring and screws weighs 6.5g, making it 2.5g heavier than the original plastic part from Awesomatix.  The aluminium differential gear has perfect concentricity and extremely durable. The gear including aluminium ring and screws weighs 5.5g, which is 2.5g heavier than the original plastic part from Awesomatix.

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