Back to back 1:8 Offroad World Champion Davide Ongaro has released new apparel under his ONG brand. Featuring the Italian’s ONG logo, the back also carries the branding of his long time chassis sponsor Team Associated for whom he recently claimed the iconic American manufacturer’s 32nd IFMAR World Championship title with his 1:10 4WD Buggy victory. If you fancy getting your hands on an ONG t-shirt or hoodie you can contact Davide’s father Mauro directly.
New from Iris Racing is this 2.0mm One-Piece Topdeck for use on its ONE and ONE.05 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The optional part provides an additional setup option that makes driving easier and more predictable, whether it’s on an asphalt or carpet race track. It stiffens the car especially in the area of the motor mount, making it a bit stiffer overall.
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In what has been a massive season for Daniele Ielasi’s Ielasi Tuned engine brand with it winning both its first World and European Championship titles, the Italian company has marked Toni Gruber’s 1:8 GT World Championship win in Australia with the release of the ‘World Champion Edition’ of the GP5GTR23 engine. This version differs from the previous model with 2 small changes on the timing through work on the crankshaft and cylinder. In Sydney, and like everywhere, it was important to go fast in performance but runtime was also vital and with this configuration they were always able to manage the 7-minute runtime comfortably in each qualifying heat without ever losing performance in our engine. As a finishing touch the engine head graphic have also been redesigned to mark the occasion and the new special edition engine.
Italy’s HotRace Tyres has introduced their new ‘Tyre Side Stiffener’ for use with their 1:8 Offroad range of tyres. The sidewall stiffeners can be fitted by gluing to the inside and outside of the tyres. Sold as a set of four, they are recommended when your buggy has too much lateral grip and such cases they will help improve stability and reduce the risk of your car to traction roll.
Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]
New from Marc Rheinard’s MR33 brand is their Magic Repair Glue which is cured using UV light. Especially for repairing small cracks or kinks on car bodies, the Magic Repair Glue is perfect but can also be used to glue together parts made of plastic, carbon fibre, and other materials. Unlike the usually very hard and brittle superglue, Magic Glue always remains somewhat flexible therefore making it especially good for patching and repairing your car bodies. The glue can be applied with the enclosed glue tip very cleanly and neatly dosed due to its great consistency. It is not too thin or not too tough like ShoeGoo. The included small UV lamp is then used to cure the glue which takes approximately 10-seconds.
The new GDC Indoor Race Club track in Guangdong, China, is pleased to announcement its first international race event with the hosting of the Foshan International Invitational RC Championship on December 15-17. Located in the centre of Foshan City, the brand new facility was officially opened in May of this year and at 800 square metres is the largest professional indoor onroad track in China. Founded by the international athlete Mr. Kwok Yiu-wai, GDC Remote Control Racing Club hope by hosting this major international electric onroad race that they can boost the level of competition among young local racers. It is also hoped the event will become an annual highlight of the international touring car race calendar. Commenting on the inaugural running of the event the organisers said, ‘The purpose is to let local drivers see the level of international races and drivers, and to allow our teenagers to have close contact with world champions and top drivers to improve their level. We hope to held this event annually from this year.’ With a number of international team drivers expected to be announced in the coming weeks, the schedule for the Foshan International Invitational RC Championship will be made up of 5 categories – Modified Touring Car, 13.5T Handout Touring Car, Modified 1:12, 17.5T Handout FWD Touring and 21.5T Handout 1:10 F1.
Taiwan’s largest event of the year was held over the weekend at the Erchong Floodway track in New Taipei City, where Hong Nor’s owner Hsiang Lin took the win in 1:8 GT. The annual Futaba/O.S. Cup attracted almost 80 drivers from Taiwan and Singapore, and just back from Australia after watching his team driver Toni Gruber claim the IFMAR 1:8 GT World Championship with their X3-GTS, Lin took his own explain to both the TQ and win. Making it back to back wins of the event, Lin was joined on the all Hong Nor/Ielasi tuned podium by Su Jiahong and 3rd placed Liú Qiáozhì.
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Adapting the balancing system that they have had in use in onroad nitro racing for a number of years, Matrix Tires has now introduced the concept of its screw in balancing weights for Offroad use. Available in 0.4, 0.7, 1.1, 1.5 & 1.9 grams options, the grub screw weights are fixed into the holes included in the Italian company’s rim design allowing you to get the perfect balance of your tyres.
