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January 27, 2025

Lee joins RaceformRC as Ambassador & Team Manager

Singapore RC accessories brand RaceformRC, best known for its tyre gluing and body marking jigs, has announced the signing of top international Singapore racer Nicholas Lee as its brand ambassador and team manager. Lee who is a team driver for Xray and is also one of the organisers of his home country’s annual high profile eSIC International Touring Car race, will leverage his expertise and experience to elevate the RaceformRC brand and to setup a team of racers along side. On the announcement, Terence Low, Founder and Designer of RaceformRC, said “We are very happy to sign Nicholas Lee after working on a couple for successful projects. He brings a wealth of experience to the role, having achieved so many successful races and accomplishments till date. His meticulous attention to detail aligns perfectly with RaceformRC’s commitment to innovation and our instinctive designs.” Lee added, “RaceformRC is an innovative brand coming from Singapore, and I am proud to use their products and represent their brand. Thanks to Terence for the opportunity to represent the brand.”

Source: Raceform RC [raceformrc.com]

January 27, 2025

Team EAM batteries for Kaerup

Having switched electronics sponsor for the 2025 season with the announcement last week he has joined Hobbywing, leading Offroad talent Marcus Kaerup will also have a new battery sponsor in Team EAM. The 17-year-old Dane joins fellow Scandinavian offroad racer Daniel Kobbevik in bolstering the US brands presence in the offroad scene, the Eric Anderson owned company better known for their onroad racing exploits. With 2025 a World Championship year for 1:10 Offroad, it will also see the inaugural running of the 1:8 Electric Buggy World Championships, with Kaerup, already a 1:10 and 1:8 Offroad World Finalist, expected to be a title contender at both for Team Associated.

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

January 26, 2025

Orlowski retains ETS title with win No.4 in Daun

Michal Orlowski has retained his ETS title, the Schumacher driver claiming the championship with one round to go after notching up his 4th win of the season at Round 4 in Daun, Germany. Securing the TQ after topping the times in the opening 3 of the four qualifiers, the Pole held off the new Mugen Seiki MTC3 of Ronald Volker to win the first of the A-Mains on Saturday evening. In A2 on Sunday morning again Volker showed great pace setting the fastest lap but Orlowski stayed out front to take the win and with it his second ETS title. Winning A3, former ETS Champion Volker finished 2nd overall to return to the podium for the first time this season. Qualifying P3, recent GP3F winner Marc Rheinard completed the podium ahead of Awesomatix team-mate Simon Lauter and the leading Xray of Adam Iszay. In Pro Stock Mugen Seiki would get the win thanks to Sören Sparbier who claimed his first ETS success securing the TQ and victory ahead of Iszay and Round 1 & 3 winner Lukas Ellebrock. In FWD, Schumacher driver Márk Valent took the TQ and win to give the Hungarian a 5-point championship lead over Yokomo’s Frederik Hovgaard with one round remaining.

Image: ETS [Facebook]

January 26, 2025

Philippine Masters ’25 – Announcement

It has become a bucket list race in the 1:8 Offroad racing scene and the organisers have today announced that registration for the 2025 edition of Philippine Masters is open with just 200 entries up for grabs. Scheduled for April 30-May 4th, the 13th running of the Philippine Masters will see racing for 1:8 Nitro Buggy, 1:8 eBuggy and 1:8 Nitro Truggy (click here to register). A race that was started by local Philippine racers with no ambitions for it to become a major event on the international racing calendar, the Philippine Masters has grown into becoming Asia’s biggest annual 1:8 Offroad race meeting. The success of the race, which takes place in the capital city of Manila, has lead to the continent getting its own high profile championship with Race Director Scotty Ernst creating the Asian Buggy Championships of which PM25 is the second stop of four races that make up the championship’s third season. The Philippine Masters is one of Red RC’s favourite annual events to attend and report on as it combines both top level racing and a social atmosphere around the racing that lives up to the host country’s tagline ‘It’s More Fun in the Philippines’.

Source: Asian Buggy Championships [Facebook]

January 24, 2025

Exotek Racing B7 Carbon Fibre Battery Brace Set

California based Exotek Racing has added these Factory race looking heavy duty machined carbon fibre battery braces for the B7 series of 1:10 2WD Buggies from Team Associated. Feature machined out sections on the underside of the brace, they match the stock geometry for a perfect fit of 4800-6400 shorty packs and install using the stock hardware and instructions.

View mounted in buggy here

January 24, 2025

Sparko adds US talent Wilson to team line-up

Surprising many with the news earlier this week of his departure from long time chassis sponsor Team Associated, young US Offroad talent Jonah Wilson has been announced as the latest driver addition at Sparko. Having already announced American Cole Odgen and French teenage offroad talent Noha Ben Mohamed will run the Taiwanese manufacturers 1:8 Offroad platforms in 2025, the 18-year-old further bolsters the brand which only arrived on the racing scene in mid 2023 with the release of the F8. The 2023 ROAR National Junior Champion, Wilson’s 2024 season included a number of high profile race eBuggy TQs and wins as well as a Nitro Buggy A-Main start at Silver State and Nitro Truggy A-Main at the ROAR Nationals. On his new chassis sponsor the Tennessee driver said, ‘I am very excited to be a part of the Sparko team! Helping to develop and promote the brand is something I look forward to. I hope to also bring value in helping others and of course get some solid results on track! I can’t wait to get to the races and work with everyone!’

Source: Sparko Racing [Facebook]

January 24, 2025

Alpha Falcon B-Spec .21 Offroad Engine

Taiwanese engine manufacturer Alpha has announced the upcoming release of its Falcon B-Spec .21 Offroad Engine. Best known for powering the campaign of US Kyosho driver Ryan Lutz, the original Alpha Falcon engine was launched 12-months ago. While Lutz has consistently used it to claim podium finishes and Team Associated’s Neil Cragg took it to third overall in the British National Championship, behind the scenes Alpha engineers have been working to further elevate the engine performance, the result of which is the B-Spec Falcon. With this new version, Alpha claim enhanced power and improved fuel efficiency while maintaining the same quality and linear feel as before. To distinguish the B-Spec it gets a fresh, sharp head logo. The planned release for the B-Spec is set for Q1 2025.

Source: Alpha Plus [alpha-rc.com]

January 24, 2025

Hobbywing sign offroad star Kaerup

Hobbywing has announced that highly rated offroad star Marcus Kaerup has joined its International team. The 17-year-old Dane who drives for Team Associated makes the move from Reedy to Hobbywing electronics for a similar package to team-mate & reigning 4WD World Champion Davide Ongaro who will try to defend that title later this year in Australia. Winning his first European Championship title at just 14-years of age in 2022 in 4WD and then adding the 2WD title one year later, Kaerup made his World Championship debut in Arizona in 2023, putting both his 2WD and 4WD buggies in the A-Main on his first attempt on the World’s biggest stage. On the announced Kaerup said, ‘I’m super excited for this opportunity. I’m sure we’ll have success ahead of us. Thanks to Hobbywing for giving me this massive opportunity toward my RC career. I can’t wait to hit the track and represent the company and brand.’

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]