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June 12, 2023

Caretti takes Victorian State Title

Antoni Caretti took the Open Modified Touring Car victory at Hobbies Direct Victorian State Titles which was hosted by Geelong RC Racers over the weekend and attracted 100 entries. The Team Yokomo driver took his BD12 to the top of the times in four of the 5 rounds of qualifying on the indoor track to secure the overall TQ for the triple A-Mains ahead Chris Kalfoglou and Tom Huggan. The only other driver to top a qualifier, Q2, Damon Davis-Perry started 4th. In the finals multiple Australian National Champion Caretti would complete a clean sweep of wins to secure the title from Kalfoglou and Huggan who each counted a P2 and P3 finish.

Image: Antoni Caretti [Facebook]

June 12, 2023

Cruz wins Arizona State Championships

A dominant performance from Jacob Cruz saw the Mugen driver TQ and win the Arizona State Championships at PF Hobbies and Racing in Mesa, Arizona. With the event attracting 146 entries across the classes, the young racer who joined Mugen at the start iof 2021 was able to take his MTC2 to the top of the times in all four rounds of qualifying securig the TQ ahead of the Awesomatix of Lex Tyler and Mugen of Mike Truhe. In the single A-Main, Cruz, who won the race last year, would control things from the front to win from a recovering Tyler who dropped to 5th early in the final with Truhe completing the podium, the former 1:8 Offroad star managing to take TQ and win 13.5 Super Stock.

Image: Jacob Cruz [Facebook]

June 12, 2023

Factory Team B74.2 FT Lightweight Driveline Center Kit

Factory Team has released a Lightweight Center Driveline kit for the RC10B74 series of vehicles. This driveline kit reduces the rotational mass of the centre driveline by a total of 19.3g over the standard steel parts. Durability and longevity were addressed with the use of plastic blades that act as the contact surface between the dog bone pins and outdrives to reduce wear and tear. This kit is intended for use in the 13.5T Spec class with the combination of a centre differential and is not recommended for modified racing or with the use of a slipper clutch.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

June 11, 2023

Orlowski is 1:8 Electric Offroad European Champion

Michal Orlowski is the new 2023 EFRA 1:8 Electric Offroad European Champion. The seventh running of the championship, the factory Schumacher/Hobbywing driver became the 6th different winner of the title when he took victory at the Rhein-Main Circuit in Germany, ahead of Top Qualifier Bruno Coelho. With Coelho and Orlowski having two TQ runs each in qualifying, it was the only other driver to top the times, Mugen’s Burak Kilic, who would take the opening A-Main. Starting third and passing Orlowski early on, Kilic got to the front for the win following a mistake from Coelho. In the second of the 10-minute encounters it was Orlowski who took the win, the Polish driver going to the front on lap 3 as Coelho got out of shape and eventually crossed the line in 3rd putting him out of title contention. With A3 the decider between Orlowski, Kilic and local hero Aaron Rönick, who took a second in A2, it was to be an action packed race. A mistake from Coelho allowed Kilic and Orlowski to go to the front. As they battled over the lead, Coelho caught them up but out of contention he showed great sportsmanship and allowed the pair to duel it out. With 2-minutes to go, as Orlowski closed on Kilic at the end of the main straight, there was contact resulting in both drivers needing to be marshalled. As the field went through and Coelho headed for the win over the Sworkz of Jörn Neumann, 5th and 11th respectively for Kilic and Orlowski gave the Polish driver the over title over Coelho with Kilic completing the podium.

Image: Hobbywing [Facebook]

June 10, 2023

Coelho is eBuggy European C/Ship Top Qualifier

Bruno Coelho is the Top Qualifier at this year’s EFRA 1:8 eBuggy European Championship. Taking place at Bischofsheim in Germany, the Xray/Hobbywing driver secured pole position for Sunday’s triple A-Main title decider from Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski. Each driver posted two TQ runs from the 5 rounds of qualifying but a P2 in Q4 gave it to the Portuguese driver as Orlowski had to count a P3 from the same round. Fastest for the penultimate round, Mugen’s Burak Kilic will start 3rd ahead of the Team Associated of Germany’s Aaron Rönick. Defending Champion Carlos Canas could only manage 8th on the grid with the driver he took the title from, Team Asssociated’s David Ongaro, securing the final direct qualifying place in the A-Main with P12. eBuggy’s only multiple champion David Ronnefalk (2016, 2017) starts 10th for Mayako.

Image: Hobbywing [Facebook]

June 9, 2023

Montech Oval series 1:10 200mm body shells

Italian body producer Mon-Tech Racing has released a new series of oval body shells intended for 200mm Pan Car racing. Three body option are available, two Nascar, the Dega and Darlington, and one Pick-Up truck, the Bristol. The Dega and Darlington are produced in 0.75mm ‘Light’ version while Bristol is formed in standard 1mm version. The kit includes the rear wings, the fixing screws, decals of the headlights & grilles, and the masking for the windows.

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June 9, 2023

Rêve D for RDX R-tune Spring series

Japanese RC Drift car manufacturer Rêve D has introduced a new R-tune spring specially tuned for RDX car kit, which uses the “SWO” material that has been proven in the R-tune series. By adopting a new “SWO” material and making it easier to induce initial subduction even at higher spring rates gives a strong kicking feeling and control performance are realised at a high level. The spring length is 23mm, which is the shortest length in the Rêve D product. By shortening the spring, it is possible to suppress the elongation of the suspension and apply the surface pressure to the tyre stably both front and rear. It can be used for both the front and rear, and the line-to-line contact structure, which is popular in the R-tune spring series, continues to be used. By swapping the top and bottom of the spring, it is possible to instantly adjust according to the road surface conditions and driving skill. There are 3 spring types in the lineup – soft, medium hard, hard, and Rêve D have an all-set that contains all three types in a special box.

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June 8, 2023

3Racing Cero M Chassis Prototype

Hong Kong’s 3Racing has published photos of the first build prototype of their upcoming new 1:10 M Chassis kit. The new 210mm wheelbase M Chassis gets its design brief from their Cero Touring Car and still features some 3D printed parts in the build. With no release date given for the new M-Chassis, which is set to be also offered in a FWD kit, they did hint that the final kit release is still some time way.

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