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June 4, 2023

Orlowski wins ETS Season opener

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has won the opening round of the ETS at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. Having claimed his first ever win in the series at last season’s finale in Daun back in January, the Polish driver registered his first outdoor win ahead of the Awesomatix of Lucas Urbain and Mugen of Erik Dankel as reigning champion Ronald Volker kicked off his title defence with a fourth place. Getting qualifying underway with a TQ run, Orlowski would start the finals from P2 behind Top Qualifier Marc Rheinard, the Awesomatix driver topping two of the four rounds, while Q2 pace setter Urbain secured 3rd on the grid. In the opening A-Main, Rheinard would take the win ahead of Urbain and Dankel with Orlowski retiring from the race. In A2, Rheinard would suffer a spin allowing Orlowski to go to the front and claim a win that put everything on the line in A3. Leading away the field, Rheinard would suffer an early issue that would allow Orlowski to the front where he would stay to secure the overall win. Holding second, few laps later, Rheinard’s car came would come to stop at the end of the straight ending his race and leaving the German with only a P7 for his weekends’s efforts. In Pro Stock Olivier Bultynck enjoyed the best start possible to the season as he took the TQ and win with Lukas Ellerbrock and Max Machler making it an all Awesomatix podium.

June 2, 2023

Destiny RX-10SR 3.0R Touring Car

Electric touring car manufacturer Destiny has just released details of its new RX-10SR 3.0R kit. The new kit features a new high grade carbon main chassis which has been manufactured by RC Maker. Also new are a single piece upper deck and a new wave shape graphite front brace. A new carbon front and rear steering plate set allow you to make two difference response setup. The RX-10SR 3.0R gets a 3x7x2mm aluminium lower arm spacer set and new titanium camber screws M3x18mm. Additionally it gets a lightweight front spool set as well as a lightweight rear gear differential set.

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June 2, 2023

Xray NT1 +2mm Alu Lower 2-Piece FR Suspension Holder

Xray has the added the option of these +2mm front suspension holders for its NT1 1:10 Nitro Touring Car. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6, they are designed to retain the well-proven geometry of NT1 and widen the suspension by 4mm. Fully independent from the bulkheads, mounted directly to the chassis to increase traction and make the car easier to drive. The suspension mounts are anodised in black colour.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 2, 2023

PIP-Aero ‘LMPip-1’ 1:8 Onroad Body

Following the release of its first ever bodyshell back in March with the 1:10 TC235, PIP-Aero has now added a 1:8 Onroad body to its range with their new LMPip-1. Achieving a fourth place in the A-Main at last weekend’s ENS season opener in Ettlingen in the hands of Team Driver Tobias Hepp (main image), the EFRA homologated body comes pre cut for actual chassis of Mugen, Serpent, ARC, Shepherd, Capricorn and Infinity. No simply precut, a word the have dropped and replaced with Final-Cut, PIP-Aero achieved this by individual scanning a chassis from each of the manufacturers. In addition to releasing the LMPip-1, they have also announced they will support Alyiah Wagner under their young driver support program part if which will see them receive free bodies to support them in their racing.

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June 2, 2023

Avid D8 Worlds Spec Carbon & G10 Arm Inserts

New from Avid Racing are these Carbon & G10 Arm Inserts for the HB Racing’s D8 Worlds Spec 1:8 Buggy. The 1.5mm Carbon Arm Inserts for the front offer your buggy another great tuning feature by reducing the flex and twist in the arm. Because the arm is now symmetrical (left and right arm are the same), it has two locations for an arm insert (top & bottom) and the arms do not come with plastic covers anymore. Avid Racing recommend running the carbon insert on the top of the arm and their G10 insert on the bottom to keep the dirt out of the arm while not making the arm too stiff.

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June 1, 2023

Manuel Stankowitz joins Iris Racing

Electric Touring Car manufacturer Iris Racing has announced that Euro Touring Series 40+ Champion Manuel Stankowitz has officially joined its racing team. The German driver will not only race the Iris ONE, but will also campaign the upcoming ONE FWD version once it is released later this year. Having raced the Iris ONE for some time already and provide valuable input, the car’s designer Andreas Myrberg is looking forward to working with Stankowitz as a team driver saying, ‘I met Manuel not to long ago, but already from the go I thought he was a very cool, likeable and very fast touring racer. He has been aboard for a while now already and his hard work, dedication, setup input and overall development with Iris ONE and ONE FWD has already been great. I am looking forward to keep working with Manuel with current and upcoming IRIS cars on and off the track.’

Source: IRIS [iris-racing.com]

June 1, 2023

RC Maker BD12 SlimFlex chassis & topdecks

RC Maker has released a number of carbon parts for Yokomo’s recently released BD12 electric touring car. The range includes SlimFlex 2.2mm Regular & HARD Carbon Chassis and SlimFlex 2.0mm & 1.6mm Topdeck Sets. The third in their SlimFlex range of Enhanced Carbon Chassis’, the Yokomo BD12 chassis and ‘Hard’ chassis’ feature a narrower chassis all round to provide less scrubbing in corners, leading to increased corner speed. This increases flex, so to counteract this, we have recessed the diff and spool cutouts instead of cutting them all the way through. Not only does this bring the chassis back up to our desired amount of flex, it also improves aerodynamic performance by not preventing air from under the chassis being forced up into the car, detrimental to downforce. Overall, the chassis is slightly stiffer than the kit chassis, and provides improved response. The hard version chassis features a significantly stiffer weave of carbon, which reduces the flex greatly. The flex of this carbon chassis fills a large void between a standard carbon chassis and an aluminium chassis, making it the optimum choice for med-high traction asphalt, and low-med traction carpet. Often track conditions can cause the need for an “in between” option, where an aluminium chassis is too stiff and makes the car too easy to drive and slower, and a carbon chassis is too aggressive or difficult to drive to be consistent. The stiff carbon chassis is the perfect middle ground.

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June 1, 2023

RC Maker 3D Pro Car Stands

Australian aftermarket parts and accessories manufacturer RC Maker has introduced their brand new 3D Pro Car Stands. Offering two models to over both 1:10 Onroad and 1:10 Offroad & No Prep Drag Racing, you can add a splash of colour and style to your pit space with the new stands. Available in 9 vibrant colours to suit everyone, these car stands feature a carbon fibre top with rubber pads to grip your chassis and prevent scratches. The frame itself consists of a 3d printed construction with aluminium standoffs to tie it all together. The base has rubber feet so make sure not to scratch your pit board, and keep the stand in place while wrenching. The sides are finished off with a splash of colour thanks to out advanced multi colour 3d printers. The finish on these sides is outstanding with the black base consisting of carbon fibre reinforced plastic for maximum longevity, and perfectly laid colour that doesn’t even look 3d printed.

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