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October 12, 2024

Pressure from Lia sees Anderson up pace in Q3

An impressive performance from Donny Lia in the penultimate round of qualifying at the Montech New York Grand would force Kemp Anderson to up the pace in Q3 to hold on to the top spot in the event’s AbsoluteHobbyz 1:12 Modified class with another new fastest time in rocket round qualifying format. A non-starter in the second round of qualifying as he switches between racer and event organiser, Lia, boosted by his 1:12 Stock TQ run in Q2, would lay down a very strong run until a mistake was enough to put Anderson back on top of the timing screens, the pair separated by 0.328 of a second at the end of the 8-minutes. The only driver to manage 54-laps in Q2, he would better that time by almost 4.5-seconds with Lia becoming only the second driver to 54 laps of the 360v2 track. Behind, Josh Cyrul would take his Prodigy 12 to the third fastest time ahead Keven Hebert and Friday’s Q1 pace setter Max Mächler, the later two having difficult runs.

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October 12, 2024

Anderson goes top in qualifying at Montech NYGP

Kemp Anderson has gone to the top of qualifying at the Montech New York Grand Prix, the Awesomatix driver laying down a new fastest time for the AbsoluteHobbyz 1:12 Modified class this morning in Q2 as he became the first driver to do 54 laps of the 360v2 track. Behind Xray’s Keven Hebert set the second fastest time improving on his time from last night’s opening qualifier but the Canadian still remains third overall. Opening qualifying with a TQ run, Max Mächler struggled with his Awesomatix this morning but still completed the Top 3 ahead of the CRC of Andrew Knapp, the American suffering a late mistakes that meant he also did not improve on his Q1 time.

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October 12, 2024

Mächler takes opening qualifier in New York

Max Mächler has capped off the first day of competitive action at the Montech New York Grand Prix by taking the opening round of AbsoluteHobbyz 1:12 Modified qualifying. Third fastest in seeding, the 1:12 Spec World Champion took his Awesomatix to the fastest time around at the 360V2 track ahead of Xray’s Keven Hebert and top seed Kemp Anderson, the German’s advantage at the end of the 8-minute run 2.2-seconds. Owner of the track and the man behind the Montech NYGP, which is now in its sixth edition, Donny Lia would post a P4 run for the round ahead of the CRC of Andrew Knapp and Prodigy of Josh Cyrul. Mächler would complete a TQ double by also taking the eXcelerate 13.5 1:12 class first round ahead of Steven McNichols.

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October 12, 2024

Anderson top seed at Montech NYGP

Kemp Anderson is the Top Seed at the Montech NYGP, the Awesomatix driver fastest in both Modified 1:12 and Touring Car after the two seeding rounds. The 6th running of the event at 360v2 in New Rochelle, New York, the US driver topped the AbsoluteHobbyz Modified 1:12 class from the Xray of Keven Hebert, the Canadian having set the pace in the first seeding round and unable to improve in SP2. Making a return trip to the NYGP having missed last year’s edition, Max Mächler would complete the Top 3. Based off drivers’ fastest 3-consecutive laps, New Yorker John Themelis would take his Excelerate RC Prodigy 12 to the fourth fastest time ahead of Josh Cyrul, the veteran US racer also at the controls of his newest design project. In the Speedzone Modified Touring Car class it was a similar story with Hebert taking the first round before Anderson upped the pace in the second one, the gap between the two rivals 2/10ths of a second.

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October 11, 2024

Capricorn GT5 RS Large Scale Touring Car

Well known nitro onroad chassis manufacturer Capricorn has entered the large scale market, the Italian company revealing images of its new GT5 RS Touring Car. With Patrizio Rossi having informed us at the 1:8 Onroad World Championships in Japan last year that he was working on adding a Large Scale chassis to his company’s range of cars, Capricorn hasn’t given any specific details on the GT5 RS opting instead to just publish images of its newest creation. During the Summer Capricorn announced the signing of Alex D’angelo to its race team, the 1:8 GT World Championship Top Qualifier expected to lead the racing programme for their entry into the Large Scale market.

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October 11, 2024

1up Racing ‘Drive Fast’ T-shirt

Best known for its RC racing accessories, Randy Caster’s 1up Racing has got creative with their latest apparel with the release of this ‘Drive Fast’ T-shirt. The tee makes a statement at your track or out on the town, with a vintage 1up racer that drove a little too fast adorned on the chest and back. The American company’s signature 1up badge logo rests on the right sleeve to cap off the design. Printed on a premium warm grey 60/40 Cotton/Polyester blend shirt, it has a soft, velvety feel that’s cozy like a flannel but doesn’t pill like one.

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October 11, 2024

Ielasi Tuned Anti Vibration Kit

A simple and small idea from Ielasi Tuned is this Anti-vibration Kit dedicated for 1:8 Onroad use and their 2185Factory muffler. The kit is composed of two springs and two collars that are used to fix the muffler to the car, dampening the vibrations generated by the engine that could cause the muffler manifold to break. Depending on the length of the muffler support wire (each model has a different one) you can use either two collars or just one to fix the muffler.

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October 11, 2024

Sanwa ExzesZ III Stick Radio

Sanwa has unveiled a new version of its legendary stick radio with the famed Japanese radio manufacturer displaying the ExzesZ III on its stand at the 62nd All Japan Model & Hobby Show in Tokyo. While the stick radio has been mostly superseded by wheel radios in recent years, a certain Davide Ongaro has kept the original form of transmitter very relevant using Sanwa’s previous ExzesZ model to steer himself to three consecutive 1:8 Offroad World Championship titles. While no details are published for the new ExzesZ III, the official Japanese flier states it supports SXR mode with FH5/FH55U for even better response making it the ‘world’s fastest response stick radio’.

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