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February 5, 2023

Orlowski caps of double EOS title success with 4WD win

Michal Orlowski has capped off a double EOS title victory with the 4WD Buggy win at the season finale in Germany. The Schumacher driver had struggled in Saturday’s 2WD action as team-mate Broc Champlin took a debut win in the series in style from the TQ but still secured the overall title. Switching to 4WD however it was business as usual for the Polish driver as he topped all three rounds of qualifying. Starting the triple A-Main as Top Qualifier, he wrapped up his second 4WD victory of the season with wins in A1 & 2. Completing a very successful debut in the carpet surface series, American visitor Champlin made it a 1-2 for the British manufacturer. Taking the win in A3, Bartosz Zalewski from Poland completed the Round 3 podium for Xray.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

February 4, 2023

Coelho to defend Snowbirds title from TQ

Bruno Coelho is to defend his Snowbird Nationals Touring Car title as the Top Qualifier. The back to back World Champion put his Xray on pole position with a fastest time in the penultimate round of qualifying but the FTD qualifying format meant he had to wait til the completion of Q4 for the result to be confirmed. Setting the pace in all four qualifiers at the Wyndham Orlando Resort and Conference Centre venue, starting behind the Portuguese star for the 29th running of the iconic Florida race will be Marc Rheinard. Top Qualifier in 1:12, he took his Awesomatix touring car to its best time also in Q3. Coelho’s team-mate Alexander Hagberg completes the Top 3 on the grid for the single A-Main ahead of 2022 Runner-up Sami Isaacs and Canadian Keven Hebert.

Image: Bruno Coelho [Facebook]

February 4, 2023

Rheinard takes 1:12 TQ at Snowbird Nationals

Reigning 1:12 World Champion Marc Rheinard has secured the TQ at the Snowbird Nationals in Florida. The Awesomatix driver secured the top spot at the 29th running of the legendary race with his fastest run in the 3rd of the four rounds of qualifying. Behind the German, American’s Donny Lia and Sam Iaacs, the defending champion, made it an Awesomatix 1,2,3 on the grid. Posting his fastest run in the final qualifier, Keven Hebert leads the Xray challenge ahead of team-mates Alexander Hagberg and class debutant Bruno Coelho was fastest in Q1, a time wouldn’t be able to better. New Schumacher signing & 2022 podium finisher Ollie Payne starts 7th.

Image: Marc Rheinard [Facebook]

February 4, 2023

Debut EOS win for Champlin

American offroad racer Broc Champlin has claimed a debut victory at the Euro Offroad Series. Making his first appearance in the indoor carpet track series at the season finale in Daun, the factory Schumacher backed up his domination of qualifying yesterday to win the 2WD final today by winning the opening two A-Mains. Winning A1 by a comfortable margin of almost 4-seconds, Champlin’s closest rival would be 18-year-old Alexander Landén driving his Team Associated with Xray’s Martin Bayer coming through from 9th for 3rd. A2 it was again the visitor from Las Vegas who controlled proceedings with the Team Associated of Dane Marcus Kaerup coming up from P5 on the grid to finish second ahead of Sworkz Micha Widmaier and EOS Champion Michal Orlwski. With the overall victory secured, Champlin was able to sit out A3 as the rest of the field battled for the rest of the podium. Again Kaerup would work his way to the front to take the win from Widmaier securing them 2nd and 3rd overall respectively. As the ROAR Offroad Carpet Nationals 4WD Champion, Champlin’s attention will now turn to 4WD and targetting the double on his already impressive EOS debut.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]

February 4, 2023

RC Vision & CML partner for youth racing & STEM fun

RC Vision, the organiser of the King of Clubs RC Series, has announced a new partnership with CML Distribution to provide a free “arrive and drive experience” for children and young people at each race meeting. With the aim of promoting the benefits of RC racing to the next generation, the series will be offering an exciting and educational experience to young people in 2023. “We are thrilled to announce our partnership with CML Distribution and FTX,” said Andy Hyde, RC Vision Director. “The King of Clubs RC Series has always been about promoting the exciting and educational aspects of RC racing to children and young people. With this partnership, we are taking things to the next level and providing a unique opportunity for young people to experience the thrill of RC racing.”

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February 3, 2023

Champlin impresses to take TQ on EOS debut

One way to impress your sponsors when they fly you half way across the World is to perform well and Broc Champlin has exceeded that by securing the overall TQ at the season finale of the Euro Offroad Series in Germany. Making his debut in the series, the American took his LRP powered Schumacher to the fastest time in all three rounds of 2WD Buggy qualifying on the carpet track. In Q1, Champlin topped the times from new team-mate and former series Champion Lee Martin and Sworkz Micha Widmaier. In the second round, the visitor was even quicker, this time fastest from Widmaier and European Champion Tommy Hall. Wrapping up the first day of action in Daun, Champlin made it three from three becoming the only driver to record 18 laps. Behind, Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup posted the second fastest time of Q3 with reigning EOS Champion Michal Orlowski third fastest. With the 20-year-old from Las Vegas making his EOS debut from pole position, behind him Widmaier starts second with Martin 3rd followed by Orlowski, Kaerup and Hall.

Image: Jurgen Lautenbach [Facebook]

February 3, 2023

1:8 GT World Championship Stage 1 Report

New South Wales Radio Control Racing Car Club has published its Stage 1 for the IFMAR 1:8 GT World Championships it will host later this year in Australia. Only the second running of a World Championship for the category, the event takes place from the 8-15th of October at the ‘The John Grant International Raceway’. Renowned as the most technically challenging and fast flowing RC racing track in Australia, it is located approximately 28km from Sydney International Airport. The World Championship will have both controlled fuel and tyres with both being provided by Italian companies. The 16% nitro fuel will be supplied by RunnerTime while PMT will supply their Rally 1:8 Q03 tyre to competitors. While designated a Nitro World Championship, the host Country, with support from IFMAR, may, if sufficient interest is found, accommodate an Electric Powered GT class into the event. Joern Neumann is the reigning inaugural 1:8 GT World Champion, taking the title for Sworkz in Florida in January 2020. 1:8 GT has proven a growth area for a number of manufacturers with it enjoying strong levels of racing in certain countries. With plenty of different manufacturers with interests in the class, it is hoped that there will be strong support for the World Championship in Australia so the event can showcase the category. Red RC plan to be on hand to report on all the racing news from Down Under. To view Stage 1 report document click here.

Source: IFMAR [imfar.org]

February 3, 2023

Coelho to contest 1:12 World title

In a major boost for the IFMAR 1:12 World Championship, reigning Touring Car World Champion Bruno Coelho has announced his intentions to travel to Florida for the 21st running of the IFMAR’s second longest running World Championships. The factory Xray star unveiled his intentions at the famous Snowbirds National which is taking place this week when he revealed that in addition to racing Touring Car he would be also contest 1:12 at the iconic Florida race. Known for his ultra successful relationship with Francesco Martini of MonacoRC as his mechanic in Touring Car, the Portuguese driver has teamed up with 1:12 expert Paul Ciccarello to guide him through his first foray into the pan car category. Known for his versatility that includes being the reigning 4WD Buggy World Champion, Coelho has had no trouble adapting to 1:12 as he claimed a TQ run in the opening round of qualifying together with a TQ run in Touring Car. In the past 1:12 kicked off the week of onroad electric World Championships action and most of the touring car stars raced for the title but after South Africa in 2018, where Alexander Hagberg was the only touring car front runner to take on the event, which he duly won, it became a standalone event. In 2020, touring car legend Marc Rheinard took the title in England for a second time. With the US, where Marc won his first 1:12 title in 2014 ending Naoto Matsukura’s 6 year reigning of the category, a hot spot for 1:12 and now Coelho committing to the event, the category looks set to garner plenty of additional attention in 2023. Red RC will as part of our extensive 2023 World Championship coverage be travelling to Florida to tell the story of how the race unfolds.

Image: Xray [Facebook]