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March 28, 2023

Felix Heyse (1970 – 2023)

The nitro onroad community is in shock today with the news of the untimely passing of well known race mechanic Felix Heyse. A gentle giant of the sport, Felix was a huge part of the racing scene and was one of the most recognisable faces in pit lane at World and European Championships. Having worked with some of the best drivers, he played an integral part in many of their racing achievements. A member of the Infinity team, when he wasn’t busy executing super fast pit stops Felix was a keen racer himself. Having travelled the world alongside Felix and had the chance to spend time with him both on and off the track, Red RC would like extend our condolences to his family, the Infinity team and all those who had the pleasure of calling Felix their pitman over the years. Rest in Peace.

March 28, 2023

Fenix Racing Phigamma3 Bodyshell

Italian specialist RC Formula car producer Fenix Racing has introduced their latest Formula body, the Φγ3 (Phi-Gamma3). As the predecessor PhiGamma and PhiGamma2, the body has been designed on 3D CAD with CFD validation. Phi-Gamma3 in intended to give the best result on typical “electric” circuit, giving to the model a nice amount of steering while still keeping a solid rear end, sidepods are shaped in order to allow a good speed with a minimal amount of aero resistance. The Phi-Gamma3 is supplied transparent with “retro” decals included.

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March 28, 2023

Ceseña wins 2023 Mexican Offroad Nationals opener

Last weekend, the first round of the Mexican 1:8 Off Road National Championship was held in the beautiful city of Los Cabos, BCS where Mayako driver Jose “Tito” Ceseña took the win. Drivers from all over Mexico and the US showed up for the opening round of the 2023 season. In qualifying it was Luis Gudiño who was the Top Qualifier topping 2 of the 3 rounds with Ceseña topping Q2. Qualifying directly into the Semi Finals HobbyShop.MX’s star driver Ceseña faced some electrical gremlins that forced him to retire from the race. This meant that the Last Chance Qualifier Race was the only way to make it to the A Main. Ceseña led from start to finish and secured the last spot in the 60-minute-long main final. Starting 13th on the grid, the Mayako driver was able to push forward his Energy Fuel powered car to the top 3 by lap 7. Here is where the real battle started with Sworkz team drivers Diego Marroquin and Gudiño. Strategy played a huge role during the race too. Mayako Mexico Team Manager Daniel Ornelas, performed lighting fast pits stops with Tito’s wife Dani, that helped close the gap to the lead drivers. Ceseña continued to push placing fast lap after fast lap. After 65 laps Ceseña was able to dispose of both Sworkz Mexico drivers to secure the first win of the season for the Mayako/HobbyShop.MX team. Marroquin and Mark Morrow completed the podium. Next round will be held in Guadalajara at the new Huecos Track in May.

Report: Juan Herrero

March 28, 2023

Ryosuke Yamamoto joins Hobbywing

Hobbywing has announced the addition of Japanese touring car talent Ryosuke Yamamoto to its team line-up. The factory Infinity driver was runner up at the 2022 Japanese Touring Car Championship to Akio Sobue. On the international stage Yamamoto just recently had a very impressive showing at the legendary TITC in Bangkok where he just missed the podium finishing 4th in the Modified A-Main which was won by World Champion Bruno Coelho who he joins now as a Hobbywing team driver.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

March 28, 2023

Vision Racing TLR 22 5.0 alu caster blocks

Oregon based Vision Racing has introduced new caster blocks for TLR’s 22 5.0 1:10 2WD Buggy. Available in both 0 and 2.5 degree options, the machined aluminium black anodised blocks feature a third middle camber hole and are intended for those doing the frontend mod that has long been a team modification for high traction conditions.

Source: Vision Racing [visionracing.net]

March 28, 2023

Capricorn C04 EP Touring Car

Italian manufacturer Capricorn RC has just released the C04 EP, an electric version of its 1:10 nitro Touring Car chassis. Based off their 2022 1:10 Nitro European Championship winning platform, the C04 EP car is fundamentally the same as the successful nitro car. The new kit release comes out of the box with a Carbon Chassis plate as well as a custom radio plate to accommodate the 2S shorty lipo battery. The electronics to be used are what you would find in conventional 1:10 Touring Cars.

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March 28, 2023

JConcepts Drop Step rear & Pin Swag 4WD front tyres

JConcepts has added two new additions to its extensive 1:10 Buggy tyre range, the Drop Step 2.2″ rear tire and the Pin Swag, 2.2″ 4WD front tyre. The Drop Step is a step pin type tyre but with large hexagon shaped base features doubled up and offset to create more edges and surfaces to bite and grip in deep conditions. Long pins extend off the hex designs and reach into the depths of racing surfaces. The drafted pin angle has a stout base and increases flexibility near the peak for delicate bite. Designed in the industry standard 2.2” bead mounting size, the Drop Step is very versatile and has shown to work in many artificial conditions. The Pin Swag tire combines the outer lugs of a JConcepts Swagger front tire with the dense arrangement of specialty pins. Now optimised as a 4WD front tyre, the pins themselves are round and crisp to the top where they climax to a point. Near the sidewall, the Swag enters with a smooth transition and drops off to a ledge giving steering control. The Swag is split down the centre to give a little individual control to contort to surfaces. In between, a stagger section with angular front is placed just behind a vertical rib to complete the design. The tight spacing of the Pin and Swag bite together and minimise wear across the carcass.

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March 28, 2023

Factory Team B6.4 Titanium Hex Adapter Front Axles

New from Team Associated’s optional parts brand Factory Team are these Titanium Hex Adapter Front Axles for the RC10B6.4 buggy and truck series. The optional axles enable the RC10B6.4 chassis to add clamping hex adapters on the front axles. Made in light and durable titanium alloy, the front axles have a cross pin to allow racers to tune the width with 12mm blue aluminium clamping hex adapters.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]