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March 20, 2023

MCD XT5 Max Rally bodyshell

Turkish large scale specialist manufacturer MCD Racing has released this new XT5 Max Rally bodyshell. The new bodyshell is designed with a 1:1 scale realism of a new generation World Rally car. It is developed to compete at the highest level of the new large scale rally class and MCD Racing has used their experience from the first generation to give a new feeling of the design. Sophistication and refinement was the key to creating this rally body. With the wide wheel arched and elegant lines that runs through the body, you get a new feeling on the race track. In addition to the design look, MCD worked to develop the body so that it has compact aerodynamic advantages.

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March 20, 2023

T-Works X4 Alu Shock Spring Retainer

T-Works has produced these aluminium Shock Spring Retainers for the Xray X4 ’23 1:10 electric touring car. Machined from high quality aluminium and finished with black anodising, they come as a set of four or as a 2 piece set with a -1mm offset that is for use on the rear shocks only.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

March 20, 2023

Exotek F1 Ultra ’23 bodyshell

Exotek Racing has released a new updated 2023 bodyshell for their F1Ultra 1:10 Formula Kit and similar dimensioned narrow style F1 pans cars. It should fit other brands of chassis with some trimming for those whose side links are a maximum 113mm wide. Two scale option side intake styles are included, the scooped RB style via add on molded trims and classic flat style by not using the added trims. Modern design with slim style side pods with the addition of high downforce aero details for good looks and high performance. Made using premium polycarbonate that is a proprietary custom blended polycarbonate only for Exotek that is much stronger and longer lasting than other similar thickness polycarbonate. Made of lightweight .7mm polycarbonate, the painted body shown in the pic is only 33g including the paint, stickers and helmet. Sponsor logos shown are not included and shown for artistic purposes only. Body is sold as clear and unpainted.

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March 20, 2023

Axon HLS Spring “Soft Rate Series”

Japan’s Axon has announced the release of its “HLS Spring” series which boasts a wide range of performance in high grip to low grip conditions. With three variants in the soft rate series of HLS springs, these were used by Akio Sobue and Hayato Ishioka at the 2022 ISTC Touring World Championship in Italy and demonstrated outstanding performance as Sobue took the TC10/2 to a podium finish with Ishioka joining him in the final. Use of the springs on the front suspension, gives the “flexibility” of a progressive spring along with the rigid response of a linear spring.

Source: Axon [team-axon.com]

March 20, 2023

Lot wins opening round of French eBuggy Nationals

Jordan Lot won the opening round of the French National eBuggy Championship over the weekend, the Sworkz driver taking victory from the Kyosho of Reno Savoya. The season opener was hosted at the Modélisme Agathois where Remy Bermudez took his Xray to TQ honours ahead of Savoya, both drivers posted a TQ run each from the three rounds however it was young Bermudez who had the faster time to become Top Qualifier while Lot lined up 3rd. In the finals, starting from 4th it was Noha Ben Mohamed who took the opening encounter from Bermudez. In A2 it was the ‘Shark’ Savoya who got the win from Lot, but the latter reversed that result in the third leg to secure the overall win with his Corsatec powered RC S35-4e. Ben Mohamed completed the podium for Xray behind Savoya.

Image: Jordan Lot [Facebook]

March 20, 2023

Collins wins Italian Indoor TC Championship

Mattia Collina is the 2023 Italian Indoor Champion for Modified Touring Car, the Schumacher driver claiming the title ahead of Xray’s Alessio Menicucci at RC Landia in Scandiano over the weekend. The race was the first sanctioned event of the 2023 national sporting calendar for RC Car Racing of ACI Sport, the Italian Motorsport Federation and member of the FIA. Having secured the overall TQ in qualifying, Collina then converted it into the title after 3 hard-fought finals with EZ Power driver Guido Ristori completing the podium. In Touring Stock, Orlando Fenili (Team Xray) dominated the day with pole position and overall win, preceding his brother Riccardo Fenili (Team Xray) and Federico Collina (Team Schumacher) on the podium. In FWD, great emotions for Enrico Rabitti (Bittydesign) who won the title of Italian Indoor Champion after three hard-fought finals ahead of Emiliano Dagliana and Andrea Selva (Awesomatix). Finally, in GT class, Luca Tassinari (Team Schumacher) took pole and overall win with second place going to Daniele Pacini (Awesomatix) ahead of Andrea Tonini.

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March 19, 2023

D’angelo wins Italian 1:8 GT Championship opener

Alex D’angelo has won the opening round of the AMSCI 1:8 GT Italian National Championship. The Genius Racing team driver lead a 1-2 for the GTc8.23 and Gimar engine combo, taking the win at the Naxos World track in Sicily from 1:8 Buggy World Champion Davide Ongaro. A track that will host the EFRA 1:10 Nitro Onroad European Championships later this year, in qualifying it was Natanaele Senesi who would take the overall TQ ahead of Alessio Mazzeo’s Capricorn with D’angelo P3. Senesi took two of the four rounds of qualifying with his Ielasi Tuned powered Xray but would hit trouble early on in the 45-minute final retiring after just 6-minutes. Upfront and recording the fastest lap D’angelo would win by 2-laps from Ongaro with the new Raptor Max23 of Loris Luise completing the podium. In the Nitro Sport Category Fernando Campeti took the win while in electric Andrea Muscolino was the winner.

Source: Alessio Mazzeo / Image: Alex D’angelo

March 19, 2023

Jeff Wang crowned FEMCA 1:8 Buggy Champion

Taiwanese driver Jeff Wang is the 2023 FEMCA 1:8 Buggy Champion, the Ming Yang team driver winning the prestigious Asian title from the Xray of young Korean talent Hyunkyu Jung. Hosted by Taiwan Radio Control Car Association at the 66 RC Racing Track, named after its location under the No.66 highway bridge, the event attracted an entry of 142 drivers representing 10 countries from the FEMCA Bloc. In qualifying 23-year-old Wang would secure the overall TQ after topping three of the 6 rounds with Hyunkyu Jung classified second with two TQ runs. The only other to top the timing sheets, Taiwan’s Wang Guan Ling would complete the Top 3. Wining his Semi final from Thailand’s Witsarut R., 13-year-old Hyunkyu Jung would be on pole for the 50-minute final with a faster winning time than that of Wang who won his 30-minute encounter from the Sparkco buggy of 11-year-old Huang Han Ping. In the 50-minute Main Final, it would be Wang who would come out on top with his SH Engines powered MY1 having 2-lap margin over Jung. Winner of the separately run 20-minute ‘Teenage Final’ held earlier in the day, Jung crossed the finish just 1.1-seconds ahead of Wang Guan Ling who completed podium in Taoyuan.

Image: Tiger Chang Lien Sheng