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August 27, 2024

Sweep Racing ‘Birdshot’ 1:8 Buggy Tyre

Sweep Racing has announced the release of its 20th buggy tyres with the 1:8 Buggy Tyre being named ‘Birdshot’. The new tyre is designed for hard packed or oiled and little loose track conditions according to their team drivers’ needs. The square centre pins extend the tyre’s life and a rounded V6 carcass with multiple size pins provides suitable side bite on the corners. The ‘Birdshot’ will be available in Sweep’s new Liquid compound as well as their M-compound from Ultra soft to Super hard.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

August 27, 2024

Canas signs with FlySky

With the 1:8 Buggy World Championship just around the corner, FlySky has announced another impressive driver signing with one of the title favourites Juan Carlos Canas the latest to switch to the Chinese manufacturer. The Spaniard will now officially represent the brand and use the Noble NB4 Pro+ transmitter to control his factory Sworkz buggies. Joining drivers such as David Ronnefalk, Ryan Maifield, team-mate Joern Neumann, and touring car ace Marc Rheinard as a FlySky sponsored driver, the back to back European 1:8 Buggy Champion said, “Im happy to go fly sky team, their products have a awesome quality, I tried the noble pro+ some weeks and the feelings on the track are pretty good. Thanks to Flysky team for the opportunity!”

Source: Flysky [flysky-cn.com]

August 26, 2024

Iris ONE.1 Competition Touring Car Kit

Iris, the German based touring car project lead by Andreas Myrberg that released its first car in November 2022, has just announced the latest incarnation of the 1:10 electric touring car offering with the ONE.1 . The Iris ONE.1 is the third-generation competition touring car kit of the platform and building on the success of the original ONE and ONE.05, the latest kit is the result of over two years of extensive learning, testing, and optimising. Their team drivers have pushed this platform to its limits, racing at top-level events around the world, facing fierce competition, and delivering impressive results, including multiple podium finishes and a prestigious TITC championship title in the hands of its designer Myrberg. New Features of the ONE.1 include new harder plastic upper and lower A-arms for increased corner stability and speed. Rear active toe linkage gives more consistent cornering and a more precise rear end, while improved flex is achieved through a split one-piece top-deck design. A rear shock stiffener enhances rear traction with the the rear shock also getting an innovative internal shock spring system. Available in Carbon and Aluminium chassis version available, an FWD version of the ONE.1 has also been released.

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August 26, 2024

Xray X4F 2.0mm Graphite Upper Deck

Xray has released this one-piece carbon Multi-Flex top deck for its X4F 1:10 FWD Touring Car platform. It features a narrow shape for easier installation, improved handling characteristics and features 8 different flex options. The one-piece top deck offers increased flex, which makes the car softer which is suggested especially for low traction conditions where it removes a bit of initial steering but generates more mechanical traction. The top deck can be modified by making additional cuts, to provide more additional flex set-up options. Produced from high grade USA made carbon fibre, the machined ultra-precise top deck screws ensure the top deck is mounted completely tweak-free to improve flex characteristics. The shape of the top deck is specifically designed to achieve maximum traction and great steering characteristics at the same time.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 26, 2024

Lutz big winner at LCRC Mugen Challenge

Ryan Lutz was the big winner at this year’s annual Mugen Challenge in Pennsylvania, the Kyosho driver taking three victories at the LCRC Raceway hosted event. In 1:8 Nitro Buggy it was the Tekno of former Mugen Challenge winner Ryan Maifield who secured the TQ ahead of Lutz. Over the half hour final the pair switched the lead a number of times with Lutz eventually coming out on top by 14-seconds with Xray’s Chase Lemieux coming through from P11 on the grid to complete the podium. In Nitro Truggy Lutz took the TQ ahead of Sworkz’ Joe Bornhorst before going to take the win by a lap from the Teknos of Jared Wiggins and Maifield. An event that attracted 477 entries, Lutz triple victory weekend also included the TQ & victory in eTruggy. The only defeat of the weekend for Lutz came in eBuggy. Having secured the TQ ahead of Maifield, it was third place qualifier Wiggins who got by for the win finishing 1.1-seconds ahead of Lutz at the end of the 10-minute encounter. Bornhorst claimed the final podium place 3-seconds up on Maifield.

Image: Ryan Lutz [Facebook]

August 25, 2024

Isaacs confirmed to defend MonTech NYGP titles

Having stamped his authority on the 2023 MonTech New York Grand Prix, double Champion Sam Isaacs has been confirmed as heading the entry at the sixth running of the event at 360v2 RC in New Rochelle, New York, this October 10-13th. The Awesomatix driver, and this year’s ROAR Modified Touring Car Onroad Carpet National Champion, was the big winner of the NYGP last year claiming the TQ in both Mod Touring Car and Mod 1:12 en-route to his double victory. The result puts the American driver on the high profile US race’s role of honour along with former World Champions Marc Rheinard (2022 NYGP Champion) and Ronald Volker (2019 NYGP Champion). This year’s event will see drivers compete for victory over 12 classes on the 105ft x 48ft Carpet track. In Touring Car drivers will battle it out in Modified, 17.5T SuperStock, 21.5 Stock, and 25.5 LMH (LeMans Hypercar). In 1:12 there is Modified GTP, SuperStock GTP, Stock GTP, and GT12R. Additionally there are classes for USGT, PRO10, USVTA, and FWD.

Source: Fordham 360 Hobbies & Raceway [Facebook]

August 25, 2024

Rheinard European Champion once again after 13-years

13-years on from last holding the title, Awesomatix’s Marc Rheinard is the Monaco RC EFRA 1:10 European Touring Car Champion. Giving Awesomatix and new electric sponsor Cayote their first European title in the Modified category, Rheinard took the title at the Racing Club Roeselare track in Belgium for the third time having qualified second behind Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski. With Orlowski having a tough day at the office, it was Rheinard who took the first win of the day’s triple finals. A rain effected A2 would see defending Champion Bruno Coelho win from Orlowski as Rheinard finished P5 meaning it was all to play for in A3. However it was Rheinard who came out on top to win getting by Orlowski after a small mistake from the pole. The title see Rheinard matching his tally of Touring Car World Championship wins and is a major boost for the German ahead of the World Championship in the USA later this year. Overall Coelho took second with Xray team-mate Alexander Hagberg completing the podium ahead Orlowski. In Pro stock defending Champion & Top Qualifier made it a double celebration for Awesomatix securing the title with wins in the opening two A-Main encounters. The German was joined on the podium by Schumacher’s Ollie Payne and local racer Niels Degryze. In the FWD Class, Danish Team Yokomo driver Frederik Hovgaard took the title from P4 on the grid ahead of the Xray of Top Qualifier Adam Iszay and Stefan Schulz.

Image: DMC [Facebook]

August 24, 2024

Orlowski is European Championship Top Qualifier

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski is the Top Qualifier at the Monaco RC EFRA 1:10 European Touring Car Championships which are taking place Belgium this weekend. With mixed weather conditions challenging drivers at the Racing Club Roeselare track, Orlowski secured the overall TQ with the fastest times in 2 of the 4 counting qualifiers. Chasing his first European Championship title in the category, the 1:12 World Champion will line up ahead of Marc Rheinard, the Awesomatix driver setting the fastest time for Q3. Defending Champion Bruno Coelho, the Xray driver chasing a 4th consecutive title, will line-up 3rd for the finals having set the fastest time in the fifth & final qualifier. Xray’s Alexander Hagberg, Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain and the Yokomo of Christopher Krapp complete the Top 6 on the grid. In Pro Stock, it was defending Champion Simon Lauter who claimed the TQ ahead of team-mate & 2022 Champion Olivier Bultynck. Schumacher’s Ollie Payne, who was the top seed after practice, ended qualifying P3.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]