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December 9, 2024

Schumacher support young offroad star Ben Mohamed

Schumacher Racing has announced they are to support the career of young French offroad racer Noha Ben Mohamed. At just 15 years old, Ben Mohamed has already amassed an impressive CV that already includes results such as being a 3 time French Elite Champion, an EFRA European Championship podium finish and being an EOS Finalist. On joining the British manufacturer for his 1:10 program having raced previously with Xray, Ben Mohamed said, ‘It is with immense honour and great pride that I join the prestigious Schumacher Team family. I am ready to take on challenges and excel together in this promising collaboration.’

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 9, 2024

T-Works MBX8R Alu Front Upper Arm Mount

T-Works has released this lightweight 7075-T6 aluminium Front Upper Arm Mount for Mugen Seiki’s MBX8R 1:8 Buggy. Receiving black anodised treatment for better durability and looks, the arm mount is designed to optimise the suspension movement characteristics and maintain stability.

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

December 9, 2024

Schimmel & LeMieux win at U.S. Carpet Offroad C/ships

Recent TLR departee Brennan Schimmel and Xray’s Chase LeMieux where the Modified winners at the U.S. Carpet Offroad Championships held in Cleveland over the weekend. A week after the same venue hosted the 44th running of the U.S. Indoor Champs, which is the world’s longest running RC race, it was the turn of Scotty Ernst to call some 1:10 offroad racing action. In qualifying it was Schimmel, with a car he borrowed for the event, who took the 2WD TQ ahead of Aydin Horne having topped 2 of the 3 rounds. Fastest in Q1 Brandon Foote would qualify third. In the final the World Championship finalist would wrap up the overall victory with wins in A1 & 2. Qualifying down in 6th, LeMieux would win A3 to secure the runner-up spot ahead of Davey Batta. While Schimmel would take Q1 in 4WD Buggy, LeMieux took the next to secure the overall TQ. Just as it looked like he was going to walk away with it after his A1 win, a series of misfortunes would knock LeMieux to the back of the pack in the A2 final. It would all come down to A3 for the overall win. LeMieux would show exactly why he was the TQ as he would have a super clean run and fend off the hard charging Schimmel and Batta and that was how they would like up on the podium.

Image: US Carpet Off Road Championships [Facebook]

December 9, 2024

Orlowski wraps up ’24 season with EWS International win

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has wrapped up his 2024 season with victory at the EWS International, the Polish driver securing the win on tie-breaker from the Awesomatix of 2023 winner Olly Jefferies. With the annual British race race once again attracting a number international entries including Mugen Seiki’s multiple EWS winner Ronald Volker and Xray’s Alexander Hagberg, it was Jefferies who would dominate qualifying to secure the overall TQ. Topping all four rounds, the British driver’s closest rivals would be fellow British driver Kyle Branson in Q1, Orlowski in Q2 & 3 and his Awesomatix team-mate Lucas Urbain in the final qualifier. Overall it was Orlowski who lined up P2 behind Jefferies with Branson third and newly crowned British National Champion Elliott Harper fourth. In the first of the triple finals, Orlowski would take the win from Jefferies but the Top Qualifier got the win in A2 setting up A3 as the decider. In a race that saw Jefferies and Orlowski in trouble early on it was Branson who took the win ahead of Volker and Alex Thurston. With a tie for the win, it would be Orlowski’s fasters A1 win that would give him the overall with Branson completing the podium in Essex. In 17.5 the Awesomatix of Ben Moorey took the TQ and win from Dane Jesper Rasmussen while in FWD it was the Yokomo of Danish racer who came away with victory.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]

December 8, 2024

Coelho adds FEMCA title to CV

Bruno Coelho has added a FEMCA title to his racing CV, the multiple World and European Champion now official the Champion of Asia in Electric Touring Car. Securing the overall TQ at the event hosted at the GDC track in Foshan, China, the Xray driver continued his dominant form into the finals. Cruising to the win in A1 ahead of former World Champion Naoto Matsukura, he sealed the deal in A2 with another text book race this time ahead of team-mate Shin Sawada. A3 would then decide which side Matsukura and Sawada would stand next to Coelho on the events impressive podium presentation, the entire race weekend taking RC events to a very high level in terms of presentation. Leading away the field in the closing race, Matsukura would see off a determined challenge from his fellow Japanese driver even surviving heavy contact with the boards to win A3 and claim the runner-up spot, the same result he achieved on his only other previous FEMCA ISTC Championship appearance. With racing on carpet somewhat an alien experience for Sawada, he completed the podium. Qualifying fourth, Japanese Offroad Champion Kouki Kato would finish in that position ahead of the Awesomatix of Maxim Laverychev who went one better this year than he achieved on his first visit to the GDC track last year.

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December 8, 2024

Thurston joins Nova Engines

Italian engine manufacturer Nova Engines has announced the signing of reigning multiple British 1:8 Onroad National Champion Alex Thurston. Founded by former top Italian onroad racer Stefano Colombini in 2022, Nova Engines will power the well known international British racers 2025 season. On the announcement Thurston posted, ‘Really pleased to share that I have joined Nova Engines for a new adventure! First testing has been really really positive and I can’t wait to get back on track with them!! Huge thanks to the NOVA Engines team for the warm welcome!’

Source: Nova Engines [nova-engines.com]

December 8, 2024

Coelho cruises to A1 win as Matsukura fends off Sawada

Bruno Coelho has cruised to the win in the opening A-Main at the FEMCA ISTC Championship in China with all the attention on the battle for second between Naoto Matsukura and Shin Sawada. Starting from the TQ, Coelho’s Xray quickly gapped the field with a few interesting spectators, namely Marc Rheinard, Jilles Groskamp & Atsushi Hara, looking on. With the track maintaining the higher traction driver’s enjoyed for the final qualifier, them all having had to deal with very low traction for the first run of today, second place qualifier Matsukura found his Infinity coming under the increasing attention of the Xray of Sawada. Seeing off the first challenge, Sawada dropping back after a few laps of running on his rear bumper, the ISTC Spec Class World Finalist came back for another go at the former World Champion but couldn’t find anywhere around the GDC track to make a move. Finishing 3-seconds back on the winner, Matsukura would have just 2/10ths on Sawada. Having a lonely race Kouki Kato would cross the finish a further 1.8-seconds back.

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December 8, 2024

Hamon joins RC Maker

Top Australian racer Jeff Hamon has announced he has joined Electric Touring Car newcomer RC Maker. The Australian, who announced his departure from Serpent last week, joins the Australia’s first touring car manufacturer which is the realisation of a life long dream of another of the country’s top drivers Ryan Maker who released the SP1 in August. Announcing the news RC Maker said, ‘We’re extremely excited to announce Australian superstar Jeff Hamon on board with RC MAKER! Jeff will be working closely with us driving and developing the SP1, as well as managing our graphics and marketing division going forward! Working with Jeff is a massive step forward for us, and we’re looking forward to all the great things we accomplish together in future! Welcome aboard Jeff!’ Reacting to the signing Hamon posted, ‘Beyond excited to join RC Maker! When Ryan first told me he was making his own car I was so pumped for him! Watching the SP-1 become a reality and performing so well already, along with Ryan being one of the nicest guys in the industry I had to be part of it! I can’t wait to hit the track!

Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]