February 5, 2024
…but on the racing scene in general, Drake will be a huge asset to the electronics manufacturer and with Mugen Seiki now involved in the 1:10 offroad market with the release of their MSB1 1:10 2WD Buggy, his deal with Hobbywing should be mutually beneficial. Kemp, a leader driver on the US onroad scene, shot to international fame in December when he became the Top Qualifier at the IFMAR 1:12 World Championships in Florida using a Hobbywing ESC and motor and now for 2024 officially becomes a team driver as he continues his racing programme with Awesomatix. Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]…
February 5, 2024
…Robertson were in hot pursuit. On to round two and the top three were shuffled around with Sam Coult moving into P1, Alex into P2 and Ewan into P3 with only these three drivers hitting 27 laps. Round three – Track temperature was rising and the battle for P1 was growing fierce with Matt Gammons also moving into the 27 lap race. The top 4 being separated by just 5 seconds. Round four – The shootout for P1 in the round that matters most! Alex Robertson couldn’t pull together a clean run with body shell issues, while Sam and Ewan…
February 4, 2024
…FTQ format, the Canadian set the fastest time of the four rounds of qualifying on the third of his attempts. With Coelho suffering a DNF in Q3, the 2022 and 2023 Champion would count his Q2 time which was 1.5-seconds off Hebert’s impressive pace. Setting his best time in the final qualifier Alexander Habgberg completed the Top 3 for the single A-main grid. Setting the fastest lap of the race from the front, Hebert was able to gap the field for a convincing 1.8 seconds win over Coelho with Hagberg making it an all Xray podium. Image: Bruno Coelho [Facebook]…
February 2, 2024
…announced that it is to power the campaign of top Australian 1:8 Offroad racer Kyle McBride. A multiple World Championship finalist, over Christmas it was confirmed the McBride was returning to Kyosho’s International 1:8 Offroad team with today’s news that he will use the Italian made engines in his MP10 completing his all new 2024 race package. Having also secured the support of Hotrace Tyres, the 27-year-old will debut his new combo at next weekend’s opening round of the four round Asian Buggy Championships which kicks off at the Counties RC Car Club in New Zealand. Source: Nova Engines [nova-engines*]}*.com]…
February 2, 2024
Hobbywing has announced the addition of offroad racers Broc Champlin and Daniel Kobbevik to its team line-up for the 2024 season. American Champlin enjoyed a very impressive 2023 season the highlight of which was a podium finish at the 1:10 2WD Buggy World Championships in Arizona. Also joining Hobbywing having raced for LRP last season, Norwegian Kobbevik is a 14-time National Champion and is a regular podium finisher at top European races as team-mate to Schumacher Racing’s Michal Orlowski who he will now run the same electronic as. Commenting on the announcement Champlin said, ‘Im excited to have joined and…
February 2, 2024
…full time professional RC racer at the legendary TITC in Thailand later this month. On making the announcement Awesomatix said, ‘Since joining the team in 2018 we witnessed Lucas’ rise towards the forefront of the touring car grid. His commitment and dedication in improving his equipment and skills are proving to be an invaluable asset for Awesomatix and therefore we are thrilled to announce our commitment to further reinforce his position within the team. On top of his racing and product development activities, Lucas will help expand the Awesomatix brand’s presence across all social media platforms. Stay tuned for some…
February 2, 2024
…inaugural running of the event last year. A two half day event that runs from February 16-18th in the Sports V Hotel venue in Hrotovice, the track features a 30 metre long straight and is 19 metres deep with the man behind the race Michal Bok creating quite a different layout to that of 2023. With the onroad/offroad event close to its capacity entry, Volker’s main competition in Modified Touring Car is expected to come from Yokomo’s Christopher Krapp and Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski, the very much in form Polish driver making his MIBO International debut this year. Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]…
February 2, 2024
…released a selection of machined carbon fibre parts for Team Associated’s newly released RC8 B4.1 1:8 Buggy. The parts include rear carbon fibre A-arm stiffeners for quick adjustment of the suspension A-arm flex. Available in two options, 1mm and 1.5mm thickness, the inserts come as a pair and include mounting screws. They have added produced two Rear Hub Links with the A option having double the number of mounting point over the more standard B option. In addition to the standard geometry steering arm, they have created a +1mm option to fine tune your buggy’s steering characteristics. Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]…
