January 22, 2023
…laying down the fastest lap of the race as he tried to get to the front. In A2, World Champion Coelho again took the win from Hagberg to go one better than 2022 and secure the overall victory. Hagberg got his win in A3 with a 1-second winning margin over Volker, the German completing the overall podium. In Pro Stock, Alexandre Duchet made it also an win for Xray, taking opening two A-mains from P2 on the grid. Top Qualified Tim Benson would win A3 to secure second with Adam Izsay making up the Top 3. In Front Wheel Drive…
January 19, 2023
OfficinaRC has released this Smart Gluer Tool for the 1:10 Onroad racer which is designed as a device that allows you to glue the shoulder of the tyre perfectly in the simplest way possible. Small in size and made from a solid aluminium block, the Smart Gluer Tool is made completely in Italy. Its exclusive design despite its small size allows it to accommodate a comfortable retractable support in the case which can be used to support the glue nozzle and allow perfect administration on the shoulder. The smart Gluer Tool is battery powered (not included) which allows it to…
January 16, 2023
Round 4 of the EssexCarpetClash was the first round of the series to run in 2023 with racers eager to get back on the track. Racers were greeted to another fun layout, this time a little more technical, with a jump section catching a few people out. After one round of practice drivers faced into 4 rounds of qualifying, with their best 2 to count. Ed Kerry, managed to secure the TQ for the 2WD A-Main having topped the sheets for 3 rounds with his Serpent. Kyle Moon was able to secure 2nd on the grip with his Willspeed machine…
January 8, 2023
…rounds of qualifying for the TQ ahead of Tessmann, Rivkin and new TLR signing Cole Tollard. In the triple main finals, Phend wrapped up all three classes by winning the opening two A-Mains of each. In 2WD Buggy, the A3 win gave Rivkin second from Rinderknecht in third. While Tessmann won A3 of Mod Truck second places in A1 & 2 was enough for Rivkin to hold the overall runner-up spot. In 4WD, with Phend again able to sit out A3, it was Rinderknecht who took the win to secure second overall with Tessmann completing the podium. Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]…
January 8, 2023
…up to finish 2nd with Berkan completing the podium. Behind HB Racing’s Theo Lemaire took fourth from Max Hesse and fellow Frenchman Savoya. For defending champion Riccardo Bertin, it was a tough opening to the new season as he had to win the LCQ final to make the A-Main. Despite setting the fastest lap of the final, the Infinity driver would finish P13 and last. In E-Buggy it was again Berkan who took the TQ, this time being able to convert that into the win ahead of his brother and the Tekno of former Champion Marco Barufollo. Image: Burak Kilic…
December 30, 2022
…in the heat of battle. Most notable of these are his 2009 European winning Protoform Speed 6 and his 2012 World Championship winning Protoform LTC-R. Interestingly, the factory Infinity driver concludes the video on the topic of how the so called ‘Touring Car bodyshell’ no longer has any resemblance to an actual touring car and adds he hopes the rules will be adapted to try bring them back to resembling the real thing in the future. Another interesting point is how the bodyshell is now almost half the weight of that of two decades ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqN6yRltOS0 Source: Jilles Groskamp [Youtube]…
December 21, 2022
2022 would see Infinity driver Graeme Lougheed crowned Ireland’s National 1:8 Onroad Champion. The IF18/ASM Nuclear/Eirerc driver claimed the overall title following 2 victories and a second place, all three round being hosted by the ORCA Club at Ireland’s only 1:8 Onroad track in St Annes Park on the outskirts of the capital city of Dublin. It was a tough battle between Lougheed and Austin Elliot (Shepherd Velox v8.2/Ielasi Tuned) all year with both setting blistering times and both dominating every round. In the end it all boiled down to the last race as each driver came into the event…
December 19, 2022
…both 2WD and 4WD from Sworkz Micha Widmaier, with third going to Bartek Zambrzycki in 2WD and Bartosz Zalewski in 4WD. In the triple A-Mains, 2WD would see Orlowski chased to the win by Widmaier with the Serpent of Sweden’s Elias Johansson coming through from P4 on the grid to complete the podium thanks to a win in A3. In 4WD, while Orlowski was in control out front, behind Zalewski, after a bad A1, managed to get his Xray passed Widmaier in A2, before going on to win A3 for second overall ahead of the German. Source: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]…
