New from the ONG brand of Offroad World Champion Davide Ongaro comes this D3 Carbon Wing Mount Reinforcement Plate for the Team Associated RC8B4 1:8 Buggy. The machined carbon fibre plate is intended to give extra strength and stiffness to the rear wing mounting point and is supplied with four M2 self-locking nylon nuts.
Source: ONG [davideongaro.it]
Sweep Racing has released its first new product of 2025 with the addition of the Low Rider to its 1:10 Buggy tyre range. The new carpet front tyre is available as a 2WD option and a 4WD ‘Wide’ option and is offered in South Korean manufacturer’s Yellow (Medium) and Gold (Soft) compounds.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
1:12 World Champion Michal Orlowski is to run Elceram ESCs as part of his Schumacher race program with the Czech manufacturer announcing the Polish star as part of its team line-up for 2025. While Orlowski was announced as joining electronic newcomer Team Cayote yesterday, that deal will see him using just batteries. One of the busiest drivers in RC, due to his onroad and offroad program with British manufacturer Schumacher, his profile is sure to benefit Elceram on the international stage. Commenting on the announcement, Orlowski said, ‘Elceram first of all because of the professionalism and passion, for how nice people are in Elceram, the connection I immediately had with Jan and the rest of the team and the product itself – it is unbelievable product with extremely innovative technology. You can set up the speedo on the screen without the program – card, you have all the data driver needs before and after the run, and how easy it is to set up. There are so many benefits to use Elceram, and that´s why I decided to join for 2025.’
Source: Elceram [Facebook]
While the eagle eyed among you would have noticed the branding on his new Xray buggies at the start of the JConcepts Clash of Champions race yesterday, FlySky has officially announced that top US offroad racer Dakotah Phend has joined the Chinese brands impressive team line-up for 2025. Phend, who was already a user of the FlySky radio, but will now officially represent the brand in using their flagship NB4 Pro+ transmitter, said, ‘Thanks to FlySky for their support coming into 2025! The NB4 Pro+ radio is extremely easy to use and I was able to feel comfortable with it right away out on the track. It will be a great addition to my program moving forward!.
Source: Flysky [flysky-cn.com]
RC Maker continues to grow its international team driver line-up with the announcement that top German Touring Car driver Yannic Prümper will race its SP1. With the Australian brand coming close to its first year since announcing it was going to become a fully fledged chassis manufacturer, the signing of the multiple World Championship finalist is a big boost for Ryan Maker’s project with Prümper set to make his debut at the upcoming GP3F race in France. On the announcement Prümper said, “Im excited to start this next chapter with RC MAKER! Seeing what Ryan has done with the SP1 platform and now driving it, I know that it was a great decision to be a part of this team. I’m looking forward to competing at all the big races in 2025 and beyond, and excited for what we can achieve together! Thanks to Ryan for this great opportunity!”
Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]
With 2025 set to mark the inaugural crowning of an IFMAR 1:8 Electric Buggy World Champion, potential title contender Riccardo Berton has been announced as joining electronics manufacturer Hobbywing. Returning to Kyosho at the end of 2024 after a four year stint leading the Infinity 1:8 Buggy program, the Italian is no stranger to Hobbywing products but now officially becomes a team driver. On the news, the Italian World Championship finalist said, ‘I am really happy to join Hobbywing for the new season, in the last 2-years I have used their products, I have been impressed by the HW products feeling and confidence. Thank you to Salton and the whole HW team for this opportunity and I look forward to join big drivers in the team.’ The IFMAR 1:8 Electric Offroad World Championship will take place in Barcelos, Portugal, from August 27-31.
Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]
On a day that has been fully charged with driver announcements, US Offroad star Dakotah Phend’s new line-up of Xray buggies will be powered by Gen ace, the Chinese battery manufacturer officially announcing him as a team driver for 2025. The former TLR driver has a completely new line up of hardware sponsors this year following Horizon Hobby’s decision to crease it full time factory race team and he is making his Xray debut this weekend at the JConcepts Clash of Champions at Hoosier RC HobbyPlex. Chasing a third consecutive win at the Indiana event, while his tyre sponsor JConcepts remains unchanged from 2024, his buggies hint at some of his other new 2025 sponsors with the bodyshells carrying branding from electronic newcomer Team Cayote and FlySky radios.
Source: Gens Ace [Facebook]
Following the announcement on Monday of his departure from Xray after a hugely successful decade racing for the Slovakian manufacturer, reigning 3-time Touring Car World Champion Bruno Coelho has announced a new project that sees him join Infinity. Making the announcement in a video on his social media, in which he only reveals he is teaming up with the Japanese brand right at the end, the Portuguese ace explains that the driving factor for the move was a desire to work once again with his long time mechanic Francesco Martini. With this a project which Coelho instigated himself, his relationship with Martini, who is the driving force behind online RC retailer Monaco RC, is akin to that of Valentino Rossi and his race engineer Jerry Burgess who moved manufacturers as a package and amassed seven 500cc/MotoGP World Championship titles together. With Martini leaving Xray in February and Coelho’s contract up for renewal with a new 6-year contract on the table, these were the catalysts for one of the GOATs of RC Racing to devise this unique project that will bring back together that partnership and fuel new motivation for the 31-year-old into the future. Coelho spoke with Red RC to explain his motivations for the move that few probably expected from a driver widely seen as an ‘Xray for Life’ driver given his success and standing with the Hudy family.
