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January 20, 2025

Sobue wins GRC Indoor track reopening SSOGO race

Having won last year’s single round Asian Onroad Championship at the newly renovated outdoor track at GRC Raceway in Korea, Axon driver Akio Sobue returned over the weekend to win the first race on the track’s newly completed indoor track. Hosting the ‘SSOGO 2025’ race to reopen the very impressive newly redone indoor facility, the event attracted a number of international racers including Xray’s Nicolas Lee, Xpress’ Yugo Nagashima and Sobue along with his Axon team-mate Hayato Ishioka. Racing to 17.5T Boosted spec, qualifying would see Sobue top all three qualifiers to secure the overall TQ ahead of fellow Japanese racer Nagashima, Lee and Ishioka. Sobue continued that form in the finals wrapping up the win after A2. Winning A3 ahead of runner-up Nagashima, Ishioka would complete the podium. Finishing P4 Lee, a race promoter himself who puts on the annual eSIC event in his home country of Singapore, has produced a video tour of the Galenaro Racing Circuit (GRC) which highlights the impression vision of track owner Yun Tak Kim – click here to view video.

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January 20, 2025

Team EAM GRAPH-X 6000mAh Shorty

US battery brand Team EAM has added this all new 6000mah 150C Li-Po battery pack to its line-up. Featuring a completely new Graphene chemistry that offer the lowest resistance and highest voltage output available, it offers greater performance in all classes while still maintaining one of the highest life cycles in the industry. All packs are QC checked and tested to ensure they meet Team EAM standards for quality and reliability. ROAR Legal, it features gold plated 5mm bullet connector and comes in at 215grams while measuring 25.1mm tall.

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

January 20, 2025

Axxelerate LiPo Adapters

New Swiss RC accessories brand Axxelerate RC are these LiPo Adapter charging solutions. Offering a Standard and a Shorty LiPo pack version, these adapters simplifies charging and extends the durability of your cables, especially the balance cable. Both adapters are designed with practicality and durability in mind, making them ideal for any RC enthusiast looking to streamline their charging process.

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January 20, 2025

Ogden joins Sparko

1:8 Offroad chassis manufacturer Sparko has announced that World Championship Finalist Cole Ogden has joined its team for 2025. The American, who was a long time HB Racing team driver but ran 2024 without a chassis sponsor, will now help lead the US efforts of the category’s relative newcomer who after launching their first buggy in 2023 started the 2024 season by signing Ryan Cavalieri and Ryan Pavidis. On the announcement Ogden said, ‘I’m extremely excited to be a part of the Sparko family. Taking a much needed break throughout the entirety of 2024, has made me realize that my time here isn’t complete. I still have the passion and drive to compete and spread knowledge about racing. Traveling the world, racing and helping others has always brought me extreme satisfaction. Forming relationships with other racers at all levels drives me, and is an important part of what us drivers do. Racing, and development is my duty moving forward, as well as what I previously stated. I’m looking forward to a busy year ahead, and I’m ready to go to work!’

Source: Sparko Racing [Facebook]

January 20, 2025

Max Speed Technology TMB Rear Hub Set

RC Drift specialists Max Speed Technology (MST) has introduced this TMB Rear Hub Set which is a high-performance and easy-to-install solution for adjustment of the rear wheel steering to utilise the body’s side tilt during cornering. Effectively altering the centre of gravity, it enhances control and provides the flexibility to increase or decrease tail slip force as needed. Compatible with their RMX EX, MRX S PRO and FRX 1:10 Drift car kits, the set is available in Red or Black colour options and requires their THA Rear Arm Set for use.

Source: MST [rc-mst.com]

January 20, 2025

JConcepts Tools

JConcepts has extended its line-up of tools with a number of new product releases. A new Punisher 17mm wheel wrench is uniquely designed incorporating a multi-piece design and features a grippy handle, capable of a lot of leverage. The all-aluminium machined 2-piece wrench works well with all traditional 17mm style wheel nuts. A new Shock Shaft Multi-tool Pliers has a configuration that fits 2.0, 3.0, and 4.0mm shock shafts. The lightweight and all aluminium machined pliers also has a built-in clamp for 12mm and 17mm hexes, a place to hold 4mm and 5mm bullets and the handy option for popping pivot balls in and out of place. Next up is a wrench for glow plugs and miscellaneous 8mm applications. Custom designed and machined in steel, it operates easily with thumb wheel on the top. The ends at 90 degrees to the glow plug wrench, a 3mm and 5mm Allen head for a host of adjustments found on 1:8 vehicles and specifically pivot ball cars. Finally the have two options of open wrenches. The double end wrench are perfect for the racer that knows what fits their vehicle and wants to limit the individual wrenches in their tool box. The all steel construction 3.0 and 4.0mm wrench is great for many different makes and models including turnbuckles like on the Xray cars. The size 3.63 and 5.0mm wrench is very common and works perfectly with JConcepts Fin Titanium turnbuckles. While the 4.0 and 7.0mm wrench is great for many different turnbuckles, stand-offs and slipper uses. A size piece open wrench set is available consisting of 3.0, 3.5, 3.63, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, and 7.0 sizes.

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January 19, 2025

Rheinard opens ’25 touring car season with GP3F win

The 2025 international Electric Touring Car season got underway this weekend with Awesomatix’s Marc Rheinard taking the win at the annual GP3F race in France. Having held the overnight TQ in Longwy, Rheinard would secure the overall TQ for his Team Cayote powered A800R by recording a third TQ run in Sunday morning’s fourth and final qualifier. Behind the reigning European Champion, Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker, winner of the race in 2020, claimed P2 on the grid being the only other driver to go fastest in qualifying when he took Q3. Defending Champion Michal Orlowski put his Schumacher 3rd on the grid for the triple A-Main ahead of Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain with former 1:8 Offroad World Champion David Ronnefalk the top Xray in P5. In the opening A-Main Rheinard entered the final lap leading from Orlowski but they made contact in the middle section of the track handing Urbain the win. In the next two encounters Rheinard would set the fastest lap in each to win A2 from Orlowski by 1.6-seconds and A3 from Volker by 8/10ths to secure the overall win. With his A1 win and P3 in A2 Urbain made it an Awesomatix 1-2 while Orlowski completed the podium ahead of Völker and Erik Dankel. In Stock, Xray’s Adam Izsay secured the TQ and win ahead of Awesomatix’s Lukas Ellerbrock with third going to new RC Maker signing Tim Benson.

Image: MRC Longwy [Facebook]

January 19, 2025

RC Chili Bowl crowns Dean as Oval World Champion

This past week the pinnacle of the RC Dirt Oval World, the RC Chili Bowl, gathered the best racers from across the United States to find out who was the best and would be crowned World Champion with Nathan Dean claiming that honour. Running alongside the famous Chili Bowl Midget Nationals held annually in Tulsa, the sold-out RC Chili Bowl’s Invitational Class was decided over sixteen rounds of heads up Reedy Race format racing. In the 8 rounds of Late Model, Dean managed two wins before adding another three in Sprint with his best 14 from 16 results giving him a total of 32 points. With 3 wins and a total of 34 points Robert Chapman finished runner-up. Claiming the most wins with 6 to his credit, JConcepts’ Tyler Hooks also had to count two P6 results and he completed the podium.

Image: RC Chili Bowl [rcchilibowl.com]