New from SuperRad comes their first 1:10 Touring Car bodyshell, the SR-32 SuperMafia. The American competition bodyshell manufacturer is producing two options of the SR-32 SuperMafia, the .5mm polycarbonate ‘Lite’ and the .4mm ‘SuperLite’. Both ROAR and BRCA approved it comes complete with decal sheet, window masks, wing, and wing hardware.
Lee Martin has kicked of his new drive with Xray with victory at the BRCA British Offroad Masters which was hosted by the well respected Worksop Radio Car Club. Run using the famous Reedy Race Format, drivers competed in 6 heads up races first in 2WD before repeating the format again the following day in 4WD. Saturday’s 2WD action would end with Ben Smith and Neil Cragg at the top of the points table on equal points with 5 rounds to count. Behind them Martin would sit P3 going into Sunday’s 4WD action with defending Champion Tommy Hall lying P4. With drivers complimentary of this year’s ‘fun’ track layout, it was Jonny Skidmore who came out topp of the 4WD ranking after the 6-rounds ahead of Hall but matching his P3 in the 2WD ranking it was Martin who was crowned the overall Champion ahead of team-mate Skidmore. Hall’s Team Associated completed the podium ahead of Cragg and Smith.
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MSE Performance Parts Germany have released new optional CFRP Front and Rear Shock Towers for the Mugen Seiki MSB1 1:10 2WD Buggy. +5 mm wider than the original, they provide more stability on carpet and high grip tracks due to possibility to change the angle of the damper more steep. MSE also claim the new towers contribute to better control of the buggy during jumps, as well as faster steering and stability during rapid load changes.
Having attended the previous two years of MIBO International, Yokomo has confirmed its return for the 3rd edition of the annual Czech race where it will once again be represented by ISTC World Championship podium finisher Christopher Krapp. The Japanese manufacturer’s lead international driver and team manager travels to Hrotovice aiming to mix it with defending Champion Michal Orlowski over the weekend of February 07-09. A unique event, MIBO International brings together both electric touring car and electric offroad racers on the same weekend with the building of two indoor carpet tracks side by side at the Sports V Hotel. With everything from the track, restaurant, bowling alley and hotel rooms all under one roof, the venue has always been popular with racers and counts Bruno Coelho, Ronald Volker, Joern Neumann, Adam Izsay and Bartek Zalewski as some of its champions. With a capped entry limit the relaxed schedule means plenty of time in the evening to wind down and socialise over dinner after each day’s racing.
Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]
After a very successful first event in 2024, the permanent track of RC Indoor Bleiswijk in The Netherlands was over the weekend the host of the Dutch edition of the 2025 Die 12. Liga, a series of 1:12 races organised by veteran 1:12 racer Markus Mobers. With almost 50 entries from Germany, Belgium, France and The Netherlands competing in 2 classes, it was Awesomatix driver Olivier Bultynck who took the win in LMP 13.5T while there was a home victory for Yuri Braham in GT 17.5T.
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New for its back to back World Championship winning IF15 1:10 Nitro Touring Car platform, Infinity introduces this Stainless Rear Stiffener Set. Mounted in the opening at the rear of the main chassis, it increases chassis rigidity at the rear end of the chassis and increases weight by approximately 13g to ensure stable rear grip. It is also effective when the track surface is high grip and traction roll occurs. Used with G230 Carbon Rear Stiffener Set you van expand the range of setting.
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Australian manufacturer Capelli, who last year brought us the F1-RR 1:10 Formula 1 chassis, has released a new 1:12 Titanium ball differential upgrade kit which has been 13-months in development. Reducing rotational mass of the assembly, utilising Titanium rings that are machine lapped to absolute flatness and treated twice in Ultra hard TiN coating. The diameter of the rings is such that the face of the spur gear is covered preventing ingress of debris into the balls. Supplied with the highest grade of ‘roundness’ Zirconium 1/8” balls, the assembly can then be tensioned using the Titanium carrier (anodised) housing a thrust bearing and titanium bevel washers, fastened by a lightweight Nylon M4 nut.
With the latest season of the popular & long running Essex Winter Series reaching the midway stage today it was the Awesomatix of Olly Jefferies that became the first double winner of the current season. In qualifying it was former British National Champion Kyle Branson who secured the overall TQ ahead of the Schumacher of reigning EWS Champion & Round 2 Elliott Harper with Jefferies, winner of the season opener third. The four rounds of qualifying produced four different TQ runs with the Xray of Harley Eldridge taking Q1, Branson Q2, Harper Q3 and Jefferies Q4. In the single A-Main Branson struggled with a tricky car allowing Harper to go to the front early on. Pushed hard by Branson a touch with 1-minute to go would unsettle Harper’s car allowing Jefferies to pass them both to take the win. In Stock Zak Finlay made it three wins from three races with Ben Moorey and Billy Fletcher joining him on the podium.
Image: Kyle Branson
