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December 6, 2024

Caretti announced as Yokomo Team Manager

Following the news earlier this week that long time driver Nicolas Lee is no longer with their team, Team Yokomo has announced Antoni Caretti as the new Team Manager for Asia and Australia. A long time Yokomo driver in touring car and buggy, Australian Caretti will oversee the Asian/Australian market and be available for technical support at races and online. On the announcement he said, ‘I am super exited to step up into a team manager position for Team Yokomo! I want to thank Taguchi, Naoya and Christopher for making this happen and I’m already looking forward to 2025 and beyond. When I started racing in 2007 my first race car was a Yokomo BD, so becoming a team driver and now team manager for such a prestigious brand is truly an amazing feeling!’

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

December 5, 2024

Gonzales joins Team EAM

Team EAM has announced the addition of US Offroad racer Matthew Gonzales to its race team. The 2-time ROAR Spec National Champion and Modified A-Main finalist will use their batteries in all his vehicles for the upcoming events. The former double winner of the annual Kinwald Klassic will be present at most of the 1:10 Offroad events for technical support of the Hobbywing team as well as he will squeezing in racing as much as possible. Better known as “Matty G”, he is a specialist for horsepower in stock classes, with EAM stating they are very proud to have him on board and to have him choose to use their batteries.

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

December 4, 2024

JConcepts RC8B4.1 P2 Body

Continuing the roll out of their P2 body for 1:8 Buggies, JConcepts has released their latest body shell for the Team Associated RC8B4.1. Debuting it at the 2024 Mugen Challenge and then bringing it to the recent IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Spain, the P2 was originally created for the 1:10 racing. Building up a prototype using styling cues from the World Championship winning body used by Spencer Rivkin in 2019, and reaching back to 2010, JConcepts experimented with a tall stabilising fin on the rear of the body. For a fresh season of competition, they incorporated a small mini fin placed behind the rear of the cab that does not interfere with the engine head. In the rear, the ramping feature that is so popular on the P2, creeps up behind the cab and engine head to create extra force and stability.

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December 4, 2024

Baruffolo departs WIRC Racing

Italian 1:8 Offroad racer Marco Baruffolo has announced his departure from WIRC Racing 14-months after joining the Italian manufacturer. Joining WIRC from Tekno, Baruffolo posted on his social media, ‘As my race season 2024 is almost over, I decided to part away with WIRC Racing. I just wanna say thank you to Franco and all the people’s at the factory, it was a great time with good results. 2025 is calling…’

Source: Marco Baruffolo [Facebook]

December 3, 2024

JConcepts INS15 Announcement

JConcepts in conjunction with Elite RC Media has announced the 2025 INS15. The Indoor National Series, now approaching its 15^th season, is making headlines with a complete and finalized schedule at a host of popular racetracks throughout the RC community. The condensed 2024 campaign was popular in the industry, helping to open the schedule while incorporating a series taking place on both dirt and carpet surfaces. For the new season, JConcepts has teamed up with Elite RC Media to promote, race direct, stream, and cover the INS15 series. The advantage, a single and consistent race director, schedule, and format for the entire series. The promotional side will focus on individual event matchups and points battles throughout the series. Look for Lance MacDonald, Dany Paz, and Keenan White at select events pushing the content of these races to another level. The vision of the Indoor National Series comes from Jason Ruona and the JConcepts Speed Shop team from Groveland, Florida. Since 2010, the series has traveled to remarkable locations, crowning series champions while also showcasing the industry and series affiliates along the way. Key figures in the industry have made the Indoor National Series special, showcasing product and talent at events ranging from dirt, carpet, and astroturf.

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December 3, 2024

Boda returns to Team Associated

Having announced his departure from Sworkz in October, Team Associated has announced the return of French offroad racer Clément Boda to its team. Joining the iconic US manufacturer after a 3-year stint with Sworkz, the newly crowned French 1:8 eBuggy National Champion said, ‘We cannot wait to get started and look forward to the journey ahead. For this I would like to give an huge thank to Craig Drescher, Brent Thielke, Yannick Aigoin and Sebastien Mure for making this possible.’ Boda will concentrate on both 1:10 and 1:8 offroad and help enhance the team’s presence across France and Europe by working closely with CML France. His RC10B7, B74.2 and RC8B4.1 will be fully equipped with the latest Factory Team parts and accessories and will make his season debut later this month at the Christmas Race in Paris, France.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

December 2, 2024

Batlle move to Sworkz confirmed

Sworkz has confirmed the signing of former World Champion Robert Batlle with the Spaniard filling the role of International Team Manager and Brand Ambassador. Announcing his departure from Mayako last week after a 2-year stint with brand, Sworkz had already teased the move with an image taken from behind a driver signing a contract and on making things official posted, ‘Some of you guys guessed right… Welcome to the Sworkz team Robert Batlle! We are very excited to announce Robert Batlle as our new International Teammanager and Brand Ambassador! Robert has many years of experience in the industry and is a super kind and helpful person. He is the perfect addition to our team to get the best out of our drivers and the brand. We are looking forward to a great time together and wish him a good start with the team!’ On his own social media the 2012 World Champion posted, ‘Everything to RED. Very happy to start this new challenge, let’s go for it and I hope you love many new things we have cooking ALL IN RED. Really happy to join this awesome Brand! New chapter in my life, looking forward to make you all feel like home! Great things coming up.’

Source: Sworkz [sworkz.com]

November 30, 2024

Martin ends 1:10 program with Schumacher

Multiple 1:10 Offroad European Champion & World Championship podium finisher Lee Martin has announced his time at Schumacher Racing has come to an end. Joining the British manufacturer at the beginning of 2013 for a 1:10 Offroad program alongside his Agama 1:8 commitments with Nemo Racing, his departure from Schumacher is expected to clear the way for the British driver to race Agama’s new 1:10 offering. In May of this year the manufacturer announced its entry into the 1:0 market with the release of the N110 1:10 2WD Buggy. Announcing he was leaving Schumacher on his social media Martin posted, ‘As November comes to an end, so does my time with Schumacher Racing. I would like to thank everyone at Schumacher for the last 2 years together where we achieved a few National wins to go with many other fantastic results. Thanks to Robin, Muz, Tris and everyone in the factory and my fellow racers from Team Martin. 2025 is loading….’

Source: Lee Martin [Facebook]