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November 11, 2025

Apolaro & Ernst claim Infinity double at Cow Patty Classic

DJ Apolaro and Scotty Ernst gave Infinity a double win at the annual Cow Patty Classic at the Nuggets Ranch Raceway in Arcadia, Florida. One of the US nitro onroad race majors and run by US nitro onroad stalwart Greg Esser and his family, the 14th edition not only attracted the Top US Nitro racers but also a group of European visitors. In qualifying, each driver’s fastest time determining the order, after the 6 rounds it was Apolaro who secured the TQ ahead of the Capricorn of German’s Thilo Diekmann and former Nitro Touring Car World Champion Ralph Burch. In the 1:8 Masters class it was Robert Ronas who took the TQ ahead of Ernst. With a 40-minute final determining the Masters result, Ernst would set the fastest lap with with his Kabuto powered IF8-3 and take the win after Ronas’ race came to an end with 6 minutes to go. Behind Ernst, Donna Garcia and Peter Berton completed the Masters Top 3. With a 45-minute Main for 1:8 Open concluding the weekend’s action, Apolaro would be kept on his toes by Diekmann, the two very evenly matched on outright pace, Apolaro’s best lap a 15.063 compared to Diekmann’s 15.093. With Burch retiring from the race, in the end Apolaro took the win by under 10-seconds from Diekmann with Joachim Bruneau taking the final step on the podium while Ersnt backed up his early win with a P5 in Open. In Nitro Touring Michael Palazzola took the TQ and win ahead of Alex Eesser while in 1:8 GT Nitro the Raptor of World Championship finalist Carlie Lopez took the win.

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November 8, 2025

SIGP Day 2 qualifying opens with another Kato TQ run

Day 2 of qualifying at the SIGP in China has opened with Infinity’s Kouki Kato laying down another TQ run, the Japanese driver carrying the form that saw him top seeding and Q1 yesterday into another very hot day in Xiamen. Managing to better his Q1 time by 3.5 seconds, Kato would lead an Infinity 1-2 as Bruno Coelho set the second fastest time 2.5-seconds adrift of his team-mate. Having opened qualifying with a P2 yesterday evening, David Ronnefalk looked to be close to challenging Kato this morning but on his fuel stop in lap his edgy looking Xray crashed and needing to be marshalled he lost over 7-seconds to drop back to record the third fastest time. After his P4 in Q1, round 2 would end up being a throw away for Pekko Iivonen, the Mayako driver entering the pits with caution after yesterday’s timing issues but finding a new bump that caused him to crash which he then followed up with a far more spectacular crash exiting the pits. This allowed Indonesian Infinity driver Jason Nugroho to record the fourth fastest time ahead of Team Associated’s young Korean talent Jung Hyunkyu with Mr. Mayako Joseph Quagraine completing the Top 6.

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November 7, 2025

Kato takes SIGP Q1 ahead of Ronnefalk & Coelho

Infinity’s Kouki Kato has opened qualifying at the Sunpadow International Grand Prix with a TQ run, the top seed fastest over the 8-minute heat ahead of Xray’s David Ronnefalk and Infinity’s Bruno Coelho. While Kato TQ run was never in doubt there would be some issues with timing in the top heat as a result of the qualifiers being extended from the traditional 5-minutes to 8-minutes. With drivers forced to stop for fuel in the qualifier, a number of drivers would not have their laps counted as the came in to pit lane, Coelho, David Ronnefalk, and Jason Nugroho all effected by a problem with the loop under the paved pit lane entry. While there was some deliberations following the completion of qualifying with buggies being push back & forth over the loop on the main straight and in pit lane, it was finally decided to credit drivers with the missed laps meaning Ronnefalk got his second 3.162 seconds off Kato’s pace with Coelho joining them on 15-lap runs a further 1-second back. Showing P2 on the timing screen’s at the end of the run, Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen would end up 4th after the corrections with Adrian Wicaksono from Indonesia completing the Top 5.

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November 7, 2025

Infinity IF14 Speciale Alu Hub Carrier

New from Infinity for their IF14 Speciale 1:10 Electric Touring Car come these optional Aluminium Hub Carriers. Made in Japan for superior accuracy, rigidity, and performance, they deliver peak performance on high-grip surfaces. Infinity advise that when using spacers under the upper ball pivot (TS075), to use spacers 1mm thinner than those for the kit standard plastic hub carriers.

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November 7, 2025

Kato tops seeding at SIGP in China

Japan’s Kouki Kato is the top seed at the SIGP Offroad Race in Xiamen, the Infinity team having the early advantage in China on the challenging 3-Circles track as team-mate Bruno Coelho managed to set the second fastest 3-consecutive laps. Over the two rounds of controlled practice Kato would set his best time in CP1 while Coelho would top the second round improving on his earlier time but unable to better that of Kato. Fresh from his double win last weekend at the new Hongyu GDC track in Guangzhou, Xray’s David Ronnefalk completed the Top 3 with his opening effort. Building his confidence on the bumpy track, Korean youngster Jung Hyunkyu took his Team Associated to the fourth fastest time ahead of Mayako pairing Pekko Iivonen and Joesph Quagraine.

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November 4, 2025

Infinity IF14 Speciale Long Top Deck

Infinity has released a new Long Top Deck for their new IF14 Speciale 1:10 Electric Touring Car. Designed to deliver stable traction and precise handling across a wide range of track conditions, this one-piece top deck is specially developed for the IF14 Speciale. Just like the standard split-type top deck included in the kit, chassis flex can be fine-tuned by adjusting the number of screws (TS072) mounted to the motor mount. This allows for detailed setup customisation to match driving style and surface conditions.

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October 29, 2025

Infinity Spec1ale T-Shirt

Infinity has released a new Spec1ale T-Shirt designed for enthusiasts of the EP world and their IF14 Speciale Touring Car which was released in the Summer. On the front stands the iconic Inf1nity logo, surrounded by five stars symbolising the five World Championship titles won by the team. The sleeves feature the Inf1nity “Globe” logo on one side and the other group brands on the opposite, while the big news is on the back. Instead of the repeated Inf1nity logo, there’s now the distinctive Spec1ale logo, unique and instantly recognisable. The T-shirt is enriched with a custom inner label and a hang tag featuring the Inf1nity logo, highlighting the attention given to every detail. Like most of the Spec1ale project, the new T-shirt is designed and produced in Italy.

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October 28, 2025

Infinity Droop Blocks 10mm

Multiple Nitro Onroad World Champion chassis manufacturer Infinity has added new 10mm Droop Blocks to its offering of set-up tools. For use with 10mm Droop Gauge and finished in the Japanese company’s trademark Black & Red colours, the blocks can also be used with other gauges requiring a 10mm thick droop block and is an essential tool for suspension alignment settings.

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