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January 5, 2025

Polito takes ‘OneRace OneMan’ win

Having wrapped up the 2024 season with a very impressive performance at the SIGP in Xiamen, China, Sworkz’s Mattia Polito has opened 2025 with the 1:8 Nitro Buggy victory at the annual ‘OneRace OneMan’ race at the IBR Padova indoor facility in Italy. In qualifying it was Marco Baruffolo who was the Top Qualifier, in his first race for Kyosho the Italian topped 2 of the 4 rounds of qualifying. Fastest in Q3, his new team-mate Riccardo Berton would end qualifying P2 with Polito securing P3 after a TQ run in round 2. In the 45-minute Main, Berton’s challenge would end after just 18-minutes as he retired with a technical issue. With Baruffolo leading he would also run into issues but finish, a problem with his receiver battery 20-minutes in costing him time. Setting the fastest lap of the final, this all played into the favour of Polito who would take the victory from Baruffolo with the Xray of former ‘OneRace OneMan’ race winner Alex Zanchettin completing the podium. In eBuggy, Polito secured the TQ but it was second place qualifier Berton who took the win.

Image: Red RC File

January 4, 2025

Phend opens new era with ‘Clash of Champions’ TQ

Dakotah Phend has opened the new era in his racing career by securing the TQ double at the JConcepts Clash of Champions with his new Xray buggies. Just days after the Slovakian manufacturer officially confirmed they had signed the star American racer, the new package is making its race debut at Hoosier RC HobbyPlex where Phend is chasing a third consecutive win at the annual Indiana event, In 2WD qualifying, 2 from three rounds to count, Phend wrapped up an early overall TQ by taking the opening two rounds, the first ahead of Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin and the second ahead of Schumacher’s Broc Champlin. In 4WD, it was Xray’s Chase Lemieux who took the first round ahead of his new team-mate before Phend went to the top in Q2 & 3 setting the fastest times ahead of Rivkin to secure the overall TQ.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

January 4, 2025

Destiny DTY-10 Shock Option Parts

Destiny, the electric touring car brand of Roche RC, has released some new option parts as tuning options for the shocks on its recently released DTY10 1:10 Competition Touring Car. Titanium Coated Shock Shafts improves the shaft surface, the process creating a smoother finish that provides better damping performance of the shock. Also new thickness 1mm and 2mm purple coloured spacers for shock and suspension fine adjustment.

View new purple spacers here

January 4, 2025

Team EAM batteries for Hagberg

Team EAM has announced that former 1:12 World Champion Alexander Hagberg will use its batteries to power his Xray cars for the 2025 season. Previously running Nosram batteries as part of his race program, the Swede’s switch to the US brand is a significant one for its founder Eric Anderson and commenting on the news Hagberg said, ‘After following the progress of Team EAM on the racing scene in recent years, I had no doubt that their products are absolute top class across the board, and the choice of hobbyists and pro drivers alike! This will give my racing program a great boost going into 2025, and I am excited to work with my long term friend Eric Anderson and his brand! Thank you EAM for this opportunity!’

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

January 3, 2025

Figueiredo & Monteiro join Hobbywing

As the roll out of new driver sponsorships for the 2025 season continues, Hobbywing has announced the signing of leading Portuguese 1:8 Offroad racers João Figueiredo and Ricardo Monteiro to bolster its offroad program in this inaugural eBuggy World Championship year. Tekno driver Figueiredo had an impressive season in 2024 making the IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship final in Redovan and will be looking to build on that performance when the the inaugural 1:8 Electric Offroad World Championship is hosted by his home track in Barcelos, Portugal in August. European Championship finalist Monteiro brings extensive offroad experience to Hobbywing and has also worked as mechanic for Hobbywing’s star driver Bruno Coelho and highly regarded by the World Champion for his technical input will also join the XR8 PRO testing plans for Hobbywing.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

January 3, 2025

ONG D3 Carbon RC8B4 Wing Mount Reinforcement plate

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]

January 3, 2025

Prümper joins RC Maker

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]

January 2, 2025

Berton joins Hobbywing

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]