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December 22, 2023

Senesi leaves Xray

1:8 GT Specialist and World Championship finalist Natanaele Senesi has announced he is leaving Xray after just one year with the Slovakian manufacturer. Taking the GTX8 to fourth place having topped a round of qualifying at the recent World Championship in Sydney, Australia, the Italian had done a lot of own development work on the car and appears this is one of the reasons for both parties having decided not to continue into 2024. On his social media he posted, ‘Here it ends. After only one year with XRAY both the company and I have decided to parts away. I think that this season we really showed the potential of the cars, but after trying to develop and doing my best to improve the car even more I found myself very tight in the team. For this reason I decided to not continue with the brand and move on. In this cases you should ready “stay tuned for an announcement”, but no announcement this time since I decide to don’t team up with any brand that knocked at my door. What does this mean? Well… stay tuned to discover on what we are working. Now I need to rest and prepare for the next season. Cheers Guys!’

Source: Natanaele Senesi [Facebook]

December 22, 2023

Elias back with Capricorn for 2024

Capricorn RC is to welcome back international 1:8 Onroad Nitro racer & World Finalist Flavio Elias to its team for 2024. After four years away from the Italian manufacturer, the Brazilian stalwart of the category rejoins to race their latest LAB C804R as well as now using their ONE brand of engine.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

December 22, 2023

Sontag departs Fantom Racing

Newly crowned 2WD Buggy World Champion Tater Sontag has announced his departure from electronics sponsor Fantom Racing. Racing with the US brand two years, the highlight of the partnership was the 16-year-old winning the 2023 IFMAR World Title at Hobby Action Raceway in Arizona using its Pro 2.0 ESC. Normally also running their motors and batteries, a lack of IFMAR approval of their products meant he had to use a Hobbywing motor and ProTek batteries. Announcing his departure the TLR driver said, ‘With the 2023 season coming to a close, unfortunately so does my time with Fantom Racing. I started with Fantom 2 years ago and we have had some awesome results and amazing times. Fantom helped me win races from a club race, all the way to clinching a World Championship. I could not be more thankful for what Troy, Craig, and everyone else at Fantom did for me the past 2 years. It’s been an awesome journey, but unfortunately everything good has to come to a close eventually. With that being said stay tuned for my announcement for my 2024 electronics!’

Source: Tater Sontag RC [Facebook]

December 22, 2023

2024 SIGP International Grand Prix – Announcement

Sunpadow Batteries has announced that the SIGP International RC Car Grand Prix Onroad will be resumed in 2024 with the event taking place March 20-24 (Updated). The Sunpadow International Grand Prix (SIGP) event had established itself as one of the leading annual international RC event in China and attracted many of the sports top drivers with World Champion Bruno Coelho the winner of the onroad edition in 2019. Taking place at the 2017 Electric Offroad Championship venue in Xiamen, both the onroad and offroad tracks are built side by side next to Sunpadow’s production facility. The SIGP will continue to offer one of the biggest prizes in the sport with total prize money of $25,000 on offer over the categories which include 1:8 GP onroad, 1:8 EP onroad, 1:10 Modified Touring Car and 1:10 Stock Touring Car. Registration will open on January 20th, 2024.

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December 22, 2023

RSRC ‘Miami’ setup board

Multiple European Buggy Champion Reno Savoya’s RSRC brand has produced a ‘Miami’ setup board. In his own description of the PVC board, Savoya says ‘it will probably not make you faster, but it will for sure make you look gorgeous in the pits!’. Compatible with all 1:8 and 1:10 models it is made of 10mm expanded PVC for lightness and durability and features a ‘Miami’ look for fine-tuning all your RC car’s settings: camber, geometry, ground clearance etc. Measuring 400mm x 500mm and weighing 0.95Kg it has a matte finish and print protected against splashes from the main fluids such as fuel and brake cleaner.

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December 21, 2023

2024 MIBO International registration opens

Following the hugely successful inaugural running of the MIBO International Race in the Czech Republic in March of this year, the race is back for 2024 with registration now open for the February 16-18 event. Organised by former international touring car racer Michal Bok the race brings together both electric onroad and offroad racing on two tracks build side by side by the team from Mibosport. A long time dream of Bok to host his own major international event in Hrotovice, the first edition of MIBO International saw Mugen’s Ronald Volker crowned the inaugural Touring Car Champion and Xray’s Bruno Coelho take double buggy honours at the Sport V Hotel venue. With everything from the track, restaurant, bowling alley and hotel rooms all under one roof, the venue was a hit with racers who travelled from 13 different countries. With a capped entry limit the relaxed schedule also meant plenty of time in the evening to wind down and socialise over dinner after each day’s racing. On the onroad track, the racing action will again cater for Modified, Stock & FWD Touring cars plus Formula. The Offroad track will cater for 2WD and 4WD Buggy as well an open class of ‘Offroad Kids’ that will give the future stars of racing an opportunity to be a part of this international event. Red RC is looking forward to making the return trip to Czech Republic for the 2nd edition of the race which will kick off our 2024 race coverage.

Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]

December 21, 2023

Awesomatix A800 Short Suspension Arms

Awesomatix has released new shorter suspension arms for its A800R 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The new C204L-1/C204R-1 Suspension Arms are 1mm shorter compared to the C204 Suspension Arms. Narrowing the track width of the car it is especially recommended for lower grip levels. The arms have a “-1” engraved on the lower side for easy identification. Available individually, Awesomatix is also offering a Suspension Arm set which contains 2 x C204L-1 and 2 x C204R-1 arms. Also new from Awesomatix is their M2.5X7 CNC Machined Steel Arm Screws. They are the perfect length for a clean look when screwing together C04/C204 and P04 and come as a set of eight screws.

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December 21, 2023

Boots joins Hotrace Tyres

Former World Championship Top Qualifier and multiple European 1:8 Offroad Champion Elliott Boots has joined Hotrace Tyres Factory team. The Italian based British driver joins the Italian tyre manufacturer having represented the T-Pro brand in 2023. Fresh on the news that he has just extended his contract with chassis sponsor Sworkz for the next three years, on his new tyre deal he said, ‘So happy to announce that I will be joining Hotrace Tyres Factory for 2024. There products are the best on the market and there devotion for the sport is incredible. A huge thank you to them for supporting me. Can’t wait for the new season to start.’

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]