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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]

December 26, 2024

Brunet joins RC Maker

After a host of Australian driver signings Australian Touring Car manufacturer newcomer RC Maker has announced top French racer Antoine Brunet has joined its team. Following a single season with Yokomo in 2024 after racing with Xray for a number of seasons before that with whom he achieved MIBO International and ETS podium finishes, Brunet will kick off his campaign with the SP1 at the GP3F race in Longwy followed ETS Daun and the legendary TITC in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of February where Ryan Maker debuted the SP1 prototype this year. Making the announcement RC Maker posted, ‘We are beyond excited to work with such an accomplished and professional driver, and are looking forward to developing the SP1 and moving forward together to achieve the best results possible! Welcome aboard Antoine!! ‘. On joining RC Maker’s exciting new touring car project Brunet, ‘A new adventure begins! I’m super excited to join the RC Maker team. Im looking forward to contributing to grow the brand in Europe and all around the world! I want to say a big thanks to Ryan for the opportunity and trust in me. I’m sure the best is yet to come!’

Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]

December 12, 2024

RC Maker SP-1 Narrow Front Arm | Stiffer Rear Topdeck

Their successful business was built off option parts for cars from various brands and now Australian company RC Maker has released some option parts for its own SP-1 Electric Touring Car. Manufactured from 3mm Carbon Fibre, the -0.75 Narrow Front Suspension Arms reduce the front track width by 1.5mm overall. This increases the initial steering of the car making it more aggressive on turn in. This is mostly good for low to medium traction tracks as it helps the car get into the corner quicker and also respond faster through chicanes. These narrow arms could increase the chance of traction rolling in high traction conditions and will make the car a bit more difficult to drive as a result of the extra initial response. Manufactured from 2.2mm Carbon Fibre, a new Stiffer Rear Topdeck stiffens the bulkheads and flex at the rear of the car. This results in the car being more stable on power out of corners, with slightly less rotation and more stability on slower corners as well.

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December 11, 2024

RC Maker SP-1F 33g Front Bumper Weight

New from RC Maker as part of a series of new option parts for its SP-1F 1:10 FWD Electric Touring Car is this brass weight that adds an additional 33-grams to the front bumper weight. It can be used together with the round weights that go inside the bumper to add a total of 113-grams to the bumper. Two of these weights can also be stacked on top of each other for a total of 66-grams. If stacking, RC Maker suggest using some thin double sided tape to hold the two weights together. Made from brass the weight is completed with a black coating finish.

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December 8, 2024

Hamon joins RC Maker

Top Australian racer Jeff Hamon has announced he has joined Electric Touring Car newcomer RC Maker. The Australian, who announced his departure from Serpent last week, joins the Australia’s first touring car manufacturer which is the realisation of a life long dream of another of the country’s top drivers Ryan Maker who released the SP1 in August. Announcing the news RC Maker said, ‘We’re extremely excited to announce Australian superstar Jeff Hamon on board with RC MAKER! Jeff will be working closely with us driving and developing the SP1, as well as managing our graphics and marketing division going forward! Working with Jeff is a massive step forward for us, and we’re looking forward to all the great things we accomplish together in future! Welcome aboard Jeff!’ Reacting to the signing Hamon posted, ‘Beyond excited to join RC Maker! When Ryan first told me he was making his own car I was so pumped for him! Watching the SP-1 become a reality and performing so well already, along with Ryan being one of the nicest guys in the industry I had to be part of it! I can’t wait to hit the track!

Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]

August 8, 2024

RC Maker Ultra Lite Horizontal Rear Post Body Mounts

While busy with the release of their first ever Electric Touring Car kit, the SP1, RC Maker’s development of aftermarket parts hasn’t stopped with the release of these Ultra Lite Horizontal Rear Post Body Mounts. After the popularity of their Pro Horizontal Rear Post Body Mounts, the Australian company set out to make the product even better. Thanks to the feedback from racers, they knew they could reduce the weight even further and maintain sufficient strength. With the Ultra Lite mounts they managed to reduce the weight of the entire set by a massive 50%. The new Ultra Lite version comes in at only 1.7g per assembly. To put that into perspective, thats even lighter than using a vertical body post. In addition to the mounts you must also buy the HRP ULTRA LITE Carbon Extensions with RC Maker also releasing new Ultra Lite 7075 Black Anodised Wing Buttons for 1:10 Touring Car bodies.

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August 1, 2024

RC Maker SP1 Electric Touring Car

After months of build up & high anticipation RC Maker has just released its first ever 1:10 Electric Touring Car, the SP1. A ground up development by top touring car racer and RC Maker founder, Ryan Maker, the release of the car realises a life long passion project for the popular Australian. With over 20 years in the hobby and 8 years in the design and manufacturing industry, Maker always dreamt of being able to develop his own car kits. This dream has been brought to reality over the past 2 years, with all of the design done in house as well as much of the manufacturing and prototyping. Presenting the SP1, a touring car that challenges established concepts with an ultra-low centre of gravity coil-over shock absorber design. The SP1 is designed for everybody. A car that is easy to drive straight out of the box, with great durability. The SP1 can be tuned for any drivers taste and any track condition through its vast range of setup options and option parts.

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July 16, 2024

RC Maker SP1 Touring Car production parts image

It’s a car that has been generating a lot of interest in Electric Touring Car circles and now RC Maker has published the first official photo of some of the production parts that will make up the new SP1 1:10 Touring Car kit. On its Facebook page, RC Maker gave an update with the image saying, ‘We’re inching closer to the release of our brand new SP1 Touring Car and SP1-F FWD! We will be presenting both cars on the 1st of August 2024, and at the same time we will open up Pre-Orders both directly and through our global distributor network! We will provide an estimated global release/shipping date when both cars are presented on the 1st of August! Until then, enjoy a peek at some production parts…’ A passion project of international racer Ryan Maker, who is behind the well known Australian carbon fibre parts and accessories producer RC Maker, he added on his own social media, ‘It’s hard to contain my excitement having all the production parts coming together!! Many revisions, prototypes, samples and tolerance adjustments. Leaving no stone unturned in making the SP1 and SP1-F the absolute best cars I can. I’m really proud of what we’ve achieved so far. It’s taken longer than I expected, because being my first ever car, there has been a lot of learning that’s had to happen! But that’s a part of it, and possessing this valuable knowledge will only improve everything I design and produce in future! Both cars will be presented on August 1st, and Pre-Orders will commence from us directly and our global distributors. Thanks again for all the support and interest! We’re almost there…’

Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]