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December 19, 2025

Inside the factory – A visit to Hobbywing HQ

I have always enjoyed hearing people’s stories on how they ended doing what they do for a living. Getting the opportunity to visit the Hobbywing factory after covering one of China’s international races, on that trip to Shenzhen I would get to met Jack Zhang, the man who founded what has become one of the leading electronic manufacturers in our racing world. As I would learn from the visit, Hobbywing is a whole lot more than the company we all know for making the motors and ESC that allow us to go racing. Its impressive growth to a company with over 1,000 employees all grew out of an RC enthusiast’s need for a product to allow him enjoy his hobby. While getting to see the production lines off which come all the XeRun ESC and motors, that would complete a clean sweep of all four electric IFMAR World Championship titles on offer in 2025, it was actually the behind the scenes work, research & developing, and testing that makes these products that was the real highlight of visiting not one but two locations that make the final products roll off the production line. While Salton Dong is the global public face of Hobbywing, travelling to major races providing technical support to team drivers and customers, there wouldn’t be Hobbywing if it wasn’t for Jack finding himself in a predicament in his own passion for RC Helicopters. And it was a chance introduction to Salton on an RC forum that would prove pivotal to the brand becoming the force they are today in RC racing. The expertise since helping them to expand into markets you might be surprised to learn of.

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December 19, 2025

Xbility XB-F1 1:28 Formula Car Kit

With 1:28 World Champion Jose Pequito as its design, category specialist newcomer Xbility has released their new XB-F1, the first F1 on the market with a full-length chassis from front to rear. The machined carbon chassis proved in testing to be an incredible balance of flexibility and strength. Other features of the kit include a new front-end with steering knuckles inspired by 1:8 Onroad, easily adjust camber and track width for sharper, more linear steering response. Multiple roll centre and camber gain options mean a fully tunable front geometry to suit different driving styles and track conditions. It also gets a revolutionary 3-point ball differential that solves common issues with wheel mounting and ensures smooth, consistent performance. A fully aluminium servo saver with Ackermann adjustment is designed to protect the servo from impacts, always return to centre, and allow Ackermann tuning directly on the servo saver. Adjustable front and rear spoilers angle allows fine-tuning of downforce for different track conditions. The kit includes a complete F1 body shell and two 14mm rear rims.

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December 19, 2025

Milansport Motor Analyzer Stands

Polish brand Milansport has released an updated Motor Analyzer Stand with dedicated models for 1:10 and 1:8. Created to make your work on the motor with an analyzer much easier than the standard alligator clips that come with the devices are rather risky to misconnect ABC. With the latest version of the stand you have 3 wires ABC that you connect directly into your device, motor placed on the stand connects with plates giving the needed connection. Compatible with most used motor analyzer on the market, such as Motolyser and Hobbywing Tunalyzer, the package includes Motor Analyzer Stand, Oring to hold down the motor, and anti-slip stickers.

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December 14, 2025

Coelho cruises to A1 win at Asia Touring Car Championship

Bruno Coelho cruised to victory in the opening A-Main of the Asia Touring Car Championship, the Infinity driver ending up with a one & a half second advantage over Lucas Urbain who came under pressure from a hard charging Michal Orlowski. As the Top Qualifier, Coelho would break clear of the field over the opening lap of the large Hongyu GDC track, helped by Urbain having to battle his own Awesomatix as it got out of shape. Starting from 3rd, Naoto Matsukura also had to fight with his car first allowing 6th place starter Orlowski through for 3rd before a second off, in which he got stuck in the track’s infield, dropped the Japanese driver to last. Schumacher’s Pekko Iivonen was the benefactor finishing P4 ahead of Infinity’s Ryosuke Yamamoto. In the opening 13.5T Stock A-Main, it was the prototype ARC of Enrico Jung who took the win ending Xray’s qualification domination. Having secured the TQ, Shin Sawada would, after a jump start, spin out on the opening lap allowing Xray team-mate Jan Ratheisky go to the front. Passed by Jung, he soon found himself back in front as Jung got crossed up but it wasn’t for long as the 3rd place qualifier again got to the front where he would stay to the end to win comfortably by 2.8 seconds from Ratheisky and Martus Benetin.

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December 14, 2025

Coelho ‘Top Qualifier’ in China with Q3 TQ run

Infinity’s Bruno Coelho is the Top Qualifier at the Asia Touring Car Championship in China, the race’s defending Champion securing pole position when he topped the third & final qualifier. The Top Seed going into qualifying on Friday, Coelho would become the third different driver to top the timings at the Hongyu GDC track taking the final round ahead of Q2 winner Lucas Urbain but with his TQ run time faster on the improving track conditions it was the Portuguese driver who is the Top Qualifier. Setting the fastest time of all qualifying on Friday night, before the rain washed out Saturday’s action, Naoto Matsukura would get a 3 for the final round to secure third on the grid ahead of Axon’s Akio Sobue and Infinity’s Ryosuke Yamamoto. Michal Orlowski completes the Top 6 grid line-up after the Schumacher driver needed marshalling in the final qualifier. In Stock, it was Xray domination of proceedings with their drivers topping all three rounds. Q1 would go to Shin Sawada, Q2 Adam Izsay, and Q3 Jan Ratheisky but overall it is Sawada who takes the overall TQ ahead of Ratheisky, with the ARC prototype of Enrico Jung completing the Top 3 ahead of Izsay.

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December 11, 2025

’25 1:8 Onroad World Championship Chassis Focus Index

Another season of IFMAR World Championships wrapped up in Chile last weekend with 1:8 Onroad the fourth & final race of 2025. While IFMAR’s original World Championship would attract a small entry, that didn’t take away from the racing at the front with qualifying ending with cars from four different manufacturers making up the new for 2025 Direct to Final Top 4 qualifiers. For the 1-hour final that number would grow to 5 as Shepherd’s Tim Wood won the Last Chance Qualifier to represent the now British owned brand as the 11th car on the grid. Statistics compiled by IFMAR, this the 24th running of the title race, would show Mugen Seiki as the most popular chassis ahead of Capricorn and Shepherd who tied for second. Racing around the very large CACH, the most common source of power came from Ielasi Tuned followed by Max Power, who thanks to Shoki Takahata make it back to back engine World titles. In terms of radios used, Sanwa was the choice of over 50% of the drivers. With 2 X Mugen Seiki, 2 X Capricorn, 2 X Shepherds, and one Serpent and Xray each, we managed to get our hands on 8 cars from the five manufacturers represented in the final.

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December 4, 2025

XC-ESC GL8 FOC Brushless Crawler ESC

XC-ESC has announced it latest new speedo controller intended for crawlers, the GL8 FOC ESC. With a maximum continuous 140A it is intended for large 1:7 and 1:8 Crawlers. With a BEC range of 6~14A Max, it features advanced FOC high-speed current loop and microsecond-level current control for strong torque at low speed. Smart speed servo control means on the uphill it increases torque automatically to overcome obstacle. On downhill it gives steady speed to prevent rolling and drag force tuning means steady park without rolling. X.BUS precisely controls park-on-incline. Smart Cooling System give temperature control with the fan starting when it reaches preset value, saving power and low noise. These is a ‘Normally-On’ setting for the fan always on for steady top performance. Built-in Bluetooth Connectivity allows you to connect to mobile App for convenient ESC tuning, live data monitoring and firmware upgrade. Capable of data loggings you can view voltage, current, throttle volume, RPM and temperature reading both live or recorded. The GL8 is IP67 rated Waterproof for all weather conditions and is also Dustproof and impact-resistant.

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November 28, 2025

BoostRC A800 Spring Steel Chassis ‘Black Edition’

New Italian start-up BoostRC has introduced a new ‘Black Edition’ Spring Steel Chassis for the popular Awesomatix A800R | RR 1:10 Electric Touring Car. Recommended for use when racing on indoor carpet and asphalt with medium to high grip racing conditions, the chassis was developed through extensive CAD optimisation and on-track testing. Machined from high-grade spring steel, delivering a driving feel that is both smoother and more controlled compared to the standard carbon fibre version, thanks to the material’s elastic properties, the spring steel chassis provides more linear and predictable handling. It also increases traction without unwanted snap reactions and gives greater consistency through rapid direction changes. Its refined flex characteristics help the car maintain a lower centre of gravity and improved overall weight balance, allowing drivers to confidently carry more speed through technical corner sequences. Visually, the chassis features a distinctive black finish and a layout that gives the A800R platform an aggressive, high-end appearance. The chassis is supplied with custom Torx T10 screws, provided in quantities exceeding the required amount to ensure spares are available.

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