December 16, 2023

Nagashima tops seeding at FIRC

Xpress factory team driver Yugo Nagashima is the top seed at the inaugural Foshan Invitational Championship in China, the Japanese driver topping the single seeding round ahead of Yokomo’s Simon Nicholson.  The biggest international RC event to be held in China post Covid attracting 129 entries to the newly opened GDC Indoor track, drivers faced tough conditions this morning with Ronald Volker struggling significantly having set the pace in free practice yesterday.  Low traction and brand new hand out Sweep tyres saw most drivers out their drifting skills to the test.  Making it a good start to the event for Xpress, Hong Kong driver Eric Lam completed the Top 3 ahead of newly crowned Chinese National Champion Rocket Zhang as the driver now face into four rounds of qualifying, with two to count.

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December 15, 2023

RCtarget Tire/Multipurpose travel bag

New from RCtarget is their Tire/Multipurpose travel bag.  Made from high-quality fabric and embroidered with the RCtarget logo, the bag can serve either as a Tire carrier or multi purpose bag.  Designed to carry up to 10 sets of Offroad or GT tires, the bag can also be used as a car travel bag and/or parts carrier.  The movable dividers allow you many configurations depending on your needs.

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December 15, 2023

Team Associated Pro2 LT10SW Ryan Beat RTR

Team Associated has released a new Pro2 LT10SW 1:10 Short Course in the scheme of four-time Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series (LOORRS) Champion Ryan Beat.  The highly detailed Ready-to-Run truck is based on Associated’s championship-winning Short Course truck with the Pro2 LT10SW featuring some of the latest features in racing.  A durable lightweight aluminium top shaft, rugged steel turnbuckles and adjustable suspension geometry give the Pro2 LT10SW the ultimate in handling on all terrain.  This makes it a perfect platform for short course racing.

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December 14, 2023

XRS Finland – Report

Some 50 drivers lined up at Fullspeed RC in Vantaa, Finland, for the highly anticipated XRS Finland race last weekend.  Organised by EuroRC, this event featured a diverse lineup of racing classes, including Touring Prostock, Touring Modified, CS-12, C12, and Eurotruck. With skilled competitors not only highlighted the exceptional skill level of its participants within the national level but also showcased a European-class proficiency, with drivers such as Joseph Quaqraine, Pekko Iivonen, Juho Levänen, Janne Koivisto, and Oiva Metsola demonstrating a level of racing finesse that placed them among the elite in the European racing community.  Their presence elevated the competition, making each class a true spectacle of high-speed precision and strategic mastery.

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December 13, 2023

’23 1:12 World Championship Chassis Focus Index

Last weekend 1:12 concluded the 2023 IFMAR World Championship calendar in Cocoa, Florida.  While the entry may have been small, at the front of the field things were ultra competitive as some of the biggest names in the sport battled it out to win the smallest scale and the original electric World Championship.  A beautifully presented track, Beachline Raceway was the battle ground with the TQ going to Awesomatix’ Kemp Anderson ahead of Marc Rheinard and Michal Orlowski – each taking 2 TQ runs from the six rounds.  In the finals we witnessed next level driving skills as painted was swapped in battle before Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski finally became a World Champion.  In 1:12 Spec, Awesomatx’ Max Machler did the double taking the TQ and the manufacturer’s first ever World title.  With the  Schumacher team running a different front end on their car specifically to suit the black carpet in use, we didn’t get to take our traditional ‘World Champion Chassis Focus’.  Over the event however we did however photograph 10 cars from four of the six different manufacturers represented at the 21st running of the championship and we have compiled them all here in our latest Chassis Focus index.

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December 13, 2023

Reedy Sonic SP5 Euro-Spec motor

Reedy has released a new Euro-spec version of its Sonic SP5 stock motors.  Due to slight difference between European and US rules, a small change to the factory build sheet is required.  Only the heat-transfer epoxy coating has been eliminated in the Euro-spec version. Otherwise, both versions are identical.  The performance of the SP5 starts at the heart of the motor–the stator.  Designed in-house, the stator’s profile is intended to achieve maximum torque and power output without sacrificing RPM. High-quality copper magnet wire, sized to the maximum that the rules allow and wound with care to keep resistance near the legal minimum, is a key factor in achieving maximum performance.  An oversized collector ring not only dissipates heat, but in conjunction with thick solder tabs, reduces resistance and power loss.

Source: Reedy [associatedelectrics.com]

December 13, 2023

IFMAR World Champion Manufacturer Stats

With the 1:12 World Championships in Florida last week marking the conclusion of another season of World Championships for RC racing’s World Governing Body IFMAR, they have issued an updated list of World Champion Manufacturer stats.  With 2023 the 46th year of the federation, which ran its first World Championship in 1977, it is the manufacturer that won that 1:8 Onroad title that holds the honour of the most winning manufacturer in the sport.  Thanks to Davide Ongaro kicking of this year’s World Championship calendar with victory at the 1:10 4WD Offroad World Championship at Hobby Action in Arizona, Team Associated have amassed 32 World titles.  That impressive achievement gives them double the titles of joint second placed Japanese companies Yokomo and Kyosho.  Interestingly this year two new names were added bring the list to 30 manufacturers past and present.  Thanks to Toni Gruber’s win at the 1:8 GT Worlds in Australia,  Hong Nor is now a World Champion manufacturer.  Although a well established electric onroad manufacturer for over a decade,  Awesomatix claimed its first World title in Florida with their own team manager ‘Mad Max’ Machler lifting the 1:12 Spec World title at Beachline Raceway making the newest World Champion manufacturer.

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