Vision Racing have introduced this Carbon Chassis Standoff Brace Set for TLR’s 22 series of 2WD Buggy, Truck and Short Course kits. Machined from aluminium, which is finished in black anodising & engraved with VR logo, these duel mounting standoffs strengthen and reduce frontend tweak for users of Vision Racing’s TLR 22 series carbon fibre chassis.
It is great to see RC Racing being recognised as a great platform for the promotion of STEM education with DieHard RC announcing their 2022/23 all girls team. They will use the indoor season to focus on teaching the girls to set/achieve goals, have fun and encourage each other. Ranging in age from 9 to 16 years-old, it is great to see the girls being so excited about being part of this growing team. Based Snohomish, Washington, DieHard RC strives to create a fun and educational learning environment that is inclusive, promotes teamwork and allows the community to come together. Integrity, hard work and community involvement through STEM focused racing and educational programs are the cornerstones of their business. They strive to have a place where families can come together in a strong community and a healthy environment. Well done to everyone involved and to all the RC companies who are supporting the girls racing efforts.
Source: DieHard RC [diehardrc.com]
Having taken the TQ, topping 4 of the 5 qualifiers, Michal Orlowski completed the perfect weekend at the Swedish Indoor National Championships to take the overall Touring Car victory. However, given Orlowki’s Polish nationality the honour of being crowned 2023 Champion would go to second place finisher Viktor Wilck. Hosted at David Ronnefalk’s DR Racing Arena, this year’s event attracted an international field with Marc Rheinard another star of touring cars to make the trip north to Sweden. With two wins from the triple A-Mains, Orlowski may have been ineligible for the Swedish title but his victory is the perfect start to the indoor carpet racing season for the Schumacher driver. Behind the Infinity of Swede Wilck, who heads to Thailand for the Nitro Touring Car World Championship this coming week, Rheinard completed the race podium for Awesomatix. Finishing 4th, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg and 6th place finisher David Ronnefalk complete the Swedish TC title podium. In 1:12 it was Hagberg who took victory to be crowned Swedish Champion from Ronnefalk and Alex Andresson.
View TC & 1:12 title podiums here
The Swedish Indoor National Championship has a very international entry this year with factory Schumacher driver Michal Orlowski securing the overall TQ. Taking place at DR Racing Arena, the track of 1:8 Offroad World Champion David Ronnefalk, the Swede invited a few international friends to join the race. As well as Orklowski, who took 3 of the 4 qualifiers, Ronnefalk’s Awesomatix Touring Car team-mate Marc Rheinard has made the trip to Kallinge where he will start P2 after topping Q3. Best of the Swedes after qualifying is factory Infinity driver Viktor Wilck in third with another of Sweden’s World Champions, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg claiming P4. Finland’s Pekko Iivonen is set to line up fifth ahead of the UK’s Andy Murray with Ronnefalk himself qualifying 7th. With 1:12 also running at the event, it is Hagberg with the TQ from Ronnefalk and Alexander Andersson.
Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]
The organisers of the annual Mile High Indoor Championships held at 5280 Raceway in Lakewood, Colorado, have announced the date for the 2023 event. Set to take place April 14 to 16th, the long running electric onroad event has not only been attended by America’s top drivers but also a number of international factory drivers. Alex Hagberg, Drew Ellis, Paul Lemieux, Sam Issacs, Max Machler, Kevin Hebert, Eric Anderson, Brian Wynn, Mike Hanulec, Craig Xavier, Scott Jakes, Ralph Burch, Kemp Anderson and even international voice of RC Scotty Ernst have contested the race. The 13th running of the MHIC, the previous three years have seen the event sell out in under 5-hours so watch out for the opening of registration in late December.
Source: MHIC [milehighindoorchamps.com]
Having given us the Cougar Classic back in June, Schumacher have introduced the latest in their line of re-release cars, the ProCat. The legendary Schumacher ProCat dominated 4WD off road racing in the early 90’s, winning multiple championships including the 1990 Euros with the late great Phil Davies. Now you can relive the glory days with the ProCat Classic. It is an authentic re-release using much of the original tooling, but with a few subtle improvements such as fittings for modern lipo batteries. The ProCat Classic will be a top contender at historic RC races, or will make a fabulous addition to any collection, as one of the most iconic RC cars of all time.
Exotek Racing has released some new upgrade items for the Losi Tenacity 1:10 4WD Rock Racer platform. A heavy duty alloy diff case helps with more durable diff performance and easier servicing due to less stripped plastic parts. The 2 piece diff case is easier to seal and maintain compared to other 3 piece designs. Polished and hard anodised for more durability, it can be used in the front, centre or rear gearbox using the stock internal parts. Also for the Tenacity line including the Lasernut, DB, TT, etc, is a heavy duty alloy servo mount. Polished and anodised in gun metal, it helps with more precise steering and easier servicing due to less stripped plastic parts.
View more images & servo mount here
Founded by US racer Alex Fera, Alera3D’s ultralight weight, flexible, and durable 3D printed front bumpers for touring cars have hit the European market with Tonisport announcing the addition of the brand to its line-up. 3DLite bumpers are the lightest weight 3D printed bumpers available on the market, all while maintaining the same full-size footprint as your stock foam bumper! No need to worry about a thin bumper folding while at high speed in modified racing or not fully protecting your touring car in the event of a crash. Additionally, the bumpers have a taper on the bottom leading edge to prevent it from dragging on the ground under braking at high speeds. Every bumper is manufactured in house in the USA from high quality European polymers. Approximate weight of each bumper: Mugen 10g, Awesomatix 10g, Xpress 10g, Yokomo 9g, Xray 8g, Schumacher 7.5g, ARC 7g.
Source: Alera3D [alera3d.com] / Tonisport [tonisport.de]
