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July 25, 2022

Krapp wins ETS Rd2 in Austria

Last weekend, ETS Rd2 took place at the beautiful facility of the MAV Aigen-Schlägl in Austria. A well-known track from many ENS races in the past, and this time the electric elite of the ETS stopped in Austria to crown six race winners in the different racing classes at the Euro Touring Series. The weather was challenging, as the temperatures reached values above 30 degree Celsius every day. As always at the ETS, the race included 4 rounds of qualifying followed by triple mains for everybody. In the Matrix Modified class we saw spectacular racing with top speeds up to 120 km/h on the straightway. After the four rounds of qualifying, it was Yokomo`s Christopher Krapp starting from the very important pole position into the finals. Right behind Krapp, Axon driver Akio Sobue and Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker took second and third on the grid while Awesomatix driver Marc Rheinard and his teammate Lucas Urbain lined up fourth and fifth.

Continue reading the race report here

July 19, 2022

Marcus Kaerup joins Ruddog Racing Team

Marcus Kaerup has joined the Ruddog Racing team. Marcus’ Team Associated RC8B4 buggy will be powered by the Ruddog Racing RNX22.3 nitro engine, and the newly crowned EFRA 4WD European Champion will tap into the wide range of Ruddog accessories to prepare and maintain all his cars.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

July 12, 2022

Red RC live event coverage is returning

After more than a 2 year forced absence, we are very excited to announce that Red RC will resume our live event coverage after the summer. With our last race attended being the TITC in April of 2020, we are dusting off our equipment and sharpening our pencils and hitting the road again, starting in September with the ISTC Touring Car World Championships held in the amazing Gubbio, Italy. We will follow that up in November with the 1/10th Nitro World Championships at the always awesome RC Addict track in Bangkok, Thailand. From there we hope to announce further events for 2023 and beyond. Of course we cant do this without a lot of support and so we wish to thank Monaco RC for sponsoring our coverage in Italy and to a very generous supporter from the USA for making the coverage of both events possible. We look forward to being back trackside this September in Italy, bringing you our trademark high quality reports, photos and action videos.

July 12, 2022

Ioannidis & Kalantzakis win at Greek EP Nats Rd2

The second round of the 1/10 EP Touring Greek Nationals was held in FRT (Fanatix Racing Track) located in Athens, Greece. As it had rained the night before, racers faced a drying track with the traction coming up on the later stages of the event. In the Modified class, it was Filippos Isaakidis (Mugen) who adapted the best on the ever-changing track conditions and was able to take pole position winning Q1, Q4 and Q5 in front of Andreas Koutras (Mugen) who won Q2 and Q3 showing good speed while Dimitris Ioannidis (Awesomatix) would start P3 on the grid with a lack of pace on all the qualifying runs.

Continue reading the race report here

July 6, 2022

Radtec adjustable servo horn

Radtec have released their new steering servo horn with an adjustable length of 17, 18, 19 & 20mm. Sporting laser engraved marking for easily identifying the setting, it has a clamp type design for reduced play on the spline. Available in a 23T version that is compatible with KO/Sanwa and in 25T which is compatible with Futaba/Power HD & others servo.

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June 30, 2022

Mark Stiles joins Awesomatix️

Awesomatix have announced the addition of UK Pancar ace Mark Stiles to their Factory Team. The 10x EFRA 1/12 EC A-Finalist brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the Team. Together with James Stewart and their UK distributor they aim to further extend and improve support for racers and Mark is a great addition to those future plans. Mark will attend all major events in the UK as well as the European & World Champs. Mark had this to about joining the team:

I’m excited to join Awesomatix and drive the A12 as part of a team being assembled in the UK. It is refreshing to see a manufacturer taking an innovative approach to chassis design in the 1/12 category and so far I have been impressed with the level of quality and precision in the car. As a team our aim is to compete at the sharp end of the club, national and international races we attend whilst sharing our collective passion and experience in a fun environment. We will work to develop the A12 platform whilst supporting other drivers using the car in the hope that competitors at all levels can enjoy racing it.

Source: Awesomatix [facebook.com]

June 27, 2022

2022 Speed King Tour Rd3 – Report

The third round of Speed King Tour 2022 was held at New Next Rush Circuit in Chiba prefecture recently. The track was built near to Narita international airport which means easy to visit for not only domestic racers but also overseas entrants. The race catered to three different electric touring car classes, TC0 class cars using modified motor, TC1 with boosted stock motor and only GForce ESC and motor can be used in the TC2 class. In the TC0 class, Yugo Nagashima took TQ with his brand-new Serpent X20’23 and past electric touring car national champion Souta Goto driving the new Yokomo BD11 got second. Infinity driver Jin Sawada was third. Kazuma Murai became top qualifier in the TC1 class and Yoshiharu Tanaka took TQ in TC2.

Continue reading the report here

June 24, 2022

JConcepts F2 body for Associated B6.4

JConcepts has arrived at the ROAR carpet off-road nationals this week with their latest body for the Team Associated B6.4. The F2 body with an all new platform specifically to fit the B6.4 chassis shape has undergone several other updates. The F2 has an all new lower profile cab delivering knockout looks and performance. More improvements include following the chassis shape extremely close in the rear along with a tight and precise fit around new top-deck and lower chassis shape. More clearance has been added around the spur gear guard and additional width for optional 3 pad slipper assembly. New trim lines throughout make for a nicer fitting body with a slim front nose to fit just under the front shock tower and along the front bulkhead. The rear side-pods have also been simplified to allow smoother driving characteristics and more room for decal placement. The F2 Low-Profile body for the B6.4 will include two Carpet / Turf / Dirt wings, window masks and decal sheet.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]