March 29, 2021

ACI Sport Italian EP Onroad Championship Rd1 – Report

ACI Sport kicked off the racing season with the 1st round of the Italian Championship (EP) held at the RC Landia indoor track in Scandiano last weekend. There was a good turnout of drivers who were able to compete regularly and in full compliance with federal protocols and current national regulations in the field of Covid emergency. In TC Modified, Gabriele Berselli (Awesomatix) took first blood ahead of Federico Barbieri (WRC) and Mattia Collina (Schumacher).

Continue reading the report here


March 28, 2021

SJT rubber 1/12th scale tires

SJT have introduced these innovative rubber 1/12th scale tires for GT12 pan car classes which offers a simple low cost alternative to foam tires. Where a foam tire is good for 3-4 runs, SJT tires can produce consistent performance for 50-60 runs or more. Developed and tested in the United States, SJT Tires held an exhibition class at the 2021 ROAR Carpet Nationals and the new tire required no change to existing 12th scale chassis. Works well with a spool and minimal spring changes, there is no tire truing, no side wall glueing, no one run tires. Typically the tires are .5 seconds slower per lap but 50x longer life. Rubber tire 12th scale removes the constant ride height adjustment and are ready to race directly out of the package. Only one compound is offered and they are supplied in diameter 40.8mm front & 41.3mm rear.

Source: SJT [sjttires.com]


March 26, 2021

Lex Tyler clean sweep at 1st Annual Corona Classic

Last weekend saw the 1st Annual Corona Classic hosted by NorCal Hobbies in San Jose, California. With perfect weather conditions and great turnout, including a large 1up Racing team, the stage was set for a fun weekend of racing. Saturday saw 3 rounds of qualifying with triple A-mains on Sunday. After qualifying was complete, 1up Racing’s own Lex Tyler took the overall TQ spot in all 3 classes he competed in. On Sunday, Lex picked up right where he left off in qualifying by taking the wins in all 3 classes to complete the clean sweep.

View the final podium results here


March 25, 2021

Hudy aluminium set-up wheel for 1/10 offroad

Hudy have released their new aluminium set-up wheel for 1/10 offroad. These unique hexagon style set-up wheels simulate the different sizes of 1/10 off-road tires. Each type of tire – carpet, astro, dirt or foam can have a different diameter and these set-up wheels have multiple heights to match the style of tire being used. Suspension set-up, ride height adjustment and checking tweak using standard rubber tires that are not perfectly round can result in inconsistent measurements. When checking and setting up suspension geometry, it is important to eliminate as many variables as possible and have all four corners of the vehicle positioned at the desired height each time. The alu set-up wheels are one of the most important and basic set-up tools when performing a professional car adjustment. Precision-machined to exacting tolerances, each alu wheel in a set is perfectly matched and fits all standard 2WD and 4WD off-road cars 1/10.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]


March 25, 2021

ISDT to support Marc Rheinard for 2021

ISDT have announced, 5 times IFMAR World Champion, 7 times Reedy Race Champion and world famous German RC driver Marc Rheinard has joined ISDT for 2021. ISDT will support Marc with their battery management charging products, for his upcoming races in Europe as well as World Championships in 2021. Marc said of the deal “I would like to thank ISDT for supporting me with charging equipment. I used it during my tests in Gran Canaria last week and I’m really happy with the performance! Can’t wait to use them at the first race after the covid-19 break!”

Source: ISDT [isdt.co]


March 23, 2021

2022 US Pro Cup – Announcement

Joey ‘The Dirt’ Christensen has announced the all new for 2022 US Pro Cup, a 5 race National series all around the United States. Incorporating some of The Dirt’s flagship events such as the DNC, Silverstate and Lonestar Challenge, before moving east for the first time with a new race for the 4th round of the series before moving back west for the finale in Southern California. For the 2022 season The Series Champions will have a $10,000.00 purse, which will increase if they get bigger sponsors as the year goes on. The USPro Cup series is open to every racer just like his other races however the points will only be given to the 100% sponsored racers, drivers who race professionally. The full dates and venues still need to be finalised and we will bring you the final calendar when we get it.

Source: The Dirt [thedirt.us]


March 19, 2021

VP-Pro sign Atsushi Hara

VP-Pro have announced that they have signed RC racing legend Atsushi Hara. Hara has a ton of experience in 1/8 & 1/10 platforms and many years of racing in top competitions including a number of world titles under his belt most relevant being his 2008 IFMAR 1/8th offroad World Champion title. With Hara’s signing, VP-Pro looks to improve on its existing tire range and continue to bring high-quality and affordable tires to everyone.

Source: VP-Pro [vapon-company.com]


March 18, 2021

Power HD teams up with Max Mört

Power HD has announced the signing of Finnish talent Max Mört to their factory team. Max Mört is a European Championship semi-finalist in 1/8th nitro buggy, DNC Expert class champion 2018 in 1/8th nitro buggy and multiple Nordic championship and Finnish national podium finisher. He will use Power HD high-end brushless servo S35 for 1/8th nitro both in throttle & steering and low profile servo S15 for 1/10th 2WD. Max will be racing in the Finnish national series 1/8th nitro, European championship and major European races 1/8th nitro in the coming season.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]


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