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February 1, 2021

Toni Gruber joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned have announced the signing of former 1/10 European champion and former German champion Toni Gruber. Very happy to have another top level driver on the team, following the recent signing on Alex Zanchettin, their new driver had the following to say about joining the team:

First of all I want to say a big thank you to Novarossi for the past 8 years. The engines work very well and I achieved great Victories. Now I’m very happy to be racing with Ielasi Tuned engines. With the experience of Daniele Ielasi I can be sure that the engine has always the maximum possible power and quality. With these new engines I am sure we have a lot of success in 1/8 nitro onroad, 1/10 nitro onroad and 1/8 GT. I look forward for the next years with Ielasi Tuned.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

January 29, 2021

Yokomo introduce the BD10LC EP touring car

Following a teaser 2 days ago Yokomo have today introduced the next evolution to the race winning BD10, the BD10LC. The LC (low centre of gravity) design of the new car provides more traction and sticks to the road surface, allowing higher cornering speeds. The car has also been made lighter and features new front and rear upper bulkheads, that are changed to a 2 hole upper link design, resulting in significant weight reduction by changing shape and removal of materials. The new front shock tower has been significantly lowered vs the BD10, resulting in a smoother steering feeling and the car is also less nervous at high speed, resulting in better tire performance. The rear body mount has been moved to the rear, to lower the centre of gravity and efficiently increase the downforce of the body. This results in a much flatter car on track as the rear of the body shell does not move up/down. The conventional rear post method can still be used if desired. Also included are the new Axon hexagon hub and axle sleeve to improve traction and rotation efficiency. There is now less rotating mass and no free movement between parts. The new Axon soft shock diaphragm and O-ring results in better and more consistent shock performance. This means it’s less sensitive to temperature change and less rebuilds are needed. Finally, the new Axon hard spur gear also gives more forward traction and is much stronger than its softer predecessor.

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January 26, 2021

Koswork hex & nut driver set

Koswork have introduced this handy hex and nut driver set. Coming complete with the most popular sizes included, it also includes a convenient tip holder. The lightweight ergonomic handle accepts the high quality long-lasting tool tips with the set coming with a 1.5mm, 2.0mm & 2.5mm hex and 5.5mm & 7mm nut driver included.

Source: Koswork [koswork.com]

January 22, 2021

FSEARA Series Rd4 – Report

Another strong 85 entries event at the Beachline Raceway for the 4th round of the FSEARA Series. It has been a tradition every January that there is a big FL Warm up race for the world-famous Snowbird National and this year was no exception, but with the Covid all around and organisers unable to host the warm up at Minnreg Hall, Largo FL, Robbie Michael continued this tradition to host it at Beachline Raceway. Using the track & space to duplicate the layout of the Snowbirds, Robbie did a great job as he prepared and opened the track early on Friday to give racers the chance to lay down some traction for the race day. There are many drivers from all around FL to attend these 3 days to get this final chance in order to prepare for the Snowbird Nationals.

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January 22, 2021

HB Racing welcome Thomas Musso to their team

HB Racing would like to welcome Thomas Musso to their official team. The former French 1/10th National Champion will be racing both 1/8th nitro and electric vehicles in major national and international events in 2021. Worldwide Team Manager Adrien Bertin said, ‘Thomas is a talented racer who brings with him much more than driving skills. He is a very knowledgeable and approachable racer who is a perfect fit for the 2021 team. We are very excited to have him on board again.’ Thomas followed up by saying “‘It’s official I’m back! A huge thanks to Adrien Bertin and the whole HB/Performa/Neidhart team. Now it’s time for some training before the first events, I hope at the beginning of April with the Montpellier GP. See you soon on the tracks’

Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]

January 21, 2021

Wallace Motorsports sign DJ Apolaro

Wallace Motorsports is excited to add, back-to-back 1/8 ROAR National Champion, 2-time Sedan ROAR Champion, and all around top American Nitro onroad talent, DJ Apolaro to the team. DJ was already using Hot Race Tyres with great results but now will be piloting Infinity cars, with Ielasi Tuned engines and PowerHD servos. DJ had this to say:

I am extremely excited to be a part of the Wallace Motorsports Team! I have seen this team continuously grow over the recent years and they already have a strong group of racers. I am fortunate to be a part of that and cannot wait to get started. They have all the high-end racing products any racer could want. Infinity, Hot Race Tires, Ielasi Motors and Power HD servos are just a few of the product lines they have, and I will be using them all moving forward. I am ready for the next chapter in my racing and want to thank Ben Wallace and team for making all this happen. See you at the track and cannot wait to help the team and customers in any way I can.

Source: Wallace Motorsports [wallacemotorsports.net]

January 20, 2021

Nemo Racing USA sign Broc Champlin

Nemo Racing USA and Agama have announced that Broc Champlin has joined their factory race team for 2021. Broc will be running the Agama cars under the Nemo Racing flag at events all over the country. Nemo USA boss, Billy Tylaska said ‘We are super stoked to have an ace driver like Broc join our team. Broc was put firmly on my radar at the 2019 ROAR Nationals when he had a long nice battle with Ryan Lutz in the main final. Excited to see what he will do with our cars and can’t wait to get out there with him.’ And from Broc about inking this deal:

I am ecstatic about being able to run for Nemo Racing and Agama in 2021. Billy Tylaska has helped me a ton getting started and I found a groove with the product very quickly. The C-Hub catches my eye so I chased what I felt would be the best. Multiple brands now have that either as their standard, or an option. The Agama cars are very easily tuned and drive like Cadillac’s and that is exactly what I want and need in order to better myself in the 1/8th scale department. I believe in all of the platforms, the staff, and myself, that I can do great things with Agama Racing Products. Thank you everyone at Nemo Racing, excited for 2021.

Source: Nemo Racing USA [nemoracingusa.com]

January 20, 2021

Hobbywing welcome Davide Ongaro to their team

Continuing with the new electronic sponsors for Davide Ongaro, Hobbywing have also announced that the young Italian will join their team from 2021. He will use Hobbywing ESCs and motors to participate in all electric car competitions. After winning the 1/8th offroad World Championships for the first time in 2018, he won an impressive second place on his debut in the 1/10th scale Worlds in 2019. Davide has the following to say

I’m so excited to be part of Hobbywing team, it’s a great team managed by great people. Be a teammate with other champions, it’s one of the most beautiful things. Recently I tested the new 1/8th brushless system being developed by HW, it was amazing!. I will do my best and thanks to all Hobbywing crew for giving me this opportunity.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]