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August 5, 2025

2025 EWS International – Announcement

Headed up by well known race announcer Oli Meggitt, the team behind the EWS International has announced details for the 2025 edition of the Electric Touring Car race. Now established as one of the UK’s premier independent events on the European Touring Car calendar, the race returns on its established weekend of 6-7 December, 2025, with entries set to open on September 15th. Catering again for Modified Touring, Stock Touring and Front Wheel Drive, interest from overseas drivers is already high as drivers will compete against the best from the UK. In addition to EWS International they also announced details for their popular five-round Essex Winter Series. The series will feature an un-changed format across the one-day events and there is also consistency in the race classes, with Modified and Stock (17.5) Touring continuing to use the Rush 30CPM tyre, whilst the Front Wheel Drive class uses the Ride TR09 tyre and the latest Hobbywing electronics combo.

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August 5, 2025

Infinity IF14 ‘Speciale’ Alu Chassis | Droop Gauge Set

Following the recent release of their all new IF14 Speciale, Infinity has released a 2.0mm 7075-T6 aluminium chassis for its 1:10 Electric Touring Car contender. Precision machined from 7075 T6 material, the aluminium chassis is suitable for carpet and high-grip asphalt surfaces with the shape designed to achieve optimal chassis flex. In addition to the alu chassis option, the Japanese manufacturer has also released a new Infinity branded Droop Gauge set. Finished with Infinity red detailing, the Droop Gauge and Droop Blocks come in a dedicated storage case which securely protects them during transport.

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August 4, 2025

Prumper moves to Schumacher

Multiple Electric Touring Car World & European Championship finalist Yannic Prumper has joined Schumacher Racing. The German driver who started the season having signed with Australian manufacturer RC Maker, moves to the British manufacturer where he will become team-mate with Michal Orlowski. On the announcement Prumper, whose first race with his new team will be at the upcoming German Nationals, said, ‘I’m very thankful for the opportunity to race for the Schumacher team in the future. I’m really excited start racing with the Mi9 platform, which has been proofed as very successful. I’m looking forward to the first race with the new car and team. See you at the track!’.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

August 4, 2025

Team Titan 30mm Fan Cover

Team Titan introduces their latest fan cover, the 30mm cover intended for a smaller 30x30mm fan. The fan cover is designed to help amplify airflow and fully direct cooling air towards the motor, effectively reducing motor temperature. The compact design and low centre of gravity 30mm fan with cover make it easier for professional drivers to optimise the weight distribute.

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August 4, 2025

PIP-Aero ‘ThreeThirty’ BTCC Touring Car 1:5 Body

After more than a year of working on its first 1:5 Body shell with input from large scale racer Rick Van der Bol, German body shell producer PIP-Aero has released their BTCC Touring Car body named the ‘ThreeThirty’. It was specially developed for the demanding model racing category and perfectly captures the aggressive aesthetics and aerodynamic shape of the BTCC touring cars. Produced from robust yet lightweight Lexan in 1.0mm and 1.5mm options, it not only looks impressive but also offers the stability needed for close races on the track. Designed for all common 1:5 scale chassis with a wheelbase of 500 to 520 mm, the body comes with a separate Front Piece, this is also available in 1,0mm and 1,5mm. There will be pre-cut body available for each actual car brand and PIP-Aero already working on a number of optional parts for the ‘ThreeThirty’.

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August 2, 2025

Keller wins rain affected 1:5 TC European Championship

Germany’s Carsten Keller is the new EFRA 1:5 TC European Champion, the SCS M2 driver taking the win at Mini Circuit “Ville de Luxembourg” from 7th on the grid after rain arrived with just over 8 minutes left to run in the final. Having secured the TQ, reigning World Champion Markus Feldmann led away the 30-minute final closely followed by the Genius of 3-time Champion Bernard-Alain Arnaldi with defending Champion Emanuele D’amico from P5 on the grid moving up to third as the Top 3 quickly gaped the field. At half way distance the order remained unchanged with Keller running in P6. With drivers struggling for traction as the rain arrived with just over 8-minutes to go on 7-minutes there was a rush to pit lane for wets as the rain increased. With heavens opening up it would be Norway’s Marius Hetland who led until his car soon came to stop on the front straight. This promoted Keller, whose team made a super quickly & important call to pit first for wets, to the lead ahead of D’amico and Feldmann but the two chasers both hit problems allowing Keller to take his GRP shod Mecatech to victory by a winning margin of almost 14-seconds from Feldmann with Arnaldi completing the podium after a late crash with D’amico in the chaos of the rain.

Image: SCS M2 Engineering [Facebook]

August 1, 2025

Xbility One 1:28 Chassis Kit

With 1:28 onroad a category that is currently in the spotlight with a number of new chassis releases including the arrival of Team Associated into the category, new start up Xbility has been in contact about their ‘One’ kit. Designed by reigning 1:28 World Champion Jose Pequito from Portugal, the Xbility One was officially released last month (June) with the first kit batch selling out in just a week. With a second batch now in production, Xbility say the ‘One’ is ‘designed to challenge industry standards, this platform focuses on performance through innovation.’ The car debuted a completely new front-end system, featuring steering knuckles never before seen in this scale the benefits of which are multiple roll-center and camber-gain configurations. It also gets an adjustable battery positioning for precise balance tuning and a fully redesigned ball differential that eliminates the common issues found in the class. The rear bench system allows several leverage setups, giving racers the ability to tailor the car’s behaviour to any track condition. Across the platform, subtle but meaningful engineering choices provide real performance advantages.

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August 1, 2025

Excelerate RC Prodigy Pro 10 235mm Chassis Kit

A year after becoming an onroad chassis manufacturer with the announcement of their Prodigy 12 1:12 chassis, US brand Excelerate RC has just unveiled their all-new Prodigy Pro-10 kit. Excelerate RC say the Prodigy Pro 10 is the culmination of over 36 years of racing experience, 43 Roar National Championships and IFMAR World Championship Final appearances. The main chassis is comprised of an aluminium battery tray that is the foundation for the damper blade suspension. The front chassis plate is machined from 7075 T6 aluminium while the rear flex plate and pivot plate are machined from heat treated steel to keep the centre of gravity ultra low. Premium carbon fibre components complete the main chassis. The Pro Kingpin front suspension is sliding kingpin style front end but with refinements to the details to allow improved consistency and driving precision. The 5 degree front kingpins are machined heat treated steel with an ultra smooth electroplate coating. Paired with with low friction steering block bushings that feature an internal groove to carry grease that keeps the front end damping constant from start to finish. The Pro Kingpin Adjusters allow for quick and accurate preload adjustments just by turning the adjuster.

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