July 23, 2025

MonTech C3 Rally 1:10 Body

New from Mon-tech Racing comes this C3 Rally 1:10 body intended for the world of Rally and FWD classes.  Inspired by the legendary rally car from the renowned French manufacturer, the C3 Rally stands out for its realistic design, aggressive lines, and exceptional attention to detail, delivering a faithful replica look and an impressive presence on the track.  As with all Mon-tech Racing products, this body shell is entirely designed and manufactured in Italy, ensuring top-quality standards, precision, and performance.  Along with the clear polycarbonate body shell the kit includes a window masking sheet, custom decal sheet and screws for mounting the rear wing and front flaps.

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July 22, 2025

Harper wins BRCA Round 4 at Colchester

Schumacher’s reigning British Electric Touring National Champion Elliott Harper added another win to his 2025 tally as he took victory at the round 4 of the Championship at Colchester.  Winner of the previous two rounds at Stafford and Adur, Harper kicked off the event by locking in the TQ after topping 3 of the 5 rounds of qualifying.  Fastest in Q5 Matthieu Dambrine secured P2 ahead of the Xray of Harley Eldridge.  Over the triple finals Harper took the first encounter ahead of Eldridge before winning A2 ahead of Chris Grainger to wrap up the overall win.  Despite winning A3, Dambrine would miss out on the podium, Eldridge the runner-up and Grainger 3rd.  In the 17.5 class it was Billy Fletcher who took the TQ & win with James Hart and Ben Moorey joining him on the podium.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]


July 22, 2025

Catanzani crowned new Italian 1:8 GT Champion

Andrea Catanzani is the new AMSCI Italian 1:8 GT National Champion, the factory Serpent driver compete a clean championship sweep with victory at the third & final round of the championship.  Racing at the Miniautodromo Stradivari in Cremona, qualifying would see Catanzani secure the TQ honours with his Gimar powered SRX8 GT ahead of the Capricorn of 2023 Champion Alex D’angelo, 2024 European Champion Natanaele Senesi.  Offroad racer Burak Kilic completed the Top 4 ahead of defending Champion Giaimo Rosario.  It was a tough quali for newly crowned European Champion Filippo Beretta, the Genius Racing driver qualifying P9 but lining up 5th on the starting grid after winning his Semi Final.  In the 45-minute final Catanzani would complete the perfect campaign winning taking win number 3 by over 2-laps from Beretta with Valente Leonardo completing the podium ahead of D’angelo. Unfortunately for Kilic, who opened the season with a podium in Sicily, would retire 1/3 the way into the race.

Image: Andrea Catanzani [Facebook]


July 21, 2025

Ielasi Tuned Pista, GranTurismo, and Corsa 1:8 Onroad Engines

Fresh from a 1-2 finish at the Euro Nitro Series in Austria for its new ‘Pista’ engine, Ielasi Tuned has announced its new line-up of 1:8 Onroad engines – the Pista, GranTurismo, and Corsa.  The new engines mark the beginning of a new chapter, ending the previous series of engines called GP9-GP3-GP5.  This choice has a technical reason, as the PISTA engine in particular features radical changes, as 90% of the engine is entirely made under Ielasi Tuned guidelines and designs.  Unlike before, the finishing touches, especially in the piston/sleeve matching, are now completed by us with our machine and no longer by Japan’s O.S as in the past.  Ielasi Tuned will over the coming days go into more detail engine by engine with all the technical specifications and differences compared to previous versions.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]


July 21, 2025

Wilck joins Hobbywing

Hobbywing has announced that two time ISTC World Championship podium finisher Viktor Wilck has joined their team driver line-up.  The Swede, who drives for Infinity, brings a wealth of professional knowledge and racing experience and plans to fully dedicate himself to 1:10 electric touring car competitions as Infinity rolls out its all new IF14 Speciale.  On the announcement Wilck, who was previously running ORCA electronics, posted, ‘Very excited to join Hobbywing, thanks Salton and Hobbywing for this opportunity!  The same time I want to thank Michael and the guys at ORCA for the last two years together!

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]


July 21, 2025

Yokomo RS1.0 with Aluminum Short-Shock Conversion

Yokomo has announced a special kit version of its entry level RS1.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car that includes a carbon damper stay and aluminium short shocks.  The RookieSpeed RS1.0, known for its high driving performance, is now available with a special kit that includes a carbon damper stay and aluminium short shocks.  The short shocks lower the centre of gravity, and the 3.5 mm thick graphite shock towers also lower the centre of gravity as well as improved rigidity.  The coated aluminium shock cylinders operate smoothly for a more percise shock package.

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July 21, 2025

Kurzbuch wins ENS Aigen

Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kurzbuch has won the second round of the Euro Nitro Series at the Aigen track in Austria.  The reigning ENS Champion dominated qualifying with his MRX7 prototype topping all four rounds to secure the TQ ahead of Round 1 winner Toni Gruber.  Former ENS 1:10 Champion Teemu Leino completed the Top 3 for Infinity with the Shepherd of last year’s race winner Lars Hoppe lining up P4 for the 45-minute final.   In the final, Kurzbuch would be the only one to break into the 14-second lap times as he took the win by over 12-seconds from 1:8 GT World Champion Gruber – both drivers running the new ‘Piste’ engine from Ielasi Tuned.  2-laps down, Leino took the final step on the podium ahead of his team-mate Francesco Tironi with the ARC of Silvio Hachler completing the Top 5.  In 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, Poland’s Jakub Rozycki made it two from two as he took the win from the TQ spot with Quentin Leroux and Christoph Rohrmoser joining him on the podium.

Image: Ielasi Tuned [Facebook]


July 18, 2025

Infinity IF14 Speciale 1:10 Electric Touring Car

After months of anticipation Infinity has released its brand new Electric Touring Car challenger, the IF14 Speciale.  Since the key signing of 3-time reigning ISTC World Champion Bruno Coelho at the beginning of 2025, the multiple Nitro Onroad World Champion manufacturer has been busy working on the development of a new electric touring car with which it aims to re-establish the brand in the electric category.  On releasing the new car and its ‘Speciale’ naming, Infinity explained, ‘Spec1ale comes from a great story and a unique moment in RC history, where it brings together a World Champion brand owner, a World Champion touring car designer, and a World Champion driver on the same project to make a brand-new adventure happen: the IF14 Spec1ale.’  On it thought process behind developing the new car they say, ‘To create a unique car, we worked deeply to eliminate common weaknesses found in the market.  Designing a lighter platform for better weight distribution, making it easier to work on with smart mechanical engineer simplifications, and addressing every setup change possibilities to maximise overall performance, these were the key points of the project and the core focus behind the IF14 Spec1ale.’

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