Mugen Seiki has introduced optional Rear Body Supports for its newly released MTC3 1:10 Electric Touring Car. With weight saving in bodies meaning many touring car bodies are made from very thin materials, and the bodies may be significantly deformed in high speed corners. To prevent this deformation the Japanese manufacturer has designed the carbon fibre supports Using the newly to improves stability.
Continuing to establish its race team, Australian Electric Touring Car newcomers RC Maker has appointed Timo Siebert as European Team Manager. Whilst Siebert has only been with Ryan Maker’s brand for a short time, they has already contributed in a massive way with his dedication to both the hobby and their brand showing his passion not only for racing, but helping people and building something special. In the new role of European Team Manager, Siebert will help and organise current and future European based Team Drivers, as well as being his usual helpful self away from and at the track. He will also play a crucial role in the development and feedback from the team to help push us forward in the fastest and most efficient way.
Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]
ARC’s Brayden Stanley repeated his big win of the 2024 PDNR Winter Champs in Sydney, Australia, by again winning Modified Touring Car at the Penrith District Nitro Racing club’s annual event. In qualifying the 2024 eSIC podium finisher Stanley topped all three qualifiers to secure the TQ honours ahead of RC Maker’s Jeffrey Mackie and the Schumacher of reigning Australian National Champion of Simon Nicholson. While Mackie was just 2/10th off the Top Qualifier in A1, he couldn’t do anytthing to stop Stanley from repeating in A2 and wrapping up the overall win. With Mackie winning A3 ahead of John Puse, that P2 was enough for the Schumacher driver to complete the Modified podium ahead of Cameron Kendall and Nicholson. In 13.5 Touring Car new ARC signing Marcus Askell took the win, while in FWD Puse claimed the top step of the podium. Logan Rintoul came away the 21.5 Touring Car class victor.
Image: Penrith District Nitro Racing [Facebook]
Best known for its pioneering development of the F1 of RC Racing, 1:8 Onroad – their latest Viper 990R due for release shortly, Serpent has entered the big scale RTR market with the release of their 426 Outlaw 1:7 Electric RTR. Inspired by the iconic American muscle cars of the 60s, Serpent say the 426 Outlaw combines raw retro attitude with cutting-edge engineering to deliver a street machine that’s as fierce as it is fast. Powered by a brutal 6S brushless system, built on a race-bred platform, and dressed in wide body aggression, the Outlaw is designed for high-speed domination — whether you’re street bashing, drag racing, or just turning heads at full throttle. With its wide body Lexan shell, super grip tires, and hood-mounted supercharger, the Outlaw is a visual callback to the golden era of Detroit muscle — but it’s built with modern performance in mind. It’s aerodynamically tested underbody and high-efficiency rear diffuser deliver the high-speed stability you need when drag racing or street shredding. Customise the look with optional hood scoop variations — including a matte black classic scoop or a stacked manifold intake — to dial in your vibe and make your outlaw truly your own. The 426 Outlaw is more than just Serpent’s street entry, it’s a full-scale rebellion in 1:7 scale.
Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski was the winner at the Euros Warm-up Race at the Dutch Raco2000 track in Ultrecht which will host the Electric Touring Car European Championships proper on August 22-24. While the reigning European Champion Marc Rheinard travelled with the Awesomatix team for practice at the uniquely shaped track layout, he wouldn’t contest the Warm-up Race and Xray was without its lead driver in Modified as Alexander Hagberg was racing at eSIC in in Singapore, where he finished runner-up to Akio Sobue. With five rounds of qualifying, it Orlowski who took the TQ ahead of Infinity’s Bruno Coelho and Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker with the Yokomo’s Christopher Krapp claiming P4. With the Top 3 remaining unchanged in each of the triple A-Mains, the podium would be the same as how they lined up. RC Maker’s Antoine Brunet was the top mover in the finals, the Frenchman qualifying P7 and finish P6 behind Jilles Groskamp and ahead of Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain. In Pro Stock, Max Machler took the TQ & win ahead of Awesomatix team-mate Olivier Bultynck with Xray’s Adam Iszay completing the podium.
Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]
Team Saxo has released this 1:8 electric kart it is calling the GK-200. Uniquely designed, it is equipped with a pilot that drives with moving feet and arms, appearing to control braking, acceleration and turning the steering wheel adding to the overall realistic design of the kart. Included with the kart as Powerstar 9g servo and high quality foam tyres. Based on a lightweight chassis, the enhance the kart’s performance with precise control, quick response, and high tyre grip. It is available in 2 different versions, standard version, which comes without battery, and pro version which include a battery. The kart is also offered in 3 colour options – red, blue or black.
Axon’s Akio Sobue reigned over the third edition of the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC), the Top Qualifier backing up Saturday’s performance with a dominant Sunday. Taking the A1 win ahead of Xray’s Alexander Hagberg, the Japanese driver would repeat the result in A2 to secure an early overall win in Singapore. Debuting the first production example of Axon’s upcoming TC10/4 Touring Car release the result was the perfect launch for the Japanese manufacturer’s new car. While Sobue had the perfect weekend his team-mate Hayato Ishioka would be less fortunate. Securing P2 in qualifying after topping Q3, he suffered an electrical issue in A1 and A2, but with Sobue able to sit out A3 and watch he gave Ishioka his electrics for A3 and that led to the most exciting of the three A-Main encounters. With the power setting of Sobue’s ESC a little more aggressive to his own, leading away the field Ishioka would overshoot the back straight and drop down the order as Nicholas Lee took over the lead. Shadowed by Hagberg the Xray duo looked to have the race under control until Lee spun out. Having to change car for A3 after an off destroyed his car in A2, Lee was at a loss to explain why he spun out when he ‘wasn’t under pressure’ from his team-mate. With Hagberg now leading and Ishioka seemingly some way back, the Japanese driver came out of nowhere in the last two laps setting up a perfect show down of a drag race to the finish line – Hagberg just getting it by 0.027 to secure second overall. With Atsushi Hara backing up his P3 finish from A1 with another in A3, A2 not going his way, the former World Champion completed the podium at RCMC.
Having feared they might wake to rain, racers at the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC) have instead been greeting by the hottest day of the week in Singapore however the hot humid conditions still weren’t enough to stop the reign of Axon’s Akio Sobue at RCMC as he took a convincing A1 win ahead of Xray’s Alexander Hagberg. Leading away the international field, Top Qualifier Sobue and his team-mate Hayato Ishioka pulled clear with Hagberg getting by team-mate Nicholas Lee early on. While running on used tyres, Lee was holding fourth but then a mistake half way into the race dropped the home hero to last. While the race was ticking off laps, Hagberg would suddenly find himself with Ishioka. Unfortunately the hot conditions causing the Japanese driver to lose power resulting in Hagberg making a little contact as the came onto the straight. Once into P2, Hagberg could do nothing about Sobue who took the win by 2 & a half seconds. Benefiting from Ishioka and Lee’s issues, having lined up P6 Atsushi Hara came through with his Schumacher to complete the Top 3 just ahead of E.C Kim’s Awesomatix.
