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November 9, 2023

Mugen Seiki’s Volker confirmed for FIRC 2023

Mugen Seiki Electric Touring Car ace Ronald Volker has been confirmed to attend the inaugural Foshan International Invitational RC Championship in China on December 15-17. A country in which the German driver became the 2016 World Champion, he will make the trip to the new GDC Indoor Race Club track in Guangdong for the recently announced event. The hope is that having international electric onroad racers at FIRC will boost the level of competition among young local racers. Officially opened in May of this year, and at 800 square metres the largest professional indoor onroad track in China, a number of international team drivers are expected to be announced shortly. Red RC is excited to be making the trip to GDC to cover what the organisers hope will become an annual highlight of the international touring car race calendar.

Source: GDC Indoor Race Club

November 9, 2023

’23 1:8 Onroad World Championship Chassis Focus Index

After a four year wait the IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship was back and what a final we would witness at Infinity International RC Speedway in Japan. Following more than a week of action on track it was Infinity’s Dario Balestri who came out on top winning the World title for a second time and in doing so became only the second driver in the history of IFMAR’s original category to be a repeat winner. In terms of manufacturers it was great to see three different manufacturers represented on the podium. During our coverage of the race we managed to photograph 15 cars from 8 different manufacturers and have compiled them all in our latest Chassis Focus index.

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November 9, 2023

RC Maker X4’24 Geocarbon parts

Australia’s RC Maker has released a number of its GeoCarbon parts for the recently launched Xray X4’24 1:10 Electric Touring Car. First up is their brand new GeoCarbon Bumper Plate with Stopper that sports their ever stylish, stealth and innovative design. The Plastic X4 Bumper and Stopper whilst effective, in RC Maker’s eyes doesn’t provide the most stylish solution to keeping your chassis safe in the event of a crash. The design integrates the stopper under the main bumper plate, lining up with a lower flat section on the front bulkheads. In the event of a crash, the force will be transferred through this lower section of the bulkheads and keep the chassis in tact, with minimal effect on the bulkheads. The 4mm thick heavy duty brace recesses over the small bumper posts enabling it to get low enough to align with the bulkhead. When tightening the upper plate, it clamps the whole assembly down tightly. The Carbon Front Bumper Mount Stopper is also available separately

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November 8, 2023

Yokomo SD2.0 Purple and Red versions

Following the release of its latest SD2.0 1:10 drift chassis in June, Yokomo has announced the release of a Purple and a Red edition of the RWD chassis. The SD series of drift cars, which can achieve various specifications by reconfiguring parts, has evolved into the latest version, SD2.0. While keeping the basic design of graphite double-deck chassis and gear-drive RWD, a thorough review of the weight balance and changes to the front Ackermann ratio have been made to further accentuate the latest RWD drift style.

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November 8, 2023

Yoshiyasu joins Nagashima at RC Xpress

Following RC Xpress’ announcement in April that they have acquired the services of international Japanese Touring Car driver Yugo Nagashima, the electric Touring Car manufacturer has announced that it has signed another top Japanese driver in Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu. A podium finisher in both the 1:12 World Championship, Yoshiyasu finished 2nd to Akio Sobue at the recent Japanese Touring Car National Championship. Racing their Execute QII touring car, RC Xpress is looking forward to him helping them developing the car to a higher level.

Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]

November 8, 2023

Nicholson returns to LRP

Electrics manufacturer LRP had announced multiple Australian Electric Touring Car National Champion Simon Nicholson has returned to its team. After a 4-year absence, the Yohomo had tried the latest LRP gear at the recent Electric Singapore International Challenge race and was extremely impressed by the German brand offering. The Aussie’s first official race back as an LRP team driver will be the 2023 RC Maker RCRA EP Touring Car Onroad Australian Championships coming up this weekend in at Castle Hill RC in New South Wales.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

November 7, 2023

Schumacher Icon 2 Worlds Formula Car

Schumacher has released its newest 1:10 Formula chassis the ICON 2 Worlds. The car has already enjoyed successful on track with wins at the 2022 IFMAR World Cup, 2023 EFRA European Cup, and the 2022 ETS series, all driven by Schumacher team driver Andreas Stiebler. Now ICON 2 Worlds features some of the optional and development parts used by Andreas, now included in the kit, to make this the ultimate RC Formula racing machine. The optionals include new Horizontal Alloy Wing Mount offering improved strength. New Vertical Carbon Fibre Wing Mount allows the wing to be lowered by 5mm compared to previous generation. The ICON2 Worlds get new Lightweight low centre of gravity CNC alloy rear transmission housings. Lowered bearing housings to ensure small diameter foam tyres can achieve desirable ride heights. New Rear Springs that allow for full suspension travel when using softer spring rates. New Rear Spring Seat to suit new springs and provide clearance to the axle. The car are gets a new Montech Front and Rear wing for improved performance. New Castor inserts with pre-defined settings built in (5° & 8°, 6° & 7°, 2.5° & 10.5°). New Front King Pin provides the option to run more front droop which can result in more front grip while new Carbon Fibre Side Link Mount offers more space for electronics installation. New Carbon Fibre Full Length Chassis for increased cornering predictability and improved rear traction suspension system. The Worlds car now accepts optional rectangular weights to ballast up to weight limit.

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November 7, 2023

Yokomo Drift Package 2WD Pandem GR86 RTR

Yokomo has released the Drift Package 2WD Pandem GR86 RTR 1:10 drift car. Coming complete with painted body and pre-assembled adjusted chassis, all you need to go drifting is 4 AA batteries for the transmitter. Rear 2WD drive produces cool counter drift while the latest steering gyro system allows for highly stable operation. Drifting on asphalt surfaces, short-hair carpets, and P-tile floors is easy, and the latest 2.4GHz digital controller can also be used to produce delicate movements. In addition to the controllers, a battery for driving and a USB charging adapter are also included, making this a truly complete Ready-To-Run package.

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