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October 29, 2022

Orlowski TQ at Swedish Nationals!

The Swedish Indoor National Championship has a very international entry this year with factory Schumacher driver Michal Orlowski securing the overall TQ. Taking place at DR Racing Arena, the track of 1:8 Offroad World Champion David Ronnefalk, the Swede invited a few international friends to join the race. As well as Orklowski, who took 3 of the 4 qualifiers, Ronnefalk’s Awesomatix Touring Car team-mate Marc Rheinard has made the trip to Kallinge where he will start P2 after topping Q3. Best of the Swedes after qualifying is factory Infinity driver Viktor Wilck in third with another of Sweden’s World Champions, Xray’s Alexander Hagberg claiming P4. Finland’s Pekko Iivonen is set to line up fifth ahead of the UK’s Andy Murray with Ronnefalk himself qualifying 7th. With 1:12 also running at the event, it is Hagberg with the TQ from Ronnefalk and Alexander Andersson.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

October 29, 2022

2023 Mile High Indoor Championships – Announcement

The organisers of the annual Mile High Indoor Championships held at 5280 Raceway in Lakewood, Colorado, have announced the date for the 2023 event. Set to take place April 14 to 16th, the long running electric onroad event has not only been attended by America’s top drivers but also a number of international factory drivers. Alex Hagberg, Drew Ellis, Paul Lemieux, Sam Issacs, Max Machler, Kevin Hebert, Eric Anderson, Brian Wynn, Mike Hanulec, Craig Xavier, Scott Jakes, Ralph Burch, Kemp Anderson and even international voice of RC Scotty Ernst have contested the race. The 13th running of the MHIC, the previous three years have seen the event sell out in under 5-hours so watch out for the opening of registration in late December.

Source: MHIC [milehighindoorchamps.com]

October 28, 2022

Bittydesign ‘VPR’ 1:7 GT body for ARRMA Felony

Italian company Bittydesign has released another new bodyshell for the ARRMA on-road models cars. After the big success of the previous model launched during this year they have just launch of another body engineered for the Felony 1:7 scale chassis made by Arrma RC. Made with 1.5mm thick high quality polycarbonate Lexan, the body makes reference to one of the most iconic supercar of the USA motorsport history and will give your Felony with a supercar look. The body is supplied complete with lexan wing + plastic supports and the hardware (screw, nuts and large plastic washers) to fix properly these parts.

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October 28, 2022

SMJ 200mm Gurney flap rear wing

Just ahead of the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championships in Thailand next week, SMJ has released this rear wing with incorporated Gurney Flap for the Xtreme CZ1 200mm bodyshell. The wing produces the strongest downforce in the class offering excellent rear grip and stability. Downforce can be adjusted by trimming the amount of gurney flap.

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October 27, 2022

Destiny RX-10 CVD Joint case & Diff cross pins

Following the release of their all new RX-10SR 3.0 touring car during the Summer, Team Destiny have released some new optionals for the RX-10 Series. A new 7075 Aluminium lightweight hardened double joint case for the CVD helps to decrease the wheel and joint vibration while also increasing steering efficient and corner speed. Another new option part for RX-10 series is 7075 Aluminium hardened gear diff cross pin set. This increases the smoothness of internal bevel gears movement and improve gear diff efficient.

View diff cross pin set here

October 27, 2022

SMC technology in 1:1 Electric Motorbike Record attempt

It is nice to see RC technology making its way into full size motor sport with IFMAR World Champion battery manufacturer SMC Racing helping the record breaking electric motorbike outfit Team Speed Hertz as they get ready for the Texas Mile event this weekend. With teams having just 1-Mile to achieve their top speed and a shut down distance of 1/2-Mile, Speed Hertz are aiming to try and take the SMC technology and logo on the side of the bike to over 190mph and break the current 188mph record. Marc Rheinard used SMC batteries to take his Tamiya to two of his 1:10 Touring Car World titles (2010 & 2012).

View complete bike with SMC branding here

October 27, 2022

Sweep X5 outdoor tyre additive

Sweep have released an X5 tire additive for outdoor asphalt use, especially low grip conditions. Tested and developed with well-known Swiss driver Michele Manzo, the X5 tire additive provides consistent grip and less tyre wear. Included sponge applicator with 75ml bottle.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

October 26, 2022

Alera3D Lite Touring Car Bumpers

Founded by US racer Alex Fera, Alera3D’s ultralight weight, flexible, and durable 3D printed front bumpers for touring cars have hit the European market with Tonisport announcing the addition of the brand to its line-up. 3DLite bumpers are the lightest weight 3D printed bumpers available on the market, all while maintaining the same full-size footprint as your stock foam bumper! No need to worry about a thin bumper folding while at high speed in modified racing or not fully protecting your touring car in the event of a crash. Additionally, the bumpers have a taper on the bottom leading edge to prevent it from dragging on the ground under braking at high speeds. Every bumper is manufactured in house in the USA from high quality European polymers. Approximate weight of each bumper: Mugen 10g, Awesomatix 10g, Xpress 10g, Yokomo 9g, Xray 8g, Schumacher 7.5g, ARC 7g.

Source: Alera3D [alera3d.com] / Tonisport [tonisport.de]