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September 29, 2025

Van Der Bol caps off Dutch 1:5 title with Rucphen win

The final round of the Dutch 1:5 National Championship took place at Rucphen, where it was Mecatech/GRP driver Rick Van der Bol who capped off his 2025 title success with a race win. In qualifying Hessel Roskam secured the TQ ahead of Van der Bol thanks to his time from the second of the three 8-minute qualifying runs. Luke Van den Berg completed the Top 3 on the grid for the 30-minute final. In the main, with set-up changes improving the speed of his car, World & European Championship finalist Van der Bol quickly got to the front before Roskam retired from the race. Staying clear out front, multiple Dutch Champion Van der Bol would win ahead of sixth place qualifier Bas Aalders with Marco Harleman completing the podium ahead of Van den Berg who recorded the fastest lap of the final.

Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]

September 29, 2025

MXLR Tungsten Weights

MXLR has released a range of new Tungsten Weights. From the smallest 5 gram cube weight to stick between electronics in a 1:12 scale car to the biggest 20 gram ESC plate, the range consist of 9 different weight options. With round corners as well as polished surfaces, each weigh is laser engraved on the topside for easy identification. With thin double sided tape (0.1-0.2mm) recommend for installation of the eights, the range includes 5 grams in both balance and cube options, balance 10 grams, receiver 12 grams, brick and ESC 15 grams, and ESC 20 gram.

Source: MXLR [maexler.com]

September 29, 2025

Racers settle in in Sydney ahead of 1:10 Worlds action

Officially the opening day of the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championships, while there was no track action today in Sydney the pits were busy with drivers completing their registration, gluing tyres and making final preparations to their buggies ahead of tomorrow’s first laps on the new layout at the Hills Off Road RC track. With the official duties of Day 1 concluding with the opening ceremony, a huge Australian team, which make up over half the entry kicking it off, and the United States, the biggest visiting nation, concluding the presentation of countries, drivers had plenty of talk about after their long journeys Down Under. In terms of the longest journey time to get to here, this year the 40th anniversary of the first 1:10 Offroad World Championships, that honour goes to Xray’s Bartek Zalewski, the young Polish talent enduring a brutal 61-hour journey! There were travel dramas for many drivers including 2-time 2WD World Champion Spencer Rivkin and Schumacher’s Broc Champlin, flooding in Phoenix causing their original flight to be cancelled. Driving to LA to get a new flight, they finally arrived but without their original baggage. Luckily carrying their buggies and radios as hand luggage, Rivkin was able to stop at his home to repack tools etc. from his 1:8 gear bags. Newly crowned 1:8 Electric Buggy World Champion Marcus Kaerup is another without his baggage, which went awol on his stop over in Istanbul. While a headache for Team Associated team manager Brent Theilke to have two drivers without their bags and some equipment, he said they won’t be stuck for anything while Kaerup joked he had plenty of team-mates he could ‘rob stuff from’.

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September 26, 2025

CRC confirm Payne return for MonTech NYGP

CRC’s Ollie Payne has been confirmed for next month’s MonTech New York Grand Prix, the British driver the latest international entry announced for the seventh edition of the high profile US indoor race. With the NYGP at 360v2 RC in New Rochelle the nearest thing RC will get to having a race in Time Square, the track just a 20-minute train ride from the centre of the City That Never Sleeps, Payne is a previous visitor to the Donny Lia organised event. The reigning European 1:12 Spec Champion and British National Champion joins Awesomatix pairing Lucas Urbain & reigning 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Mächler, and Xray’s Jan Ratheisky as they travel stateside to take on some of the best drivers in the US. Taking place from October 16-19th, this year’s event will see drivers compete for victory over 9 different classes with registration for the 2025 MonTech New York Grand Prix open here.

Source: Fordham 360 Hobbies & Raceway [Facebook]

September 26, 2025

Das Speed Ultra Compact LiPo Bag

New start-up Das Speed has introduced this LiPo bag purpose-built for the smaller batteries used in 1:28 and other mini RC platforms. Unlike oversized, generic options, this bag is designed with the smaller scale in mind. Tailored to fit small-scale LiPos without the bulk of traditional bags it is compact, convenient. It features a unique Das Speed design with side openings for charge cables, giving you cleaner cable management and a neater pit space. Made of fire-resistant construction for peace of mind, paired with a layout there is no more awkwardly charging tiny batteries in oversized bags.

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September 26, 2025

Catanzani departs Gimar Engines

1:8 GT World Championship Top Qualifier Andrea Catanzani has announced his departure from long time engine sponsor Gimar. The 20-year-old Italian, who first came to prominence two years ago at the IFMAR GT World Championships in Australia, has enjoy much success with the new GT World Champion engine brand, including winning the highly competitive 2025 Italian National GT Championship. Suffering a number of engine flameouts in Worlds final in Santiago and finishing fourth, the factory Serpent driver, who is expected to return to Chile at the end of November for the 1:8 Onroad World Championship, made the announcement on social media posting, ‘After 7 years an important chapter of my career is closing: I am leaving the Gimar family. They have been intense years, full of satisfactions, but also difficult moments that have taught me a lot. We have shared victories, defeats, joys and disappointments but above all a human and sporting journey that made me grow, on and off the track. A special thanks goes to Giovanni, who over the years believed in me, gave me confidence and helped me improve, becoming a more mature and conscious rider. I’ll carry with me everything we built together, grateful for every moment lived.’

Source: Andrea Catanzani [Facebook]

September 26, 2025

MXLR TireFinisher Sanding Paddle

MXLR, the brand of 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Machler, has introduced a new TireFinisher Sanding Paddle which features four different diamond grid areas. The TireFinisher is a single tool to finish off a perfect tire after you cut/trued it to the desired size. Of the diamond grid areas #120 is idea to trim/sand down the sides of your foam tires/rim while also perfect to remove CA glue from the sidewalls of rubber tires. #240 is the best choice for rounding of the edges on foam tires. The #320 is the optimal grid to smoothen the top surface of any type foam tires while #1000 is the final step to make your foam tire game perfect from the first corner.

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September 25, 2025

2025 1:8 GT World C/ship Chassis Focus Index

While some had their reservations regarding how the cars would perform around the large Club de Aeromodelos de Chile track and in particular its long straight, it would ultimately prove a huge hit with drivers at the IFMAR 1:8 GT Worlds and showcase the impressive speeds at which 1:8 GT cars now run. The third running of the 1:8 GT World Championship, it was great to see such a diversity of manufacturers make up the World Championship deciding 1-hour final with 7 different brands forming the 11 car grid. A very popular brand in South America, it was Italian manufacturer WIRC who was best represented with three cars, Brazil’s Flavio Elias going from winning the last chance final to finishing on the podium. A brand which at the last World Championships was a solo personal project of its driver Michael Kocher, the Andrea Contarini designed car only offered then to customers as a eGT kit, Raptor has since through the involvement of Gimar become a major player with their star driver Alessio Mazzeo doing the World Championship double in Santiago. In Nitro GT their two cars on the grid would go on to achieve a 1-2 finish.

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