April 14, 2025

Portugal Touring Series (PTS) Round 1 – Report

The 2025 Portugal Touring Series (PTS) for 1:10 electric onroad kicked off recently at the home track of World Championship of Bruno Coelho with 68 drivers attending the first of the 3 rounds.  Organised by the Clube Rádio Modelismo de Benfica (CRB), the series draws enthusiasts and drivers from across the country, establishing itself as a reference event in the Portuguese national RC scene.  The PTS’ biggest entry today in Stock Touring it was the Schumacher of Rodrigo Ferreira who took the win while in Formula the opening round went to Jose Carvalho. In the one make Carsten M210 class it was victory for João Nascimento.  Round 2 of the Lisbon based PTS takes place June 8th.

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April 14, 2025

eSIC confirms return of top Korean racer EC Kim

Top Korean Touring Car racer EC Kim is the latest driver to be confirmed for this year’s Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC), the ARC driver having made his debut at the event last year.   The third edition of the international race, Mugen Seiki’s Robald Volker the victor on the two previous occasions, eSIC 2025 runs earlier in the year bringing top international drivers to the Marine Parade Radio Control Modellers Club track on July 12-13.  The brainchild of top Singapore touring car racer Nicholas Lee and Chhua Jookiah, eSIC has already confirmed entries from Atsushi Hara, Team Axon’s Hayato Ishioka, and Xray’s Jan Ratheisky for this year’s encounter with more team driver announcements to come.

Source: eSIC [Facebook]


April 14, 2025

Arrowmax A800R Spring Steel Chassis Conversion Kit

Continuing with the release of it brand-new Electric Touring Car series steel chassis conversion kits, Arrowmax has released a kit for the Awesomatix A800R.  This high-performance chassis is made from 1.2mm ultra-hardened spring steel and features advanced PVD coating, significantly enhancing its durability and corrosion resistance.  To achieve weight reduction while maintaining strength, the chassis incorporates a cleverly implemented honeycomb pattern to reduce weight.  Precision manufacturing ensures the flatness of the chassis, meeting high-performance demands. Compared to traditional carbon steel or aluminium chassis, the Arrowmax steel chassis excels in durability and stability.  Its hardened spring steel material not only improves vehicle responsiveness but also enhances impact resistance and deformation resistance.  Furthermore, the slim design combined with high-strength custom screws further optimises reliability and longevity.  Pre-orders are now open, with deliveries expected in late April.

Source: Arrowmax [am-arrowmax.com]


April 14, 2025

RC Maker SP1 Option Parts


Australian electric touring car manufacturer RC Maker has released a number of new parts for its SP1.  The new parts come after extensive testing across multiple countries with varying conditions, surfaces and grip levels and feedback from drivers with different levels of experience and classes.  The release includes a new Short -2mm Front Wheelbase Set.  This option gives a slightly more docile initial feeling, followed by more mid corner steering and rotation, helping the car hug the apex of tight corners.   Also new is a Split Horizontal or Vertical Body Mount Set which allow for tuning of the rear bulkhead flex.  SP1 owners also get three new Fibreglass Top Decks options, one front and two different cuts of rear decks.  The 2mm fibreglass material is softer then the carbon alternative and designed to allow more flex generally coupled with the optional Hard 2.2mm carbon chassis or Alu chassis increasing flex generating more traction.

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April 11, 2025

2025 SIGP Onroad Race – Announcement

Sunpadow Batteries has announced that its annual SIGP International RC Car Onroad Grand Prix will this year take place from June 18-22.  Resuming last year following a break due to Covid, the race would see Bruno Coelho take the big win in electric and Jeff Hamon the victor in nitro.  Held at the 2017 1:10 Electric Offroad World Championship venue in Xiamen, both the onroad and offroad tracks are built side by side next to Sunpadow’s production facility.  The SIGP Onroad, the track hosting a separate Offroad event later in the year, will continue to offer one of the biggest prizes in the sport with total prize money of $25,000 on offer over the categories which include 1:10 Modified Touring Car, 1:10 Stock Touring Car, 1:8 GP onroad, and 1:8 GT.  Registration will open on May 1st.

Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]


April 11, 2025

MR33 A800R Low Profile Flex Bumper

New from Marc Rheinard’s MR33 brand is this Low Power Flex Bumper for the Awesomatix A800R Electric Touring Car.  Weighing just 9.8g the 2mm lower design further optimises the centre of gravity.  The angled side and front sections ensure optimum handling when riding over curbs as the bummer does not touch the ground or touches it much later.  The four spring profiles printed into the bummer give it the necessary rigidity that is otherwise only found in much heavier models.  A set consisting of 3 different inserts (5mm, 6mm, 7mm) which can be clicked into the left and right sides of the bumper and eliminate the gap that every body always has to the side of the bumper. This means that the body sits even better on the car.

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April 11, 2025

Yokomo MD2.0 Champion Edition

Team Yokomo is releasing the kit of drift team driver Kai Ito who won the World Championship at the world-class drifting event “WTDC” held in Malaysia.  The base machine is the MD2.0, which has a front-rear balance that emphasises steering maneuverability while taking advantage of its high rear traction.  The front lower arm is also made of resin instead of graphite with a ball pivot, which improves handling and response.  Because the suspension structure provides sufficient rear grip, the motor is purposely set in a low position to obtain agile motor performance.  By eliminating the sluggishness often associated with high-mounted motors, the motor’s combativeness in pursuit scenes is enhanced.

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April 10, 2025

RC Atomic MRX Master Lexan Touring Body Mount

1:28 specialist manufacturer RC Atomic has released this Touring Lexan Body Mount for its MRX Master 1:28 pan car.  With this option, the body post is moved 6mm towards the rear which is good for touring bodies.  The body post will not come out from the windows of the body and it also it gives you the option of turning the body post 90 degree so you can adjust the orientation of the body clip.

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