July 21, 2025

Ielasi Tuned Pista, GranTurismo, and Corsa 1:8 Onroad Engines

Fresh from a 1-2 finish at the Euro Nitro Series in Austria for its new ‘Pista’ engine, Ielasi Tuned has announced its new line-up of 1:8 Onroad engines – the Pista, GranTurismo, and Corsa.  The new engines mark the beginning of a new chapter, ending the previous series of engines called GP9-GP3-GP5.  This choice has a technical reason, as the PISTA engine in particular features radical changes, as 90% of the engine is entirely made under Ielasi Tuned guidelines and designs.  Unlike before, the finishing touches, especially in the piston/sleeve matching, are now completed by us with our machine and no longer by Japan’s O.S as in the past.  Ielasi Tuned will over the coming days go into more detail engine by engine with all the technical specifications and differences compared to previous versions.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

July 21, 2025

Wilck joins Hobbywing

Hobbywing has announced that two time ISTC World Championship podium finisher Viktor Wilck has joined their team driver line-up.  The Swede, who drives for Infinity, brings a wealth of professional knowledge and racing experience and plans to fully dedicate himself to 1:10 electric touring car competitions as Infinity rolls out its all new IF14 Speciale.  On the announcement Wilck, who was previously running ORCA electronics, posted, ‘Very excited to join Hobbywing, thanks Salton and Hobbywing for this opportunity!  The same time I want to thank Michael and the guys at ORCA for the last two years together!

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

July 21, 2025

Yokomo RS1.0 with Aluminum Short-Shock Conversion

Yokomo has announced a special kit version of its entry level RS1.0 1:10 Electric Touring Car that includes a carbon damper stay and aluminium short shocks.  The RookieSpeed RS1.0, known for its high driving performance, is now available with a special kit that includes a carbon damper stay and aluminium short shocks.  The short shocks lower the centre of gravity, and the 3.5 mm thick graphite shock towers also lower the centre of gravity as well as improved rigidity.  The coated aluminium shock cylinders operate smoothly for a more percise shock package.

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July 21, 2025

Kurzbuch wins ENS Aigen

Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kurzbuch has won the second round of the Euro Nitro Series at the Aigen track in Austria.  The reigning ENS Champion dominated qualifying with his MRX7 prototype topping all four rounds to secure the TQ ahead of Round 1 winner Toni Gruber.  Former ENS 1:10 Champion Teemu Leino completed the Top 3 for Infinity with the Shepherd of last year’s race winner Lars Hoppe lining up P4 for the 45-minute final.   In the final, Kurzbuch would be the only one to break into the 14-second lap times as he took the win by over 12-seconds from 1:8 GT World Champion Gruber – both drivers running the new ‘Piste’ engine from Ielasi Tuned.  2-laps down, Leino took the final step on the podium ahead of his team-mate Francesco Tironi with the ARC of Silvio Hachler completing the Top 5.  In 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, Poland’s Jakub Rozycki made it two from two as he took the win from the TQ spot with Quentin Leroux and Christoph Rohrmoser joining him on the podium.

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July 18, 2025

Infinity IF14 Speciale 1:10 Electric Touring Car

After months of anticipation Infinity has released its brand new Electric Touring Car challenger, the IF14 Speciale.  Since the key signing of 3-time reigning ISTC World Champion Bruno Coelho at the beginning of 2025, the multiple Nitro Onroad World Champion manufacturer has been busy working on the development of a new electric touring car with which it aims to re-establish the brand in the electric category.  On releasing the new car and its ‘Speciale’ naming, Infinity explained, ‘Spec1ale comes from a great story and a unique moment in RC history, where it brings together a World Champion brand owner, a World Champion touring car designer, and a World Champion driver on the same project to make a brand-new adventure happen: the IF14 Spec1ale.’  On it thought process behind developing the new car they say, ‘To create a unique car, we worked deeply to eliminate common weaknesses found in the market.  Designing a lighter platform for better weight distribution, making it easier to work on with smart mechanical engineer simplifications, and addressing every setup change possibilities to maximise overall performance, these were the key points of the project and the core focus behind the IF14 Spec1ale.’

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July 17, 2025

Xray X8 Centre Dampener Set

Xray has released this optional oil-filled centre dampener set for the front suspension on their X8 1:8 Onroad Pancar.  The centre dampener set improves front damping and allows adjustment with different oil hardness.  The dampener body is CNC-machined from lightweight high-grade Swiss 7075 T6.

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July 16, 2025

RC Maker announce European Team Manager

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]

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