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August 31, 2022

IFMAR 1:10 IC Touring Car World C/ship Stage 2 Report

With 2022 an exciting year for racing with the return of World Championships following its 2-year Covid break, details of the final Worlds encounter of the year have been released by IFMAR. The World governing body has published the Stage 2 report for the 1:10 IC Touring Car World Championship (click here to view). Taking place from November 3rd to 13th, the 9th running of these championships it will be its third time travelling to Thailand with this the second time RC Addict in Bangkok has hosted the race. Home to the famous TITC event that traditionally kicks off the international electric touring car calendar, on the nitro TC Worlds’ last visit to the track in 2012 it was a home win for then KM Racing team driver Meen Vejrak. A hugely popular victory, he was joined by Atsushi Hara and a controversial 11th place starter Francesco Tironi on the podium. RedRC are excited to be making the trip to Thailand in November to bring you full coverage as Naoto Matsukura looks to defend the title he won in 2018 in Miami with Infinity.

Source: IFMAR [ifmar.org]

August 25, 2022

ISTC World Championship homologation parts lists

The organiser of next month’s IFMAR electric 1:10 ISTC World Championships in Gubbio, Italy, has released documents which refer to all the homologated parts on car that can be used during the event in the various classes. This document also includes the tires to be used and a recommendation on mounting your transponder. Given the recent motor ‘irregularities’ that lead to 2 of the podium finishers at the European Championship being disqualified from Pro Stock, a review of the documents might be worth a few minutes of any attending racers time.

Links to view each document are published on the IFMAR Facebook page click here

August 23, 2022

Awesomatix sweeps ETS RD3 at Arena33 – Report

Last weekend, ETS RD3 took place at Arena33 in Andernach, Germany. A well-known track from many ETS races in the past. 190 ETS racers had been on the line in the six racing classes to battle it out on track. The weekend of racing was amazing, especially for Awesomatix. They won all classes, which they are offering a car for (excluding Formula) and showed that they are the strongest brand in electric Onroad racing at the moment.

Continue reading the race report here

August 22, 2022

Merlin Depta departs Serpent

Merlin Depta has announced his departure from Serpent, the German racer having been a long standing driver & ambassador for one of nitro onroad racing’s pioneering brands. With an engineering background, Depta was more than just a team driver for the brand and played a key role in Serpent’s chassis developments. Merlin made his departure public via a post on Facebook shortly after completing the 1:8 Onroad German Nationals on Sunday.

Read his announcement here

August 22, 2022

Greiner adds German Nationals silverware

On the back of his second European Championship title victory last weekend, Dominic Greiner added to his 2022 silverware collection with victory at the German 1:8 Onroad National Championships. The factory Capricorn driver took victory at the well known Ettlingen track ahead of Top Qualifier Toni Gruber, the Shepherd driver setting the fastest qualifying time in the 3rd of the 4 qualifier. Greiner would set his fastest time in first of his attempts, the time almost 3-seconds off Gruber’s pace. Setting the fastest lap of the 40-minute final, Greiner took the chequered flag with over a lap of an advantage over Guber with Shepherd team-mate Lars Hoppe completing the podium ahead of the Serpent of Merlin Depta.

Image: Lars Hoppe [facebook]

August 22, 2022

Zak Smith wins Round 5 of British Championship

Zak Smith has won the penultimate round of the British Electric Touring Car Championship at West London. The Schumacher driver claimed his second consecutive win of the season when he beat Top Qualifier Ben Cosgrove and championship leader Kyle Branson. Qualifying second, Smith opened the triple A-Mains with a big winning margin over Awesomatix’ Cosgrove and Peter Eagles with Branson’s Xray fourth. Branson, winner of Rounds 1 & 3 of the championship, would take A2 with Smith only fifth. With it all on the line in A3, Cosgrove would convert his TQ starting position into a win but with Smith second and Branson back in 7th, it was enough for Smith to add to his Mendip victory from a month earlier. Cosgrove would end up with best finish of the season with second while Branson completed the Round 5 podium.

Image: 6K Racing [facebook]

August 21, 2022

Rheinard finally claims first ETS win with Awesomatix

Marc Rheinard has finally claimed his first ETS win with Awesomatix, a nice boost for both driver and manufacturer ahead of next month’s World Championships in Italy. Having secured the TQ for the German round at Arena 33, the former World Champion was pushed hard in the opening A-Main on Saturday evening by 2nd place qualifier Yannic Prumper. Despite the Yokomo team driver setting the fastest lap, the only one to run in the 17-seconds, Rheinard stayed out front for the win. A2 on Sunday morning saw Rheinard take a more convincing win to lock up the overall victory for Round 3 of the series and finally give Awesomatix only their second ever success in the ETS’ premiere Modified category. With Rheinard able to sit out A3, Prumper won that encounter from Christopher Krapp to secure 2nd overall with his Yokomo team-mate, winner at ETS Austria, completing the Andernach podium line up. Mugen’s Ronald Volker claimed fourth ahead of Awesomatix’ Lucas Urbain with Xray’s Marco Kaufmann rounding out the Top 6. Adding to the Awesomatix celebrations, Max Machler would also convert his TQ into victory in Pro Stock.

Image: ETS [ets.racing]

August 20, 2022

Rheinard takes TQ at ETS Germany

Marc Rheinard is the Top Qualifier at ETS Germany, the Awesomatix driver topping two of the four rounds of qualifying at his home track in Andernach. With driver’s travelling to Arena33 for the third round of the series and to make final preparations for the upcoming World Championships, it was Yokomo who set the pace in the opening qualifier on Friday. Yannic Prumper was fastest from team-mate & Round 2 winner Christopher Krapp. Picking up where he left off from his recent German National title win two week earlier at the same track, Rheinard’s Awesomatix topped the times in Q2 & 3 which would be enough to secure pole position. Despite not having a good final qualifier, Prumper will start second with Q4 pace setter Krapp P3 ahead of the Xray of Marco Kaufmann and Mugen’s Ronald Volker. Highest non German driver on the grid is Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain in P6 followed by the Schumacher of offroad ace Michal Orlowsk. It was a good qualifying for Awesomatix at Arena33 with Max Machler the Top Qualifier in Pro Stock ahead of the similar car of Simon Lauter. Xray’s Jan Ratheisky qualified third.

Image: ETS [ets.racing]