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January 16, 2025

Power HD servos for Paloschi

1:8 GT World Finalist and European Championship podium finisher Gabriele Paloschi has been announced as a team driver for servo manufacturer Power HD. With 2025 a World Championship year for the growing category, the 21-year-old just recently announced he has joined Italian chassis manufacturer Capricorn after a number of seasons with Serpent. Finishing 7th at the 2023 Worlds in Sydney, Australia, on his deal with Power HD, the Italian posted, ‘I’m happy to announce that I will be part of the Power HD factory team. I was really impressed in the last season by the quality of the products and i’m very proud to be part of the team. I‘ll be using GTS-6 servos for my Capricorn cars! Thank you very much to the entire Power HD family for the opportunity and trust given to me.’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

January 13, 2025

Yokomo confirm Krapp for 3rd MIBO International outing

Having attended the previous two years of MIBO International, Yokomo has confirmed its return for the 3rd edition of the annual Czech race where it will once again be represented by ISTC World Championship podium finisher Christopher Krapp. The Japanese manufacturer’s lead international driver and team manager travels to Hrotovice aiming to mix it with defending Champion Michal Orlowski over the weekend of February 07-09. A unique event, MIBO International brings together both electric touring car and electric offroad racers on the same weekend with the building of two indoor carpet tracks side by side at the Sports V Hotel. With everything from the track, restaurant, bowling alley and hotel rooms all under one roof, the venue has always been popular with racers and counts Bruno Coelho, Ronald Volker, Joern Neumann, Adam Izsay and Bartek Zalewski as some of its champions. With a capped entry limit the relaxed schedule means plenty of time in the evening to wind down and socialise over dinner after each day’s racing.

Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]

January 13, 2025

Bultinck & Braham win Bleiswijk 1:12 Liga Race – Report

After a very successful first event in 2024, the permanent track of RC Indoor Bleiswijk in The Netherlands was over the weekend the host of the Dutch edition of the 2025 Die 12. Liga, a series of 1:12 races organised by veteran 1:12 racer Markus Mobers. With almost 50 entries from Germany, Belgium, France and The Netherlands competing in 2 classes, it was Awesomatix driver Olivier Bultynck who took the win in LMP 13.5T while there was a home victory for Yuri Braham in GT 17.5T.

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January 12, 2025

Another EWS win for Jefferies at Round 3

With the latest season of the popular & long running Essex Winter Series reaching the midway stage today it was the Awesomatix of Olly Jefferies that became the first double winner of the current season. In qualifying it was former British National Champion Kyle Branson who secured the overall TQ ahead of the Schumacher of reigning EWS Champion & Round 2 Elliott Harper with Jefferies, winner of the season opener third. The four rounds of qualifying produced four different TQ runs with the Xray of Harley Eldridge taking Q1, Branson Q2, Harper Q3 and Jefferies Q4. In the single A-Main Branson struggled with a tricky car allowing Harper to go to the front early on. Pushed hard by Branson a touch with 1-minute to go would unsettle Harper’s car allowing Jefferies to pass them both to take the win. In Stock Zak Finlay made it three wins from three races with Ben Moorey and Billy Fletcher joining him on the podium.

Image: Kyle Branson

January 12, 2025

Orlowski wins ‘Charity Race’

While the biggest winner was the charities the race raises money for, it was Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski who took the win at the 14th running of the annual Charity Race in Scandiano, Italy. Debuting his new Elceram ESC and Team Cayote batteries at the RC Landia indoor carpet track, having joined both brand for 2025, in qualifying Orlowski topped all four rounds with the Xray of Luca Romagnoli his closest challenger recording a trio of P2 runs. World Championship finalist Mattia Collina, second fastest in the final qualifier, completed the Top 3 ahead of the Xray of young Italian talent Filippo Domanin. With Orlowski going on to win all three A-Mains to repeat his run of victories at the race, the order of qualifying remained unchanged with Romagnoli going one better than 2024 to finish second with Collina completing the podium. In 17.5 Stock Touring Car it was Guido Carbognani who took the TQ and win ahead of Flavio Paladin.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

January 11, 2025

Hebert gets Team Zombie power for 2025

Reigning ROAR National Champion Keven Hebert’s 2025 program will be powered by Team Zombie, the Canadian onroad driver being announced as a team driver for the electronics brand. A multiple World Championship finalist, the factory Xray driver will kit out his cars with the full line-up of Team Zombie products. Wrapping up his 2024 season with notable wins at the U.S. Indoor Champs and MonTech New York Grand Prix, on the announcement Hebert said, ‘I am very happy to team up with Team Zombie for 2025! I am excited to work with Ryan and Timmy this coming season and beyond. Team Zombie has been on the rise these last few years and is also very involved in the on-road industry and I look forward to this partnership and to showcase what their products are capable of! I will be running the full line of Team Zombie with ESC, batteries, fan, motors and accessories!’

Source: Team Zombie [team-zombie.com]

January 9, 2025

Menicucci joins Infinity

Top Italian electric touring car racer Alessio Menicucci has announced he has joined Infinity following his close friend Francesco Martini and ISTC World Champion Bruno Coelho in joining the Japanese manufacturer’s new electric touring car project. A long time Xray driver, the reigning Italy National Champion announced his departure from brand back in October with it widely expected he would play a role in the move to Infinity when rumours of Coelho’s high profile switch first started to do the rounds. Making the announcement on his social media, the popular Italian posted, ‘A new chapter, a new challenge, but the same passion that has always united us! Since 2009, Francesco and I have shared our passion for this hobby, always in the same team. He started as my mentor and later became one of my closest friends. 2024 has been a year of reflection and changes, where we both felt the need for new challenges to keep the flame of our passion alive. Embracing this new project, so bold and special, was a natural choice. It’s a true honor to join the TEAM INFINITY, a prestigious team where I have the chance to reconnect with familiar faces and once again share this incredible passion. A heartfelt thank you to Francesco Martini for wanting me by his side in this new adventure, and to Kenji for making it all possible. I can’t wait to see where this journey will take us!’

Source: Alessio Menicucci [Facebook]

January 8, 2025

Up & coming touring car talent Cruz joins Sweep Racing

Tyre producer Sweep Racing has announced that it is to support up & coming Electric Touring Car talent Jacob Cruz who will form part of their official team driver line-up for 2025. The 16-year-old America driver was the star of the 2024 IFMAR ISTC World Championship back in November as the Mugen Seiki driver put his new MTC3 into the A-Main, Sweep being the control tyre supplier for the Finishline RC Raceway hosted event. Reacting to the announcement Cruz said, ‘I would like to thank Steve Kong and John Lee from Sweep Racing for this great opportunity to join an amazing race team! Sweep tires are used by the best drivers around the world and my own great experience in last IFMAR at Bakersfiled gave me the confidence to perform at the highest level with the Sweep Products. I’m honored to be part of Sweep Racing for 2025 and beyond! See you at the races!’

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]