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January 2, 2025

IFMAR announces China to host 2026 1:12 & ISTC Worlds

IFMAR has officially announced China as the host of the next 1:12 and 1:10 Electric Touring Car World Championships, 2026 seeing the two events being brought back together for the first time since South Africa in 2018. The titles will be decided in the city of Foshan on two different tracks with the GDC Indoor track the location for 1:12 and a brand new outdoor asphalt track being built for ISTC. For the passed two years the GDC track has played host to international racers with World Champions Bruno Coelho, Naoto Matsukura and Ronald Volker racing at the impressive facility’s FIRC event which for 2024 was given FEMCA Championship status. Marc Rheinard, Jilles Groskamp and Atsushi Hara also paid the track a visit in December watching Coelho take the FEMCA title, with the trio very complimentary of the race venue owner Gavin Kwok has created. Under the guidance of Kwok the FEMCA Championship was a mini rehearsal for the World Championships with a very impressive opening ceremony, and he will be joined by Rick Wang in bringing the 2026 World Championships to fruition. Wang played a key role in China’s successful hosting of its previous two IFMAR World Championships – 2016 ITSC in Beijing and 2017 1:10 Offroad in Xiamen. With China recently removing Visa requirements for many European visitors, the championships are scheduled for March 27 – April 5, 2026, with the Stage 1 report expected in the next few months.

Source: IFMAR [Facebook]

January 2, 2025

Cayote announces Orlowski signing

Electronics newcomer Team Cayote has announced the signing of World Champion Michal Orlowski to its already impressive team line-up for the 2025 season. The factory Schumacher driver, whose race program includes a busy international calendar of electric onroad and offroad racing including making his TITC debut this year, moves to Cayote from electronics market leader Hobbywing and joins Marc Rheinard, Atsushi Hara, Jilles Groskamp and Christopher Krapp in representing the brand on the global stage. Commenting on the announcement Orlowski said, ‘Since Team Cayote entered the RC market, I’ve been following their progress. The achievements they’ve made in such a short time have left a deep impression on me. Truly excited to be part of this great team.’

Source: Team Cayote [cayote.com]

December 27, 2024

Krapp to use Cayote electronics for 2025

Electronics newcomer Team Cayote has announced the addition of Christopher Krapp to its team for the 2025 season. The 2022 World Championship podium finishers joins Marc Rheinard, Atsushi Hara and Jilles Groskamp at the ambitious new brand and the deal will restart a long term working relationship Krapp previous enjoyed with Cayote frontman Oscar Jansen. At Team Orion, the pair successfully worked together when the then up & coming German racer made his first World Championship final in 2010 as a Kyosho/Team Orion driver with further successes following. Recently announced as continuing with Team Yokomo as a factory driver and also filling the role of European Team Manager for the Japanese manufacturer, on the announcement Krapp said, ‘I’m excited to join Team Cayote! I’ve tested their products and I’m very happy with the results. Thank you to Cayote for this amazing opportunity – I’ll give my best in the upcoming season.’

Source: Team Cayote [cayote.com]

December 26, 2024

Brunet joins RC Maker

After a host of Australian driver signings Australian Touring Car manufacturer newcomer RC Maker has announced top French racer Antoine Brunet has joined its team. Following a single season with Yokomo in 2024 after racing with Xray for a number of seasons before that with whom he achieved MIBO International and ETS podium finishes, Brunet will kick off his campaign with the SP1 at the GP3F race in Longwy followed ETS Daun and the legendary TITC in Bangkok, Thailand at the end of February where Ryan Maker debuted the SP1 prototype this year. Making the announcement RC Maker posted, ‘We are beyond excited to work with such an accomplished and professional driver, and are looking forward to developing the SP1 and moving forward together to achieve the best results possible! Welcome aboard Antoine!! ‘. On joining RC Maker’s exciting new touring car project Brunet, ‘A new adventure begins! I’m super excited to join the RC Maker team. Im looking forward to contributing to grow the brand in Europe and all around the world! I want to say a big thanks to Ryan for the opportunity and trust in me. I’m sure the best is yet to come!’

Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]

December 20, 2024

Paloschi joins Capricorn

1:8 GT World Championship Finalist Gabriele Paloschi has joined Capricorn going into the 2025 season. Finishing 7th at the Worlds in Sydney last year as a Serpent/Gimar driver, the 21-year-old will go into next year’s World Championship year representing both the Italian manufacturer and its ONE line of engines. With Chile set to host only the 3rd running of the 1:8 GT Worlds in 2025, on the move to Capricorn the European 1:8 GT Championship Podium finisher posted, ‘Happy to announce I will be joining the Capricorn factory team! For the next seasons I will also be using ONE engines and ONE Racing Parts. Thank you very much Patrizio Rossi for insisting on offering me this fantastic opportunity, the new project excites me a lot and I can’t wait to get into the game! See you soon guys.’

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

December 19, 2024

Prumper announces Yokomo departure

World Championship finalist and multiple ETS race winner Yannic Prumper has announced his departure from Team Yokomo. Making the announcement on his social media, the German posted, ‘After many wonderful years as part of the Yokomo family, it is time for me to bid farewell. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to have been part of such an amazing team. My time with Yokomo has been nothing short of extraordinary, and I’ll always cherish the memories and experiences we’ve shared. With Yokomo, I achieved some of my greatest successes, including 3 of my 4 ETS victories. These milestones would not have been possible without the unwavering support of the team, the amazing cars, and the invaluable guidance I received throughout the years. A special thank you goes out to my teammates and especially to Christopher, who has always been a constant source of great competition but also a very good friend beside the track. Your camaraderie and dedication made this journey unforgettable. Although this chapter is coming to an end, I will always carry Yokomo in my heart and wish the team continued success in the future. Thank you for everything.’

Source: Yannic Prumper [Facebook]

December 18, 2024

Vitor and Vezzetti crowned Brazilian National Champions

All Racing track in São Paulo hosted the recent Brazilian EP Indoor Championship for the 4th consecutive time, as the only fixed carpet track in Brazil, where Awesomatix’s Gabriel Vitor and Eduardo Vezzetti crowned National Champions. With 40 drivers competing in two categories, the event stood out not only for the competitiveness of the participants, but also for the high grip conditions provided by the hot and humid weather. The championship was divided into two main categories, Stock (21.5T) and Pro Stock (10.5T). In the Pro Stock category, Gabriel Vitor secured his first title in the fourth final, having won 3 of the first 4 heats. The podium in the category ended with Luiz Lima in second and Renan Gea, current champion of the category, in third. In the Stock category, Eduardo Vezzetti confirmed his favoritism by winning the first 3 finals with ease, securing his second championship, repeating the feat of 2022. The podium in the category was completed by Carlos Oliveira and Paulo Martins.

View Stock Podium and Top 10 results here

December 13, 2024

Kobbevik teams up with Power HD

Servo manufacturer Power HD has announced that top international Norwegian offroad racer Daniel Kobbevik is joining its team. Kobbevik is a 22-time Norwegian National Champion, Nordic Champion, a multiple EFRA and EOS podium finisher and was a finalist at the IFMAR World Championship. For the coming new season, he will use Power HD professional racing servos in all his cars, including 1:10 2WD and 4wd, 1:10 Touring Cars, 1:12 and also 1:8. On his deal with Power HD, the 20-year-old, who also announced today he is to continue with Schumacher, said, ‘I am very happy and proud to be joining the team. I was immediately impressed by the feeling the Power HD servos gives you and how strong they are! I am sure I will have top quality servos in my cars for the coming years.’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]