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June 10, 2025

Smokem 2025 Australian Indoor Champs – Report

Last weekend the ACT Model Car Racing Club based in Canberra, Australia, hosted the inaugural Smokem Australian Indoor Champs (AUSIC) run on AusBite carpet. Catering for six classes, in 13.5 ISTC class, RC Maker factory driver Jeffrey Mackie narrowly secured the top qualifier position, edging out ARC’s Brayden Stanley, with RC Maker teammate Lincoln Codd completing the top three. A1 saw an intense battle on the tight AUSIC layout, with Stanley applying pressure but unable to find a way past the defensive Mackie. In A2, Stanley finally pulled off a pass, only to suffer a mechanical issue that dropped him to last place, leaving Mackie to capitalise and take the win and ultimately, the title. A3 delivered yet another nail-biting showdown, with Stanley crossing the line just two-tenths ahead of Mackie to secure second place overall. Meanwhile, Codd’s consistent pace and measured drives across all three mains earned him the final podium spot, fending off spirited challenges from Stone, Askell, Peet, and Ilievski.

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June 10, 2025

Diekmann wins Oslo Open 2025

Capricorn driver Thilo Diekmann took the main win at the Oslo Open 2025, the annual nitro onroad race held at the impressive Hverven Raceway located south of the Norwegian capital. While rain hampered the event, in qualifying it was former 1:5 World Champion Martin Lissau who was the Top Qualifier ahead of the Mugen Seiki of British Champion Alex Thurston who both booked their direct place into the final. For 2024 Oslo Open winner Francesco Tironi qualifying P5 meant he had to start his quest for two in a row from the Semi Finals but he failed to go the distance and his race was over. The Italian did however get some consolation on Sunday when he won the 15-minute Midnight Sun Sprint race ahead of Thurston. Qualifying 8th, Diekmann would progress from his Semi and in the 45-minute Main, which ran on Saturday night, he took the win a lap up on Lars Haugen with Alexander Andersson joining him on the podium. Both Lissau and Thurston had a troubled final with the Dane retiring with 7-minutes to go and Thurston finishing a distant fourth.

Image: Thilo Diekmann [Facebook]

June 10, 2025

SuperRad SR-23 SuperTRK10 1:10 Oval Truck body

US competition bodyshell manufacturer SuperRad has announced their 3rd 1:10 Oval Truck body release with the new SR-23 SuperTRK10. Designed for rubber or foam truck classes, the SR-23 differs from SR-21 with a new hood design and more rounded fender shape for more corner rotation. Made from .029” polycarbonate, the oval truck body includes spoiler, decal sheet, and window masks.

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June 9, 2025

Team EAM 1:8 Mid-size 2S Shorty Battery

US battery brand Team EAM has announced their first Mid-size 2S Shorty battery for 1:8. The all new Graphene Formula 7700mah HV Mid-size Shorty, Stubby, offers the lowest resistance and highest voltage output available for greater performance in all classes while still maintaining one of the highest life cycles in the industry. All packs are QC checked and tested to ensure it meets Team EAM standards for quality and reliability. Fitted with gold plated 5mm bullet connector, the pack is 25.1mm tall, 113mm Long, weighs 262 grams, and comes with a reusable storage box included. ROAR and IFMAR approval is pending.

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

June 9, 2025

Boom RC ‘Bubble Flow’ for A800RR dampers

Wanting for some time to create a tool that makes filling and bleeding Awesomatix dampers easier and more reliable, German brand Boom RC introduces its ‘Bubble Flow’ tool. The touring car manufacturer’s new damper is a technical improvement over the MMX, but clean filling without air bubbles has often been a test of patience so Boom RC came up with the solution to raise the damper on the cap side so the screws are completely surrounded by oil – and where there’s oil, there’s no room for air. The tool allows you to fully refill the damper after opening the cap, or simply bleed out air if bubbles have formed. By moving the damper arm up and down, you create targeted pull and push motions to pump out the remaining air from the damper.

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June 9, 2025

Capricorn LAB GT2 Hub Insert Kit EC 2025 Edition

With the 2025 EFRA European Championship for 1:8 GT coming up in Germany, Capricorn has released this new Hub Insert Kit for their LAB GT2 chassis. The 2025 Edition rear end modification is specifically intended for the Euros host Leipzig track. The new kit provides a lightening of the suspended masses of 24 grams per hub carrier, which guarantees greater rotation of the rear end in the various phases of the curve.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

June 9, 2025

MXLR A800 M-FlexBumper | Rear Body Support

New from MXLR comes this M-FlexBumper for the Awesomatix A800 platform which is a weight optimised version of the German brands popular FlexBumper. The goal of the new ‘M-shape’ bumper was to offer a lighter version thas remains stable and strong enough. Coming in at 8.8 grams, more than 3g lighter than their standard FlexBumper version, it is only 3g. heavier than the kit foam bumper. The M-FlexBumper for the A800R/RR & A800FXR matches the original footprint, but with a lower overall profile. Also new is a Rear Body Support that prevents the deflection of lightweight body shells, especially at higher speeds, while also reducing the risk of cracking the wheel arches of the body shell. The result is an extended lifetime of your body shells combined with better performance on the track as the shell will stay in its original shape and produce more downforce. The MXLR Rear Body Support is made of high quality material which is very durable and offers excellent impact resistance. In the design process special care was taken regarding the A800R bulkhead design and the importance of “flex” in this area with Rear Body Support designed to have the least flex influence possible.

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June 9, 2025

Balestri claims 2025 Italian 1:10 Nitro Touring title

Infinity’s Dario Balestri is the new 2025 AMSCI Italian National Champion for 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, the title decided over an annual single race meeting. This year’s race took place at double World Championship host track Gubbio where Balestri took 3 of the four qualifiers to secured the TQ ahead of team-mate and defending champion Carmine Raiola with Matteo Menichetti in third. In the 45-minute final reigning European Champion Balestri pulled clear for a trouble free win as Raiola experienced an early electric issue that dropped him to the back of the field. Coming from P6 on the grid the Xray of Francesco Pierella would finish second as Raiola recovered to claim the final step on the podium with 2024 runner-up Mario Spiniello coming home fourth. In the Sport Category young Luca Ielasi took his Infinity to the title having started from the TQ.

Image: Club Automodellistico 5 Colli [Facebook]