August 11, 2025

Ielasi Tuned ‘Corsa’ .12 engine

Italian engine tuner Ielasi Tuned has announced the third & final of their new 2025 engines, the ‘Corsa’ .12 engine.  Compared to the previous model, this engine is based on the new O.S. T1205 engine incorporating all of Ielasi Tuned’s technical philosophy which are successfully carried forward after years with the GP3 engine. A new top needle for even more precise carburetion and a new crankshaft timing are key features of the evolution of the ‘Corsa’ engine.

View Corsa engine internals here

August 11, 2025

Hall doubles at BRCA Nationals Round 5

Team Associated’s Tommy Hall became first double winner of the 2025 BRCA British 1:10 Offroad Nationals as he took his 3rd 2WD and 2nd 4WD win of the season at the TORCH hosted 5th round of the championships.  In 2WD it was a close battle for the TQ between defending British Champion Hall and his senior team Neil Cragg who claimed two TQ runs each from the four rounds.  With the fastest time coming in Q1 from Hall he would take the Top Qualifier honours with Ben Smith and Jamie Hall taking 3rd & 4th with the tiebreaker also need to separate the pair.  In Saturdays 2WD finals convert his TQ into wins in A1 & 2 to lock in the overall win and extend his lead in the championship standings over Cragg.  Winning A3 ahead of Smith,  Cragg took second overall with Smith’s Schumacher completing the podium.  In 4WD, again it was Hall who took the TQ this time from championship leader Smith and Cragg.  Winning A1 & 2, the former EFRA European Champion pulled off the perfect weekend with Smith getting P2 as they pair are now separated by 4-points with one round remaining.  Luke Holdsworth came through from qualifying 6th to round out the Top 3.

Image: CML Distribution [Facebook]

August 11, 2025

T-Works X5B Rear Hub Parts

New from aftermarket parts & accessories producer T-Works comes these Rear Hub option parts for Hong Nor’s X5B 1:8 Nitro Buggy.  The range includes new machined 7075-T6 Aluminium rear hubs and A, B, and C, Rear Hub Links made from carbon fibre.  A thermoplastic used in precision parts requiring high stiffness, low friction, and excellent dimensional stability, CNC Machined Delrin Rear Hub Insert are also available in A, B, and C options.  Finally Polyoxymethylene Bearing Cases are offered in 8x16x5 and 12x20x4 sizes to complete the rear hub upgrade.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

August 11, 2025

Volker wins 2025 German National title

Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker is the 2025 DMC German National Champion for 1:10 Electric Touring Car, this year’s event counting for driver selection for next year’s ISTC World Championships in Foshan, China.  With 5 rounds of qualifying at the EMC Marktoberdorf hosted championships, it was Volker he would be the Top Qualifier as he took his LRP powered MTC3 to the top of the times in opening two rounds.  Topping the fourth round, Yokomo’s Christoper Krapp lined up P2 ahead of Serpent’s Dominic Greiner with the Awesomatix of Simon Lauter, who was fastest in Q3, securing P4.  In the finals Volker took the opening encounter by half a second from Greiner who found his way past Krapp.  In A2, Volker again took the win, the Top 3 finishing as they started, giving the former World Champion yet another National title.  A win in A3 ahead of Mugen Seiki’s TITC open Brushless Champion Sören Sparbier would give Lauter the runner-up spot with Greiner taking the final podium step on tie break with Krapp.  In Stock, Xray’s Jan Ratheisky took the TQ and win ahead of Awesomatix’s Lukas Ellerbrock with the ARC of Enrico Jung completing the Top 3.

Image: Elena Fuchs

August 11, 2025

Powerstar L-style | V-style 1:8 Onroad Manifolds

Powerstar has released two new Conical Manifold for 1:8 Onroad offering a L-style and V-style option. Available in Ceramic Black, Silver plated and Rainbow plated, the L-style manifold is for 1:8 Pan car while the V-style manifold is for 1:8 GT use.  Both headers are designed to pair seamlessly with the PSR 2201 pipe. The manifold’s conical design is ideal for maximising power and engine responsiveness.

View Silver plated and Rainbow plated options here

August 10, 2025

Kilic 1-2 at German 1:8 Nitro Buggy Nationals

Mugen Seiki’s Kilic brothers took at 1-2 finish at the DMC German Nationals for 1:8 Nitro Buggy, Burak winning ahead of Berkan to claim his third German Championship title in the category.  Racing at Landshut in southern Germany, qualifying who see Burak’s Nova Engines powered MBX8R secure the TQ on the tie breaker with his brother, the 2023 Champion.  Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen, who now lives in Germany where he works for Ruddog Racing, secured P3 ahead of team-mate defending Champion Aaron Rönick.  With both Kilic’s retiring from last year’s final, this time round they both enjoyed a trouble free final to complete 67 laps over the 40-minutes with Burak’s advantage over Berkan at the finish just under 15-seconds.  Behind them Kyosho driver Tim Kraus would get the better of Haatanen to complete the podium line-up while Rönick finished P5.

Image: Burak Kilic [Facebook]

August 10, 2025

Lutz crowned RC Bike World Champion

Germany’s Marc Lutz is the new RC Bike World Champion, the two time Vice Champion finally taking the top step on the 1:5 Superbike podium at the 19th running of the championships which took place in Brisbane, Australia.  Hosted by Queensland Radio Circuit Car Racing Association at England Park Raceway, qualifying would see Lutz secure the TQ honours ahead of Melbourne’s David Varricchio as he topped 4 of the 5 rounds.  With his Jabber Two prototype, Andy Bishop completed the Top 3 on the grid ahead of former IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Champion Kenji Osaka from Japan.  In the triple finals, Lutz would win A1 and A2, coming under late pressure in the second encounter from Varricchio, to secure the title while a win in a rain delayed A3 promoted Osaka to Vice Champion.  A 2nd in A1 and 3rd in A3 secured Bishop the final step on the podium ahead of Varricchio.  In Stock Bike, it was Singapore’s EZ Apandi Ismail who secured the TQ but from 2nd on the grid it was Italian Massimiliano Ciccacci who became the new World Champion after a battle with defending Stock Bike Champion Bernhard Renner from Austria.  While Ciccacci won A1, third place qualifier Renner took A2 meaning it all came down to A3.  Ciccacci’s Jabber delivered win ahead of Singapores’s Andrew Ting, the final podium order being Ciccacci, Renner and Ting.

View Stock Bike podium here

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