After leaving his long time electronic sponsor ORCA some weeks ago, Tim Wahl has now joined Hobbywing. The Chinese based company Hobbywing announced the signing of Tim Wahl with the following statement:
We are thrilled to announce that German driver Tim Wahl has officially joined Team HOBBYWING. As one of Europe’s top electric touring car drivers, Tim has stood on the podium at ETS and claimed the Open Brushless class champion at TITC 2023.
He is also a highly respected mechanic, having selflessly supported his teammates Simon Lauter in securing world championship title in 2024. His professional expertise, extensive knowledge, and outstanding character make him the ideal member Team HOBBYWING seeks, and we take immense pride in his decision to join us. We look forward to achieving even greater milestones together with Tim in the future
New from Hudy are these aluminum pliers, suitable for short 1:10 touring car damper piston rods of the latest generation.
With the help of these aluminum pliers, piston rods can be held firmly without scratching. Thanks to the practical length specifications, the shock absorbers can be perfectly adjusted to the desired length.
The pliers are particularly suitable for the XRAY XLP2 shocks, but also fit other 1/10 touring car shocks with a similar length (7.0-9.0mm distance between shock body and ball socket).
even before the first race of the new season gets on track in Apeldoorn, we have some important information for our ETS family concerning the second round of the campaign in Aigen-Schlägl, Austria. As you all have seen how quickly the entries had been filling up for the season opener in Apeldoorn, we expect the same scenario for the race in Aigen-Schlägl!
Therefore we like to inform you today (and far ahead of time) that we will open the registration for the race in Aigen-Schlägl on
TUESDAY, 6th of May 2025 at 20:00 CET.
We have been in intense and very close talks with the MAV Aigen-Schlägl about the maximum capacity of people we can accet for ETS RD2. The club has once again improved their facility and we will re-structure some things allowing us to host up to 260 racers in the pits.
We will fix a limit in MyRCM for the entries to reach approximateley 260 persons. This is never easy to calculate in advance as we always have in between 10% and 20% of our racers doing double starts increasing the number of entires while not increasing the number of persons at the same time.
If you have not raced in Aigen until now, here are the most important facts for you: RaceDate: 24.07. – 27.07.2025 Entries: We open the entries on MyRCM on Tuesday, 06.05.2025 at 20:00 MEZ Location: MAV Aigen Schlägl, Krenbrücke 15, 4160 Schlägl, Austria Track: Asphalt (new surface 2017) Track length 243m Driving direction: Anti-clockwise Pit area: Covered pit area and additional tents Camping requests: martin_mayrhofer@gmx.net Catering: MAV Bistro trackside
Before placing your entries make sure you follow the diagram below if you plan to attend in more than one class.
If you still have no idea about the MAV Aigen-Schlägl and the amazing racetrack, just re-watch the Track Walk video with Oli Meggitt and Patrick Beck from ETS Season #15. You will get a great impression of the track and you will understand why you like to travel to Austria with your RC equipment in July.
With the Constructors Championship have been new at the ETS last season, we have almost forgotten to let all of you know who won the title. For counting the points we used the results of our RC Manager game which are made up of various results over the course of a complete race weekend. Perfect for the manager game – not the best fit for the constructors ranking list.
We noticed that using the points from the RC Manager game was not transparent enough for the people who are just interested in the ETS Constructors Championship without getting in touch with the RC Manager game. Therefore we have made some major adjustments for the Constructors Championship for the new season which we can share with you today. These changes will make everyting more easy and clear for racers, teams, the media, and everybody who is looking onto the ETS from a distance!
Xray wins first official ETS Constructors Championship title
The first official title goes to the city of Trencin in Slovakia where the headquaters of XRAY are located. The drivers from the Xray team have scored the most points in our very first season of doing the Constructors Championship. Xray driver David Ehrbar was responsible for naming the drivers for each race weekend during last season and after 5 races they won the title with a small advantage from Awesomatix around team manager Max Mächler.
The table shows the final rankings according to the points of the RC Manager game. The empty spaces are races in which the teams did not nominate (or forgot to nominate) three drivers before the race started. However, Xray is the official and well-deserved constructors champion of ETS Seaosn #17 2024/25 ahead of Awesomatix and Mugen Seiki – CONGRATULATIONS!
New rules for Season #18 2025/26 – more transparency and points from MyRCM
As mentioned before, last season was a “first try”. We are always aiming to optimize things and after a lot of talks with different drivers, manufacturers, and team managers, we took the best mixture out of all the information and created new rules for the Season #18 Constructors Championship.
For sure, we certainly can’t do justice to all ideas and suggestions, but we believe that the new rules are easy to understand and follow. Our main goal was to make it easy for everybody who is watching, for all team managers (as they don not have anythign to think about anymore), and also the media site of things in case of reporting about the championship.
We hope that everybody will enjoy the new season when the fight for the ETS Constructors Title will start from zero again!
Official Rules – ETS Constructors Championship
The season consists of five races and all of them will count for the ETS Constructors Championship.
We only count the results from the Touring Car classes and the FWD class. The Formula class is not included in the Constructors Championship as too many brands don`t have an F1 chassis in competition.
We are using the official points from MyRCM to calculate the championship rankings after each race weekend.
The best result of every constructor in four of the five classes count for the championship at every race. Example: A constructor takes P4 in Modified, P1 in Pro Stock, P8 in FWD, P7 in 40+ Masters, and P5 in 21.5 Stock. In this case we will not count the P8 from FWD, but all the other four results to calculate the overall points for the race.
A result only counts if a driver was in the A-Main. Example: The best result of a brand in Modified is P9 in the A-Main = result counts. The best result of a brand in Modified is P4 in the B-Main = result doesn`t count.
This means that every team is responsible for having a car in the A-Main of every class (in the best case). If a team only has a car in the A-Main of two or three classes (for example) the team will only get these points for the A-Main results!
We will report about the standings of the Constructors Championship after and before every race.
The winning Constructor will receive a trophy at the end of the season and earn all the glory of being the best constructor at the ETS.
Awesomatix has announced a new evolution of their well-known and successful A800R touring car kits. They have just added another “R” to the name of the cars and the A800RR will be available with a carbon (A800RRC) or aluminum (A800RRA) chassis in the kit. Read the official Awesomatix product description here:
The A800RR builds on the success of the A800R platform and focuses on refining the revolution brought by the A800R.
Retaining the key features of the A800R – shortened chassis plate for minimal overhang and chassis rub and improved damping characteristics over the MMX platform – the A800RR incorporates several key quality-of-life upgrades. These include the newly designed D4 dampers, which allow for seamless external switching between linear, semi-progressive and progressive damping modes without requiring a full damper rebuild. Additionally, a new spool assembly reduces rotating mass and enables the use of identical pulleys for both the differential and spool, streamlining maintenance and performance.
Previously available only as optional upgrades, the SPR23-R shock pointers, AM180EVO2 steering bell crank, and AM23-1 rear steering arms now come standard in the kit further enhancing quality of life, durability and overall performance.
The recently released C01B-RAF Flex Alloy chassis plate is now included as standard in the aluminum version of the kit (A800RRA), increasing its versatility and making it suitable for carpet and high grip asphalt tracks alike.
Introduced with the SCC Steel Chassis Conversion Set, the newly designed AM278-EVO bulkheads come standard in the kit making the A800RR “steel-conversion-ready” for racers willing to upgrade in the future.
The new suspension geometry introduced with the A800R platform remains unchanged; however, when combined with the newly designed D4 dampers offers unmatched adjustability with minimal wrenching.
A800RRC features:
C01B-RC 2.2mm Carbon chassis plate
C127 Top decks
SPR01 Springs
Newly designed D4 dampers offering the ability to switch damping action between linear and progressive without the need of a damper rebuild.
Newly designed AM278-EVO bulkheads, enabling steel chassis/spaced up dampers installation
Newly designed AM24-25 servo mount shifted 3.3mm forward for improved weight distribution.
Newly designed AT119R ride height screw holders offering a wider range of spring settings
Newly designed AT03R spool shaft offering significant weight saving and now accepting P138A pulley (identical to rear differential)
New P03X Arm ball Caps for more precise and slop free lower arm installation.
AM180EVO2 steering bell crank featuring beefier bearing arrangement
AM23-1 rear steering arms widely preferred by team drivers on all surfaces
SPR23-R shock pointers making spring adjustments more precise
A800RRA features:
C01B-RAF Flex Alloy chassis plate
C127S Top decks
SPR01S Springs
Newly designed D4 dampers offering the ability to switch damping action between linear and progressive without the need of a damper rebuild.
Newly designed AM278-EVO bulkheads, enabling steel chassis/spaced up dampers installation
Newly designed AM24-25 servo mount shifted 3.3mm forward for improved weight distribution.
Newly designed AT119R ride height screw holders offering a wider range of spring settings
Newly designed AT03R spool shaft offering significant weight saving and now accepting P138A pulley (identical to rear differential)
New P03X Arm ball Caps for more precise and slop free lower arm installation.
AM180EVO2 steering bell crank featuring beefier bearing arrangement
AM23-1 rear steering arms widely preferred by team drivers on all surfaces
SPR23-R shock pointers making spring adjustments more precise
As we will enter the eighteenth (!) season of the ETS on the ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn in the Netherlands in about 4 weeks, it is time to point out some highlights around this highly anticipated season opener during the next days. Here is chapter one for you!
350 – Record entries for an ETS outdoor event
We (the ETS orga team) are simply blown away by the extreme demand for our racing series. Since many years we are used to this when indoor events are on the schedule (especially in Daun). Since last season we could see a clear upwards trend with the entries for the asphalt races when our three races in Apeldoorn, Aigen, and Luxembourg counted between 250 and 270 entries.
Once we had opened the registrations for this season`s RD1 in Apeldoorn we knew that we would quickly reach the same numbers again, but we never had in mind that we would land at roughly 350 entries with many more racers on the waiting list.
As we always try to make racing possible for everybody, we faced the situation to tell people “that they cannot attend” for the first time ever in the history of the ETS. Not easy for us as this record entry is a huge compliment for the work we are doing, but also a huge disappointment for some racers in the same moment.
We hope that everybody understands the difficulty in accepting as much racers as possible while also needing enough pit spaces ane proper time schedule according to the limited amount of daylight.
AMCA Apeldoorn making it happen
Together with the AMCA Apeldoorn we have done everything possible to create more pit spaces and a time schedule which will still allow everybody to enjoy 5 practice runs, 4 qualifiers, and triple finals (fingers already crossed for good weather).
We like to thank the AMCA Apeldoorn and all people involved for accepting these high number of entries and for figuring out everything for the race – THANK YOU. If you will race in Apeldoorn, please highly appreciate the club`s work and support them as much as you can.
Fantastic sponsors for a fantastic season
Our sponsors are more than just some brands hanging banners around the track. They are our partners, and we are very thankful for each and everyone of them. The sponsors of the ETS are backing the series allowing us to do the media work on our website all year long, producing the RC TV livestream, and also having our great photographer Chris with us at each event. Beside that, our sponsors are carrying out the ETS to the world whenever sharing or posting about it.
Team Cayote – our new title sponsor
As we have announced some weeks ago, Team Cayote is the new title sponsr of the Euro Touring Series. After many years without a title sponsor we are happy and proud to call Team Cayote our title sponsor for ETS Season #18. The brand is growing fast and some of the best drivers in the world of RC are already trusting their products. The whole ETS family is shouting out a warm welcome to Team Cayote!
Welcome to new (and old) sponsors
With Xray and Infinity, we like to welcome two former partners back at the ETS. We are extremely happy to have these two very strong forces in the world of RC partnering with us again. Elceram is also new in the circle of sponsors. They joined us at the end of last season and will continue to support us, the same as Sky RC which we like to welcome to the ETS family as well!
Chinese RC giant Hobbywing is with us since many years. We are using Hobbywing combos with great success in Formula and FWD since a couple of seasons now and from the start of ETS Season #18, we will also see Hobbywing combos in all our stock touring car classes. With this decision we have followed the call of many drivers who have been asking for Hobbywing combos for years.
After having a great experience with Hobbywing products in the ETS Formula and FWD classes, it was a no -brainer for us to select the Hobbywing products for our stock touring car classes as well.
We had a good time with ORCA and like to thank them once again for their hard work during the last years. Now, we are looking forward to the races with Hobbywing combos powering all our stock touring car classes. The products are looking brilliant and the first feedbacks are already more than promising.
Hobbywing is the leading brand when it comes to motors and speed controllers and we hope that al ETS racers will be happy with our decision. The cooperation with Hobbywing during testing and developing the new firmware and everything else was great. It was a highly professional communication showing why they are as successful as they are! Patrick Beck / ETS Crew
Coming up next week: A look onto the stacked field of drivers for the ETS season opener in Apeldoorn – it will be an epic race!
since a couple of years we are operating with the official ETS Body Shell List to make life a little more easy for racers, organizers, manufacturers, and technical inspections. As this system is working well, we will stick to it for the new season without any rule changes!
List for Season #18 almost completed
Here is the official Body Shell List for the new season – it is almost completed. Bittydesign will release (and list) a new FWD body shell at the end of April 2025 which will be right in time to the listing deadline (1st of May 2025). ZooRacing told us as well that they will release one new touring car body during the season which will get added to the Pro Stock and Modified class then. Lens Bodies is also working on something and we are waiting for their information too.
Brands like Xtreme, Mon-Tech, and Blitz have already listed their complete range for Season #18 and everything is set to go!
After extensive testing across multiple countries with varying conditions, surfaces and grip levels, RC Addict to the local painted club track – Drivers with different levels of experience and classes, RC Maker is proud to release the latest options for the RC Maker SP1.
10017 – Split Horizontal Body Mount Set – These split mounts allow for tuning of the rear bulkhead flex, which is a great tuning option! (They are also more aesthetically pleasing )
10019 – Short (-2mm) Front Wheelbase Set – This option gives a slightly more docile initial feeling, followed by more mid corner steering and rotation, helping the car hug the apex of tight corners. This set has been extensively tested in several conditions by the RC Maker team and performed better across the board.
1047, 1048, 1049 – Fibreglass Top Decks – 2mm fibreglass, softer then the carbon alternative, designed to allow more flex generally coupled with the optional Hard 2.2mm carbon chassis or Alu chassis increasing flex generating more traction.
The new Hobbywing ETS speed controllers and stock motors have finally arrived and are ready for the new season of ETS racing. We have prepared a short video about the installation process of the new software which is very easy and done quickly!
HW-30401760 Hobbywing ETS Fix Timing Xerun V10 G4R 17.5T Motor
HW-30401761 Hobbywing ETS Fix Timing Xerun V10 G4R 21.5T Motor
Just watch the videos and make sure to show up for your next ETS race with everything set up correctly. The ETS crew will always help you, as well as Michal Milanowicz who will be at the ETS for the official and excellent Hobbywing Tech Support.
on February 13th, we have announced to use Hobbywing combos in all ETS stock touring car classes from the start of the new season. Since then, we have worked very close with Hobbywing to come out with the best possible solution regarding hardware and software!
Today we like to give you a quick update before the new stuff will arrive at ToniSport. But ahead of it, we like to point out once more that the motors and speedos for the FWD and Formula classes will remain unchanged for ETS Season #18 2025/26.
Availability
Hobbywing is going to ship the goods in the next days and we guess that everything will arrive in europe within the next 10-14 days. Then we hope for a quick customs process as this can somethimes delay things a bit and is out of our own reach!
However, we are pretty sure to have the products available at ToniSport until approximateley April 20th, 2025. That means that all of you can get their hands onto the new motors and ESC`s ahead of time to mount it properly in your cars and to test everything on track.
Speed Controller
The speed controller of choice for the future is the Hobbywing Xerun XR10 Stock Spec G2 ESC. The speedo will have three laser engravements on the case. Two of them will be on the sides and another small one directly beside the power switch (picture below does not show the engravements).
The ESC will come with pre-soldered black wires and capacitor alowing him to get installed quickly. The small case dimensions of only 34.8x30x13.8mm will make it a perfect fit into every modern 1:10 scale touring car.
Softwares for Pro Stock, 40+ Masters and 21.5 Stock
We are still in the final stages of testing the softwares but we are optimistic that everything will work fine once the softwares will get officially released. We have removed some unneccessary parameters and the only values you will be able to adjust are Cutoff Voltage, ESC Thermal Protection, Motor Thermal Protection, Throttle Rate Control, Initial Throttle Force, RPM Limit, Drag Brake Force, Drag Brake Rate, Brake Rate Control, and Brake Frequency.
In the past we had the Orca ESC available in a 17.5T and 21.5T version which differed from each other only by different software. To ensure a better and more consistant product availability, we will only have one ETS stock touring car ESC from now on. The software for the ETS is available when using the Hobbywing OTA programmer or the LCD programme box (after updating).
Every racer will need to install the correct software and RPM limiter on his own responsibility. However, we will check all ESC`s on Thursday at the season opener in Apeldoorn.
The new Hobbywing ETS software features the option of getting set in the RPM limiter for either the Pro Stock or 21.5 Stock classes. Depending on the RPM limiter selected, a different blink code on the ESC will provide a simple and transparent control option.
In order to be able to use the ESC outside the ETS in Boost 0 Blinky classes, it is also possible to switch off the RPM limiter – with having another different blink code. Overall, this solution will make the lives of racers, hobby shops, and the ETS Orga team easier for the future and we are already looking forward to it!
Motors
We have chosen the G4R Motors from Hobbywing with 17.5T for Pro Stock, and 21.5T for 40+ Masters and 21.5 Stock. All motors will come with a fixed timing endbell and ETS laser engravements for easy identification. The motors from the official ETS handout motor pool will also get their screws marked (as opening of the case is strictly forbidden), and a number sticker. So basically, we will stick to our well-proven motor concept from the past.
Part Numbers
The Hobbywing ETS products will have the following part numbers for easy identification.
10017 – Split Horizontal Body Mount Set – These split mounts allow for tuning of the rear bulkhead flex, which is a great tuning option! (They are also more aesthetically pleasing )
