Awesomatix is happy to announce the addition of another young talent to the Awesomatix Team. Kevin Schmid showed great speed and progress during the past seasons in different classes. His biggest achievements so far are the win in Luxemburg in the 17.5 Stock class at the ETS combined with the 3rd place overall in the ETS Stock Championship 22/23! Kevin will attend local races, as well European events like the ETS, GP3F etc.
“I’m happy and very grateful to be part of the team. I will do my best to present the brand as well as possible. Looking forward to a great cooperation and a lot of fun on and off the track”
Power HD has announced the signing of Joe Richardson, a British born RC race car driver based out of Hong Kong. For the coming race season, Joe will be racing all of the big RC events in Hong Kong, focus on the Modified class, he will also represent Power HD to attend some international RC events in and around Asia
I have been using the Power HD S15 Servos for the last 6 months and i was blown away by the quality, reliability and feeling from the servo. It’s amazing to be supported by the Power HD Factory team for my 2023 programe and beyond! I can’t wait to get started!
The registration for our second race of the new ETS season is OPEN. The ETS circus will travel to Austria where the MAV Aigen-Schlägl will welcome us again at their amazing facility. We have raced there last summer for the first time, and all participants had been blown away by the great track, the perfect organisation from the club, and the warm welcome for everybody!
Even if the attendance was not that high last time, we decided to go to Aigen again as we really believe that this facility is top notch and a MUST GO event for every passionated ETS racer. We expect a higher turnout this time and we are sure that everybody will like this amazing track which is just insane for ETS racing!
About the MAV Aigen Schlägl
If you have not raced in Aigen until now, here are the most important facts for you: RaceDate: 20.07. – 23.07.2023 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 Entries: We open the entries on MyRCM on Tuesday, 09.05.2023 at 20:00 MEZ
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 last seasons race. 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. Place your entry tonight and book your accomodation soon – see you there!
It’s our pleasure to announce the addition of Jasmin Donath to the Awesomatix Team. With 6 podiums and overall 2 wins in the last ETS season, Jasmin finished overall 2nd in the Stock Championship! This upcoming season we will see her attending in the ProStock class, as well as some 1/12 events after her 5th place at the German Nationals. We are looking forward to see her at the tracks in Germany and around Europe.
Jasmin’s comment on joining the team: “I’m very happy to have the opportunity to join the team. It has always been a big dream for me to join the Awesomatix team, so I’m very grateful that this has been made possible for me. I hope I can get some good results for the team and I’m looking forward to working together with Awesomatix and of course with their drivers. See you at the track!”
Destiny has released new FLEX type graphite lower arms for their RX-10SR 3.0 and RX-10F 3.0 cars. The arms are made by 3mm graphite material. The shape and the design design is made more flexible than the kit lower arm are offering. The result is more stability and easier to drive. Suitable for low to medium taction conditions.
Destiny Part Numbers:
O10399 Graphite Lower Arm, Front & Rear, Flex Type
O10400 Graphite Lower Arm, Rear (caster 5°/4°), Flex Type
Mon-Tech has released a new Touring Car and FWD bodyshell. Both bodies are listed for ETS Season #16 2023/24 and can be used at all races. The Zero2 is the successor of the well-known ZERO touring car body, while the CIVIC is a new and wonderful looking shell for the famous FWD class. Mon-Tech offers the bodies in a standard 0,7mm version, as well as in a 0,5mm La Leggera (Lightweight) version. The CIVIC is only allowed at the ETS in the 0,7mm standard version . Mofidied and Pro Stock racers can use the ZERO2 in both weight options, while the 21.5 Stock and 40+ Masters drivers can use the 0,7mm standard shell.
Mugen Seiki is excited to announce the NEW MTC-2R electric touring car kit. The MTC-2R is an evolution of the highly successful MTC2 platform. Ronald Völker won the ETS championship two years in a row with the MTC2 plateform and it’s now time to release the next generation MTC2R with several updates and improvements. Ronald and the team rest of the development team tested on many different surfaces and conditions to develop the MTC-2R.
The MTC-2R features several new parts to improve the feeling on the track
• New single bellcrank steering arm, is mounted directly to the LCG servo mount which makes the steering input more linear and helps greatly reduce slop in the steering assembly. • New ball-bearing drive shaft´s increase consistency and precision on the track. • New silicone X-Ring for the dampers allow smoother working dampers and increase consistency throughout a race. • New damper position is optimized bringing better overall grip. • New caster adjustment increases durability and is easier to work on the car. • More durable damper balls. • Fine tuning belt adjustment. • All in one shock towers with both fixed and active shock mounting. • Less set screw. • New high quality composite parts making spares more affordable. • New optional parts and tools will be available as well with the release of MTC2R.
New for the Awesomatix A800R electric touring car is a series of parts for the shocks, the anti-roll bar, and the front bumper.
New are the AT143 ARB Stiffeners, which increase the stiffness of the stabilizer by up to one step. +1 step stiffness increase means that 1.0 mm rod acts like 1.1 mm rod, 1.1 mm rod acts like 1.2 mm rod, 1.2 mm rod acts like 1.3 mm rod, and 1.3 mm rod acts like 1.4 mm rod. 1/2 and 1/4 increments of increase can be set.
Also new are the ST05-R shock rods which add “friction type” damping in suspension operation. ST05-R slides along ST102 with noticeable friction during suspension travel. Friction damping compresses the suspension more = more damping, even at low suspension speed. Oil damping: more speed of suspension travel = more damping. Low damping at low speed of the suspension. With ST05-R, the car rolls and dives slower and responds faster to steering input. A800R damper settings that were good with ST205 linkage should be 10…25% softer when using ST05-R.
we just revceived the new ORCA Software for our ETS stock touring car classes. You can download your software here to use it on track as soon as possible. We have tested many different settings and RPM limit values, and in the software you will get the values we liked the most during testing. Before you run with the new software for the first time, we like to give you some information about it.
The new Software comes with less values to adjust, for less confusion and more fun on the track. You can adjust the following values on the Speed Controller: LiPo Cutoff | Punch | Drag Brake | Brake Force | Brake Punch | Dead Band
RPM Limit for 21.5T Stock and 40+ Masters: 18.000 RPM (blinking 4 times for identification) RPM Limit for ProStock: 20.000 RPM (blinking 3 times for identification)
The “PWM Frequency” is now pre-installed to the values 8000K for driving, and 1000K for braking. We found out that these values are working good in all conditions so there is no need to change them. We also removed the paramers “Running Mode” and “Reverse Force” as nobody used these setting options at all.
Important: You must update your programm card to the NEW 6.2 Software which is also included in the download package.
To download the Zip Folder including the new softwares for ESC and Program Card, simply click HERE:
In case you have missed the information about the new FDR (Final Drive Ratio) for our ETS touring car stock classes, you can re-watch the videos about this topic here:
English Video
German Video
Updating the ORCA software
In addition, here are the instructions on how to update the software. Note: The video still talks about the previous versions. However, the principle and the procedure remain the same for the new versions.
We wish you a lot of fun and success with the new software and the new motors on track during ETS Season #16 2023/24.
Today we like to share a very important information with you. After many drivers have asked us about “Sponsored Drivers” racing at the ETS in different classes, we have talked and discussed intensiveley about this in our ETS orga team and found a conclusion for the new season. Here is the statemend from Scotty Ernst and the team about it:
Hello to our ETS family of racers! As the cold of winter leaves us it ushers in the warmth and sunshine of summer which we are all egearly waiting for. The sunshine and warmth also means the begining of the outdoor racing season of the ETS. We are excited to be kicking off the outdoor season at the beautiful Apeldoorn track in the Netherlands.
As we prepare for the outdoor season, we want to let you know of a rule change we have made to remove the confusion many have regarding sponsored drivers.
The world of RC has changed drastically over the past 10 years when it comes to sponsorship. Now days, sponsorship discounts are the normal way for our industry. So many racers including new beginner racers get deals from their local shops, online shops, small manufactures all the way to major manufactures. The argument has been ongoing to determine exactly what a “sponsored driver” truly is and there is no way for us to classify what it is.
If we look back over the past few years, we have had racers who have had discounts and sponsorship participating in all categories of the ETS.
So going forward, we have removed this terminology from the rule set. We feel that racers who are of the higher ability will not run the slower classes and will run in the appropriate classes. We built the ETS to focus on the fun we all can have in the hobby and hope that the founding spirit of the ETS is what guides everyone in the future.
Looking forward to seeing everyone in the Netherlands for what will be a great season of the ETS. Thank you!
