What a great move from Awesomatix and the Porsche Basel Racing Team. They will raffle off two weekend tickets for the 2026 edition of the 24h race at the famous “Green Hell” Nürburgring. Rear the full announcement:
Awesomatix and the Porsche Basel Racing Team are giving young RC talents a unique chance to experience professional motorsport up close. All U18 drivers competing at the ETS race in Daun will automatically enter a giveaway to win 2 weekend tickets for the 24H Nürburgring race, where the Porsche Basel Racing Team will be competing with their race cars.
What’s included?
2 full weekend tickets (winner + 1 guest)
Exclusive access to the Porsche Basel Racing Team pit garage
Behind-the-scenes insights into race operations, cars and team workflows
Learn from racers who live in both worlds
Team Manager “Hagi” and Chief Mechanic “Peckel” – both active RC racers and ETS competitors in Daun – will share firsthand insights into how professional racing works, from preparation to race execution.
How to win?
At the end of the ETS event in Daun, one winner will be drawn live from a pot containing the names of all U18 drivers. Important: You must be present at the venue to win – so make sure you stay until the end!
Our goal
To give young RC drivers a real look into professional racing and show the parallels between top-level RC competition and 1:1 motorsport – precision, teamwork, preparation and professionalism.
Good luck to all young drivers – this is one you don’t want to miss!
Italian manufacturer Bittydesignhas released a new FWD body called A3-F. The body looks really nice and will (maybe) be their choice for the new ETS season 2026/27. Read the full Bittydesign announcement here:
𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗪𝗗 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 and ready to hit the track, when thinking about Bittydesign® think about the best, we’re here to leading this category again and the brand new A3-F body is the key-strument to do it.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 that you WON’T need to mount it up to 8-10mm forward as you are common to do with other shells, here the best balance is with the body mounted in neutral and/or a bit forward position, Bittydesign Engineering is second to none when talking about applying our Know-How to racing bodies, we’re into the race scene since 20 years.
Now the time has come — some of you may have already guessed it. I am very happy to announce that I have signed with Team Infinity and am officially starting my new role as a designer. I will give my very best to support the entire team and help bring new ideas to life. It is a great honor for me to be able to work for this amazing team, and I hope we will celebrate many successes together — especially with the goal of providing the best possible experience for all our customers. My special thanks go to the entire Infinity team for the trust they have placed in me, and especially to Kenji Taira and Yoshinobu Nikaido, who set everything in motion and made this opportunity possible. I am looking to the future with great excitement and am happy to be working again with familiar faces as well as new ones. Here’s to a great future!
Inf1nity Statement
With the beginning of the new year, we have decided to further strengthen our design and development department, with the goal of continuing to offer our customers the best possible products and making every moment dedicated to their passion even more enjoyable. We are therefore pleased to welcome Robert Pietsch, who officially joins our organization to support our technical department. Thanks to his decade-long experience and proven skills, Robert will be a significant added value for our future in the RC world. Welcome, Robert!
New from Zoo Racing are the so called ZERDA and LMH Body SHells for 1:10 LMH and 1:12 GT racing. Here are the product information from Zoo Racing for you. The bodies will be available faround January 20, 2026.
HYENA
The Hypercar class is the latest revolution in RC touring car racing, combining state-of-the-art aerodynamics, extreme performance and hyper-realistic design. Designed for high-speed competition, these cars feature a low-slung, wide chassis optimised for maximum downforce and stability at top speed.
With a sleek, aggressive design inspired by full-size hypercars, this class offers the perfect blend of realism and high-performance racing. Look forward to top-level cornering speeds, improved grip and precise handling – pushing RC competition to its limits!
ZooRacing presents the HYEANA, the second hypercar body for the next generation of touring car racing. Developed with state-of-the-art aerodynamics and precision engineering, the HYENA sets new standards in downforce, efficiency and stability for ambitious racers.
The difference between the super successful HYRAX and the HYENA is that the focus here is on MORE steering. More agile cornering – combined with a slightly higher design to make the body more attractive for older touring cars. The longer front and large front splitter result in more downforce and the higher – but shorter – rear section ensures better cornering, whatever the track.
Advanced aerodynamics for maximum performance Every curve and surface of the HYENA is designed for optimum airflow, reducing drag while maximising downforce. The flat, wide body design ensures a secure stance and enables superior cornering speeds and unrivalled stability.
Key aerodynamic features include: Optimised front end – An aggressive front splitter and sculpted wings minimise turbulence and provide high grip at the front axle. Low-drag cockpit design – A sleek, realistic cockpit area reduces drag while providing stability at high speeds. Efficient airflow in the side box – Precisely moulded side ducts channel the air around the bodywork, reducing drag and improving rear balance. High-downforce rear – An integrated rear diffuser and large rear wing maximise traction while controlling air turbulence. Realistic hypercar styling and performance
The HYENA is designed with extremely detailed realism, mirroring original hypercars while maintaining race-optimised proportions. The low centre of gravity of the body improves chassis performance and ensures precise handling and responsiveness on the racetrack.
Key features: Ultra-low centre of gravity for optimum handling and stability Lightweight, high-strength material for durability and performance Realistic hypercar look with detailed aerodynamic elements Optimised for high-speed touring car racing with advanced airflow design The ZOOlite moulding process used in the Hyrax reduces the weight of the standard 0.7mm body by approximately 10g while lowering the vehicle’s centre of gravity. Each Hyrax body kit includes high quality rear wing mounting material and a detailed decal sheet with grille, headlight and tail light designs. This makes your vehicle both performance-orientated and a visual eye-catcher on the racetrack.
Features:
– CAD design – Special, extremely flat hypercar body with more realistic design and lower air resistance – Low yet realistic front end with sculpted bonnet and radiator grille details – Large wheel arches ensure that the tyres do not drag in any position – ZOOlite 0.7 mm standard body weighs approx. 75 g on average including mudguards – Detailed decal sheet – Mudguard attachment – The body requires the latest touring car chassis with extremely low shock absorber position. Older chassis up to 2023 are not compatible due to the low and realistic body construction.
The technical data: Scale: 1:10 touring car Wheelbase: approx. 257mm Width: approx. 192mm front / 193mm rear
ZERDA
ZooRacing is finally entering the popular GT12 1:12 racing class with the ZERDA GT12 body. This GT body impresses with its stylish high-performance design and sets new standards in terms of handling and downforce in this fascinating racing class.
Extreme downforce and efficient airflow enable extremely precise cornering and direction changes. At the same time, the rear is optimally positioned on the track. The result is easy to drive and fluid handling on all types of track. ZooRacing has reworked all areas from the front to the rear for this completely new bodywork.
From the large front splitter and the narrow and aerodynamically optimised front wheel arches to the advanced, extremely low cab and the large, efficient rear wing. The body is extremely flat and aerodynamically optimised for super-fast and stable cornering and high speeds. This is particularly advantageous in stock racing, where low drag is the key to success. The entire surface of the ZERDA is smooth and free of sharp edges, which prevents unwanted turbulence. This ensures high efficiency and stability of the bodywork in any racing situation.
The rear wing has two different cut lines for long/short cuts and low/high cuts – depending on the local racing regulations or the desired downforce settings. Thanks to the optimised aerodynamics, ZooRacing was also able to give the ZERDA a modern, timeless and appealing design. Last but not least, the ZERDA features ZooRacing’s characteristic cut lines for the wheels and lines for the body mounting holes, which make fitting the body a breeze.
The ZERDA Zerda comes with windscreen masks and a highly detailed decal sheet with window frames and tinted windows, which provides a realistic look and reduces the amount of painting required.
Features:
CAD design
Special 1:12 Racing GT12 body with balanced downforce between front and rear axle
0.4 mm AIRlite body
0.7 mm ULTRAlight standard body
Detailed decal sheet with window frames, tinted windows and window stickers
Round 3 of the Essex Winter Series took place this Sunday at the regular venue in the South-East of the UK.
HARPER WINS MODIFIED TO KEEP CHAMPIONSHIP WIDE OPEN
Elliott Harper secured pole position in the LRP Modified class, but the Schumacher driver had a tight battle with Kyle Branson throughout. Kyle, who took the win at R1 of the series in October, topped the opening round with his Tonisport-backed Awesomatix, before Harper took control to win the remaining rounds. The winner at R2 of the series, Alex Thurston, lined up third with his Mugen Seiki, ahead of Xray’s Harley Eldridge and the Schumacher of Peter Eagles.
In the final, Elliott remained in control and quickly opened up a lead at the front ahead of Kyle. The battle on track was for third, with Harley continually closing in on Alex. After keeping the pressure on, Harley finally found a way past Alex in the final minute of the race to move to a podium position. Almost at the same moment, Kyle tapped a corner, damaging his car. He held on to second place, but Harley quickly closed in. Kyle did all he could to keep Harley behind, but with a damaged car it proved difficult, leading to Harley making an excellent high-speed pass through the infield section on the penultimate lap. TO add to Kyle’s injury, Alex then also managed to sneak through on the final lap to secure a podium result. All this action left Elliott to cruise to victory at the front.
This keeps the overall championship wide open, with Elliott, Alex and Kyle each having a win with two rounds of the series left to run.
FINLAY HOLDS ON IN STOCK TO CLINCH CHAMPIONSHIP
Zak Finlay confirmed his hold over the Rush Stock class with the TQ and Win at the event, but it feels like his grip may be slipping slighty as the chasing pack seemed closer this time. Zak, who also took the win at the EWS International in December, took three rounds of qualifying with his Zombie-backed Awesomatix, with Schumacher designer Andy Murray topping Q3 to line up second on the grid. Finley Whitelock kept himself in the mix for the series podium by securing third with his Schumacher, ahead of the Awesomatix of Sam Nicholls and the Iris of Billy Fletcher.
Zak secured the series win by leading every lap of the final – perhaps finding a little more speed by the final, but also helped by Andy having to constantly think about his team-mate behind as Finley stayed close throughout. However he was never able to try a serious pass and thus the top three finished in the order they started. Billy moved up to fourth with a good pass on Sam half way through the race, leaving Sam to round out the top five after five minutes.
BLAKE CONFIRMED AS FWD CHAMPION
Dan Blake continued his domination of the ToniSport Front Wheel Drive class, once again lining up on pole position and winning the A Final. As in previous events, Michael Chapman looked close throughout qualifying, especially after topping Q1, but Dan kept seeming to find more pace as the day went on, extending his lead from Q2 onwards. Former BTCC Champion Jake Hill took third on the grid, with Nathan Parker lining up fourth and Thomas Looney fifth.
Once again, Dan was in control of the final, leading from start to finish to secure the championship with two rounds remaining. Michael held on to second place, and Nathan moved into a podium position with a great pass on Jake at the very first corner. Jake finished in fourth – his first EWS podium feeling even closer – and Thomas took fifth in the race.
The series continues in February with Round 4, and whilst the Stock and Front Wheel Drive titles are decided, it may give a clearer picture of who the podium contenders will be – as well as moving someone in Modified closer to the overall series win!
After almost nine years away from active competition, Steven Weiss is making his return to the RC scene and officially joins RC Maker. The former Vice European Champion brings not only his passion for RC racing, but also a wealth of experience and technical expertise.
Steven will support RC Maker as a Technical Advisor, assisting the team at all major races. With his deep knowledge of car setup, car development, and race strategy, he will play a key role in helping the team grow stronger and move forward.
With Steven Weiss on board, RC Maker gains a highly experienced and motivated expert who will have a lasting impact on the team’s performance both on and off the track. Welcome back to the RC scene, Steven!
Steven Weiss says: “I am very proud to be part of this young and talented team. I first met Ryan in 2008 at the IFMAR World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, and now, 18 years later, we are working together again. Even though I stopped my active racing career in 2016, my passion for the sport never stopped. I have followed RC Maker from the beginning, starting with the release of the SP1. I am really impressed by the design, the performance on track, and how fast the brand has grown in such a short time. Being part of this journey means a lot to me, and I am proud to work together with RC Maker. I am fully motivated, ready for this challenge, and excited about what’s coming next.”
Timo Siebert adds: “I am very happy that we were able to convince Steven Weiss of our team and the path we want to take. We already worked together for the first time last weekend in Hasloh, and it was very productive and constructive for the entire team. He is a real asset to us.”
Welcome to the Team Steven! Lots of success and fun ahead
The ETS crew around Scotty Ernst and Uwe Rheinard wishes you a Merry Christmas and a great time with your family and friends. Enjoy a few days off from all the stress of life and simply have a good time.
We would like to thank you for another fantastic year of racing in the Euro Touring Series – perhaps the most successful year we have ever had. Without you, none of this would have been possible, and we will continue to do our utmost to offer you great events in the future.
Thank you to our Title Sponsor
Team Cayote
our Primary Sponsors
FLYSKY — AWESOMATIX — HOBBYWNG — MATRIX — 1UP RACING
With the IFMAR worlds taking place at the newly buit “Hongyu GDC” facility in the city of Kung-Fu – Foshan (China) – the FEMCA championship race was kind of an inofficial warm-up race for the biggest proce in our sport. The GDC facility is unbelievable from what we can see on pictures and videos and is somthing like a new mekka in the world of RC.
Infinity driver and current world champion Bruno Coelho was able to win the race ahead of Awesomatix racer Lucas Urbain, and reigning ETS champion Michal Orlowski (Schumacher). Ryosuke Yamamoto (Infinity) and Pekko Iivonen (Schumacher) completed the Top 5 ahead of Naoto Matsukura (Infinity) and Akio Sobue (Axon). In the 13.5 Stock class, it was also the Top Qualifier Shin Sawada (Xray) who took the title. After a bad start to the finals spinning on lap 1, the Xray driver won A2 & 3 from team-mate Adam Izsay. Unfortunately the delayed time schedule meant ARC’s A1 winner Enrico Jung had to leave for his flight back to Germany so it was Jan Ratheisky who completed an all Xray podium in Foshan.
Many top drivers attended the race, others (Rheinard and Völker for example) flew in to practice in the week after with not having to face a racing schedule.
today we have some great news about the last race of our current season which will lead us once again to the beautiful Arena Nova in Wiener Neustadt, Austria.
The last two events at this amazing facility had been a blast and we cannot wait to celebrate our season finale from March 19-22.
More space – bigger track – epic final!
All racers who had been at Arena Nova last year can still remember that there was not a lot of space in to the pits due to the sold out event (320 entries).
We expect an even bigger run for the entries this time and therefore talked to the facility management. We made a good deal and can announce the following facts about ETS RD5 at Arena Nova.
We will have a seperate hall (next to the cafeteria) for the COMPLETE pit area. That means, all racers will pit together, but NOT in the hall where the track is located.
The track will be in the same hall as last year. But as there will be no pits, we will build a way bigger track for even better racing and the ability to run with 12 cars in some classes.
We will have a better access for spectators, our media team, and more space for our great driver`s dinner party and tombola on Friday evening.
We will be able to accept more entries than last year. We have a number of 400 in mind now to also allow for a great dinner aparty and socializing during the event. We will calculate a possible time schedule now and inform you soon about the limit.
Entries will open on Tuesday, December 9th at 20:00 (CET) on MyRCM – update to follow!
These are great news and we will do our very best (as always) to create another epic ETS season finale at Arena Nova, together with the fantastic team of the MRC Wiener Neustadt around Sascha Klug.
The 2025/2026 Essex Winter Series continued last weekend with Round 2, presented by Team Cayote, taking place at the large indoor carpet track.
THURSTON WINS AT EWS ROUND 2
The LRP Modified Class was one to watch, with defending champion Olly Jefferies returning to the series after missing the first event, and R1 winner Kyle Branson looking to capitalise on his early championship lead.
It was a tight battle for TQ between Kyle and his Tonisport-backed Awesomatix, and the Mugen Seiki of Alex Thurston. Branson took Q1, whilst Alex topped Q2 and Q3. The drivers traded positions in Q4 initially, with Alex then taking the lead, only to have a battery failure two laps from the end. Kyle took the round, but lost out on the tie-break by just 0.002 seconds! Elliott Harper lined up third for Schumacher, with Olly taking his factory Awesomatix to fourth ahead of the privately-entered example of Stefan Chodzynski.
In the A Final, Alex led off with Kyle close behind. Olly immediately put Elliott under pressure and was able to get by on the second lap, and then set about closing on the leaders. Alex soaked up the pressure from Kyle, and the battle up front became a four-way fight as Olly closed in and pulled Elliott along with him. The four drivers circulated at high speed for the remaining four minutes of the race, often getting nose-to-tail but everyone keeping the door closed and not allowing the car behind the chance of an overtake. The high-speed freight train entertained the watching crowd as Alex stayed out front, crossing the line to take his second ever victory at EWS.
FINLAY CONTINUES TO DOMINATE STOCK
Over in the Rush Stock class, the question was could anyone stop Zak Finlay? The simple answer was no – the Zombie/Tonisport backed driver topping every qualifying round. Finley Whitelock was the closest challenger, with the Schumacher driver securing second in each round, but a few seconds behind Zak every time. Sam Nicholls would line up third with his privateer Awesomatix, ahead of Iris’s Adam Southgate and Schumacher’s Chris Ashton.
Zak led the A Final away, with Finley applying pressure right from the start. Zak managed to maintain composure and kept his car out front, with Finley less than one second behind. By half distance, Zak started to increase the gap, building it up to two seconds and seemingly just managing his lead. Behind, Sam Nicholls had a rather lonely run to third place, whilst Billy Fletcher moved up from seventh on the grid to fight with his Iris teammate Adam, but Adam held on to fourth at the finish, just three-tenths of a second ahead of Billy. Out front, Zak maintained that two-second advantage to cross the line and take his ninth consecutive TQ-Win result from EWS, with Finley keeping him very honest to take the runner-up spot, one place higher than he finished at R1.
BLAKE AGAIN IN FRONT IN FRONT WHEEL DRIVE
In the Tonisport Front Wheel Drive class, it was the same battle for TQ as at the opening round of the series – but again with the same result. Dan Blake would start on pole position, taking all four rounds, and Michael Chapman lined up second on the grid. Mark Burgess secured his best qualifying result and would line up third, ahead of R1 podium finisher Nathan Parker, and Thomas Looney completing the top five on the grid.
The A Final saw much of the same story – Dan led away from Michael, and slowly built a gap as the race progressed. Michael couldn’t do anything about Dan out in front, but had a good gap back to the third place battle between Nathan and Thomas. Thomas managed to get past Nathan to secure the final podium step, leaving Nathan in fourth and Sid Lawrence again improving on his qualifying position, moving from seventh up to fifth at the end of the five minutes.
The main series now takes a pause until January, as EWS hosts the EWS International event in December, with a fully-booked entry which will see the UK’s best fighting it out with drivers from across Europe and beyond!
