British RC Car manufacturer Schumacher Racing has released their newest 1:10 scale 4WD buggy just a couple of days ago. The so called Cat L1R comes along with a lot of new parts and features. Schumacher lead driver Michal Orlowski showed the potential of the new car while he was winning almost all of his last races with the prototype version of the Cat L1R. Schumacher Racing announced the availability of the car to be expected at the end of January 2023.
Source: Schumacher Racing
New from Italian bodyshell manufacturer Bittydesign is this GT12 version of their shortly released AR8 line of bodyshells. The body looks amazing on all 1:12 scale pan cars and was made for the GT Supastox racing classes which are very popular all around the world! If you are racing GT12, give this beauty from Bittydesign a try – you will definateley like the amazing look on track!
Bittydesign part number:
BDGT12-R8 Bittydesign AR8-GT12 clear body for 1:12 GT Supastox class
At his last weekend of racing for 2022, Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski once again showed his brilliance on carpet with a TQ and win in 2WD and 4WD buggy at the Race Stars Contest in Zgierz/Poland. The perfect ending for a great year, and Michal Orlowski posted the following words on his social media:
Double TQ&WIN at Race Stars Contest 2022. A flawless way to finish off this fantastic year of racing. Big thank you to Tris, my dad, and the Schumacher Family this weekend. We tried many new ideas and improved our platforms a lot. My Schumacher R/C Racing CAT L1R and Cougar LD2 equipped with Hobbywing Technology/ Sunpadow RC, Power HD, Whitz Racing Products and MR33 Racing were brilliant. I am looking forward to the first races of 2023 in January. Now, it is time to take a small break after 30+ racing weekends this year and a lot of testing and wrenching to go with that. I will check in here in a few days to wrap up 2022. Watched the World Cup final on the way back home and it was probably the most exciting football match I have ever seen, well done Argentina! See you soon!
MIchal Orlowski (PL), Schumacher
Source: Michal Orlowski (Facebook)
New for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car, and A800FX FWD platforms are three different lower arms from RC Maker. Ryan Maker posted the following information about his latest product for the famous Awesomatix onroad RC cars:
We are happy to introduce our brand new short wheelbase arms for the Awesomatix A800MMX & A800FX! These were first developed over a year ago, and through several profile tests after feedback from numerous team drivers around the world, we have settled on the final design!
Ryan Maker (AUS), RC Maker
Firstly, these arms feature a larger profile than the kit arms to increase the rigidity of the arm. They also feature a carbon rib which further increases the stiffness of the arm at the point of shock attachment. This creates less twisting of the arm and reduces unwanted inputs into the shock absorbers due to arm flex. In our testing these arms increased corner speed by reducing the flex and grip the arm was generating, which made the car more free in the corner.
The shorter wheelbase certainly improved the cars response and rotation at low speed. This was particularly noticeable on tighter, more technical tracks, and less on big flowing tracks.
In conclusion, the arms were a great tuning option which we found improved the cars corner speed, response and rotation particularly on tight technical tracks, when used in both front and rear.
RC Maker part numbers:
RCM-A800-SLA-7 RC MAKER Carbon Short Wheelbase Arm Set (7mm) for Awesomatix A800MMX/FX (2)
RCM-A800-SLA-8 RC MAKER Carbon Short Wheelbase Arm Set (8mm) for Awesomatix A800MMX/FX (2)
RCM-A800-SLA-9 RC MAKER Carbon Short Wheelbase Arm Set (9mm) for Awesomatix A800MMX/FX (2)
Body shell manufacturer ZooRacing has announced a new ZHD version of their Drakster 1:12 scale body. Zoo Racing announced the following details and reasons behind their latest product which will ba available in hobby shops very soon:
The ZHD version of the DRAKSTER goes in a direction that is rather unusual for 1:12 bodies.
ZooRacing
The current trend is to make bodies lighter and lighter. Particularly in 1:12, this means that bodyshells – even for top drivers – often only last for one race. The amateur usually gets the short end of the stick. There are also drivers in the 1:12 range who really only see it as a hobby without ambitions of success and would rather have a durable body.
This is where we come in with our ZHD version. Made of 1.0mm thick material – and therefore really ROBUST!
Whoever wants to can now drive a cutting-edge shape – and still benefit from durability!
T-Work`s is offering a line of new Carbon two-piece topdecks for the Serpent X20-2023 touring car. The topdecks all have a different shape which is resulting in different flex characteristics when installed in the car. Topdecks have a huge influence on the handling of modern 1:10 scale touring cars and all racers should carry some different ones in their bag.
T-Work`s part numbers:
TE-X20’23-A Graphite Split Type Front Upper Deck Ver.1 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)
TE-X20’23-B Graphite Split Type Front Upper Deck Ver.2 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)
TE-X20’23-C Graphite Split Type Rear Upper Deck Ver.1 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)
TE-X20’23-D Graphite Split Type Rear Upper Deck Ver.2 With Titanium Upper Deck Screw (for Serpent X20’23)
Source:T-Works (rc-tworks.com/)
Mugen Seiki has shown a new version of their aluminum chassis for the MTC2 touring car. The new version is harder compared to the actual flex chassis version (A2415) and is showing no cutout sections anyomre. During testing with the harder chassis, it was more precise to drive, especially on high bite carpet. The goal is to achieve a car which is more easy and consistant to drive. The Chassis will be available around the world very soon!
Mugen Seiki Part Number:
A2434 Mugen Seiki MTC2 Hard Aluminum Chassis
All Xray X4-2023 owners have a new tuning option for their car now. T-Work`s is offering a set of rear aluminum drive shafts for the current Xray touring car platform. These drive shafts are super light and the aluminum is reducing the rotating mass on the rear axle of the car resulting in a better performance on track. To replace parts when worn out, T-Work`s is also carrying spare parts for the drive shafts in their range of products!
Part Numbers:
C-X423-AA 7075-T6 Alum. CVD Set With Alum Drive Axle 47.8mm (for Xray X4’23) 2pcs.
TE-154-X423 7075-T6 Hard Coated Alum. Drive Axle (for Xray X4’23) 2pcs.
CC-X423 Xray X4’23 Driver Shaft C-Clip (8)
Source:T-Works (rc-tworks.com/)
Lucas Urbain (Awesomatix) took another win in the Modified class at the MRC Longwy Winter Series in France. After winning the opening round of the prestigeous racing series ahead of ETS RD5, he was able to win the second race of the season as well. Carl Groessel (Yokomo) and Remi Callens (Mugen Seiki) finished in second and third position while Cyril N’diaye took P4 in the end. The event was fully booked, with a total of 113 racers in five classes.
Modified
1.Lucas Urbain 2.Carl Friedrich Groessel 3.Rémi Callens
Stock Expert
1. Olivier Bultynck 2.Max Mächler 3.Jacques Libar
Stock 17.5
1.Christophe Choque 2.Pierre Lemarinier 3.Carlos Gabriel do Pinhal
FWD
1.Jacques Libar 2.Gilles Rasquin 3.Florent Jadot
Rookie
1.Lucas Vitt 2.Leny Fender3.Leonie Gibert
The second round of the 2022/23 Essex Winter Series saw another strong turnout with 107 entries in 4 classes. All racers had four rounds of qualifying to achieve their best possible results, followed by one single final to crown the winners.
In the LRP Modified class, it was Kyle Branson (Xray) who was able to start from the TQ spot into the final run. Kyle showed strong nerves and took the win with a small gap of 0,3 seconds ahead of Alex Thurston. Harley Eldridge (Xray) was another 0,3 behind in a great A-Main final and took third overall.
LRP Modified
1. Kyle Branson 2. Alex Thurston 3. Harley Eldridge
Rush Stock Touring
1. Zak Finley 2. Billy Fletcher 3. Tony Broad
RIDE/MB Front Wheel Drive
1. Shane Chipolina 2. Paul Hill 3. Martin Southall
EWS Junior-E
1. James Snashall 2. Frankie Fletcher 3. Chloe Snashall
Source: Oli Meggitt (EWS)
