Bodyshell manufacturer BLITZ (Team Titan) presented their latest 1:10 scale touring car bodyshell (190mm) this week. The design of the body is following the actual trend. A fundamental feature of the CLA design is the air channel that’s designed to direct airflow along the center of the body – from the roof to the rear trunk. This helps to increase stability especially when traveling through high-speed sections of the track. However, in lower-speed corners, it allows the body not to bog down and thereby increasing corner speed. In addition, the CLA’s rear wing tower moves the location more outside to align with the body tower, it will reinforce the rear wing mount and minimize flex in this critical area, especially on the light version of this body. The CAL body design complies with IFMAR GBS rules. It has also been homologated by EFRA with the approval number EFRA 4087. The Blitz CLA body is available in both standard 0.7mm and light weight 0.5mm versions and comes with a light decal, window mask and wing mounting screw set.
Part Numbers: 60231-07 CLA Bodyshell 0.7mm-Standard 60231-05 CLA Bodyshell 0.5mm-light
Asian based company, and ETS partner T-Work`s has added some tuning parts for the Xray XB2C-2023 and XB2D-2023 to their range of products. Customers can beef up their Xray 2WD buggy with titanium ball studs and turnbuckles, and they can replace bearings with a complete set from T-Works if needed. For a great look, titanium and steel screws (gold plated) are available as well.
T-Work`s part numbers
XB2C-2023
BBS-XB2C’23 Precision Ball Bearing Set (for Xray XB2C’23 ) 20pcs.
GSS-XB2C’23 Gold Plated Steel Screw Set (for Xray XB2C’23) 126pcs.
TSSU-XB2C’23 64 Titanium Screw set ( UFO Head ) 126pcs.(for Xray XB2C’23)
TB-249 64 Titanium Turnbuckle Set (for Xray XB2’21/XB2C’23/XB2D’23)
TP-171 64 Titanium Ball End set (for Xray XB2C’23) 14 pcs.
XB2D-2023
BBS-XB2D’23 Precision Ball Bearing Set (for Xray XB2D’23) 22pcs.
GSS-XB2D’23 Gold Plated Steel Screw Set (for Xray XB2D’23) 121pcs.
Coming from the land down under are the new RC Maker 3D Pro Carbon Tool Stands. The tool stands are built on the latest FDM 3D printing technology, while the multi-color plastic print provides strength and durability together with anincredible look. The coloured plastic inserts are interchangeable, allowing customers to change colours from time to time.
Another great feature of the inserts (sold seperateley) is the fact, that they are available for MIP tools on one side, and other toole (Arrowmax, Hudy, MR33…) on the other side. The product features an engraved RC MAKER insert, made from real carbon fiber and has non-slip rubber feet on the bottom to ensure it stays in the box!
The brand of multiple IFMAR world champion Marc Rheinard, MR33, released a great new product to check the final drive ratio (FDR) of brushless powered RC cars. The FDR Checker will be a very helpful tool for all technical inspections at club races and bigger racing series. The ETS will use the MR33 FDR Checker in the future as well. The FDR Checker is made from high quality materials and components and will be a reliable tool for many, many years. The device comes in a hardcase bag and includes a motor sensor cable, a magnetic USB power cable, and quick reference manual. The MR33 FDR Checker is available at ToniSport!
Australian RC company RC Maker introduced a very interesting product some days ago. The new 3D Pro Carbon Tire Balancer is a perfect tool for all 1:10 Onroad and Offroad racers who want to extract everything from their racing tires. The Tire Balancer is very compact and racers can transport it in their bags very easy. Read the RC Maker product description here:
Introducing our brand new 3D Pro Carbon Tire Balancer! With a multi-material construction of 7075 aluminum, 5mm carbon fiber with a 3D printed base, we have managed to achieve a lightweight, precise and smooth looking tire balancer! Tire balancing is essential for smooth car handling, even the slightest imbalance at high RPM can cause extreme vibrations throughout the car. The super-free, ball bearing axle provides minimal rotational resistance, so the heaviest part of the tire dips downward, which should be compensated for by placing weight at the top. We recommend using plain blue tape, as the centrifugal force of the spinning wheel will easily hold it in place, and it can be removed or modified as needed. The base can be removed for easier packing and has a small tray for storing small parts at the track. This balancer can be used with 1:10 Onroad, 1:10 Offroad and No Prep Drag wheels with a 12mm hex.
As some of you may have noticed in Hann.Münden, we are currently working on a new RC online game – the RC-Manager.
We used the race in Hann.Münden for the first test phase with an internal team to test programs, analyze and adjust data. This all worked out well so far, so that now the analyzed data has a public and final status.
But to cut a long story short: RD6 in Daun will be a public test. The game itself officially starts with round 1 of season #16. More information about this and also, what the RC-Manager is at all, what the rules are, how to play along, will be available in further posts from now on. Be curious.
If you already have questions, wishes or suggestions, just write us an email to: mediateam@ets.racing
New from T-Work`s are three different wheel hubs for the current Xray touring car X4-2023. Version A features the normal track width of the car while customers can make the car more narrow or wide with version B (-0,5mm) and version C (+0,5mm).
TE-231-X423-A 7075-T6 6mm Bearing Wheel Hub Axle (for Xray X4 2023) 2pcs. (This product is shared with the original # 305356)
TE-231-X423-B 7075-T6 6mm Bearing Wheel Hub Axle -0.5mm (for Xray X4 2023) 2pcs. (This product is shared with the original # 305354)
TE-231-X423-C 7075-T6 6mm Bearing Wheel Hub Axle +0.5mm (for Xray X4 2023) 2pcs. (This product is shared with the original # 305359)
Schumacher factory driver Michal Orlowski took the win in the 2WD and 4WD Buggy class at the US Carpet Offroad Championships in Cleveland last weekend. He took the win in both classes after starting from pole position and brought his 3-weeks US race trip to a successful end! Read his Facebook statement about the race:
Double TQ & WIN at the US Carpet Off Road Championships. What a way to finish off my 3 week US trip. Today I was able to take victory in the first two finals in both 2WD and 4WD to seal both victories early with my Schumacher R/C Racing buggies equipped with Hobbywing Technology/ Sunpadow RC, Power HD, Whitz Racing Products and MR33 Racing. Big thank you to everyone here, I have made many new friends, to Scotty Ernst for having me here and the amazing hospitality, the whole crew for putting on such a great show, to Trish and my dad for the help on the phone and Andy for the help at the track, Thomas and his father for their help and good laughs and all the guys pitting with us in the corner. All of these people have made this a very special weekend for me and I’m looking forward to coming back here. Now, I can’t express how excited I am to go back home after very exhausting 3 weeks of racing. Thank you US and until next time!
It is not new anymore, but since the start of ETS Season #15 2022/23, we are giving some “special” awards to persons and drivers who have attracted attention during our races. This is a way to highlight them, and to show everybody what the ETS is all about. It is not only a highly competitive racing series, but also a family which is enjoying their events together. A lot of talents have grown up in the Euro Touring Series and have made their way up to the top level of our sport. Here are our special award winners from ETS RD5 in Hann. Münden:
“ONE TO WATCH” and “YOUNGEST RACER”
The award for the “Youngest Racer” and the “One to Watch” award went to one and the same young boy as he impressed us in many ways. Gian Pinelli from Switzerland is only 10 years old and he drove brilliant in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class withhis Xray X4F car. He was in hann. Münden with his father and they had a great time on, and off the track.
When watching Gian driving, it was really amazing to see his skills as he showed a goodline on track, he drove with overview and patience, and he made some great moves on other cars in front of him. In the end, Gian Pinelli finished in P50 out of 70 drivers and was really surprised when he received his trophies from Uwe Rheinard during the price giving ceremony. We hope to see Gian more often at the ETS and we wich him and his family a great christmas time and a good start into 2023.
“SPIRIT OF THE EVENT”
The “SPITIR OF THE EVENT” award was given away to the whole crew of the Trans World Hotel Auefeld in Hann. Münden. All ETS racers really enjoyed their stay in the complex, and this was also a merit of the staff in the hotel. The whole ETS family felt very welcome and everyting was prepared perfectly. From the rooms to the breakfast, the hall in which we raced in, and the dinner in the evening. Uwe Rheinard gave the award to the hands of Mrs. Annica Schumacher. She was caring about the whole event with her colleague, and took also great care of our media team. We really hope that we can come back to this great place in the future!
After everybody has returned home after ETS RD5, we saw a lot of social media postings with many positive words and comments – something which keeps us motivated to get the greatest RC racing series going. The three days at the Trans World Hotel Auefeld had been amazing and we saw a lot of happy faces during the trophy ceremony. Now, we are looking back onto the event and the “5 Things” we have learned from ETS RD5 in Hann. Münden.
1) Championship final in Daun to become the most thrilling final the ETS ever had
If you have read our Championship Update Report it may not be a secret for you! We will crown ALL six ETS champions at the season final in Daun. No driver was able to win a championship after 5 rounds of ETS racing so far which shows the huge competition at the Euro Touring Series. The quality of drivers and the racing itself is at its highest level, and nobody was able to dominate a class.
Here some statistics about ETS Season #15 2022/23 ahead of the last race
After 5 rounds of ETS racing, we had 30 decisions in six classes of racing.
We saw 20 different drivers taking the race wins.
Only 9 drivers won more than one race.
Simon Lauter is the only driver winning 3 races in the current season.
Race winners
3 Wins Simon Lauter (Awesomatix Pro Stock)
2 Wins Jasmin Donath (Orca 17.5 Stock), Dominik Reile (Orca 17.5 Stock), Manuel Stankowitz (ToniSport 40+ Masters), Toni Mateo (ToniSport 40+ Masters), Stefan Schulz (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Renè Kölbel (Scorpion Formula), Jan Ratheisky (Scorpion Formula), Max Mächler (Awesomatix Pro Stock)
1 Win Ronald Völker (Matrix Modified), Marc Rheinard (Matrix Modified), Yannic Prümper (Matrix Modified), Christopher Krapp (Matrix Modified), Lucas Urbain (Matrix Modified), Kevin Schmid (Orca 17.5 Stock), Freddy Südhoff (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Roman Borschel (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Steven Olsen (Hobbywing Frontwheel), Elibert Sievers (ToniSport 40+ Masters), Andreas Stiebler (Scorpion Formula)
2) Iris ONE shows potential on track
As we mentioned in our preview article, a new touring car attended ETS RD5 in Hann. Münden. The Iris ONE platform is running under the Ruddog flag and is designed by Andreas Myrberg. The team was trackside with Alex Kunkler, Dionys Stadler, Dominik Schmid, and Andreas Myrberg driving the car in three different classes (40+ Masters, ProStock, Modified). During the whole weekend, they made a good progress and people could already see the potential of the new car.
For sure, there is still a lot of work to do for them, but they achieved some good results which can become even better in the future when they get used to the cars behaviour and the setup window even more. The car looks very interesting, and a lot of people stopped by the teams table to take a closer look at it. If you like to see Iris ONE in detail, just click on the link below!
3) Old but Gold – 20-year-old Rc cars are not slow
Most RC racers are always aiming to own the “latest and greatest” car on the market because they trust in the development of the RC industry. And for sure, the cars and electronics are way better and faster than 20 years ago. But in Hann. Münden, it was Yavuz Kura who was rocking his old Team Associated TC3 touring car on the track. The TC3 was “the car to have” in the early 2000`s and Juho Levanen (Finland) won two European championships (2002 & 2003) and some LRP Touring Car Masters races with this platform from the United States!
So, what can you expect form such an old car in the modern world of racing at the ETS? Not a lot you would probably think! But Yavuz was doing fine on track with the car, and he finished 33rd out of 40 drivers in the Orca 17.5 Stock class beating some drivers with the actual models from Awesomatix, Mugen, Xray etc… His fastest lap in the D-Main was a 15.2 compared to a 14.8 from the heat winner. We saw many surprised faces around the track and we have learned that it sometimes doesn`t need the newest stuff to enjoy the RC hobby! If you like to see Yavuz`s Team Associated TC3 in detail, just click on the link below!
4) Twister body got back to winning ways in ETS 17.5 stock classes
For more than a year, the Wolverine body shell from Zoo racing was winning almost every race in the Orca 17.5 Stock, and in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class. The only exception was the win from Manuel Stankowitz and Jasmin Donath at ETS RD3 in Andernach where they used the new Protoform P63 to win their races Stankowitz used the same shell again in Luxembourg to finish second behind Toni Mateo. This time in Hann. Münden, Donath and Stankowitz used the Twister body shell from Xtreme to TQ and win in the Orca 17.5 Stock and ToniSport 40+ Masters class. Both said that they had the best feeling with the Twister body in combination with the updated Matrix tires and the high grip carpet at the Trans World Hotel.
We learned from that, that every trend comes to a point where it is questionable and that it is always worth to try things again which have fallen a little out of favour. The ZooRacing Wolverine was still the most used body shell in the stock classes (also in 13.5 Pro Stock), but the drivers are now also trusting other body shells again and got rewarded with good results. The Matrix Modified class saw all (!) A-Main finalists using the Xtreme Twister or Speciale!
5) Hotel races are the best
As we mentioned before, we saw a lot of happy faces and received a lot of great feedback from the event. But what makes RC racing in Hotels so much better? Well, you can do the things you like the most at one and the same place. Sleeping, having a good breakfast, racing RC cars all day long in dry conditions, taking short brakes in the hotel room, enjoying the dinner with team mates and friends, and having a blast with some good drinks at the bar. This is what makes the difference and is one of the secrets to success of RC races in Hotel complexes. We can see that in the USA (Snowbirds Nationals, US Indoor Chamos, and IIC Las Vegas in the past), and we have the same here in europe at the ETS in Daun, and hopefully in Hann. Münden again!
