25 Sep 2020
Today, the 1/8th Offroad World Champion, Davide Ongaro, has announced the creation of his own bran called ONG. The young Italian pilot deckared: “I am very happy to announce the birth of the ONG brand today.
Together with Stefano of RC-Project, we have designed and developed a line of option parts that comes from my experience in international races and from his ability to transform the best ideas into excellent products for our rc cars.
15 Jul 2019
As we reported, last Saturday, at the “Ongaro Ring” in Sacile, the Italian pilot Riccardo Berton (Kyosho) won the EFRA 1/8th IC Off Road Euros 2019. Now ourt friends at RC Racing TV sent us a full report of the finals of an event that will be remembered fondly for many years to come!
The schedule had already been preplanned by the organizers to account for problematic weather in the afternoon so not a full schedule of finals, with many taking place on the previous day, nevertheless we had a rained off quarter-final from the previous evening, plus 40+ as a build up to the semifinals.
We then had two great semi finals that resulted in wins for Davide Ongaro and Riccardo Berton and the ever exciting Last Chance Qualifier that saw young Berak Kilic bump up to start on 13th place. At the front end of the grid we had Ongaro, from Berton from two twice European champions Elliott Boots and David Ronnefalk – so we were surely in for a thrilling 45 minutes, and with a few light rain drops in the air – little did we know!
After an incredible final (if you missed the live streaming you can watch the recording below) the Italian pilot Dario Balestri is the new EFRA 1/8th Track European Champion. Simon Kurzbuch, placed second, for gave Dario the fight of his life and Jilles Groskamp was able to get on the podium from 10th on the grid!
France – All the action from the 2019 European Championship 1/8 track with Final qualifying and then the super- exciting Super Pole competition.
Full coverage of the first rounds of Qualifying for the 1/8th Track Euros from France. Thanks to out friends at RC Racing TV we can follow the 2019 European Championship live!
05 Jan 2019
The legendary Scotty Ernst got a great news to start the new year! Whether it’s the sound of big nitro engines piercing your eardrums as they shift into second gear or plumes of smoke putting tears in your eyes, nitro on-road has long been known to assault the senses in the most spectacular ways a radio controlled vehicle can.
In 2019, Scotty Ernst Productions, along with Infinity and Creation Model, are aiming to bring the most extreme R/C classes in existence to both racers and fans in a whole new way with the inaugural running of the Asian Nitro Championship (ANC). Three exotic locations. Three world-class facilities. One Championship series. All under the spotlight like you’ve never seen before.
The 2018 IFMAR 1/10 200mm On-Road World Championships are held just outside of Miami at the world famous Homestead RC Raceway. More than 120 of the best drivers from all around (like the legendary Infinity’s Lamberto Collari or Mugen’s Robert Pietsch) the world are fighting for the prestigious World Championship title.
