Protoform D9 Marc Rheinard signed by TD Takashima

I met Marc Rheinard in 2004 during my attendance at the 2004 IFMAR ISTC Worlds.
At that time, he was the upcoming new talent in the scene of electric touring cars and went on to dominate the entire event and become the 2004 World Champion. Since then I've been admiring his silky smooth driving style and amazing aggressiveness, as he is possibly the best overtaker in this class if not any class he races on.

Fast forward many years and I decide to attend an ETS race in 2015 at the great Hudy Arena where I get the chance to meet another Rheinard, Marc's older brother Toni.
A great guy, very friendly and always willing to help whoever approached him for assistance. During my 2nd ETS attendance at the 2019 Madrid race, under very difficult weather conditions, I met Toni again who was once more very kind, doing anything possible to help his father's organization and every racer approaching him.

So come to 2020 and Toni includes a surprise in one order I received from his shop, an original signed body by Marc, painted by none other than the great TD Takashima. A very fitting present considering Marc's bodies now feature the AWESOMATIX brand, which is what I've also been running since 2011.
This is certainly a body to stay preserved and not hit the track, at least under racing conditions.
Thank you Toni and Marc and hope all goes well for your future.

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AWESOMATIX A800MMX

New from AWESOMATIX is the latest version of their belt drive chassis A800, the MMX.
Integrating now all the latest features it is a fully loaded weapon, performing around the world with great results.

I had the pleasure to build an all new fresh kit, my first built of a new kit for 3 years as I've only been adding updates till now to an aging chassis, and I am happy to observe improvements in quality in all areas, in what already was a very well manufactured kit.
It is at a point which you can call it absolutely flawless.

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Note:
Photos include a few options, such as the magnificent one piece servo holder - steering arm, the motor mount centre weights, the low profile rear body post, cooling fan mount, carbon front bumper brace, ADC dampers, one piece aluminum short battery holders and aluminum top deck screws.

Bittydesign Hyper ULT

Latest entry from Bittydesign in the current trend of front-ish cab low profile bodies is the Hyper body in Lightweight and Ultra Lightweight versions.
This is the ULT weighing at approximately 75gr with a good amount of paint and rear reinforced wing supports.
The design is very good, providing great rigidity thus not requiring any additional components to keep it stable and maintain its shape while racing.
Aesthetically it is the prettiest of what is currently available, but this a subjective opinion.
Future track time will show its performance.

ZooRacing Hellcat 1/10 TC Body

So can the best get better.
Early reports are positive. Probably at the next big race we will have a clear picture.
The design is quite aggresive, with a long pointy front end and a curved rear where the wing follows the curved line to increase downforce.
Very impressive work.

MonTech Racing Racer 2 1/10 TC lexan body

MonTech's response to the ZooRacing bodies is their Version 2 of the Racer.
With a more aggressive front end, lower stance than the previous model and bit more pronounced lines to keep a rigid form under load they aim in improving performance and matching the DBX body.
At the recent ETS Madrid race, it did not seem to be the preferred choice and team drivers reverted in the end to the ZooRacing body, although this may be contributed to other reasons, one of them being the fact that Xray team seemed to be lost with set up in the extreme cold conditons of that particular event. When such issues occur it is common to try and maintain one performance factor unchanged in order to have a consistent reference point. Thus I presume was the reason for choosing DBX for that race.
The future will show whether this body is a top performer or not.
Quality wise, it seems to be a well-designed product, with nice clear and rigid lexan. A lot of attention to detail has gone in the front end to channel air so that it increases downforce. The DBX seems to be a bit nicer in fit and finish as the Racer2 required to be positioned a bit higher than I would have liked in order to meet the 115mm height rule.
Aesthetically I prefer it as the cabin is not as forward as the DBX and it has nicer proportions in my subjective view.
Anyway, here are some photos of the body:

MonTech-Racing Racer2 Album

ZooRacing DBX body

Newcomer in the 1/10 TC body industry, ZooRacing stormed the scene lately with their creations proving to be the ‘body’ to have as results and pro driver preference immediately showed Preopard and DBX are some of  the best performing bodies.
The main design characteristics are the low center of gravity and overall stance of the body, and the front cab position of the cabin.
My input is pretty much non important as the performance of the body is the best indicator of its qualities, but I can say that the quality of the lexan is very good, and the design is very accurate, fitting perfectly to a modern TC chassis.
It is also quite robust as I already managed to crash test it at high speed (ETS Madrid) and no damage was sustained to the body.

Below enjoy some photos

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FUTABA 7XC Stick Radio 2.4GHz T-FHSS SR

After the failed attempt to drive with the popular pistol radio I decided to upgrade my stick radio equipment after 12 years running KO Propo Esprit III.
The radio of choice is what I believe to be the ultimate stick radio currently on the market. Not the most popular, probably due to its very high price, but certainly the most well equipped and best looking.
I got a great deal from TAGMODELS and now it is in my hands.
I will probably spend more time playing with the endless options than actually race but this is what I enjoy mostly of this hobby, the technical aspect.

So here are some photos of the radio and how it arrives in the package.

For High Definition photos click on this link: FUTABA 7XC Gallery

I like the included screen protector!