’23 1:12 World Championship Chassis Focus Index

Last weekend 1:12 concluded the 2023 IFMAR World Championship calendar in Cocoa, Florida.  While the entry may have been small, at the front of the field things were ultra competitive as some of the biggest names in the sport battled it out to win the smallest scale and the original electric World Championship.  A beautifully presented track, Beachline Raceway was the battle ground with the TQ going to Awesomatix’ Kemp Anderson ahead of Marc Rheinard and Michal Orlowski – each taking 2 TQ runs from the six rounds.  In the finals we witnessed next level driving skills as painted was swapped in battle before Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski finally became a World Champion.  In 1:12 Spec, Awesomatx’ Max Machler did the double taking the TQ and the manufacturer’s first ever World title.  With the  Schumacher team running a different front end on their car specifically to suit the black carpet in use, we didn’t get to take our traditional ‘World Champion Chassis Focus’.  Over the event however we did however photograph 10 cars from four of the six different manufacturers represented at the 21st running of the championship and we have compiled them all here in our latest Chassis Focus index.

Kemp Anderson (Top Qualifier) – Awesomatix

Marc Rheinard (2nd overall) – Awesomatix

Alexander Hagberg (3rd overall) – Xray

Donny Lia – Awesomatix

Hayato Ishioka – Roche

Sam Isaacs – Awesomatix

Kazuki Yamashita – Roche

Keven Hebert – Xray

1:12 Spec Cars

Max Machler  (TQ & Champion) – Awesomatix

Frank Calandra – CRC

Chassis Focus – Sam Isaacs (Awesomatix)

Chassis – Awesomatix A12
ESC – Hobbywing XR10 PRO 1S HD
Motor – Hobbywing G3 3.5T
Battery – Team EAM 8500mAh
Tires (handout) – JACO
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17 / Sanwa PGS HR
Body – MonTech M20

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