Chassis – Awesomatix A800R
ESC – Hobbywing G3
Motor – Hobbywing V10 G3 4.5T
Battery – Cayote 6300
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17s / Power HD GTS2
Body – Xtreme Speciale
Notes –
E.C is using the optional steel chassis from Awesomatix on his A800R here at eSIC.
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Chassis – Xray X4’25
ESC – Hobbywing G3
Motor – Hobbywing V10 G3 5.0T
Battery – GensAce 6600mah
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17s / PowerHD GTS2
Body – Xtreme Speciale
Notes –
In terms of optionals Nicholas is running Hudy tungsten weights and a Hudy fan.
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Chassis – Schumacher Mi9 ‘Hara Edition’
ESC – Cayote Crest X
Motor – Cayote Modi 4.5T
Battery – Cayote 6800mah
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17s / Sanwa SXR PGS-LH II
Body – Xtreme Speciale
Note – Racing a Schumacher for the first time here at eSIC, Atsushi is running the car because of the British manufacturer’s links with Cayote. With Hara a brand ambassador for Cayote, Schumacher are the electrics company’s UK distributor. Of course it’s not any ordinary Mi9 either but one that has been given the ‘Hara Edition’ treatment. With a friend in the anodising industry, Hara is able to get his trademark purple done on very limited numbers.
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Chassis – Axon TC10/4
ESC – Orca OE1 Mark II
Motor – Orca Modtreme 3 4.5T
Battery – Orca 6090mah
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17s / Sanwa SXR PGS-LH II
Body – Xtreme Speciale
Notes –
Akio is running the first production example of the new upcoming TC10/4 kit release from Axon with eSIC being the first time Akio has got to race the Japanese manufacturers final iteration of its latest touring car.
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Last weekend we attended the world class 1:8 Offroad race that is the Philippine Masters. Asia’s premier annual offroad event akin to what the TITC is to the world of Electric Touring Car, 2025 marked the biggest edition of the Manila based race yet in terms of total entries, the number of countries represented, and the dept of top level team drivers. The second round of the Cayote backed Asian Buggy Championships, it was Philippine Masters regular Davide Ongaro who took the TQ from first time visitors Burak Kilic and Kouki Kato. In the 1-hour main however Ongaro suffered a rare mechanical (receiver failure) while fuel tank issues also ended Kilic’s race early. Putting in a super consistent drive Infinity’s Kato took the win, the Japanese talent making it 2 from 2 in the Asian Buggy Championships adding to his win at the season finale in Indonesia last year. In eBuggy, A1 proved the entertainment highlight of the weekend as Ongaro, having being passed for the lead by Pekko Iivonen, tried to retake the lead on a thrilling final lap. With Iivonen holding on for a hugely popular win, Ongaro took A2 before Ryan Lutz took the third however overall it was Ongaro’s victory. During our time at the Circulo Verde Track we got the chance to photograph 9 buggies from 6 different manufacturers including Mayako’s all new prototype eBuggy. In case you missed any of the Chassis Focus’ during our coverage of the race, we have compiled them all in our latest Chassis Focus index.
Nitro Buggy
Kouki Kato (Q3/Winner) – Infinity
Mattia Poilto (Q6/P3 ) – Sworkz
Davide Ongaro (Top Qualifiers/DNF) – Team Associated
Burak Kilic (Q2/DNF) – Mugen Seiki
Pekko Iivonen – (Q7/P4) – Mayako
Ryan Lutz (Q5/P5) – Kyosho
eBuggy
Davide Ongaro (Top Qualifiers/Winner) – Team Associated
Pekko Iivonen – (Q2/P2) – Mayako
Ryan Lutz (Q4/P3) – Kyosho
Chassis – Sworkz S35-4 EVO
Engine – Gimar MARS Next
Fuel – Energy
Tires – Matrix Blackhole
Radio – Futaba T10PX
Servos – KO Propo RSx4S Power HC (Steering)/AGFRC (Throttle)
Body – Xtreme Aria
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