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June 8, 2026

Third British National round win in a row for Wood

Shepherd’s Tim Wood made it three in a row with victory at Round 4 of the British 1:8 Onroad National Championship which took racers to the Cotswold track. Winner of last month’s double header at Brookland Raceway, Wood secured the TQ in the fourth & final round of qualifying when he laid down the fastest time to better Steve Davis who held the top spot for the first three rounds of heats. In the 30-minute main, the finalist from last December’s IFMAR World Championship in Chile, wouldcomplete the foirst have of the season with the win over 3rd place qualifier Andrew Hasting with John Carr making it an all Shepherd podium. Round 5 of the 8 round championship now takes racers to the Adur track on July 11-12.

Image: Shepherd Micro Racing [Facebook]

June 8, 2026

Ielasi Tuned engines for Monteiro

Portuguese 1:8 offroad racer Ricardo Monteiro’s program will be powered by Ielasi Tuned engines, the Italian engine tuner announcing the European Championship finalist as their latest team driver. Set to use their recently released Terra Evo 2026 engine, on the announcement Monteiro, who is also a highly mechanic most notably working with Bruno Coelho, said, ‘For many years I followed and got to know the Ielasi family, witnessing the hard work and also ideas they wanted to put into the offroad market. I am very happy to finally be able to join their adventures and showcase their amazing products! Big thank you to Daniele, Sabrina and the whole Ielasi Tuned team, time to work’.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

June 8, 2026

Bernsten wins Oslo Open

Adrian Bernsten claimed the TQ & win at this year’s annual Oslo Open 1:8 Nitro Onroad race, the Norwegian taking victory ahead of Denmark’s Martin Lissau at Hverven Raceway located south of the Norwegian Capital. In qualifying it was former international touring car ace Bernsten who secured the TQ honours at his home track ahead of the Infinity of 2024 Oslo Open winner Francesco Tironi, Alexander Andersson and last year’s Top Qualifier Lissau. Topping all four qualifiers, and despite setting the fastest lap of the race Bernsten would still have to work for the win as he came under pressure from Tironi in the 45-minute final. Unfortunately while holding a second spot & battling for the lead a crash on the main straight with a lapped car would put an end to the Italian visitor’s race at the half hour mark. This promoted former 1:5 World Champion Lissau to second for an Infinity 1-2 with Swedish racer Dennis Jonsson completing the podium. In the Masters Class, it was Denmark’s Peter Harder who took the TQ & win with Scotty Ernst coming through for second while Björn Ohlson took the final podium step.

Image: Francesco Tironi [Facebook]

June 8, 2026

Hong Nor X5B Suspension Mount Inserts

Hong Nor has announced the upcoming release of these new Suspension Bracket Inserts for its X5B 1:8 Buggy platform. Also compatible with the previous X3 buggy, in addition to the two new colour options the latest molding now features an additional 2.75° rear toe-in setting, giving drivers another setup option to choose from.

Source: Hong Nor [hongnor-racing.com]

June 8, 2026

Polito wins ‘The Italian Race’ ahead of Ongaro

Sworkz’s Mattia Polito was the Nitro Buggy winner at the annual ‘The Italian Race’ hosted by the Ospyteam Offroad track in Gussago in the north of the country. In qualifying it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro who secured the TQ ahead of Polito, WIRC’s Andrea Trevisan and Mugen Seiki’s Kilic brothers, Berkan securing P4 ahead of Burak. Qualifying in P6 but winning his Semi Final in the fastest time, it would be Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton who started the final on pole ahead of Berkan, Polito and Ongaro, the latter the winner of the other Semi final. Over the 45-minute final Berton led early on before Berkan took a stint at the front but it was to be Polito and Ongari that would battle it out for the win. Despite the World Champion’s best efforts over the closing laps he couldn’t deny Polito the win. Behind it was Berton who completed the podium. In eBuggy it was Polito who secured the TQ ahead of Ongaro and the Sworkz of Elliott Boots and Berton. Using the traditional Nitro format of Semi Finals, it was to be Ongaro who after winning his 10-minute Semi secured pole for the final ahead of Polito, winner of the other Semi, Trevisan, Boots and Kyosho’s Marco Baruffolo. With a single 10-minute A-Main, it would be Baruffolo after taking the lead from Ongaro on lap 6 who took the win. Boots completed the podium.

Image: Matrix Tires [Facebook]

June 8, 2026

T-Works S35.4 EVO Front Hub Weight System

T-works has added to its range of Front Hub Weight Systems with the release of this set for the Sworkz S35.4 EVO 1:8 Buggy. The set consists of aluminium mounting plates and anodised precision balancing brass weights in both 5 and 10 gram options. The plate is mounted to each steering hub which in turn becomes a fixing point for the weights. These can be switched between four height options to adjust the front weight distribution to the sensitivity required.

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June 5, 2026

Revive RC Cougar LD3 ‘Apex-Pro’ body

Having brought out the Hunter body shell at the start of the year, body producer Revive RC has now released its second body for the Cougar LD3 1:10 2WD buggy from Schumacher, called the Apex-Pro. A brand that is stocked by the UK car manufacturer, the Apex-Pro has been developed with a focus on sharp styling, clean lines and a modern race-inspired appearance. The body set contains the Apex-Pro Body produced from 0.75mm Lexan, a 1.0mm Lexan Rear Wing, and Window Masks.

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June 5, 2026

Avid B84 | T7 Forged Carbon Shock Towers

Avid has released a new line-up of Forged Carbon Shock Towers for the B84 and T7 from Team Associated. For the B84 they are available in standard height for dirt, and -4mm for carpet. The Rear Shock Tower in standard height for dirt, and the carpet version is -2mm, features Avid’s dual purpose 2n1 system that allows you to run the kit camber link holes or the optional vertical mounts. They have removed the top kit camber link holes because they are never used in order to maintain the vertical mount geometry. Made from 4mm forged carbon fibre, large chamfered edges to help prevent splitting, with the tower also featuring pocket lightening, cross member supports, and AV machined logo, and maintains the kit profile so the stock shock guards still work. The front is -4mm on the carpet version and not -2mm because it was found the B84 to have too much front uptravel. The T7 Forged Carbon Front Shock Tower Conversion, made of 4mm material, allows you to run your Avid or AE buggy shocks on your truck to lower CG.

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