April 4, 2024
Former 1:8 Buggy World Champion and now legendary chassis designer Yuichi Kanai has once again brought RC into the Formula 1 spotlight with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri taking the controls of Kyosho Inferno buggies on the main straight of the Suzuka circuit which hosts this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. Kanai is no stranger to the F1 paddock having brought the noise and smell of Nitro RC racing to last year’s Grand Prix where Ocon and 7-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton ran two Infernos together. Ocon and Piastri’s RC driving experience ahead of the start of the Grand…
July 24, 2023
Multiple European 1:8 Buggy Champion Reno Savoya travelled to Japan as Kyosho celebrated the 20th running of the Japanese Kyosho Masters over the weekend where the French driver took the TQ and win. Held at the Chetuya Circuit in Sapporo, the capital of the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, the signature event of the iconic Japanese manufacturer attracted 50 drivers including Inferno chassis designer and former World Champion Yuichi Kanai. In qualifying, Savoya topped 3 of the 4 qualifiers to secure the TQ from Itaru Kawamoto who was fastest in Q2. In the final Savoya would win by half…
September 12, 2022
Following the release of the ‘Beretta’ bodyshell for the Associated RC8 B4 last week, Leadfinger Racing has just released a version of the body Kyosho’s Inferno MP10. With the continued popularity of the newest release of the Kyosho Inferno MP10, there has been growing requests from LFR customer to offer a second body option. Originally designed to bring a fresh look to the 1:8 scene, the ‘Beretta’ was the perfect choice. In testing on the MP10, the Beretta gave the car tighter corner entry and exit, jumped more level in the air, planted itself quicker on landings and gave the…
June 20, 2022
By combining the proven drive unit of the Inferno MP10e with the suspension system and robust truck components of the 1/8 scale GP truck Inferno MP10T, Kyosho’s new MP10Te 1/8 scale EP racing truck is born. The MP10Te features a newly designed main chassis and aerodynamic body form that has been thoroughly tested to deliver the speed and manoeuvrability required of a competition racing model, taking 1/8 EP truck performance to a higher level. Incorporating the left-right split battery mounting first adopted by the MP10e buggy, the MP10Te racing truck supports changes to front-rear weight distribution with movement of short-type…
April 14, 2022
Kyosho have introduced a very limited edition version of their Inferno MP10 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the platform. The kit comes includes a ton of option parts as standard as well as a commemorative chassis plate that sports the edition number, of which only 300 will be produced. The other unique items are the engraved wheel nuts, decal sheet and the body comes with the Kanai style moulded wing mirrors. The included options comprise carbon radio tray, shock towers, brake plate, steering plate and transponder mount. Also as standard are vented brake disks, smaller diameter centre diff, front…
January 4, 2022
Kyosho is pleased to announce the signing of Ryan Lutz for 2022 & beyond. Ryan will be showcasing their Inferno series at the highest level at every major event. RL will make his debut at the Southern Indoor Championship (SIC) in few weeks. Ryan Lutz: ‘It’s been 16 years since I signed my first professional R/C deal with Kyosho and now I’m back with the storied company that gave me my start. I’m so excited to race the legendary Inferno lineup of 1/8th Offroad Kyosho vehicles again! So many of the same people work at Kyosho America and have welcomed…
September 6, 2021
T-Works release two sets of front and rear shock towers for the Kyosho Inferno MP10 and MP10 TKI2. Both sets of towers for the two different cars have been machined from high quality 5mm thick carbon fibre and come supplied with short shock standoffs. Also supplied with the necessary fasteners to mount the towers and shocks. Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]…
August 25, 2021
Two new items from Kyosho for their Inferno MP10e 1/8th buggy, beginning with this aluminium servo mount. As the name suggest this two piece machined aluminium servo mount will improve rigidity over the stock plastic versions, enabling quicker steering response. The second item is a simple carbon top plate for the centre differential adding extra bling and reducing weight. Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]…
