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May 27, 2025

Canas wins Round 2 of Spanish Championship

Round 2 of the AECAR Spanish 1:8 Nitro Buggy Championship took place at La Masia Raceway in Girona where Sworkz’s Juan Carlos Canas took the win. Having missed the season opener due to racing at the Silverstate in the US, defending Champion Canas secured the TQ after topping 2 of the 5 qualifiers. Behind him a very on form 6mik team driver Adrian Pariente ended qualifying P2 ahead of the Mugen Seiki of Round 1 race winner David Todd. Winning the faster of the Semi finals from Oscar Baldo, his brother Bryan winning the second encounter to start P2, Canas took the pole for the 45-minute Main. An an impressive drive by Pariente would keep European Champion Canas honest the entire final the No.3 starter only 2-seconds behind at the finish. Unable to match the hot pace of the Top 2, the Xray of Bryan Baldo, who was runner up at the season opener, completed the podium just ahead of Robert Batlle’s Sworkz, the former World Champion report a number of mechanical issues.

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May 27, 2025

MSE MBX8R Carbon Arm Inserts | MSB1 Carbon Front Spoiler Mount

New from MSE Performance Parts in Germany come these carbon fibre arm inserts for the Mugen Seiki MBX8R 1:8 Buggy and a carbon fibre front spoiler mount for the MSB1 1:10 2WD Buggy. With front and rear arm options, the inserts are made from 3.0mm carbon fibre. The carbon fibre MSB1 front spoiler mount is a direct replacement for the plastic kit mount.

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May 27, 2025

R1 Wurks B7 Rear Inverted Shock Hardware Set

Following on from its Lowered Rear Tower Set that uses inverted Front Shocks, R1 Wurks has now released a set to invert your rear shocks on the Team Associated B7. The set allows you to enhance your tuning capabilities by making inverting your rear shocks quick and easy. Inverting your shocks lowers the centre of gravity and redistributes sprung weight, an adjustment proven to improve handling, especially on high-traction surfaces like carpet. The kits includes a lightweight carbon tower spacer, precision-machined aluminium shock mounting hardware with black anodised finish, and high-strength grade 10.9 steel hardware.

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May 27, 2025

ONE GT5 RS 1:5 Brake Caliper Kit

Having entered 1:5 Touring Car market with its new GT5 RS for 2025, Italian onroad chassis manufacturer Capricorn, has released this Brake Caliper Kit for the car under its ONE brand. The new ONE brake calipers with double piston hydraulic brakes guarantee excellent driving control and road holding. Thanks to the shims included in the kit, they allow for prolonged pad life and effective customisation. The calipers are available in various kits for the front, rear or complete car.

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May 27, 2025

Phend wins ‘The Dirt’ Lonestar Challenge

Over the Memorial weekend in the US, expected 2026 IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship venue Thornhill RC Raceway in Hutto, Texas played host to ‘The Dirt’ Lonestar Challenge where Xray’s Dakotah Phend took the Nitro Buggy win. After 3 rounds of qualifying, 2 to count, it was Tekno’s Seth VanDalen who claimed the TQ honours from Phend, Ryan Maifield and 2025 Silver State dominator Mason Fuller. While VanDalen lead for the first 15-minutes, having already taken the Nitro Truggy win once Phend hit the front he stayed there to win by almost a full lap over the pole sitter while Maifield, winner of eBuggy, completed the podium with his Tekno. Fuller would finish 4th after a close finish with Xray’s Chase Lemieux who round out the Top 5 just 0.893 of a second back.

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May 27, 2025

Holdsworth & Smith win at Scotty Ernst UK Showdown

Famed British astro track Robin Hood Raceway played host to the Scotty Ernst UK Showdown over the UK Bank Holiday weekend where Schumacher’s Luke Holdsworth and Ben Smith took the big wins. With 2WD action first up it was it was Luke Holdsworth who secured the TQ as he topped 2 of the four rounds. Tied for second with one TQ run each was Smith and the other of the Holdsworth brothers Josh, however with the faster time 2024 2WD winner Smith denied the brothers a 1-2 on the grid. In the finals, A1 would see a Holdsworth 1-2 as Luke got by Smith, however Smith got the better of them both in A2 meaning it was all to play for in A3. Taking a 4-seconds win over Josh, a mistake on lap 2 ending Smith’s challenge, it was a 1-2 overall for the brothers with Smith completing the podium. Moving onto 4WD, the battle between Smith and the brothers continued. While Luke opened and closed with TQ runs, taking Q2 & 3 with a faster time it was Smith who was the Top Qualifier. Winning the opening two encounters just ahead of third place qualifier Josh, Smith took the overall victory, while Josh completed a podium that was a complete reverse of 2WD.

Image: Scotty Ernst UK Showdown

May 27, 2025

Team Bomber T-Bars for Tamiya Group C kits

Japanese 1:12 specialists Team Bomber has announced it is to release a range of parts for Tamiya’s once popular Group C series chassis of 1:10 kits. With the cars having become popular with the resellers of famous cars of the past years, to make them more easy to drive Team Bomber has produced two types of ‘HQ High Traction T-Bar’. Featuring a new design and new material they help achieve a more stable ride in all conditions. In addition to the original design aimed at improving the rear grip and improving the gap breaking performance, this product uses a high-quality natural FRP that boasts a gentle twisting characteristic. The new T-Bars, available as a soft or medium option, are a direct replacement for the original Tamiya kit version. With the T0Bar release Team Bomber are already working on developing their second, third Group C kit specific parts.

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May 27, 2025

Yokomo RS Touring Car Series Option Parts

Yokomo has released a new optional Alu Heat Sink Motor Plate, Alu Lower Bulkheads, and a Sway bar set for their entry level Rookie Speed 1:10 Electric Touring car. For the RS2.0, the aluminium heat sink Motor Plate is shaped like a heat sink and improves the cooling eﬀect of the motor. It suppresses heat leakage of the motor during driving and improves power efficiency. Suitable for both the RS1.0 & 2.0, the aluminium lower bulkhead is offered in anodised blue, the optional image colour of the RS series and can be combined with the optional sway bars. The Sway bar set comes with three different bars, front and rear, each with ball bearing support for smooth operation and increased stabilising effect on the car.

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