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September 14, 2026

Neumann regains German 2WD Buggy National title

WIRC/Cayote team driver Joern Neumann has regained his DMC German National 1:10 2WD Mod Buggy title, the 2024 Champion taking the title back from Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen in Leipzig over the weekend. Racing on the MRC Leipzig astro track, qualifying would see Julius Stein take his Team Associated to the TQ honours with an impressive run of 4 fastest times over the 5 rounds. Topping Q4, Neumann would line-up second with Haatanen aiming to defend his title from 3rd on the grid. In the opening 7-minute A-Main, Stein led from start to finish to win with a 6-second margin over Neumann with Moritz Lautenbach taking 3rd from 5th on the grid. A2 would go to the way of Haatanen ahead of Marcel Scheider with Stein dropping to third and finishing just ahead of Neumann. With the title on the line in A3, the track improving after rain, Stein led the way but faltered on lap 13 allowing Neumann to go to the front and take the win ahead of Schneider and Haatanen and regain the title. On tie break with his team-mate Stein, Haatanen finished runner-up.

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September 14, 2026

Vision Racing 22X-4 2.0 Decoupled Slipper Alu Center Bulkhead

Offroad aftermarket parts producer Vision Racing has introduced this all new Decoupled Slipper Aluminium Center Bulkhead for the TLR 22X-4 2.0 1:10 4WD Buggy. This upgrade adds precision, strength, and durability to the buggy and precision-machined from high-quality aluminium, it delivers enhanced drivetrain alignment, and increased durability for demanding racing conditions. Designed specifically for the decoupled slipper setup, it’s a direct-fit upgrade that helps maximise performance and reliability on the track.

Source: Vision Racing [visionracing.net]

September 11, 2026

Sparko F8SE Carbon Chassis Stiffener Inserts

The newly crowned double Asian Buggy Championship champion manufacturer thanks to newly signed team driver Jayden Edmunds, Sparko has released Front & Rear Carbon Chassis Stiffener Inserts for its F8SE 1:8 Buggy. The lightweight 3mm carbon inserts add rigidity for sharper response, stronger support under braking & acceleration, and more predictable handling on track. Giving more precise corner entry, they more overall consistent chassis response. Also new from the Taiwanese manufacturer come Hard-Anodized Threaded Shock Pins for the F8. Offering a simpler, more secure shock mounting upgrade, they ditch the grub screw for good. Machined from lightweight 7075 aluminium with a durable hard-anodized finish, these pins thread directly in for a cleaner install and consistent handling.

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September 8, 2026

2026 Asian Buggy Championships Rd 4, Indonesia – Chassis Focus Index

Indonesia played host to the season finale of the Cayote/VP Pro backed Asian Buggy Championships over the weekend, with West Side Raceway in Jakarta the battle ground that brought the fourth season of the high profile Asia based 1:8 Offroad championship to a close. It would prove to be a big weekend for Team Associated as their drivers took both the Nitro and eBuggy wins on the impressive Adrian Wicaksono designed dirt track. Securing the TQ honours, Alex Bernadzik went on to win the 1-hour final, the Australian claiming his first international race victory. It was also a major win for Hyunkyu Jung, the talented Korean teenager winning eBuggy ahead of Top Qualifier Pekko Iivonen. We got to photograph both winning buggies for our Chassis Focus as well as the title winning Sparko of new 2026 Asian Buggy Championship double Champion Jayden Edmunds. In total we featured buggies from five different manufacturers including all three nitro buggy podium finishers and fourth place, all representing different car manufacturers. In case you missed any of the Chassis Focus’ during our coverage of the race, we have compiled them all here in our latest Chassis Focus index.

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September 7, 2026

Double Buggyland win for Ongaro

Buggyland 12 + 1, the 13th edition of the signature event of Spanish track builder Miguelo Izquierdo Rodriguez, took place over the weekend where it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro who took the double win. Missing last year’s event due the 1:10 Offroad Worlds in Australia, having done the Buggyland double in 2024, Ongaro would dominate the weekend securing the TQ before going on to take 1-hour final by 20-seconds from the Sworkz of fellow Italian Mattia Polito. Setting the fastest lap of the final, Polito would have a good battle with team-mate & 2025 winner Juan Carlos Canas in the closing stages of the race. Qualifying 5th, the Spaniard would complete the podium 1.5 seconds back on Polito. Former European B Champion David Todd finished P4 having qualified his Mugen Seiki in 8th, the Top 4 all finishing on the lead lap. Behind the Spaniard, Sparko’s Adrian Pariente and Tekno’s Joao Figueiredo rounded out the Top 6. In eBuggy it was reigning European Champion Figueiredo who topped seeding but come qualifying Ongaro took the TQ ahead of team-mate & eBuggy World Champion Marcus Kaerup and Todd. Qualifying P6, Polito would force the decider to go to A3 as he won A2 ahead of Ongaro but repeating his A1 win in the latter took the overall. They would be joined on the podium Adrian Pariente.

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September 7, 2026

VP-Pro Shock Wave Evo 1:10 Buggy Tyre

Having updated their range of 1:8 Shock Wave offroad tyres with a new Evo version, VP-Pro has now created the line for 1:10 Buggy use. Available as a 2WD/4WD rear and 4WD front, the Shock Wave Evo square and curved pins are designed for longer life and optimal directional capability. VP Pro claim the tyres ensure a smooth, consistent feel with excellent grip, and meet the demands of most track surfaces ranging from carpet and wet, to loamy, indoor clay, hard packed and blue groove. They are available with different coloured wheel options, yellow, white, or pink, and both M3 and M4 compounds.

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September 6, 2026

Bernadzik wins ABC finale as Iivonen’s gamble fails

Team Associated’s Alex Bernadzik has won the season finale of the Asian Buggy Championships in Indonesia, his safe fuel strategy paying dividends in the 1-hour Nitro final as main rival Pekko Iivonen gambled on going one less stop, that high risk approach eventually ending the Finn’s quest for his first win of the championship. His first international race win, it would see Bernadzik pocket US$1,000 for his efforts. On securing the overall TQ at West Side Raceway on Saturday, Bernadzik declared he would ‘play it pretty safe’ in terms of refuelling in the final, a decision that was to be key to the Australian claiming his first ever international race win. From the front Bernadzik established a lead over Iivonen as they quickly pulled clear of the field with the first notable moment being the retirement of third pace qualifier Hyunkyu Jung at the 18-minute mark. Having won eBuggy earlier in the day the young Korean talent’s chance of a double was thwarted by drivetrain failure. While the differing pit strategies had still to play out, holding the lead on track, a mistake as the race entered the final 20-minutes saw Bernadzik on his roof and needing to be marshalled as Iivonen went through for the lead. The Mayako driver’s fuel gamble however was about to take this bonus opportunity of the leader’s mistake right back away from him. Coming in for his penultimate stop, he would run out of fuel rolling to a halt at the start of the pit lane. While JQ, who was positioned the other end of pit lane, got him quickly back up & running, Bernadzik was back in front and now with a 13-second lead. With Iivonen making his final stop and still on the lead lap despite his rear left tyre starting to come unglued, Bernadzik had the opportunity to play it even more save with a splash & dash with two minutes to go. As Bernadzik began his final lap, Iivonen’s gamble to run long would again get him as he ran out of fuel, this time before the loop, and losing a lap but rejoining to cross the finish line he still secured second spot. Behind Infinity’s Jason Nugroho would complete the podium a further lap down, the Indonesian championship regular delighted to claim his first podium ahead of the championship newly crowned overall champion Jayden Edmunds in fourth.

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September 6, 2026

Jung wins exciting eBuggy battle at ABC Indonesia

Team Associated’s Hyunkyu Jung has taken the eBuggy win after an exciting battle that went right down to the wire in A3 at the season finale of the Asian Buggy Championships in Indonesia. With a relatively uneventful A1 until a last lap error from Jung that dropped him to fourth bringing Saturday’s action to a close at West Side Raceway in Jakarta, the Mayako of Top Qualifier Pekko Iivonen leading from tone to tone, Sunday’s racing would prove far more entertaining. With A2 having stretched out a little, Jung and third place qualifier Alex Bernadzik again following Iivonen in their starting order, with the race approaching the final minute the race came alive as the leader made a mistake. This allowed Jung to attempt a pass but the pair collided in the air over a jump, gifting Bernadzik the lead but the Australian would then have his own mistake at the back of the track. Iivonen went back to the lead momentarily but crashed on the landing handing Bernadzik back the lead ahead of Jung. With a lap to go, Jung was applying the pressure on the leader who in a side by side final dash to the line with his AE team-mate landed badly and went rolling off the track – Jung the winner ahead of Iivonen with Bernadzik rejoining for third.

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