November 19, 2025

Rozycki joins official Capricorn team

Nitro Onroad Specialist manufacturer Capricorn has announced that Polish 1:10 Onroad racer Jakub Rozycki has joined its official race team.  Rozycki claimed the 2025 Euro Nitro Series 1:10 title with the perfect season of 4 wins from 4 races giving the Italian manufacturer the title double as Toni Gruber took 1:8 ENS Championship.  Finishing 4th at this year’s EFRA European Championship at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands despite being sick during the event, Rozycki will bolster Capricorn’s efforts ahead of next year’s IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship which return to Gubbio, Italy, which hosted the 2016 World Championships.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

November 17, 2025

Capricorn welcomes back Vrielijnck

Capricorn has announced that Dutch 1:8 Onroad racing stalwart Rick Vrielijnck has joined its official race team.  A podium finisher during this year’s Euro Nitro Series, the World and European Championship finalist returns to the Italian manufacturer having previous signed with them back in 2016.  Representing Infinity for the past number of seasons Vrielijnck announced his departure from the Japanese team at the end of last month.  On welcoming back Vrielijnck to its line-up Capricorn posted, ‘His comeback is not only a technical and competitive choice, but also proof that when there is mutual trust, shared goals and real passion, you always return to the place where you felt you truly belonged.’

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

November 12, 2025

Capricorn 804 Centre Weight

New from Capricorn comes this new Centre Weight which is a technical detail for their 804 1:8 Onroad chassis. Designed to optimise mass distribution and further lower the centre of gravity, the carbon plate features a thin outer contour, while the 80 gram brass weight is fully embedded into the carbon, sitting perfectly flush and as low as possible on the chassis.  This solution maintains the full flexibility of the chassis, adding weight in the most neutral area of our 804, without altering the car’s dynamic behavior while enhancing overall responsiveness.  The result is a compact, flexible and clean assembly, improving stability and precision under all track conditions.  The new design also allows the weight to be rotated 180°, thanks to the upper housing for two additional tungsten plates, allowing the mass to be shifted forward or backward, adding 13.5 grams per side, for a total of +27 grams where extra balance is needed.

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October 23, 2025

Capricorn Quantum 1:8 Onroad Chassis

Italian nitro onroad specialists Capricorn has unveiled CAD images of their all new Quantum 1:8 Onroad car.  Developed in-house, Capricorn say it represents a design concept and technical exercise marking the beginning of a new generation of 1:8 GP cars.  The Quantum stands as a conceptual and engineering evolution, created to explore new technical solutions and define the future standards of the category. It is a completely new car that is the result of Patrizio Rossi’s experience, continuous research for top-level performance, and a distinctive design that reflects the Capricorn philosophy.  The first production batch will be strictly limited to 150 numbered units, distributed across key markets, with no reproduction planned for at least the next six months.  Expecting strong demand for pre-orders, Capricorn will release more technical details and official photos shortly while also stating that the Capricorn C804 “R” remains their proven, title-winning platform, continuing to deliver championship-winning performance and world-class quality.

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October 12, 2025

Gruber caps off ENS title with Lentiai win

Capricorn’s Toni Gruber has capped off his title winning Euro Nitro Series campaign with victory at the fourth & final round of the 2025 Championship held at the MyCandy Arena in Lentiai, Italy.   The German driver would secure the TQ for the45-minute final topping the opening 3 of the four qualifiers.  Arch rival and ENS Round 2 winner Simon Kurzbuch put his Mugen Seiki top of the times in Q4 to secure P2 on the grid.   Jonathan Gandin and 2023 ENS race winner Mirko Salemi completed the Top 4.  In the final, 2023 Champion Gruber and 2024 Champion Kurzbuch would swap the lead but a flame out on his final fuel stop ended the Swiss driver’s challenge.  Allowing Gandin through to second, Gruber took the win, his third of the season, by 2-laps, with Kurzbuch hanging on for the final podium spot ahead Infinity’s Francesco Tironi.  In 1:10 Nitro Touring Jakub Rozycki completed the dream season with four wins out of four races as he takes the overall title giving Capricorn the title double.

Image: Toni Gruber [Facebook]

September 1, 2025

Gruber takes second ENS win of 2025

Capricorn’s Toni Gruber has claimed his second win of the 2025 Euro Nitro Series, the German taking the Round 3 victory at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kirzbuch.  Winner of the season opener at Ettlingen in Germany, Gruber would secure the TQ by topping the opening 3 of the 4 rounds of qualifying.  Posting a TQ run in the final round, reigning Champion Kurzbuch, who won the previous round at Aigen in Austria, would qualify second on the grid ahead of Infinity’s Teemu Leino and ARC’s Silvio Hachler.  Despite tricky weather conditions for finals day, the dry 45-minute Main would see Gruber dominate to win by almost 2-laps from Kurzbuch despite the Swiss driver setting the fastest lap.  The big moment of the race would come as it approached the final minute, as Leino’s car had a problem and came to a halt, this allowing Hachler to complete the podium.  In 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, Poland’s Jakub Rozycki continued to rule the season as he made it three wins in a row finishing 2-laps clear of defending champion Melvin Diekmann and Tim Benson.

Image: Ielasi Tuned [Facebook]

July 11, 2025

Capricorn LAB GT2 Front Hub Insert EVO 2 Kit

Continuing the roll out of parts updates for its LAB GT2 1:8 GT chassis in this IFMAR GT World Championship year, Capricorn has released this EVO 2 Front Hub Insert Kit.  The new kit ​​provides a lightening of the suspended masses of 5 grams per hub carrier, which ensures a greater steering angle.  The new steering horn has been strengthened and allows for double adjustment of the tie rods.  The new structure, as with the rear hub stay, ensures greater smoothness of the wheel hub.

View kit parts breakdown here

July 3, 2025

Capricorn LAB GT2 Ball Pivot L Kits

Capricorn has added two new options of ball pivots for their LAB GT2 1:8 GT chassis.  Available in 4mm and 5mm, the new ball pivots are 2mm higher than the standard ones and the Italian manufacturer has introduced them so that there is no longer a need to use a lot of shims under the ball pivots.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

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