Team Saxo has announced the addition of a new line of 1:10 Touring Car Rubber tyres to its product range. Produced in-house using their own molds, the tyre is offered in both an asphalt and a carpet spec. Describing the pre-glued sets of 4 tyres as ‘perfect for club racing’, the X variant for asphalt racing is offered in 24, 28, 32, 36, and 40 shore, while the XV for carpet use is available in 28 and 32.
Source: Team Saxo [saxoracing.com]
Infinity has released new CFRP front and rear shock towers for its IFB8 1:8 Buggy Platform. By using 5mm thick Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP), the shock mounting angle is optimised. With the front tower this improves road‑holding performance and enabling more precise, controlled cornering. The new rear tower improves rear‑end stability and provides a more confident, planted driving feel. The CFRP versions also offer a weighting reduction over the kit’s original aluminium parts – a 12-grams saving for the front and a 13-grams saving for the rear. With both the front and rear GRFP towers fitted together on the IFB8, they deliver even greater overall chassis balance.
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
SkyRC has added this compact handheld thermal imager to its product line-up, the ITV500 designed to help RC drivers identify heat-related issues before failure occurs. Using FIR thermal imaging technology, the ITV500 visualises temperature differences across motors, ESCs, batteries, and connectors in real time, allowing drivers to see the temperature instantly and detect hidden hotspots. With contact-free temperature measurement and a touch-based interface, it provides a practical tool for identifying abnormal heat buildup during setup, testing, and trackside maintenance. Rechargeable via USB-C and upgrade firmware effortlessly with UF2 drag-and-drop, the ITV500 weighs just 38 grams and features a bright 1.83″ touch display.
Sworkz’s Mason Fuller has claimed back to back Nitro Buggy victories at Silver State Indoor Championships. With the young American talent taking a break through win at the high profile annual Las Vegas based race last April, he would back it up with victory at this year’s earlier running of the Joey Christensen event. In qualifying it was Kyosho’s Phi-Long Nguyen, who was on the podium last year, who took the TQ ahead of the Tekno pairing Seth VanDalen & Ryan Maifield, Sworkz’s Camden Lime, and Kyosho’s Ryan Lutz, the latter topping the first of the 3 qualifiers. In the 45-minute final it was looking set to be a super close battle between Nguyen and Fuller but a flame out as the race reached 3/4 distant would deny the talented teenager a chance at his first big win. With his main challenger gone, Fuller was able to claim the win with a 24-seconds advantage over Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin while VanDalen completed the podium. In eBuggy, Nguyen also took the TQ and after an incident packed final lap claimed the win ahead of Fuller and Tekno’s Jared Wiggins. Lutz had looked on target to win the 10-minute encounter but landed funny on the last lap handing Fuller the lead but he got hit by Maifield who in turn received contact from eventual winner Nguyen. In Truggy it was Maifield who took both the Nitro and Electric wins.
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New from Mikimodel comes this Rear Shock Tower Stiffener for the Yokomo MS2.0. Also compatible with the previous MS1.0, extensive showed this carbon stiffener to make the car much easier and more precise to handle. Its shape has been specifically designed to be stable, making it easier to handle in all track condition types.
Having announced in December his departure from Mugen Seiki after a very successful 16-year career with them both as a racer and designer, Robert Pietsch has been announced as the latest addition to the technical department at Infinity. The Japanese manufacturer, who are multiple World Champions in both 1:10 Nitro Touring Car & 1:8 Onroad welcomed the highly regarded German designer by saying, ‘With the beginning of the new year, we have decided to further strengthen our design and development department, with the goal of continuing to offer our customers the best possible products and making every moment dedicated to their passion even more enjoyable. We are therefore pleased to welcome Robert Pietsch, who officially joins our organization to support our technical department. Thanks to his decade-long experience and proven skills, Robert will be a significant added value for our future in the RC world. Welcome, Robert!’ On the move Pietsch posted, ‘Now the time has come — some of you may have already guessed it. I am very happy to announce that I have signed with Team Infinity and am officially starting my new role as a designer. I will give my very best to support the entire team and help bring new ideas to life. It is a great honor for me to be able to work for this amazing team, and I hope we will celebrate many successes together — especially with the goal of providing the best possible experience for all our customers. My special thanks go to the entire Infinity team for the trust they have placed in me, and especially to Kenji Taira and Yoshinobu Nikaido, who set everything in motion and made this opportunity possible. I am looking to the future with great excitement and am happy to be working again with familiar faces as well as new ones. Here’s to a great future!’
Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]
German body shell producer ZooRacing kicks of the 2026 season with two new releases, the Hyena 1:10 LHM Touring Car body and its first entry into the 1:12 GT category with the Zerda 1:12 GT Pan car body. The Hyena is the second hypercar body designed for the next generation of touring car racing. The difference between the popular Hyrax and the Hyena is the focus on more steering, more agile cornering, by also less low design of the body and cap to fit a bit older chassis. The longer front and larger front splitter allow more downforce and the higher, but shorter rear end gives the Hyena a better rotation on all types of tracks. Key aerodynamic features include an optimised front end with the aggressive front splitter and sculpted fenders minimising turbulence and generate high front-end grip. A sleek, realistic cockpit area reduces air resistance while maintaining high-speed stability while precision-formed side channels guide air around the body to reduce drag and improve rear-end balance. The integrated rear diffuser and large rear wing provide maximum traction while keeping air turbulence under control.
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The older of Japan’s very fast electric touring car siblings, Jin Sawada has switched to Team EAM batteries for 2026. Joining his brother in representing Xray at the end of last season, Jin makes the move from Sunpadow Batteries to the American Team EAM brand. Set for a busy race program in 2026 that includes contesting both the 1:12 and ISTC World Championships at the Hongyu GDC facility in China, on his new sponsorship the 2024 Japanese National Champion said, ‘I’m happy to be part of this team. There are a wide variety of high-performance battery types available from EAM, so I can choose the one that suits my different cars and track conditions.’
Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]
