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July 29, 2025

Wood wins BRCA Nationals Round 5 at Wombwell

Shepherd’s Tim Wood has won the fifth round of the BRCA 1:8 Onroad British National Championship at Wombwell, ending defending Champion Alex Thurston’s recent run of wins. Winner of the season opener at the Brooklands track back in April, Wood would take his second win of the season by almost a lap over Top Qualifier Thurston after the Mugen Seiki driver had problems in the pits that led to a crash while he was leading. At the start of the half hour encounter, it was third place qualifier Andy Hasting who set about chasing down Thurston after he got the jump on a slow starting Wood but the former Champion would find his way back into second. Unfortunately for Hasting he wouldn’t see the finish as he hit problems that forced hm to retire allowing Shepherd team-mate Karl Dransfield to complete the podium. In 1:8 Electric, Serpent’s Mark Green took the TQ and win ahead of Michael Walton and Mark Boothman. Next up for the British Championship contenders is the EFRA European Championship with the UK’s famous Halifax track hosting the Euros from August 11-16th.

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July 29, 2025

RSRC Forged Carbon Fibre Setup Boards

RSRC, the brand of multiple European 1:8 Buggy Champion and factory Kyosho driver Reno Savoya, has released a line of Forged Carbon Fibre Setup Boards in 4 different colour ways. Made from high quality 3mm carbon fibre and suitable for both 1:10 and 1:8 cars, the forged carbon is offered in standard, red, blue or green options. Each set-up board is finished with unique RSRC engraving.

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July 29, 2025

RaceOpt FFV4 Rear Suspension Conversion Kit

RaceOpt has produced this limited edition Rear Suspension Conversion Kit for its MTS FFv4 FWD 1:10 Electric Touring Car which it released earlier this year. The Hong Kong company’s latest conversion kit features Independent dual rear suspension arms with integrated shock absorbers for enhanced handling. It also allows easy camber adjustment by raising or lowering the rear suspension arms and two additional wheelbase mounting options for fine-tuned setup flexibility. There is an optional rear arm roll bar support that is fully compatible with the FFV4 chassis.

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July 28, 2025

Fuller takes big win at Wicked Weekend

Having hit the big time as he completed a clean sweep at the 2025 Silver State Indoor Championships, Sworkz’s Mason Fuller backed that up with the big win in Nitro Buggy at the ‘The Wicked Weekend’ in Gainesville, Georgia. The RaceTime Entertainment event attracted over 800 entries and in qualifying it was Kyosho’s young American star Phi-Long Nguyen who took the overall TQ armed with the new MP11. It was team-mate Ryan Lutz who opened the three rounds of qualifying at the top as he took Q1 but overall it would be Fuller, topping Q3, who secured P2 on the grid ahead of Team Associated’s Brandon Rose, last year’s winner Dakotah Phend, with Lutz ending up P5. In the 30-minute final it was Nguyen who led them away and was pulling clear until he hit problems as the race approached mid distance, dropping him out of contention. Taking over the lead, Fuller would get the win with a 6-second advantage over the Sparko of 6th place qualifier Johan Wilson with Xray’s Chase Lemieux completing the Top 3. While Phend and Ryan Maifield both had a rough Nitro Buggy main, in eBuggy Maifield took his Tekno to the win ahead of Phend and Top Qualifier Rose. In Truggy, Phend took his Xray to the win ahead of Rose and Jared Tebo after Top Qualifier Maifield hit trouble while out front.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 28, 2025

Power HD TRX-4M Mini Crawler Servos

Servo manufacturer Power HD has released two new waterproof servos intended for the Traxxas 1:18 TRX-4M Mini Crawler. TR-4M & WT35, each feature an 18cm receiver wire to ensure the servo is a direct fit in the TRX-4M crawler. While the TR-4M weighs 14-grams, the brass bodied WT35 weighs 35grams, making it a perfect balance weight servo for your crawler.

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July 28, 2025

Bezerk RC P12V2 Optional Carbon Side Plates

New from Melbourne based Bezerk RC come these optional carbon side plates for the Roche P12V2 1:12 pancar. The optional side plates are made in Australia from a thicker carbon fibre and offer a significant flex reduction than the Roche kit plates. The rear units feature a relocated O-ring tab for easier Lipo removal. The included aluminium nut inserts have 1mm of extra thread for extra durability.

Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au]

July 27, 2025

Sobue regains Japanese National title

Having opened the month of July with a debut international win for Axon’s new TC10/4 Touring Car at eSIC in Singapore, Akio Sobue has concluded the month by adding the Japanese National Championship title to the car’s credentials. Racing at the Tsukuba RC Park, formerly known as the World famous Yatabe Arena, former champion Sobue would secure the TQ in qualifying ahead of Xpress paring Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa & Yugo Nagashima with Infinity’s Ryosuke Yamamoto securing P4 while team-mate & defending Champion Jin Sawada qualified P8. In the finals Sobue took A1 ahead of Yanagisawa however in A2 under pressure from the Xpress driver they touched side by side on the front straight on lap 4 resulting in Sobue getting stuck the the corner marker. With Yanagisawa taking the win from Nagashima and Sobue 5th it was all to play for in A3. Setting the fastest lap, Sobue would enjoy his biggest winning margin finishing 6/10ths up on Yanagisawa to lift the title for a 5th time with Yanagisawa (2nd) and Nagashima (3rd) joining him on the podium.

Image: Atsushi Hara [Facebook]

July 27, 2025

Reflex Racing RX28 Gen 3 1:28 Kits

1:28 specialists Reflex Racing has announced the upcoming release of its third generate RX28 kits which will be available at the end of August. The Gen 3, available in RX28SE and RX28D options, is the culmination of nearly 3 years of development of their platform. The Gen 3 gets a redesigned front end, featuring 1mm longer arms for enhanced stability and a new sway bar system that keeps your cornering razor-sharp. Dial in your setup with adjustable caster (3 screws), an integrated shock tower with shim adjustment, and adjustable upper arm hinge pin height for effortless camber gain and roll centre tweaks. The low-profile big bore shocks and springs deliver silky-smooth handling, soaking up bumps while keeping you glued to the track. The rear end sees many improvements as well. A new, much lower CG Rear End sees an all new motor mount that lowers the motor by 0.8mm, a new damper mount secured by 3 screws for easier service to the rear suspension, a tweak brace dropped 1.25mm, shorter side springs, thinner spring perches, side dampers lowered by 3mm (secured by screws on the motor mount), and smaller diameter centre shock spring, collar and perch, all which allow for higher corner speeds and quicker direction changes. Finally, a pinned Rear Motor Pod Plate increases precision and durability on the car.

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