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December 29, 2025

Neumann departs Sworkz after 8-years

Top German international offroad racer and 1:8 GT World Champion Joern Neumann has announced his departure from long time chassis sponsor Sworkz. Neumann gave the Taiwanese manufacturer their first World title when he won the inaugural IFMAR 1:8 GT World Championship in 202o in the USA. Sharing the news today on his social media, Neumann said, ‘After eight great and successful years with the Sworkz team, our time together will come to an end at the end of 2025. I will take with me many wonderful memories that I can look back on in the future. Together, we were able to achieve outstanding results, including winning the GT World Championship in Nitro and Electric in 2020 in Miami, followed by successfully defending the title in 2023 in Sydney (GT Electric). TQ and 3rd place at the 2023 European Championship in 2WD, and at the same event the European Vice-Championship title in 4WD. Countless German Championship titles in 2WD, 4WD, Truck, 1/8 Buggy, 1/8E Buggy, GT and GTE, and much more. I would like to thank Max, Georg, and Micha, and of course the entire Sworkz team, for the wonderful time. See you at the track.’

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November 27, 2025

Sworkz S14-4 Series Factory Edition High Rigidity Chassis Conversion Kit

Sworkz has Introduced for its S14-4 Series 1:10 4WD Buggy this Factory Edition High Rigidity Chassis Conversion Kit. Used at the recent Florida Carpet Championship, helping factiry driver Micha Widmaier secure an A-Main finish, the new chassis is engineered for maximum rigidity, better balance, and superior handling on high and low-grip conditions. As a prototype version, the conversation kit dominated the season with multiple National titles and achieved P7 at the European Championship. The conversion kit includes the Chassis, Carbon T-Bares, Driveshafts, Diff/Slipper Mount, and Steering Link.

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November 14, 2025

Sworkz S12-3C 1:10 2WD Carpet Buggy

New from Sworkz comes their latest 1:10 2WD Buggy kit offering the S12-3C (Carpet Edition). Building on the success of the S12-2C EVO platform, this model represents a complete redesign, delivering enhanced cornering speed and effortless handling on carpet and high-traction surfaces. At the core of the S12-3C is a precision-engineered T7075 silver anodised aluminium chassis, designed for optimal performance and flexibility. The gearbox can now be additionally mounted to the chassis to fine-tune flex characteristics. Optional tuning plates allow for further customisation of chassis flex, giving racers the ability to adapt the car’s behaviour to different track conditions. The lightweight chassis also supports up to six different battery placement configurations, enabling precise balance adjustments, making the S12-3C a versatile platform for competitive carpet racing. The S12-3C features Sworkz’s newly designed 13mm BBS Big Bore Shock System, equipped with Emulsion Precision Plastic Shock Caps and reinforced shock pistons for improved durability. Teflon-coated shock shafts ensure ultra-smooth damping response, while the included 4mm carbon shock towers provide exceptional strength. The kit also includes protective shock tower covers and the latest 13mm BBS Black Line springs with rotation-fixed spring holders for consistent performance and a huge improvement on handling of jumps.

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October 17, 2025

Sworkz S35-GT3.0 Factory Team Edition 1:8 GT

World Champion 1:8 GT chassis manufacturer Sworkz has unveiled their latest offering for the category with the GT3.0 Factory Team Edition in both nitro and electric variants. Winners of the 2020 World Championship in the United States and the 2023 Electric GT World Cup in Australia, both in the hands of Joern Neumann, the GT3.0 Factory Team Edition was a special production for the recent 2025 IFMAR GT World Championships that targeted creating a faster, lighter and easier driving performance car. Based on a weight-optimised, silver anodised chassis plate made of high-strength T7075 aluminium, the car has the latest front flat bumper design. Mounted to that are high quality aluminium bulk heads that can change diff positions. Lay Down Shock Tower System has a new suspension geometry to lay-down the shock positions. The kit includes the S35-GT2.2 front upper and lower ultra hard material arms as well as the latest S35-4 EVO rear lower ABS arms (ultra hard material) that improves the S35-GT3.0 FTE’s cornering speeds. It also features a direct response steering servo saver with a new Ackerman system. On the nitro version a new pipe extension holder spring plate that allows the pipe to sit closer to the body shell. The 2-speed transmission has also been completely revised on the S35-GT2.2 platform that significantly improved compared to its predecessor. The kit comes standard with a new Sworkz Tornado GT 4-Shoes Clutch and Tornado GT 4-Shoes Aluminium Clutch Bell to get the maximum power from the engine to the transmission. The HET differentials developed by Sworkz are also included with 13T pinion and 45T crowns in the kit. The wishbone brackets, included with durable square inserts, allow the axle geometry to be adapted to any track layout. The front and rear CVD wishbones are made of a newly developed composite material. The side pans have also been redesigned. New design rear knuckles plates made from composite materials combined with carbon plates that offer the possibility for different setups.

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October 13, 2025

Widmaier crowned Austria 1:8 Buggy Champion

Sworkz’s Micha Widmaier added to his 2025 Austrian National Championship tally by securing the 1:8 Nitro Buggy title at the MAX RC Car Racing track over the weekend. Recently crowned both the 1:10 2WD and 4WD National Champion, Widmaier would take the overall TQ on tiebreak with the similar buggy of Julius Siklodi, each posting two TQ runs from the four rounds of qualifying with Martin Wollanka completing the Top 3. Each driver would win their respective Semi Final with Widmaier’s win over Marc De Zwart securing him pole position for the 45-minute Main with Siklodi lining up P3. While Siklodi would keep Widmaier on his toes in the final, setting the fastest lap of the race as he tried to chase him down, it was Austria’s top international driver who took the win by just over half a lap. From 7th on the grid the Team Associated of Andreas Mayr completed the podium as he just held off De Zwart.

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October 13, 2025

RC-Project S35 Steering Hub Weight Kit

Italian option parts brand RC-Project has released this new Steering Hub Weight Kit for the Sworkz S35 1:8 Buggy platform. Developed and tested in collaboration with Juan Carlos Canas. it is designed to provide greater flexibility in chassis setup, allowing drivers to fine-tune weight distribution based on track conditions and personal driving style. With three mounting positions available on both the front and rear, this new configuration offers a major improvement over the previous version, which only allowed a fixed position. Key features include it can be installed front only, rear only, or on both ends. The 7.5 gram weight is for front use only while the 5 gram weight is compatible with both front and rear. The kit contain 2 aluminium mounting brackets, 2 x 5g weights, 2 x 7.5g weights and 8 hex screws.

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October 7, 2025

Canas wins Buggyland 12

The twelfth edition of Buggyland took place in Madrid, Spain, over the weekend where it was Sworkz’s Juan Carlos Canas who took the win in both Nitro and Electric Buggy. Racing at the CARTT Fuencarral track, the signature event of track builder Miguelo Izquierdo Rodriguez would be missing its 2024 double Champion Davide Ongaro who was racing in Australia at the 1:10 Offroad World Championships. In qualifying it was 2024 1:8 Buggy Top Qualifier Canas who topped all three rounds to secure the TQ ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Berkan Kilic who had engines issue in Q2 & 3, Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton, and Sworkz’s Mattia Polito. In the 1-hour final, 16 buggies making up the starting grid, Canas would take the win ahead the Tekno of fifth place qualifier Daniel Pariente and Polito with Kilic one of a number retirements. Sworkz’s Elliot Boots would finish fourth having qualified 11th with FEMCA Champion Phi-Long Nguyen completing the Top 5 with his Kyosho setting the fastest lap of the race. In eBuggy qualifying it was also Canas who was the benchmark with the Spaniard taking the TQ ahead of Pariente, Kilic, and Boots. Winning the first two 10-minute encounters Canas wrapped up the overall with Pariente taking A3 to secure second ahead of Boots.

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August 27, 2025

Boots is eBuggy World Championship Top Seed

Sworkz’s Elliott Boots is the Top Seed at the first ever IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship, the British driver set to carry the No.1 sticker on his buggy in the top heat as qualifying gets underway in Portugal tomorrow. The former Nitro Buggy Worlds Top Qualifier claimed the Top Seeding ahead of Michal Orlowski after he bettered the Schumacher team driver’s first round time by 6/10ths of a second. Fresh from winning the European Championship title in 1:10 Electric Touring Car for the very first time over the weekend, Orlowski couldn’t better his opening time ending up fifth fastest for the second round. Behind Boots it would be the Xray of David Ronnefalk who set the second fastest time to end seeding in P3 ahead of team-mate Dakotah Phend. Completing the Top 3 times for CP2, Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup completed Day 2 of the championship in P5 ahead of the Sworkz of Juan Carlos Canas. Reigning back to back Nitro Buggy World Champion & back to back European eBuggy Champion Davide Ongaro ends practice seeding P8 behind Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen.

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