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October 24, 2025

Associated RC28R Team Kit with Radbody & Tyres

Having entered the 1:28 market with the release of the RC28R during the Summer, Team Associated has teamed up with category body shell specialists Radbody to offer the kit with the Mako X body shell plus tyres. Mako X gives Radbody’s most successful GT Body some revisions to make it a little more stable and precise in high traction conditions. The Revisions include some ridges above the front wheel well and a lower rear window and wing. The front end changes make the steering inputs more crisp without making it nervous, while the lower rear window generates more downforce. This allowed them to lower the rear wing substantially, and when combined with the lower window the result is a car that stays more flatter for more high speed stability and better control in high traction conditions. The Steel chassis RC28R with its fixed-arm front suspension created a huge buzz in the 1:28 racing community on its launch and the car will shortly face its biggest competition so far when it takes on established brands like Reflex Racing and RC Atomic at the upcoming PNWC. The annual PN Racing World Cup takes place in United Stated this year at 5280 Raceway in Denver, Colorado, from November 6-9th.

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October 15, 2025

Team Associated RC10 4WD Team Car Kit

Having only released the first RC10 4WD Buggy earlier this year, Team Associated has announced the release of the updated RC10 4WD Team Car Kit. The latest RC10 release features a distinct chassis colour change from gold to black anodised 6061-T6 aluminium monocoque tub as well as a number of component updates. The Team Car Kit gets a new updated belt guide, a new updated chassis stiffener system, new thumb ball nuts allow for easy battery access, a new taller pulley guides. To match the chassis there is a black anodised nose plate and motor plate. There is also updated bleeder shock caps. The updated kit includes a clear polycarbonate Viper body, 5.5” high-downforce wing, full ball bearings, CVA driveshafts, and vintage front and rear 4WD spike tyres.

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October 6, 2025

Kaerup just holds off Ongaro to take A1

An intense A1 of 4WD at the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championship saw Top Qualifier Marcus Kaerup just hold off defending Champion Davide Ongaro as the two Team Associated drivers dogged it out over the 5-minutes. With Kaerup struggling out of the corners, Ongaro was all over the rear wing of the Dane making contact on a number of occasions. The Italian’s big chance to go to the front would come as the race approached the final minute, Kaerup catching the pipe at left side double and coming up short on the landing. However Ongaro would land on the inside pipe and miss the corner handing the lead right back. With Ongaro then coming under pressure from the Xray of David Ronnefalk, Kaerup was able to bring home the win. Having got by his team-mate Phend, when they touched wheels coming off the main straight & into the double double, the American coming off worst, Ronnefalk completed the Top 3 ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Burak Kilic and Schumacher’s Daniel Kobbevik.

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October 6, 2025

Kaerup is 4WD Worlds Top Qualifier

Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup is the Top Qualifier at the IFMAR 1:10 4WD World Championships, the Danish star securing pole position for the today’s finals with a third TQ run in the fifth & final round of qualifying as the 40th anniversary of the Worlds reaches its final day in Australia. With the running order reversed for Q5, the top seeded heat up first, Kaerup set the pace topping the group from Xray’s Dakotah Phend and defending World Champion Davide Ongaro. Overall however 2WD World Champion Broc Champlin, going in the second fastest heat, would get within 8/10ths of Kaerup’s time to secure a P2 for the round. In terms of how they line-up for the title decider the result means it is Ongaro who starts behind his AE team-mate with Phend and David Ronnefalk, who got a 5th for the final round ahead of Spencer Rivkin, locking in third and fourth on the grid. Winning 2WD from 2nd on the grid, Champlin faces a tougher task if he is to do the double at the Hills RC Offroad track as he completes the top half the grid in 5th.

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October 5, 2025

Kaerup takes opening 4WD qualifier ahead of Kilic

Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup has TQ’d the opening round of 4WD qualifying at the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championships, the 2WD Top Qualifier fastest from the Mugen Seiki prototype of a very focused Burak Kilic. As things hot up both on and off the track in Australia, running in the second fastest heat group it was Kilic who laid down the benchmark for the top seeded heat as they took to the track in the hot midday conditions. With reigning World Champion Davide Ongaro leading them out, initially it was Xray’s Dakotah Phend who set the pace before Kaerup went to the top with his team-mate Ongaro holding P2. While Kaerup set the fastest lap while in the process of executing a clean run, we would see mistakes from both Phend and Ongaro. With a roll over, Phend eventually got P3 2/10ths of a second off Kilic. Also with a roll over, Ongaro would finish P5 just 0.002 off the Xray of David Ronnefalk. The round would finish with 3 Xray drivers in the Top 6 however young Polish talent Bartek Zalewski would be DQ’d in post race tech for an unmarked battery promoting Schumacher’s Daniele Kobbevik to 6th.

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October 4, 2025

Deja vu as Kaerup tops 4WD Seeding in Sydney

The opening day of 4WD action has ended at the 1:10 Offroad World Championships and in a somewhat deja vu outcome of what we witness in 2WD in Australia on Monday, it was Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup who concluded proceedings by topping seeding. While the Dane ended the day fastest, unlike 2WD he didn’t have it completely to himself in practice. After the opening two free practice rounds it was the defending World Champion Davide Ongaro who sat at the top of the times before two more rounds promoted Schumacher’s Daniel Kobbevik to pace setter on the reversed Hills RC Off Road track layout. Seeding would open with Kobbevik carrying his form as he went fastest in CP1 ahead of the Xray of American Brennan Schimmel, the Slovakian manufacturer very much in the hunt after their 2WD woes. With Kobbevik unable to improve on his best 3-laps in the second seeding round, Kaerup, who was only 6th after the first one, would go a tenth quicker than Kobbevik to goe into qualifying tomorrow as the Top Seed. With Kobbevik carrying the number no.2 for qualifying, it would be Dakotah Phend who ended up being closest to the Scandinavian duo, the American 3/10ths of a second off the pace. Also bettering his time in CP2, David Ronnefalk set the fourth fastest time with Schimmel’s CP1 time giving him P5, Xray looking strong with 3 cars in the Top 5. Failing to make the Top 10 in any of the four free practice rounds, Michal Orlowski ended the day with a run that sees the Schumacher driver complete the Top 6 ahead of Ongaro while his team-mate & newly crowned 2WD World Champion Broc Champlin finds himself in the second fastest heat. As history shows however this isn’t such a bad thing, the American having also started out in the second fastest qualifying group in 2WD.

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October 4, 2025

Ongaro fastest as 4WD gets underway in Australia

Defending World Champion Davide Ongaro has set the early pace as the 4WD action gets underway at the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Australia. Having just missed the A-Main cut in 2WD, after two rounds of 4WD free practice it was the Italian who leads the way from 2WD Top Qualifier & Team Associated team-mate Marcus Kaerup. With the first practice more a sighting run for the drivers on the freshly prepared track, racing now running in the anti-clockwise direction and the jump surfaces reworked for that change, the second round was more indicative of form and it was good to see Xray, after their struggles in 2WD, back in the mix. Dakotah Phend would post the 3rd fastest time based off 3-consecutive laps with team-mate David Ronnefalk managing 5th fastest. In between them, Daniel Kobbevik led the Schumacher team as team-mate & newly crowned 2WD World Champion Broc Champlin was brought back down to reality with only the 18th fastest time. Describing his opening two practice runs as ‘alright’, Champlin said they are ‘still trying to get the car into a better window’.

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October 2, 2025

Team Associated RC10GB Nitro Buggy

On a day that a new 1:10 2WD Buggy World Champion will be crowned in Australia, it seems after all its retro RC10 kit releases Team Associated decided to go a slightly different route with its latest offering of the iconic buggy platform by sticking a nitro engine in it. The RC10GB is 2WD nitro buggy, combining the RC10GT’s gas-powered durability with the suspension and styling of the RC10 Team Car. Delivering vintage looks, modern performance, and true nitro excitement for collectors, racers, and off-road RC enthusiasts, the RC10GB pays tribute to two of the most iconic vehicles in RC history. In the release for the new buggy, the American manufacturer states, ‘For the first time ever, Team Associated has officially unveiled a nitro-powered buggy that blends the race-proven performance of the legendary RC10GT Gas Truck with the unmistakable looks and suspension geometry of the classic RC10 Team Car. This isn’t a reissue or a replica – it’s a brand-new creation that merges decades of innovation into a single, high-performance package. At its core, the RC10GB is built on the durable and battle-tested foundation of the RC10GT, a gas truck that dominated ROAR Nationals and club tracks throughout the 1990s. Known for its strength, speed, and reliability, the RC10GT serves as the perfect platform for this nitro-burning buggy. From the reinforced chassis to the tough drivetrain and stealth-inspired transmission, the RC10GB is ready to handle the rigors of high-speed off-road racing. What sets the RC10GB apart visually and functionally is its unmistakable buggy form. Borrowing its suspension layout, shock towers, and overall stance from the RC10 Team Car, it delivers the classic 2WD buggy feel with long-travel shocks and a low-profile design that’s perfect for loose dirt and high-traction surfaces alike. It’s a seamless blend of form and function, wrapped in a body that nods to Team Associated’s vintage golden era.’

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