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June 11, 2026

Team Associated RC10 Sprint Edition Kit

Team Associated has another new RC10 kit variant, this time the American brand releasing the RC10 Sprint Edition Kit for 1:10 oval racing. Bringing their 2WD RC10 platform to the ovals and based on a Black Anodised 6061 Aluminium chassis, nose plate, and motor plate, key features of the kit are the new Stealth Retro Transmission which is B6 transmission in a retro case design. The Sprint Edition Kit also gets a new Sprint Car body and wings and 12mm hexes all around.

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June 4, 2026

Team Associated RC10T Factory Team

After a slightly quiet period of kit releases by their recent standards, Team Associated has released a new 1:10 Truck, the RC10T Factory Team Kit. The latest kit from the American manufacturer is the work of the AREA 51 Factory Team at creating the ultimate RC10T for today’s tracks. AE say the features in this kit are exactly how their Factory Team drivers setup their RC10T’s for modern racing. With big bore shocks, captured hinge pins, 12mm wheel hex’s, exclusive chassis colour, and more, AE claim this is ‘an RC10T like never before’.

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May 26, 2026

Team Associated RC8B4.2 Team Kit

Team Associated has announced its latest 1:8 Buggy Kit offering with the release of the RC8B4.2 platform. Offered as an RC8B4.2 Team Kit for low-traction and rough bumpy tracks, the RC8B4.2 Euro Kit for high-grip sweeping race surfaces, and the RC8B4.2e eBuggy electric kit, they each get a number of new updates. Features include a new molded height-adjustable gearboxes front and rear, new offset hubs and updated rear suspension arms to accommodate new hub geometry and a new V2 FWB chassis, the B4.2 getting the RWB/FWB adjustable weight bias chassis. The kits also get a new high-volume centre differential, new long chassis brace options and a new high-downforce wing. The buggy also now includes FT hard-anodised aluminium shock bushings, updated brake pad material and brake spring, soft blend material suspension arms and 8-degree KPI steering blocks included.

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May 26, 2026

Ongaro wraps up Italian eBuggy title with 3rd win

Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro has wrapped up the AMSCI Italian eBuggy Championship with Round 3 victory at the Buggylandia track in Montopoli over the weekend. With the Mayako team of Pekko Iivonen and Joseph Quagraine joining the race, qualifying would see Ongaro top all four rounds to secure the TQ ahead of Iivonen. Having topped seeding Kyosho’s Marco Baruffolo completed the Top 3 ahead of Sworkz’s Mattia Polito. While Iivonen would win A1 ahead of Ongaro and Polito, Ongaro would win A2 & 3 to claim his third win of the season and the overall title. Despite dropping down the order in the next two Mains and ending up equal on points with Barufollo and Polito, it would be Iivonen who took second with Baruffolo completing the podium.

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May 21, 2026

Team Associated 70, 72, & 73mm HD CVA Bones

Team Associated has released a number of new length options of its HD CVA bones for its 1:10 Buggy platforms. Available in 70, 72, and 73mm, they are intended to fill the void in times when the bone you are using has become too short or too long for the setup you desire. These CVA bones do not require any additional hardware to replace your current HD CVA bones.

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May 14, 2026

Team Associated TC28 Team Kit

Having entered the 1:28 racing scene last July with the release of the RC28, Team Associated has just announced the TC28 Team Kit. The key feature of the 4WD belt driven TC28 is its independent front and rear suspension. The kit also includes constant velocity driveshafts, mid-motor configuration with equal length belts, fluid filled gear differentials with height and belt tension adjustment and a front and rear anti-roll bar. Like the RC28, it is based on a steel chassis plate to provide a low centre of gravity while the insert adjustable roll centre enables chassis roll adjustment based on the grip level. With the TC28 Team Kit you also get white wheels and a Mako X2 body shell from category specialist body shel producer Radbody.

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May 11, 2026

Ongaro wins Worlds Warm-up Race at Thornhill

With this year’s 13th annual The Dirt Lonestar Challenge doubling up as the official Warm-Up Race for the 1:8 Nitro Buggy World Championship later this year it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro who took the win. Racing at the covered Thornhill Racing Circuit in Texas, it would be an Italian 1-2 as Ongaro was followed home by Sworkz’s of Mattia Polito while American Ryan Maifield completed the podium for Tekno. In qualifying it was Ongaro who was fastest in the opening two qualifiers to secure the overall RQ ahead of Sworkz’s Mason Fuller who topped the third & final round. Polito would end qualifying P3 ahead of the Kyosho of recent Asian Buggy Championships Indonesia winner Phi-Long Nguyen with European Champion Juan Carlos Canas completing the Top 5. Winning his Semi final from Canas’ Sworkz, Ongaro would like up on pole for the 1-hour final ahead of the Spaniard, Polito and Brandon Rose winner of the first Semi. From the front Ongaro, who will chase a fourth consecutive World title in September, took control of the race to win by 2-laps. He would make it double winning weekend in Hutto, also taking the eBuggy win comfortably ahead of team-mate Spencer Rivkin and Fuller as Top Qualifier Nguyen dropped to fourth.

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April 16, 2026

Team Associated RC10T84 Team Kit 4WD Truck

Another new 1:10 offroad kit from Team Associated but with a slight twist as they have announced the RC10T84 Team Kit 4WD truck. Key features of the mini truggy esque T84 include truck specific gull wing long-arm suspension geometry to enhance grip and predictability, while the optimised steering bellcranks and rack provide exceptional bump steer control. Enhanced aerodynamics come standard with an all new truck specific low-profile body paired with adjustable rear wing mount heights. The RC10T84 Team Kit is finished with shock tower covers, 3.5mm turnbuckles and ballcups, and 13mm big-bore shocks with TiN gold 3x24mm and 3x29mm Shock Shafts.

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