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March 30, 2026

Boda opens French title defence with win

Defending French National 1:8 Nitro Buggy Champion Clement Boda has got his title defence off to the perfect start, the Team Associated driver winning the opening round of the 2026 championship at the ARCF42 track near Lyon. Securing the title with victory at last season’s finale, Boda would not have a great run in qualifying as 2025 title rival Noha Ben Mohamed took his Sparko to the TQ honours at the end of qualifying with Boda ending up starting P3 in his Semi final. Regrouping for the finals, Boda would take the win in his Semi to secure pole for the Main which the 21-year-old would duly go on to lead from start to finish. After struggling in his Semi final, Xray’s Rémy Bermudez would improve his buggy for the Main and the 18-year-old was able to finish 2nd with Tekno driver Theo Lemaire completing the first podium of the 5 round championship.

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March 26, 2026

Team Associated RB10 Retro Kit

Another week, another new 1:10 2WD Buggy kit from Team Associated with the US manufacturer’s latest addition the RB10 Retro Kit. The RB10 Retro Kit blends classic offroad buggy styling with proven B5 engineering for a true old-school look backed by modern durability and adjustability. Featuring a rear-motor layout, the RB10 delivers familiar handling characteristics with updated materials and race-ready components. At its core is a Retro Blue anodised aluminium B5 tub chassis, paired with a matching Retro Blue aluminium front nose plate and exclusive grey molded plastics throughout for an unmistakable vintage appearance. An authentic retro Viper body and high-downforce 5.5” retro wing complete the classic silhouette, while 12mm hex dish wheels and high-grip off-road tires ensure confident performance on today’s tracks. Under the body, the RB10 is all business. Blue anodised 12mm big bore coil-over shocks, a B5 rear-motor Stealth transmission, rear CVA driveshafts, and a 2.6:1 sealed gear differential provide smooth, reliable power delivery. With an adjustable V2 slipper system drivers have the full the tuning range they expect from a modern Team Associated platform.

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March 25, 2026

Associated 13mm Green Front & Black Rear Springs

Team Associated has introduced two new soft spring options to its 13mm shock spring line-up. Intended for the RC10 platform, the front lineup now includes a Green spring option, while the rear lineup now has a Black spring option. Giving racers a greater range of adjustability for various conditions the 13mm Front Green Spring is rated 3.1 lb/in, L44, 7.5T, 1.2D, while the Black Rear is rated 1.7 lb/in, L61, 12.5T, 1.2D.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

March 19, 2026

Team Associated RC10 Factory Team Kit

In its latest 1:10 2WD Buggy kit release Team Associated has added the RC10 Factory Team Kit. Today’s R/C tracks demand a lot from a vintage platform and the AREA 51 Factory Team has been hard at work creating the ultimate RC10 for today’s tracks. The features in this kit are exactly how our Factory Team drivers setup their RC10’s for modern racing. With big bore shocks, captured hinge pins, 12mm wheel hex’s, exclusive chassis colour, all new Mirage Pro body and more, this is an RC10 like never before.

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February 27, 2026

Team Associated RC10DS with Rally Body Kit

Having re-released the kit in 2024, it originally released in 1996, Team Associated has announced the RC10DS will now be offered complete with a Rally Body Kit. The RC10 Dual Sport was engineered to deliver real racing action and performance to the type of less-than-ideal track conditions RC drivers frequently encounter. Fully independent suspension and the World Champion Stealth transmission have been mated to the classic RC10 aluminium alloy tub with the latest iteration finished with a Porsche styled rally body shell.

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February 26, 2026

Team Associated Vintage RC10 White Chassis Set

Team Associated is offering a limited run of this White Chassis Set for its line of vintage RC10 kits. If you’re looking to infuse your Vintage build with some quintessential 80’s and 90’s flair, the set includes the chassis, nose and motor plates, all expertly powder coated in white, in sunny So Cal with each chassis sporting an “AE Genuine Part” decal to set it apart. It is compatible with the RC10CC, Classic 40th Anniversary, Jay Halsey Edition, 40th Anniversary Green Edition, Team Car Gold Edition, Graphite Kit, Metallic Edition, and the Brian Kinwald Edition.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]

February 23, 2026

Ongaro opens Italian National Champs with double win

The four round 2026 1:8 Buggy AMSCI Italian National Championship kicked off over the weekend with 10-time consecutive Champion Davide Ongaro doing the double with wins in Nitro & eBuggy. Racing at the Nitro Plaza Off Road Marigllanella track near Naples, qualifying would see Ongaro’s Team Associated top the ranking with 3 TQ runs ahead of the Sworkz of Mattia Polito, who took the opening round, and Xray’s Alex Zanchettin. After Semi finals however it was Polito who would start on pole for the 45-minute main from Ongaro and Serpent’s Giuseppe Tescione. Despite laying down the fastest lap of the race, Polito wouldn’t be able to deny Ongaro the win. They would be joined on the podium by Mugen Seiki’s Burak Kilic, the Turkish racer winning the Last Chance Fnal to come from 13th in the grid to deny the WIRC of Andrea Trevisan a Top 3 finish. In eBuggy Onagro also took the TQ and win ahead of Polito with Trevisan completing the podium.

Image: Mauro Ongaro [Facebook]

February 20, 2026

Team Associated RC10B6 Builder’s Support Kit 2

Team Associated has announced the release of this RC10B6 Builder’s Support Kit 2 which brings their race-winning technology to Builder’s assembling dirt oval sprint cars, late models, and custom drag cars. With the applications are endless, the Builder’s Support Kit has the major sub-assemblies builders need in a value-packed kit, without having to pay for excess 2WD off-road buggy parts. At the heart of the RC10B6 Builder’s Support Kit is the Laydown, Layback, and Standup transmissions with ball differential; all gearboxes are included. Putting the power down is the next-generation Octalock slipper clutch with Factory Team LCF slipper pads. Along with the easy-access rear differential, the rear end includes standard pivot rear blue aluminium arm mounts, 69mm CVA bones and B7 rear hubs. The kit also includes a set of four 13mm Big Bore shocks, all four with 23mm length bodies for custom build applications. Builders need only select an appropriate application, and they can bolt on the suspension, shocks, hubs, drivetrain, and gearbox from the Builder’s kit. The opportunities are endless to customise your dirt oval or drag car from any of the B6-based third-party specialty manufacturers in the industry.

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