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June 24, 2026

Edmunds joins Sparko

Having been without a 1:8 Buggy sponsor since his departure from the Mayako Youth Mentoring Program last year, Australian offroad talent Jayden Edmunds has been announced as Sparko Racing’s latest team recruit. The 20-year-old from Adelaide native has already proved himself as a formidable competitors and brings a wealth of experience and an impressive list of achievements to the Taiwanese manufacturer. A winner and multiple podium finisher in the Asia Buggy Championships, on the announced Edmunds, who represents Schumacher in 1:10 Offroad, said, ‘Super happy for this to be announced! A massive thank you to Jaden Power for the opportunity to be apart of the team for a long term partnership, I’ll be with the team for the rest of 2026 and 2027. Lots of time and thought went into this decision and I’m confident I made the right one for a long term home.’

Source: Sparko Racing [sparkoracing.com]

June 1, 2026

Sparko F8SE Special Edition

Following 3 years of successful high-level competition racing in the hands of team drivers like Noha Ben Mohamed and Adrian Pariente, Sparko has just released a Special Edition of its F8 Buggy which it is calling the F8SE. The Taiwanese manufacturer claim the F8SE bringing together a Lightweight Race platform with reduced overall weight, sharper response, improved agility, and enhanced acceleration. Key features include new Lightweight Shock Towers with optimised front and rear geometry delivering improved steering precision, traction, and stability. An Adjustable Wheelbase Chassis (±2mm) allows you to fine-tune handling balance for different track layouts and grip conditions. Adjustable chassis stiffness system gives Dynamic Flex Tuning of the chassis and adapts from low-grip rough tracks to high-grip conditions. Standard 20° Steering C-Hubs give smoother, more linear steering with greater mid-corner stability and confidence on power. The Drivetrain Layout has also been revised with the centrally positioned differential improving balance, drivetrain efficiency, and throttle response. +3mm Long Shock Bodies enhance bump absorption and rough-track performance for superior control.
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May 26, 2026

Ben Mohamed again at 3rd round of French Nationals

Noha Ben Mohamed took another win in the FFVRC French National 1:8 Nitro Buggy Championship, the Sparko driver winning the third round hosted by Limousin Mini Racing Car over the weekend in Limoges. After the five rounds of qualifying it was the Round 2 winner Ben Mohamed who took the TQ honours with three fastest runs ahead of Hugo Tavernon who was fastest in Q1. Behind Remy Bermudez would end up 3rd ahead of Rayan Medjoubi with reigning Champion Clement Boda completing the Top 5. Winning his Semi from Boda, Ben Mohamed would start on pole for the 13 car/45-minute final. With some big mistakes from Boda, winner of the season opener, early on while the Team Associated driver but in a charge to chase down Ben Mohamed setting the fastest lap of the race he took the win albeit just by 8/10th of a second. Also finishing on the lead lap, Bermudez completed the podium for Xray.

Image: Noha Ben Mohamed [Facebook]

April 27, 2026

Ben Mohamed wins French National Round 2

Sparko’s Noha Ben Mohamed has won the second round of the French National 1:8 Nitro Buggy Championship which was hosted by the TTRC 90 club in Bermont in the northeast of the country. Ben Mohamed would top all three qualifying rounds to secure the overall TQ with Tekno driver Theo Lemaire securing second followed by Sworkz Jordan Lot and the Team Associated of defending Champion Clement Boda. Winning the faster of the two Semi finals Ben Mohamed would start on pole with Remy Bermudez winning the other Semi to start second. Racing the 45-minute final on a demanding track that would caught out a number of drivers, Ben Mohamed would have an intense battle with Round 1 Boda with the pair separated by just 2/10ths of a second at the line. Coming through from 8th on the grid Xray’s Rayan Medjoubi completed the podium ahead of Lot and Mugen Seiki’s Hugo Tavernon.

Image: Noha Ben Mohamed [Facebook]

March 30, 2026

Adrian Pariente win Spanish eBuggy National opener

Sparko’s Adrian Pariente has opened the Spanish 1:8 eBuggy National Championship with victory, the winner of last year’s nitro buggy championship finale, taking the electric win at the RC Silla track near Valencia. A race that made headlines last week as a new registration ruling left National Nitro Champion Juan Carlos Canas and others without an entry, it was defending electric champion Daniel Pariente who opened the weekend at the top of the timing to Top Seeding ahead of his brother Adrian with Mugen Seiki’s David Todd Nieto P3. While Todd took Q1, fastest in Q3, 4 & 5, it was Adrian who secured the TQ from Todd while Daniel, fastest in Q2, secured third on the grid. In the triple wins wins the first two 10-minute encounters locked in the overall win, while Todd took A3 to secured second. Daniel completed the podium ahead of Sparko’s Hugo Ibáñez Ramirez and Xray’s Oscar Baldo. In eTruggy, Daniel took the win from his brother with Top Qualifier Todd finishing on the final step of the podium.

Image: Adrian Pariente [Facebook]

December 1, 2025

Pariente wins Spanish finale on Sparko debut

Adrian Pariente got his new deal with Sparko off to the dream start as just days after officially being announced as joining the manufacturer for the 2026 season he won the final round of the ultra competitive Spanish 1:8 Nitro Buggy National Championship. Racing at Circuito RC Silla on the outskirts of Valencia, the event attracted over 70 drivers and in the F1 category it was Spanish international offroad legend Robert Batlle who took his Sworkz to the overall TQ honours ahead of team-mate Juan Carlos Canas. Young Team Associated driver Erik Becerril Rodriguez, who learned his craft at RC Silla, completed the Top 3 ahead of 2024 Euro B Champion David Todd while Pariente ended the five rounds of qualifying in 5th. In the semi Finals their where wins for Tekno’s new crowned Korean National Champion Daniel Pariente and Canas with the 2024 World Championship Top Qualifier getting to lead away the 11-car field at the start of the 45-minute Main but starting from 3rd it would be Adrian who would come out the race winner by 10-seconds ahead of Canas in second which was enough for him to successfully defend his National title. The podium was completed by Rodriguez ahead of the Batlle brothers, the younger Dani very pleased with securing P4 from 10th on the grid as a disappointed Robert finished 5th having lost his qualifying pace come the finals.

Image : Dani Batlle [Facebook]

November 28, 2025

Sparko announces Adrian Pariente signing

1:8 Offroad chassis manufacturer Sparko has announced the signing of Spanish racer Adrian Pariente for the 2026 season. Having signed for Tekno alongside his younger brother Daniel at the beginning of the 2024 season, the multiple European Finalist has raced recently without direct manufacturer support instead flying the flag for French tyre brand 6Mik. Having signed promising French talent Noha Ben Mohamed to its team line-up at the start of 2025, the teenager rewarding them by putting his Sparko F8e into the A-Main at the inaugural 1:8 eBuggy World Championship in Portugal, on making their latest signing the Asian brand posted, ‘Sparko believes & invests in young talent, and Adrian is exactly the kind of driver who will climb to the top with us!’ On the announcement Pariente, who will make his Sparko debut at the final round of the Spanish Nationals, posted, ‘I can finally announce my new brand for the 2026 and 2027 season!!! I am super happy and motivated to be able to start this new project!! I want to thank Bernard Durand and of course the entire Sparko Racing team for the trust they have placed in me!! First race this weekend the last test of the CTO of Spain in Silla!!

Source: Sparko Racing [sparkoracing.com]

November 21, 2025

Sparko F8 7-Degree Steering Hubs

New from Sparko come these 7 degree Steering Hubs for their F8 1:8 Buggy/Truggy platforms. The new option part compliments their previous 4 degree hubs with the 7 degree version smoothing out your initial steering response even more and giving greater mid corner steering. The included 3mm alloy shim allow you to tune it even further. You can lay the shim under the steering plate to have more initial steer or lay it over to decrease it. Sparko say with option ‘pillow ball feel has just got closer on a C-hub car’.

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