Infinity’s long running team t-shirt design has been updated to a ‘5-star’ version. The fifth star reflects Jilles Groskamp hugely popular win at the 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championships at Huge RC in Thailand last November when the Japanese company became a 5-time World Champion manufacturer. The updated 100% cotton 150gram mid weight tee is available in both bright pink and fresh grey in sizes S / M / L / XL / 2XL / 3XL / 4XL.
Aftermarket parts and accessory manufacturer T-Works has released these +2mm Titanium CVA Axles for the RC10B7 1:10 2WD Buggy from Team Associated. With 64 Titanium known for its high strength and higher fatigue resistance, the shafts significantly reduce weight and enhance initial acceleration. The extra 2mm in length over stock axles helps ensure the drive shafts don’t come when experiencing extra long suspension travel.
Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]
Team Associated’s Thomas Phipps claimed his first BRCA British 1:10 Offroad National Championship win over the weekend when he won 2WD at Round 2 of the championship. Racing at Boughton Raceway in Norfolk in the East of the country, in 4WD it was Schumacher’s Ben Smith who took the win. Topping 3 of the 4 qualifiers, Neil Cragg managing the fastest time in Q2, Phipps secured the overall TQ ahead of the similar buggies of Cragg and Round 1 double winner Tommy Hall with Smith securing P4. In the finals an incident filled A1 saw Hall win from Smith as Phipps finished P4. In A2, the 20-year-old was able to convert pole into victory finishing 2-seconds ahead of Cragg. In A3 having pulled an early lead, Phipps was then chased back down by Hall but as the reigning champion attempted a pass the pair tangled handing the lead to the Schumacher’s Josh Holdsworth. Holdsworth stayed out front to win the leg ahead of Phipps and Smith but P2 was enough for Phipps to claim his first National race win. Josh Holdsworth (2nd) and Hall joined him on the podium. In 4WD, Smith would take the TQ and win ahead of Martin, who won A1, with Josh Holdsworth competing the Top 3 ahead of back to back champion Hall.
Image: Thomas Phipps [Facebook]
Adding to their new Pro Tools Series for Setup, OfficinaRC has now released a Droop Gauge. The ultimate tool for measuring droop on 1:10 electric touring cars, it is machined from high-quality CNC aluminium and features a compact circular design. This integrates two Pro Droop Wheels. which are securely housed inside and inserted from the bottom via a threaded mounting system which means no wheel nuts are required – it is held in place with an internal O-ring. With a precision scale in 0.2 mm increments, from 21.0 mm to 24.8 mm, for ultra-fine measurements, the droop guage measures directly at wheel center, eliminating tolerance from arms, hubs, and other components.
The third round of the popular Speed King Tour 2025 was held at TM Circuit Wakayama in Wakayama prefecture of Japan where Infinity driver Ryosuke Yamamoto took the TQ and win. Race day was sunny day like a mid summer and competitors showed their skills of driving and making good car setup. In the TC0 class (Modified), Yamamoto’s consistency was brilliant and he never gave his rivals an opportunit to challenge either in qualifying or the finals. It would be Kazunari Tomita who claimed second place with his Tamiya TRF421 while from 4th on thw starting grid Takara Sano completed the podium.
New from Willspeed is this full ball raced aluminium steering set for the Schumacher Cougar 2 Works. The British 1:10 Offroad conversion kit and after market parts specialists’ first dip into products for the ever growing vintage racing market, the geometry fully replicates original parts making the upgrade iconic event legal. The design includes alterations over the original to ball race drag link for a super free steering setup with the added durability and precision. Manufactured in 6082 aluminium with a black anodised finish with the Drag link engraved with the WS logo.
Team Associated driver Alexander Landén produced a clean sweep at the Swedish National Championship over the weekend winning both 2WD and 4WD 1:10 electric buggy at the Karlskrona MRK organised event in the south-east corner of the country. The outdoor track and overall facility is one of the best in Sweden, and the club always puts on a great organization taking care of the racers with good food service and atmosphere. In 2WD qualifying Landén came out strong and managed to TQ rounds 1 and 3 with the fastest time of the day to secure overall TQ. In the process he also posted the fastest lap time of the day with Schumacher’s Elias Johansson lining up P2 followed by the Xray of Hampus Berg and TLR of Ludwig Albertz. In the first final Landén was able to break free and run a fairly undisturbed final followed home by Johansson in 2nd and Berg in 3rd. In the second final the Top Qualifier got away clean, but made a small mistake on the long-jump letting Johansson by. While Landén spent most of the final pressuring Johansson, but couldn’t find a way past and in the end made another mistake that allowed Berg to take 2nd. In the third A-final again the start was clean with Landén and Johansson managing to make an early break-away from the rest of the field. While Johansson managed to keep in contact with the leader for quite a while, a mistake saw him get hung up on an edge of the corner table jump, which allowed Landén to pull away and win the last final and take the overall championship. Overall 2nd went to Johansson with Berg claiming the final podium spot.
1:28 and Mini-Z specialists Reflex Racing is finally ready to release their first 1:28 Formula Car Kit, the FX28. After almost 2 years of conceptualisation and development, the FX28 is a comprehensive new design from the ground up and not just a lengthened 1:28 scale car. From concept to final product, the Texas based company had three goals – Simplicity, Low Center of Gravity, and Super Narrow Weight Distribution. In terms of simplicity the FX28 uses a 2 piece front end that is super tough for the demands of open wheel racing. The car comes with 2 Degrees of Caster built into the front end as well as 1 degree knuckles, which provide tons of steering and corner speed. Additionally the kit comes with a high quality servo saver which is essential for open wheel racing. On LCG, Reflex Racing has used steel and aluminium all throughout the lowest part of the car to keep the weight as low as possible. In relation to super narrow weight distribution, with a dampened rotary hinge rear suspension and low CG Disc Damper they are able to package everything inside the body without having to compromise the design, keeping the look of the car within 97%+ fidelity to full scale Formula cars. The high performance Lexan body and molded nylon wings are based on modern day Formula cars and were developed in cooperation with Radbody. Available to pre-order now, the FX28 will start shipping later this month.
