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August 29, 2025

Kaerup is inaugural eBuggy Worlds Top Qualifier

Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup is the Top Qualifier for the inaugural IFMAR 1:8 Electric Offroad World Championship, the Dane securing the honours in Portugal with a round to spare after Michal Orlowski TQ’d the penultimate round at the Barcelos Buggy Arena track. With three consecutive TQ runs in Q2, 3 & 4, only Xray’s David Ronnefalk could deny the talented teenager from leading away the 12 buggy grid that will battle it out tomorrow to become the first ever eBuggy World Champion. Going in the first group of potential title contenders, Ronnefalk couldn’t deliver the required TQ as last year’s Nitro Buggy Worlds Top Qualifier Juan Carlos Canas topped that heat with a time that was eventually be good enough for the 3rd fastest time. With that result confirming Kaerup as the overall TQ, Q5 was now just an opportunity to chase 4-in-a-row as he was next up to run, but a mistake would bring an end to his very impressive run. In the end Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski finally delivered his promised TQ run ahead of Ongaro, giving them the Top 2 for the round. With the tension levels palpable going into sixth & final qualifier, many leading drivers desperate for a good result to make the A-Main cut, the focus was on who would line-up behind Kaerup, that battle for P2 between Orlowski, Ronnefalk and Ongaro. In the end, Orlowski backed up his Q5 TQ with another, this time ahead of Kaerup. Overall, Ongaro will start third ahead of Elliott Boots and Ronnefalk with Cement Boda completing the top half of the grid. While currently an all European final line-up, there is still an outside chance for a US driver to fill the 13th spot via the B-Main LCQ race. Ryan Cavalieri starts pole on that grid as the best American qualifier with P13. The offroad racing powerhouse nation will get an opportunity for a stronger showing at the 2nd edition of eBuggy Worlds which it was announced will take place in the United States in 2027.

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August 29, 2025

Kaerup again in Q4 as rain fails to dampen form

With overnight rain delaying the start to Day 2 of the qualifying at the eBuggy World Championship and presenting drivers with very different track conditions, it still wasn’t enough to prevent Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup from making it three TQ runs in a row in Portugal. With the start to the fourth round of qualifying delayed by an hour, Kaerup topped the times from his team-mate Davide Ongaro, the TQ pace over 17-seconds slower than the Dane’s best from yesterday. With Q1 winner David Ronnefalk and Top Seed Elliott Boots both having bad runs, it would be the Schumacher pairing of Michal Orlowski and Daniel Kobbevik who completed Top 4. Playing a pivotal role in Kaerup’s third TQ run, French eBuggy Champion Clement Boda enjoyed his best run so far with the fifth fastest time ahead of Tekno’s João Figueiredo whose time saw him top the fastest heat group.

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August 28, 2025

Associated RC10GT Richard Saxton Edition 1:10 Gas Truck

Another vintage re-release from Team Associated, this time in the form of the RC10GT Richard Saxton Edition 1:10 2WD Gas Truck. Originally released in 1993, the RC10GT changed the world of RC Racing by introducing nitro engines into the competitive world of RC Racing. Amassing countless wins, the RC10GT has forged itself as the most iconic gas truck ever created. One of the most respected figures in the RC racing, Richard Saxton played a pivotal role in the dominance of the Team Associated RC10GT, the 1:10 scale gas-powered stadium truck that would go down in history as the only undefeated platform in ROAR National Championship competition. Widely known as “The King”, Saxton’s relationship with the RC10GT began in the early 1990s when gas truck racing was starting to gain popularity. Team Associated’s RC10GT debuted with a revolutionary design based on the proven RC10 platform, adapted for nitro power. With its durable chassis, precise handling, and superior suspension geometry, the RC10GT was an instant contender and under the control of Saxton that the truck became unbeatable.

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August 28, 2025

Kaerup doubles to hold overnight TQ at eBuggy Worlds

Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup produced another TQ run at the eBuggy World Championship to hold the overnight TQ in Portugal after backing up his TQ from Round 2 with another fastest time of the event in Q3. The Danish teenager topped the final round of Day 1 of qualifying at the Barcelos track from Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski, his advantage over the Pole 1.5-seconds. On a potential TQ run in the previous round until a late driver error, Sworkz’ Juan Carlos Canas posted his first Top 3 of qualifying just 0.034 shy of Orlowski. The big surprise of Q3 was Ryan Cavalieri, the multiple 1:10 Offroad World Champion steering his Mayako right into the mix with the 4th fastest time. Behind the American, Noha Ben Mohamed showed his run to the fifth fastest time in Q2 wasn’t a one off as he again recorded a P5 with Davide Ongaro completing the Top 6, the Italian again suffering a mistake over the 5-minutes. Taking the opening qualifier, David Ronnefalk ended the day with a 10th after a mistake on the final run to the loop. Despite this, the Swede sits P2 in the overnight qualification ranking thanks to his third fastest time in Q2. For his Xray team-mate Dakotah Phend it was a tough day, the American having started out the day with a 6th in Q1 but ending up 20th for Q2 after a mistake and then suffering a DNS in the day’s final round due to a mechanical.

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August 28, 2025

Vision Racing LD3 +3mm front ballstud mounting plate

Vision Racing has introduced this all new billet aluminium +3mm front ballstud mounting plate for the LD3 1:10 2WD Buggy from Schumacher. This plate allows lower roll center settings without the use of spacers. Spacers increase the sheer point and give you less ballstud threads engaged, which weakens the front end from those inevitable hard impacts. The mount gives you that structural integrity back with the billet one piece T-7075 design, while removing the need for a nylock nut.

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August 28, 2025

Kaerup takes Q2 in Portugal

Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup has taken the second qualifier at the 1:8 eBuggy World Championship, the Dane redeeming himself following a disappointing first effort to top the times from Top Seed Elliott Boots. Ending up with a 41 for Q1, Kaerup would take Q2 in a new fastest time bettering David Ronnefalk’s opening TQ time by over 1-second. Ronnefalk would back up his TQ run with a P3 for the round with Boots just getting the better of him by 0.049 of a second after the British driver produced a better final lap. Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski posted the 4th fastest time ahead of young French talent Noha Ben Mohamed who steered his Sparko into the Top 5. It was a frustrating run for a number of leading title contenders. Davide Ongaro lost almost 3-seconds with a mistake on lap 7 of 9 but still salvaged a 6th such was his pace, Juan Carlos Canas had a final lap mistake that cost him 4-seconds, and Dakotah Phend lost any chance of a strong Q2 with a mistake on his second lap.

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August 28, 2025

Schumacher CAT PB 1:10 4WD Buggy

Schumacher has unveiled their latest 1:10 4WD Buggy, the CAT PB named in honour of the late Phil Booth, Chief Schumacher Designer and former IFMAR World Champion. The all new buggy features a shaft-driven 4WD system, refined suspension geometry, enhanced drivetrain dynamics, and a low centre of gravity layout provide razor-sharp handling. Designed with the racer in mind, the CAT PB also boasts intuitive access and simplified assembly features, making routine maintenance quicker and easier than ever, so you spend less time wrenching and more time winning. The CAT PB comes wrapped in an aggressive, aerodynamic shell from JConcepts and is offered as either a MOD Spec or DIRT Spec kit.

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August 28, 2025

Ronnefalk TQs opening qualifier at eBuggy Worlds

Xray’s David Ronnefalk has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the inaugural IFMAR 1:8 Electric Offroad World Championship in Portugal. Winner of his fourth European 1:8 Nitro Buggy Championships title at the Barcelos track earlier this month, the Swede took the first of the six qualifiers from the similar car of Michal Orlowski, the Schumacher team driver only half a second off at the end of their respective 5-minute qualifying efforts. Having been missing from the radar over the previous 2-days of practice, qualifying would see Davide Ongaro turn up with a Top 3 run ahead of Top Seed Elliott Boots, the Sworkz driver having a late issue with traffic on his run. Boots’ team-mate Juan Carlos Canas opened his account with the fifth fastest time with Dakotah Phend continuing to be the top non-European as he steered his Xray to P6 ahead of Infinity’s young Japanese protege Kouki Kato.

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