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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

SuperRad SR-06Y 1:12 LMP Body

New from SuperRad Competition Bodyshells comes this updated 1:12 bodyshell, the SR-06Y. A new design for 2025/26, it is based on the successful SR-06 series which achieved an IFMAR Worlds Podium finish, a European Championship win with Ollie Payne, is a 2-time BRCA National Champion, and Canadian National Champ. The SR-06Y features increased downforce and stability with the clear shell shipped with new headlight decal sheet and window mask.

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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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August 28, 2025

MonTech M-4 1:10 Touring Car Body

Mon-tech Racing has introduced its latest body shell for the 1:10 Electric Touring Car category, the brand-new M-4. Inspired by the sleek and aggressive lines of next-generation cars, the M-4 is based on the iconic German automotive brand. After months of development and testing throughout the summer, Mon-tech say ‘the M-4 has proven to be outstanding on the track’ with ’extremely precise handling’, especially high-performing in the Stock category, where it ranks among the best in top speed.  EFRA compliant with official homologation pending, the M-4 is available in two versions, the Standard weigh approximately 85 grams while the La Leggera comes in between 50–55 grams. The body kit includes body shell, headlight and grille stickers, window masks, and screws for mounting the rear wing. Like all Mon-tech products, the M-4 is entirely designed, developed, and manufactured in-house in Italy using top-quality polycarbonate.
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August 27, 2025

Boots is eBuggy World Championship Top Seed

Sworkz’s Elliott Boots is the Top Seed at the first ever IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship, the British driver set to carry the No.1 sticker on his buggy in the top heat as qualifying gets underway in Portugal tomorrow. The former Nitro Buggy Worlds Top Qualifier claimed the Top Seeding ahead of Michal Orlowski after he bettered the Schumacher team driver’s first round time by 6/10ths of a second. Fresh from winning the European Championship title in 1:10 Electric Touring Car for the very first time over the weekend, Orlowski couldn’t better his opening time ending up fifth fastest for the second round. Behind Boots it would be the Xray of David Ronnefalk who set the second fastest time to end seeding in P3 ahead of team-mate Dakotah Phend. Completing the Top 3 times for CP2, Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup completed Day 2 of the championship in P5 ahead of the Sworkz of Juan Carlos Canas. Reigning back to back Nitro Buggy World Champion & back to back European eBuggy Champion Davide Ongaro ends practice seeding P8 behind Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen.

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