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May 27, 2025

Team Bomber T-Bars for Tamiya Group C kits

Japanese 1:12 specialists Team Bomber has announced it is to release a range of parts for Tamiya’s once popular Group C series chassis of 1:10 kits. With the cars having become popular with the resellers of famous cars of the past years, to make them more easy to drive Team Bomber has produced two types of ‘HQ High Traction T-Bar’. Featuring a new design and new material they help achieve a more stable ride in all conditions. In addition to the original design aimed at improving the rear grip and improving the gap breaking performance, this product uses a high-quality natural FRP that boasts a gentle twisting characteristic. The new T-Bars, available as a soft or medium option, are a direct replacement for the original Tamiya kit version. With the T0Bar release Team Bomber are already working on developing their second, third Group C kit specific parts.

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May 27, 2025

Yokomo RS Touring Car Series Option Parts

Yokomo has released a new optional Alu Heat Sink Motor Plate, Alu Lower Bulkheads, and a Sway bar set for their entry level Rookie Speed 1:10 Electric Touring car. For the RS2.0, the aluminium heat sink Motor Plate is shaped like a heat sink and improves the cooling eﬀect of the motor. It suppresses heat leakage of the motor during driving and improves power efficiency. Suitable for both the RS1.0 & 2.0, the aluminium lower bulkhead is offered in anodised blue, the optional image colour of the RS series and can be combined with the optional sway bars. The Sway bar set comes with three different bars, front and rear, each with ball bearing support for smooth operation and increased stabilising effect on the car.

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May 26, 2025

Bermudez wins Round 2 of French Championship

Xray’s Remy Bermudez took the win at the second round of the French FFVRC 1:8 Nitro Offroad National Championship which was hosted by the Savoie Auto Model Club. In qualifying it was Team Associated’s Clement Boda who secured the TQ honours after the four rounds with Bermudez second ahead of Hugo Tavernon, Rayan Medjoubi and Noha Ben Mohamed. Winning his Semi final ahead of Tavernon in the fastest time, Boda would start on pole from Medjoubi who won the other Semi ahead of Bermudez, the defending French Champion lining up P3. In the 45-minute final, while Boda posted the fastest lap he would make a poor tyre choice, and Bermudez got to the front to take the victory by a 5-second margin. A lap down on Bermudez, Medjoubi’s HB Racing buggy completed the podium ahead of the Sparko of young Ben Mohamed.

Image: Remy Bermudez [Facebook]

May 26, 2025

ONE 9P Tuned 2025 Edition .21 Onroad Engine

ONE, the engine brand of Italian onroad chassis manufacturer Capricorn, has announced the new 2025 version of its 1:8 Onroad 9-port .21 engine. Requiring longer development time to design its new timing and a new underhead button, the performance of this new engine has improved by 13% both in terms of maximum power and speed. An O.S based engine, ONE offer two dedicated pipe options for the engine, the ONE EFRA 2163-R Ultra Power and the ONE EFRA 2191.

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May 26, 2025

R1 Wurks B7 Lowered Rear Tower Set with inverted Front Shocks

California based R1 Wurks has produced this Lowered Rear Tower Set that uses inverted Front Shocks and is intended for Team Associated’s B7 1:10 2WD Buggy. The setup requires the use of an additional set of front-length shocks in the rear, resulting in one of the lightest and lowest centre of gravity rear shock configurations available. In addition to the significantly reduced CG, it also delivers the performance advantages of inverted shocks, making it an essential upgrade option for high-traction surfaces. Also the droop remains standard, while uptravel is reduced, ideal for smaller carpet tire diameters. The set also shifts weight forward to enhance mass centralisation, improving rotation and steering response.

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May 26, 2025

Baruffolo wins 23rd edition of Kyosho Italia Meeting

Celebrating its 23rd edition, the Kyosho Italia Meeting saw Marco Baruffolo do the double as he won both nitro and eBuggy from his international factory team mates at the Pista Offroad Campogalliano track in the north of the country. In qualifying it was Frenchman Reno Savoya who took the TQ for the 45-minute final ahead of Baruffolo and Riccardo Berton. In eBuggy pole position went to Baruffolo as he topped all three qualifying rounds with Savoya P2 as Berton again made up the Top 3. Converting his pole position into victory in eBuggy with A1 and A2 wins, the podium would be the same order as the Top 3 started. In the Nitro final, setting the fastest lap of the race Baruffolo took the win by 2-laps from Berton as a communication problem put Savoya’s refuelling strategy out of sync dropping the multiple European Champion to 3rd. Next weekend all three drivers will get to battle it out again at the Japanese manufacturer’s flagship 25th annual Kyosho Masters at Robot Club 94 in France where they will also be joined by US team drivers Ryan Lutz and now Phi-Long Nguyen.

Image: Pista Offroad Campogalliano [Facebook]

May 26, 2025

Xray X4F’25 Carbon Upper Deck

Xray has released a new Split Front/Rear 1.6mm upper deck for its X4F’25 Front Wheel Drive Touring Car. Machined from premium high-grade USA made carbon fibre, the 2pc top deck features reinforced motor mount screw areas for high durability, as well as improved steering and traction. The front carbon split top deck improves mid corner steering and reduces front tire overheating while the rear deck has only one pair of mounting screws for increased flex helps to improve rotation. The split top deck is available separately front or rear but must be used together. The Multi-Flex™ top deck has a narrow shape for easier installation, improved handling characteristics and features several different flex options out of the box using top deck screws.

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May 24, 2025

Gruber wins ENS season opener at Ettlingen

Capricorn/Ielasi Tuned team driver Toni Gruber has opened the new season of the Euro Nitro Series with victory in Germany. Racing at the Ettlingen circuit, the 2023 Champion took the win ahead of the Infinity of Rick Vrielijnck with the Shepherd of Lars Hoppe completing the podium. Round 1 of the 4 round championship would see reigning Champion Simon Kurzbuch set the early pace with his Mugen Seiki topping practice over Italian Thomas Lorenzi. With bad weather forecast for Sunday causing the timetable to be revised to finish on Saturday, after 3 rounds of qualifying it was Vrielijnck who secured the 1:8 TQ ahead of Kurzbuch, Francesco Tironi’s Infinity, with Gruber lining up P4. In the 30-minute final, Dutchman Vrielijnck led the field around, but on a two stop tyre strategy, when he made his second tyre stop, Gruber, who was on a single tyre stop, took over the lead. With the fastest lap of the race, Vrielijnck was closing down the German but coming up on traffic with just 5-minutes to go there was contact ending the Infinity driver’s challenge for the victory. Having started 11th on the grid, 2024 ENS Austria race winner Hoppe put in a great drive with some impressive fuel mileage to finish third ahead of Marco Weigerding. Unfortunately for former World Champion Kurzbuch, while leading the race as the various pit strategies started to play out, he would suffer a flame out 12-minutes into the final leaving the Swiss driver to eventually finish P11. In 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, Jakub Rozycki took the win by 7-seconds from Leon Fuhrmann with Milan Holthuis in 3rd.

Image: Ielasi Tuned [Facebook]