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May 21, 2025

JConcepts Pioneer 1:10 2WD buggy wheels

First debuted at the 2024 Florida Carpet Championships, JConcepts has officially released its Pioneer wheels for the modern 2WD buggy class. While looking at a 1989 Masami Hirosaka replica, Jason Ruona had a 3D vision of recreating an iconic variation. The pop-out panels of the Pioneer wheels add new looks in a positive direction while the home position remains for the proper offset, and mounting characteristics. Fresh outer ribs drop in between the sectional panels and a radial ring around the wheel nut area. The ribs connect the 4 screw location areas created to represent adaptors used during the golden age of RC. JConcepts offer titanium screws that work perfectly with these wheels, available separately, and in two different colours, burnt blue and stealth black. The dimensional aspect of the wheels matches the IFMAR World Championship winning Mono wheels, and they have an industry standard offset and are produced in durable material, inner reinforcing ribs and stout 12mm hex area pack this design. The 4 pack of wheels will be available in popular colours bright white, and fluorescent yellow, retro pink and stealth black.

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May 20, 2025

2 from 2 for Boots in British Championship

Sworkz/Reds Racing factory driver Elliott Boots maintained his perfect start to his BRCA British 1:8 Nitro Buggy Championship title defence with another win at Round 2 which was hosted at a sunny Brookthorpe track. Taking maximum points at the season opener at Herts last month, Boots again ticked all the boxes at the second stop on the 5 race schedule securing the TQ and the win. In qualifying he took the TQ on tie break with the Mugen Seiki of Dom Nunn, both drivers topping two rounds each. Having set the pace in the opening qualifier, the Xray of Jonny Skidmore, who was runner-up to boots at Round 1, would qualify third. Winning his Semi Final to line-up on pole in the 14 car 45-minute final, from there Boots went on to win by 3/4 of a lap over the Agama of junior racer Erik Lykke. Having started P2, unfortunately Jonny Skidmore’s race lasted less than 5-minutes after he collided with another buggy travelling backwards down the straight. Team-mate Lee Martin, who started P7, would complete the podium.

Image: Elliott Boots [Facebook]

May 20, 2025

Xray XB | XT -6mm Alu Shock Spring Retaining Collars

Xray has introduced new -6mm lower shock spring retaining collars suitable for its range of 1:10 offroad platforms. Fitting XB2, XB4, XT2, and XT4, the collars allow you to decrease the ride height to achieve a lower centre of gravity. Strategically lightened, the collars are CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium for increased reliability and come as a set of 4 pieces.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 20, 2025

Ongaro again at Round 2 of Italian Nationals

Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro made it 2 from 2 in the AMSCI Italian National Championship over the weekend taking the win at his home track, the Ongaroring. The World Champion and reigning Italian Champion topped 3 of the four rounds of qualifying to secure the TQ ahead of Kyosho pairing Marco Baruffolo, who topped Q4, and Riccardo Berton. Starting the 45-minute from pole ahead of Berton and Sworkz’s Mattia Polito after winning the faster of the Semi Finals, Ongaro would secure his second win of the 4-round championship by a lap over Berton, who suffered a DNF at Round 1. With the Top 3 finishing as they started the final, Polito claimed his second podium finish of the season having finished P2 at the season opener at River Park RC track back in March.

Image: Mattia Polito [Facebook]

May 19, 2025

Ronnefalk & Bayer win 1:10 EC Warm-up Race

The Hudy Arena played host to the Warm-up Race for the EFRA 1:10 Offroad European Championships over the weekend where Xray pairing David Ronnefalk and Martin Bayer took the wins. Also running as a round of the Hudy Series, in 2WD Buggy it was the Schumacher of defending European Champion Michal Orlowski who secured the TQ on the indoor dirt track ahead Team Associated’s Jonna Haatanen, Bayer, and Ronnefalk. In 4WD quali, former champion Bayer took the top spot from Orlowski with Xray’s Bartosz Zalewski lining up P3. In the finals, Ronnefalk would get the better of Orlowski in A1 & 2 to take the overall win, while victory in A3 gave Haatanen the runner-up spot with Orlowski having to settle for third. 4WD was also decided in A2 as Bayer won both encounters. Winning A3, Orlowski finished P2 while Zalewski completed the podium.

Image: Hudy Series [Facebook]

May 19, 2025

Double win for Canas at International Buggy Challenge

The seventh edition of the International Buggy Challenge took place in Portugal over the weekend where Sworkz’s Juan Carlos Canas took a double victory. With the Barcelos track in for a busy 2025 as its hosts the inaugural IFMAR 1:8 Electric Buggy World Championship and the EFRA 1:8 Nitro Buggy European Championship, this year’s IBC would also double up as the official Warm-up race for both championships. Having been forced to rescheduled the race, originally set for May 2-4, as a knock on effect of a major national power outage that effected both Portugal and Spain recently, the race attracted just over 90 racers as a number of top drivers had other race commitments. In qualifying it was Spanish youngster Adrian Pariente who took the nitro TQ ahead of his older brother Daniel after they each TQ’d a round. Canas TQ’d the opening round but ended up P6 on the grid with the Infinity of Bruni Coelho completing the Top 3. In the 45-minute final, reigning European Champion Canas would lay down the fastest lap of the race as he worked his way to the front to win by just under half a lap from Adrian. Former World Champion Robert Batlle competed the podium with his Sworkz 20-seconds behind Pariente. Local hero Joao Figueiredo would finish fourth ahead of Coelho. In eBuggy, Canas dominated topping all three qualifiers before winning all three A-Mains with Coelho and Adrian Pariente joining him on the podium.

Image: Robert Batlle [Facebook]

May 19, 2025

T-Works RC8 B4.1 A-Arm Reinforcing Insert Set

T-Works has introduced this A-Arm Reinforcing Insert set for the Team Associated RC8 B4.1 1:8 Buggy platform. Made from 7075 aluminium for optimised weight, the inserts enhance structural strength of the Front/Rear A-Arms. This additional hardness of the A-Arm also contributes to improved stability and sharpens reaction in cornering performance. Easy to install, the inserts are also offered as a front or rear arm only set.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

May 19, 2025

Schimmel & Phend crowned ROAR 1:10 Dirt Champions

Xray drivers Brennan Schimmel and Dakotah Phend are the new 2025 ROAR 1:10 Modified Buggy Champions, Schimmel lifting the 2WD title and Phend taking 4WD at Hoosier RC Hobbyplex in Indiana. In qualifying it was 23-year-old Schimmel who dominated topping all four 4WD qualifiers and three rounds in 2WD. With Team Associated’s Davey Batta and Phend, who topped Q4, starting behind him in 2WD, A1 would see Schimmel and Batta touch wheels with the Top Qualifier coming off worst and eventually posting a DNF – Batta winning the encounter from Phend. Schimmel was back in control in A2 taking the win from Schumacher’s Broc Champlin and then sealing the title in A3. With the Top 3 finishing as they started, that would be the same order they would line-up on the podium. In 4WD, Schimmel took A1 but had a rough A2 which went to Phend. With all on the line in A3 it would be defending double champion Spencer Rivkin who took the win after Schimmel, having established a comfortable lead made a mistake with 1:30 to go. Also getting passed by Champlin, he would finish P3 handing the title to Phend with his earlier A1 win and A2 second. Champlin completed the podium.

Image: Brennan Schimmel [Facebook]