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November 25, 2025

Smith wins 2WD only Willspeed Grand Prix

Schumacher’s Ben Smith has won the annual 2WD only Willspeed Grand Prix. Branded as WSGP4, reflecting this being the fourth running of the event which is organised by British manufacturer Willspeed who are best known for its billet aluminium buggy conversion kits. Run in partnership with the 1066 Racing club in Hastings, this year saw 88 drivers led by Xray’s defending champion Lee Martin take on the indoor carpet track. With four rounds of qualifying and each driver’s combined fastest two times determining the grids for the finals it was Smith who secured the TQ ahead of Martin with the Xray of Harley Eldridge in third. With double mains for all drivers from the A to H Main, Smith would put in two clean A-Mains to becoming the Willspeed Grand Prix Champion ahead of Eldridge who got by Martin in both finals. Martin would complete the podium just ahead of 2024 runner-up and Willspeed driver Kyle Moon.

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November 25, 2025

Vision Racing AE Titanium Shock Standoffs w/Delrin Bushings

Offroad aftermarket parts producer Vision Racing has introduced new Titanium Shock standoffs with Delrin bushings for all Team Associated platforms. Available in 8mm, 10mm, and 12mm lengths, the titanium shock mounts are designed to enhance the durability and performance. Each kit includes two standoffs made from Ti 6Al-4V grade 5 titanium, known for its exceptional strength and lightweight properties. The standoffs provide a robust mounting solution for your shocks, ensuring they stay securely in place and made from Titanium they are highly resistant to wear and corrosion. To maintain precise shock movement without unwanted play or slop, the kit also includes two separate Delrin shock bushings. Delrin is a high-performance engineering thermoplastic known for its low friction properties. These bushings effectively minimise friction and provide smooth shock movement, contributing to improved overall suspension performance.

Source: Vision Racing [visionracing.net]

November 25, 2025

T-Works MP11 Carbon A-arm Stiffeners

Adding more parts for the Kyosho MP11 1:8 Buggy, T-Works has released front & rear carbon fibre A-arm stiffeners. The CNC machined inserts are available in two options, 1mm and 1.5mm thickness, for quick adjustment of the suspension A-arm flex. With an lower and upper insert for the front arms and one rear arm insert, each comes as a pair and include mounting screws.

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November 24, 2025

Toia crowned 2025 New Zealand 1:8 Buggy Champion

New Zealand has a new 1:8 Nitro Buggy National Champion, with Asian Buggy Championships regular Logan Toia also securing the National titles in Nitro and Electric Truggy with his fleet of HB Racing chassis. Hosted by Capital Model Racers located in Lower Hutt, 74 drivers made up an entry of over 160, and in the Nitro Buggy it was Sworkz’s Jayden Jamieson who took the TQ from Toia after 5 rounds of qualifying. Jonathan Coluccio and Logan’s young brother Dylan claimed 3rd & 4th. In the other 3 classes it was Toia who claimed the TQs. With defending National Champion Jamieson and Toia going on to win their Semi finals, it was Jamieson with the faster time who started the 1-hour title decider on pole with the two Toias lining up behind him. In the race while Jamieson led for most of the final he would hit trouble when he started to lose feeling in his throttle hand allowing Toia to go to the front and lift the title as the Top 2 finished on the same lap. In third Dylan Toia completed the podium. In eBuggy, Jamieson wrapped up the title with two good passes to win in the opening two 10-minute A-Mains, with Top Qualifier Toia winning A3 for second overall with Jonathan Coluccio completing the podium.

Image: Logan Toia [Facebook]

November 24, 2025

Pariente becomes Korean 1:8 Buggy Champion

Young Spanish teenager Daniel Pariente has been the new 2025 KMRCA Korean 1:8 GP Buggy National Champion, the Tekno driver taking the title over the weekend when he travelled to ‘TheTrack’ in Gimpo in South Korea. With this year’s Nationals attracting almost 60 entries, racing on the indoor dirt track would see Pariente secure the TQ honours ahead of long time leading Korean offroad racer Dani Choi & his Kyosho and the country’s latest up & coming talent HyunKyu Jung, his Team Associated making it three different manufacturers in the mix. Winning his half-hour Semi final ahead of Jung, Pariente would lead away the 11 buggy grid from Jung while Choi’s winning time from the second Semi ahead of Alex Lim’s Tekno would see him line up third. From the front it was the visitor who maintained his form to win by 19-seconds as the podium saw the Top 3 finish in the order they started, Jung having to recover from a first lap mistake that dropped him to 4th for a time. Unfortunately for Lim he would retire from the final 48-minutes in.

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November 24, 2025

Donnelly crowned Australian 2WD Champion

Lachlan Donnelly is the new Australian 1:10 2WD Buggy Champion, the Team Associated driver taking over the title from US Offroad star Spencer Rivkin who won the title in 2024 as part of Team Associated’s preparations for recently IFMAR World Championships Down Under. Hosted by Adelaide Radio Controlled Raceway, in qualifying it was Donnelly who secured the TQ after the four rounds ahead of Schumacher’s Jayden Edmunds and the Associated of Damon Davis Perry. After three previous podium Nationals finishes in 2WD, Donnelly would go on to win the opening two A-Mains to finally claim the title for a first time. Winning A3 Jarod Ment would finish runner-up ahead of Jack McMillan as Perry Davis and Edmunds finished 4th & 5th respectively. With the attention turning then to 4WD, Donnelly looked set to try and defend his National title in the class from P2 on the grid but rain would stop the action and with the finals postponed a day, Donnelly wouldn’t be able to race the finals as he wasn’t able to change travel plans back home to Sydney. Securing the TQ, it would be Perry Davis who becomes the new 4WD Champion with Edmunds and McMillan joining him on the podium. In Stadium Truck it was Edmunds who took the title ahead of Lachlan Munday.

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November 24, 2025

Capricorn 2026 T-shirt

Just in time for the upcoming IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship in Chile, title contenders Capricorn has released its new 2026 t-shirt design. Moving away from their tradition red branding, the Italian manufacturer has gone for yellow graphic in the new design and we can expect to see team-driver Toni Gruber and the rest of the team modelling the new t-shirt at CACH, where it will be perfect t-shirt weather as the temperatures are set be in the high 20-degree range for the championships. The t-shirt is available in S, M, L, XL, XXL, XXXL, and XXXXL.

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November 24, 2025

Team Saxo INS-Box

A new addition to the Team Saxo product range comes their INS-Box with filter. Designed for 1:8 and 1:10 onroad competition, the INS Box is IFMAR/EFRA approved, number INS202601, and comes complete with high quality foam air filter element. A concept that was originally created by Serpent, the INS box reduces noise levels without reducing performance and contributes to improved airflow, boosting the engine’s performance and giving more constant carburetion and more torque. It is available in a black or clear variant and the package includes 2 X airfilters and 1set Ins-Box.

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