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December 23, 2025

Morganti joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned has announced that US Onroad Nitro racer Diego Morganti has joined its team line-up for 2026. The son of veteran 1:8 Onroad racer and IGT8 owner Paolo, Morganti was the winner of 2025 KO Propo Grand Prix in 1:8 Onroad and also made his IFMAR World Championship debut this year when he travelled to Chile for 1:8 GT. Qualifying P7, issues in his Semi Final would end his strong showing. Set to use the Italian engine tuners Pista Team Edition engines, Morganti’s first major race officially representing the brand will be the 2026 Winternats in Florida. On the announcement the 21-year-old said, ‘I am thrilled and very grateful about joining the Ielasi Tuned Family! Thank you so much to Daniele and Sabrina for the opportunity. I am looking forward to hitting the track soon.’

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

December 23, 2025

Purple Sector F25 1:10 Formula 1 Body Shells

Australian company Love RC Racing has released this new 1:10 Formula 1 Body which its calls the Purple Sector F25. Designed by company pwner Brent Love, the body is available in two variants the RB and the MCL. The RB is modelled after the full-scale Red Bull and featuring the signature intakes from the 2023 season but with the side pod design of 2025. The MCL option is modelled after the full scale Mclaren & Ferrari. Featuring the swept back sleek intakes from 2023 and side pod shape from 2025. Vent details along the top of the pods and a concave curve set this body apart from the RB. Both designs feature a low slung side skirt, allowing the user to cut to the desired height and achieve a close to ground stance that will reduce airflow under the car while scooping up as much airflow as possible from behind the front wheels and directing it down the side through the deep scalloped pods and channels towards the rear wing. The profile is sleek and low with a sharply curved nose. Both designs are perfectly suited to The Purple Sector liveries and are available in combos. During testing the body performed exceptionally well and provide great rotation as well as aerodynamic stability through very high-speed full throttle sweepers in 21.5T F1 class.

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December 22, 2025

ALF1 ’26 1:10 Formula 1 Chassis

New from Californian brand ALF1 Racing Designs comes their ALF1 ’26 1:10 Formula 1 Chassis Kit. Designed for the serious racer, they say the new kit combines cutting-edge materials like carbon fibre, 7075 aluminium, and advanced 3D-printed composites to deliver an unparalleled balance of low centre of gravity, rigidity, and tunability. With each bespoke kit meticulously packaged to order, it features a one piece carbon fibre chassis design and floating rear pod design with included rear bump springs. The Rear V-link design has adjustable rear roll-centre towers. Up front there is a Single plane front suspension design with silicone roll dampers with soft, medium, hard front silicone dampers options included. With durable one piece upper arms, 6,7,8 degree caster arms are included in the kit. Shipping with a servo include you get a 1:12 scale mini servo for reduced weight and lower centre of gravity.

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December 22, 2025

Shepherd VE9 EC 1:8 Electric Onroad Chassis

After extensive design and testing, Shepherd Micro Racing introduces the new VE9 EC Limited Edition 1:8 Electric Onroad Chassis. After proven results, including 2nd place at the Electric Euro Cup 2025 and finishing runner-up in 2025 BRCA 1:8 Electric National Championships, the British owner brand is doing a Limited Edition run of 50 cars, coming early 2026. Under designer Craig Fisher, the focus points have been on simplicity of build, along with allowing optional tuning for the dedicated racer. New features include 2-belts rather than 3 which is designed to be more efficient with instant responsiveness. The 5mm carbon chassis includes a changeable LiPo tray allowing the use of standard or shorty LiPo batteries. A new integrated motor bulkhead and main layshaft single unit improves drive train smoothness.

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December 22, 2025

Gruber Racing Silicone Oils

Gruber Racing, the brand of top international Nitro Onroad racer Toni Gruber, has added 12 new viscosities to their range of shock and differential silicone oils. Adding 1050, 1150, 1250, 1350, 1450, 1600, 1700, 1800, 1900, 110.000, 130.000, and 140.000, the range of laboratory tested viscosities now totals 75 different options. Coming in 100ml bottles, the high quality anti-friction oils which range from 100 cst to 4 million cst are guaranteed to function at -50 to +200° range.

Source: Gruber Racing [gruber-racing.de]

December 22, 2025

Mikimodel F1 Universal Interchangeable Front Wings

New from Mikimodel comes these 3D printed Universal Interchangeable Front Wings for all F1 models. After a major effort in developing the most appropriate and suitable materials, the Italian company have developed new front wings with the most difficult thing being to find the most suitable material that was resistant, but not rigid enough to break under impact, but at the same time rigid enough not to lose its aerodynamic characteristics. The wings consist of a fixed part, the basis for all the others, and a replaceable part, the actual wing. So far, they have developed two models, the ‘Alfa’ and the ‘BETA’. Simply unscrew one wing, without even removing the bodywork, and you’re done. The two wings are different from each other to provide different aerodynamic characteristics and adapt as best as possible to different tracks.

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December 22, 2025

Weiss joins RC Maker for racing return

Former European Championship Top Qualifier & Vice Champion Steve Weiss is returning to competitive Electric Touring Car racing with Australian manufacturer RC Maker announcing the signing of the German driver. After almost nine years away from active competition, Weiss will support RC Maker as a Technical Advisor, assisting the team at all major races. With his deep knowledge of car setup, car development, and race strategy, he will play a key role in helping the team grow stronger and move forward. On the announcement Weiss said, ‘I am very proud to be part of this young and talented team. I first met Ryan in 2008 at the IFMAR World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand, and now, 18 years later, we are working together again. Even though I stopped my active racing career in 2016, my passion for the sport never stopped. I have followed RC Maker from the beginning, starting with the release of the SP1. I am really impressed by the design, the performance on track, and how fast the brand has grown in such a short time. Being part of this journey means a lot to me, and I am proud to work together with RC Maker. I am fully motivated, ready for this challenge, and excited about what’s coming next.’

Source: RC Maker [rcmaker.com.au]

December 22, 2025

Team Associated RC10B84 Classic Kit

Team Associated is rounding out 2025 with another ‘Classic’ kit release, this time with a Classic take on the their latest RC10B84 1:10 4WD Buggy. With the B84 platform released in June of this year, it quickly added to the US manufacturer’s IFMAR World Champion tally when Marcus Kaerup took the 1:10 4WD World Championship win in Sydney, Australia, in October. Releasing the ‘Classis’, a low run collector’s piece, the buggy get’s RC10 Classic gold finish aluminium parts and chassis, as well as all white premium composite plastics. Accepting pre-orders, the RC10B84 Classic is available in as a standard or Dirt kit and is due to ship late December.

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