June 26, 2025

VP-Pro Shock Boots

VP Pro is now offering their 1:8 Shock Boots in a range of vibrant colours.  Intended to protect exposed shock absorber shafts against flying rocks, dirt, and mud, they can also enhance the scale appearance of your suspension.  Made of high quality rubber material their flexible accordion style results in better durability and easier installation.  Following the initial stealth black release, there are now more bright colours with fluorescent yellow, retro pink, forest green and vibrant orange.  They are sold as a bag of 4pcs as front or rear boots.

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June 24, 2025

Avid 2.5mm 3 Hole Pistons for AE 13mm Shock

Avid Racing Concepts has released a new line of 2.5mm 3 Hole Pistons for Team Associated’s new 13mm shocks.  The thicker 2.5mm style. offer a conventional setup but with a perfectly machined round piston and square 90° edges for a tight-fitting piston that has little blow-by creating more pack on jumps.  The AE piston has a slightly rounded outer edge and the holes are chamfered which results in harder landings. Over the years here at Avid, we have developed a process of keeping all the edges sharp with little to no burrs to keep your confidence high when landing big jumps.  The pistons are offered in packs of 2 pieces in 1.4mm, 1.5mm, 1.6mm, and 1.7mm options.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]


June 24, 2025

T-Works RC8 B4.1 16 Degree KPI V3 Shock Tower Kit

Intended for the RC8 B4.1 1:8 Buggy from Team Associated, T-Works has released a new third version 16 degree KPI Front Shock Tower kit.  The kit includes a 5mm carbon fibre shock tower with 4mm wider hole spacing, shock standoffs, mounting hardware and a machined 7075-T6 lightweight aluminium camber link that is 4mm longer with the upper link distance shortened to enhance flexibility.

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June 18, 2025

VP-Pro extends RS-940 Front Bumper range

Following the introduction of its RS-940 Front Bumper for Mugen Seiki and Team Associated 1:8 Buggies, VP-Pro has expanded the range to offer to cover more manufacturers.  Now they are producing the bumper to fit the Tekno NB48 2.2, Xray XB8, the new Hong Nor X5B, the HB819 and the Agama N1.  Made from high-quality material for durability, the bumper is specially designed to protect your buggies front end and chassis in the event of knocks and crashes, and minimise contact with the track on jump landings.  It is shipped with 2 pieces per bag.

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June 16, 2025

T-Works MBX8R Graphite Rear Hub Link ±1.5mm


New from aftermarket parts & accessories producer T-Works are these +1.5mm Carbon Fibre rear hub links for the Mugen Seiki MBX8R 1:8 Buggy.  Machined from quality carbon fibre, the links feature a wider range of mounting options than the original kit links.  With two rows of mounting holes that are 1.5 mm up or down from the original hole locations this allows for greater fine tuning of the buggy’s rear roll centre set-up.

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June 16, 2025

Serpent Mini Spider 1:24 RTR Short Course

Better known for their high end onroad competition cars, Serpent has released this ‘fun’ 1:24 Mini Spider SC RTR.  Made of super elastic plastic, the 2WD chassis is powered by a coreless motor that takes the Short Course truck up to 20km/h.  If this is too fast for you in the living room or children’s room, you can also reduce the speed thanks to a rotary control nub.  Throttle/brake and steering commands are sensitively implemented in full proportion by the 2.4GHz remote control.   The Mini Spider SC has built-in ‘Electronic Stability Program’ (ESP) which keeps the rear-drive vehicle always well on track even on smooth surfaces such as laminate or tiled floors. Thanks to a built-in ‘gyro’, the truck detects unnatural movements of the rear and steers automatically against it to prevent a breakaway (to a certain extent).

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June 14, 2025

WIRC Racing SBX4 1:8 Buggy

Italian manufacturer WIRC Racing has officially unveiled their new 1:8 Competition Buggy contender the SBX4.  Having just added Fabrizio Teghesi to its team driver line-up, the new buggy they will race features a new rear suspension system and reinforced front hubs.  The upgraded front bumper and stone guards provide maximum protection from impacts and debris, while the refined chassis layout enhances rigidity and weight distribution.  Additionally, the rear wing stay and anti-roll bar mount have been improved to ensure optimal downforce and precise cornering.

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June 13, 2025

7075.it MBX8 R ECO Conversion Kit

Italian after market parts producer 7075.it has released a new conversion kit for the Mugen Seiki MBX8 R ECO 1:8 Buggy.  The 7075 SPC Kit is based on a completely redesigned alu chassis with hard black anodising.  The design gives better weight balance and rotates the motor 180° and moves it more forward wit the saddle-pack batteries moved to the rear.  A new type of central transmission is perfectly aligned with the central differential which is moved to the centre of the chassis for greater efficiency of rotating parts and improved smoothness.  There is a new battery trays for 2S shorty batteries with two mounting positions on the chassis: one forward for more aggressive cornering, and one rearward for greater stability.  A new receiver/ESC/servo mounting plate made from a single 3D-printed plastic piece for weight balance and easy maintenance.  The new 3mm thick servo saver brace is machined from a solid 6mm block.  The design allows mounting on both the 7075 SPC kit and the original kit by simply moving the front reinforcement brace anchor point.

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