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July 15, 2025

Cragg hits ‘Century’ of National Championship race wins

Former 1:10 2WD Buggy World Champion Neil Cragg pulled off an impressive achievement over the weekend when, 20-years after winning the biggest prize in the sport, he achieved a century of British National Championships race wins. Racing for Team Associated his entire racing career, Cragg added his latest 2WD win at Round 4 of the championships at Bury Metro. Securing the TQ ahead of reigning British Champion and AE team-mate Tommy Hall, 7-time European & 27th BRCA Champion Cragg won the opening two A-Mains to seal his 100th win. Behind Schumacher’s Luke Holdsworth came through for second place with Xray’s Lee Martin completing the podium with Hall in fourth. In Sunday’s 4WD action Schumacher’s Ben Smith claimed the TQ ahead of Martin before going on to win the final with Josh Holdsworth taking the final step on the podium behind Martin.

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July 15, 2025

Stanley defends PDNR Winter Champs title

ARC’s Brayden Stanley repeated his big win of the 2024 PDNR Winter Champs in Sydney, Australia, by again winning Modified Touring Car at the Penrith District Nitro Racing club’s annual event. In qualifying the 2024 eSIC podium finisher Stanley topped all three qualifiers to secure the TQ honours ahead of RC Maker’s Jeffrey Mackie and the Schumacher of reigning Australian National Champion of Simon Nicholson. While Mackie was just 2/10th off the Top Qualifier in A1, he couldn’t do anytthing to stop Stanley from repeating in A2 and wrapping up the overall win. With Mackie winning A3 ahead of John Puse, that P2 was enough for the Schumacher driver to complete the Modified podium ahead of Cameron Kendall and Nicholson. In 13.5 Touring Car new ARC signing Marcus Askell took the win, while in FWD Puse claimed the top step of the podium. Logan Rintoul came away the 21.5 Touring Car class victor.

Image: Penrith District Nitro Racing [Facebook]

July 15, 2025

Serpent 426 Outlaw RTR 1:7 4WD EP

Best known for its pioneering development of the F1 of RC Racing, 1:8 Onroad – their latest Viper 990R due for release shortly, Serpent has entered the big scale RTR market with the release of their 426 Outlaw 1:7 Electric RTR. Inspired by the iconic American muscle cars of the 60s, Serpent say the 426 Outlaw combines raw retro attitude with cutting-edge engineering to deliver a street machine that’s as fierce as it is fast. Powered by a brutal 6S brushless system, built on a race-bred platform, and dressed in wide body aggression, the Outlaw is designed for high-speed domination — whether you’re street bashing, drag racing, or just turning heads at full throttle. With its wide body Lexan shell, super grip tires, and hood-mounted supercharger, the Outlaw is a visual callback to the golden era of Detroit muscle — but it’s built with modern performance in mind. It’s aerodynamically tested underbody and high-efficiency rear diffuser deliver the high-speed stability you need when drag racing or street shredding. Customise the look with optional hood scoop variations — including a matte black classic scoop or a stacked manifold intake — to dial in your vibe and make your outlaw truly your own. The 426 Outlaw is more than just Serpent’s street entry, it’s a full-scale rebellion in 1:7 scale.

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July 15, 2025

Landén dominates Nordic 1:10 Offroad C/ships

This year’s Nordic 1:10 Offroad Championship was organised by MHF-U Skarpnäck at their Blue Hill track in Stockholm, Sweden, where Team Associated’s Alexander Landén dominated proceedings. Direct from the get-go it was obvious that Swedish National Champion Landén was really on the pace in both classes, mainly challenged by Schumacher’s Elias Johnsson, the TLR of Ludwig Albertz and Alexander Gjemble also driving a Schumacher. In 2WD Landén secured three out of four qualifiers to secure the overall TQ spot in front of Johansson and Albertz. The finals got a bit interesting since the heavens opened and made the first finals completely wet. Landén got it right with the wet setup and could continue in the same fashion and was able to secure the title with wins in A1 and A2.

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July 15, 2025

Revolution Design Tungsten Battery Weights

New from Germany’s Revolution Design come these two Tungsten Battery Weights. The Shorty Battery Weight is a precision-ground 0.5mm tungsten plate that adds 42 grams of ballast directly beneath any 95 mm shorty LiPo pack. Because tungsten has a density of about 19.3 g/cm³—more than twice that of brass (≈ 8.5 g/cm³) and steel (≈ 7.8 g/cm³) – the plate can be less than half as thick as common 1–1.2 mm brass or steel alternatives. The lower profile lets the battery sit roughly 0.7 mm deeper in the tray, dropping the car’s centre of gravity for crisper turn-in and more stable landings on high-grip tracks. Machined edges and a matte finish give the plate a premium look, while the raw tungsten resists corrosion without additional coatings. Using the same 0.5 mm tungsten architecture as its shorty sibling, the full-length 2S stick pack Tungsten Battery Weight adds a concentrated 60 gram exactly where racers want it, under the LiPo and as low as mechanically possible.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

July 14, 2025

JConcepts Injection Molded 1:8 Buggy Front Wings

Having unveiled its new option of injection molded front wing in the early part of the 2025 racing season, JConcepts ups the ante once again with their latest item bringing additional focus to an area of the vehicle that is overlooked. The front of the vehicle is often covered with a nose cone or item which can be painted or decorated to match the body shell paint or scheme. The front wings or scoops available in polycarbonate have since taken over providing some functional consideration to vehicle performance. The polycarbonate versions are often left clear or scuffed, but with new injection molded option, many colours are available to match. The durable nature of the material, the tall side dams built in conjunction with lower front lip gives the front-end benefits in high-speed turns, and sweeping sections. On most vehicles, it simply attaches using an existing screw or set of screws located on the front-end. In some instances, it might be necessary to source a 3mm BHCS to accommodate or mount to a vehicle. On the Xray models, it’s necessary to mount the bracket item to the shock tower first, then install and secure the JConcepts item to the new mounting bracket. The new range of injection molded front wings covers Mugen, Team Associated, Tekno, Sworkz, and Xray.

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July 14, 2025

Orlowski wins Euros Warm-up Race

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski was the winner at the Euros Warm-up Race at the Dutch Raco2000 track in Ultrecht which will host the Electric Touring Car European Championships proper on August 22-24. While the reigning European Champion Marc Rheinard travelled with the Awesomatix team for practice at the uniquely shaped track layout, he wouldn’t contest the Warm-up Race and Xray was without its lead driver in Modified as Alexander Hagberg was racing at eSIC in in Singapore, where he finished runner-up to Akio Sobue. With five rounds of qualifying, it Orlowski who took the TQ ahead of Infinity’s Bruno Coelho and Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker with the Yokomo’s Christopher Krapp claiming P4. With the Top 3 remaining unchanged in each of the triple A-Mains, the podium would be the same as how they lined up. RC Maker’s Antoine Brunet was the top mover in the finals, the Frenchman qualifying P7 and finish P6 behind Jilles Groskamp and ahead of Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain. In Pro Stock, Max Machler took the TQ & win ahead of Awesomatix team-mate Olivier Bultynck with Xray’s Adam Iszay completing the podium.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

July 14, 2025

Simionato goes Ielasi Tuned

Expanding its offroad team, Ielasi Tuned has announced that young Italian talent Riccardo Simionato will use their engines to power his 1:8 Offroad race program. The 19-year-old will debut as an Ielasi team driver at the penultimate round of the very competitive Italian National Championships before competing at EFRA European B Championship at the Ospyteam track in Gussago, Italy, in September.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]