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April 28, 2025

Balestri wins opening Italian National encounter

Infinity’s Dario Balestri took the win the at Round 1 of the two round Italian 1:8 Onroad Nationals held at the Pista Leno track over the weekend. In qualifying the reigning Italian, European and World Champion would secure the TQ after topping the opening 3 of the 4 rounds. Team-mate Carmine Raiola took the final qualifier to secure P2 with Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani completing the Top 3 ahead of Mirko Salemi’s Capricorn, the Top 4 going direct to the Main Final. In that 45-minute encounter it Balestri led from start to finish with Xray’s Filippo Domanin coming through from 6th on the grid to finish second 4-laps off the lead. Having won the Last Chance Final having failed to progress through the Semi Finals, Lamberto Collari came from 11th to complete the podium with Riola, Catanzani and Francesco Tironi all retiring from the race. In the Sport Category it was Luca Ielasi who took the TQ and the win ahead of Alessio Forgnoli and Antonio Romano. The second of the championship races takes place at the end of September at the Fiorano track.

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April 28, 2025

Jefferies wins BRCA Round 1 at Halifax – Report

The opening round of the 2025 BRCA Electric Touring Car British National Championship took place at Halifax over weekend with Awesomatix’s Olly Jefferies taking the first win of the season from reigning Champion Elliott Harper. This year sees a new 2-day format for the championship with practice and two rounds of qualifying on Saturday and the remaining three qualifiers on Sunday plus triple leg finals for everyone. Another change is dropping to two classes this year – Open 17.5 Blinky and Modified. In Modified, it was the battle of the champions, with former Champion Jefferies taking the overall TQ with three round wins, from Harper’s Schumacher with two round wins. Next up in third was Chris Grainger with a second and three thirds with his private Awesomatix with Matthieu Dambrine completing the second row with his Schumacher. In the Finals, with a win and a second apiece going into the third leg, the battle for the overall win was between Jefferies and Harper, and in the end it was Jefferies who came out on top with the win with Elliott in second. It was a tie-break for third with Matthieu getting the nod over Chris.

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April 28, 2025

Fuller hits the big time with clean sweep at Silver State

Sworkz’s Mason Fuller hit the big time as he completed a clean sweep at the 2025 Silver State Indoor Championships, the young American talent taking his first major win in style to come away from the Las Vegas event with four winners trophies. With latest edition of the Joey Christensen event attracting just over 700 entries, qualifying saw Muller lay down his intentions as he took two of the three qualifiers to secure the TQ for the blue ribbon Nitro Buggy final. Behind him, team-mate Juan Carlos Canas was fastest in Q2 to secure the P2 starting position for the defence of the title the Spaniard won last year. Kyosho’s young talent Phi-Long Nguyen qualified P3 ahead of Tekno’s Dirt Nitro Challenging winning duo Seth VanDalen and Ryan Maifield. In the final, having already taken the wins in Nitro Truggy, Electric Truggy, and eBuggy, Muller delivered the big one to win the 45-minute encounter by 23-seconds from Canas. FEMCA Champion Nguyen took the final step on the podium ahead of Team Associated pairing Spencer Rivkin and Brandon Rose.

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April 28, 2025

First win for Todd at Spanish Championship opener

Mugen Seiki’s David Todd took his first National race victory as the Spanish 1:8 Nitro Buggy Championship kicked off in Albacete over the weekend. With defending Champion Juan Carlos Canas racing in Las Vegas, the current European Champion finishing on the podium at the Silverstate, reigning European B Champion Todd made the most of the opportunity to claim his first win of the highly competitive National Championship. Another driver to come through the ranks with the support of Modelix, Todd qualified P3 but winning his Semi final secured pole for the final. From the front, he pulled clear to take the win ahead of the Xray of Bryan Baldo. Todd’s team-mate Josemi Sánchez, who started P2 completed the podium ahead of Oscar Baldo’s Xray.

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April 25, 2025

Team Associated RC10TC8 Electric Touring Car

Having almost broke the internet when they turned up to the IFMAR ISTC World Championships last November, confirming their return to the competition electric touring car market by competing with a prototype TC8, Team Associated has finally launched the production kits of the RC10TC8. Offering a Graphite-Spec or Steel-Spec Team Kit, built new from the ground up the TC8’s entirely new geometry represents a paradigm shift in on-road performance. Long arm pivot ball suspension, meticulously balanced weight distribution, and an ultra-low centre of gravity combined to create a touring car that’s both planted and incredibly responsive. This is the core of the TC8’s vision for the future of touring cars, offering unprecedented tuning capabilities. From the high-capacity differential to the ultra-short shocks, every component works in harmony. The one-piece servo mount and bell crank assembly deliver laser-like steering precision, while adjustable KPI ensures an unparalleled connection to the track, regardless of conditions.

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April 25, 2025

Awesomatix A800RR Touring Car

Reigning Pro-Stock Touring Car World Champion manufacturer Awesomatix has released its latest kit, the A800RR. The newest creation car from Awesomatix founder Oleg Babich builds on the success of the A800R platform and focuses on refining the revolution brought by the A800R. Retaining the key features of the A800R – shortened chassis plate for minimal overhang and chassis rub and improved damping characteristics over the MMX platform – the A800RR incorporates several key quality-of-life upgrades. These include the newly designed D4 dampers, which allow for seamless external switching between linear, semi-progressive and progressive damping modes without requiring a full damper rebuild. Additionally, a new spool assembly reduces rotating mass and enables the use of identical pulleys for both the differential and spool, streamlining maintenance and performance.

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April 24, 2025

2025 Speed King Tour Rd2 – Report

The second round of the 2025 Speed King Tour took drivers to the New Next Rush Circuit in the Chiba prefecture of Japan. This event was originally scheduled for the 20th but was rescheduled for the day before to take account of the weather forecast. Although drivers lost their practice time, they adjusted their race car and driving for the track in short time. Tamiya driver Souta Goto took TQ at TC0 class (Modified). Then he never gave this position from start to finish in the 5-minute A main final race. Two Infinity drivers Ryosuke Yamamoto and Jin Sawada tried to catch Sota but couldn’t pull it off. Ryosuke finished 0.6 seconds behind Sota and Sawada completing the podium.

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April 24, 2025

MSE MBX8R CFRP Option Parts

MSE Performance Parts in Germany have released new optional CFRP parts for the Mugen Seiki MBX8R 1:8 Buggy. All tested by Mugen Seiki team drivers Burak & Berkan Kilic, the range of parts includes an Upper Rear Wing Reinforcement Plate (CFRP), a Rear Wing Frame Reinforcement Plate (CFRP), a Rear Wing Mount Support (CFRP) and a Rear Upright Link Plate +5mm.

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