July 30, 2025

Rossing Designs Horizontal Body Mounting System (HBS)

Texas based Rossing Design has extended its range of Horizontal Body Mounting System (HBS). Since its launch, several new electric touring cars have been released, as well as option parts to allow popular models, to mount bodies horizontally. This has allowed Rossing Designs to create versions of its HBS for Schumacher’s Mi9 and Team Associated’s TC8. The HBS is designed to screw in with your wing mounting screws, to mount your body from horizontal body posts, and is an anti-tuck device. This works with bodies like: Twister, Wolverine, Super Mafia bodies and is available for Awesomatix, Xray, RC Maker, Schumacher, and Team Associated. Made out of a proprietary plastic that is extremely flexible and durable, it allows the device to be used on many bodies, and is not designed as a single use item.

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July 30, 2025

1up Racing TC8 Bumper Brace | UltraLite Body Support

Adding to its line of optionals for the Team Associated TC8, 1up Racing has released a Front Bumper Brace and UltraLite Front Body Support for the 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  Made in the USA from carbon fibre, the Front Bumper Brace & Body Mount Plate adds both form and function to the TC8.  It also adds a second set of body mount locations, spaced further apart to move your posts away from pesky hood ribs or to better suit the shape of your body.  Matching the style of the 1up Racing Rear Vertical Plate, the front version features the same dual-level design.  This plate accepts the original body posts included in the TC8 kit.   The Front Body Support braces the hood area of your super light weight bodies to keep the structural integrity intact for consistent aero and downforce at high speeds.  The design of the 1up Body Support features racy, goose-neck wing inspired styling while having minimal influence on chassis flex.  It’s easy to install with just two screws into the front bulkhead, on top of the upper bumper plate. Then, install the included lightweight M2.5 Pro Duty Titanium Screw and set the height to just touch the underside of the hood when the body is at correct race-ready height.

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July 29, 2025

Wood wins BRCA Nationals Round 5 at Wombwell

Shepherd’s Tim Wood has won the fifth round of the BRCA 1:8 Onroad British National Championship at Wombwell, ending defending Champion Alex Thurston’s recent run of wins.   Winner of the season opener at the Brooklands track back in April, Wood would take his second win of the season by almost a lap over Top Qualifier Thurston after the Mugen Seiki driver had problems in the pits that led to a crash while he was leading.  At the start of the half hour encounter, it was third place qualifier Andy Hasting who set about chasing down Thurston after he got the jump on a slow starting Wood but the former Champion would find his way back into second.  Unfortunately for Hasting he wouldn’t see the finish as he hit problems that forced hm to retire allowing Shepherd team-mate Karl Dransfield to complete the podium.  In 1:8 Electric, Serpent’s Mark Green took the TQ and win ahead of Michael Walton and Mark Boothman.  Next up for the British Championship contenders is the EFRA European Championship with the UK’s famous Halifax track hosting the Euros from August 11-16th.

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July 29, 2025

Hebert opening new permanent track in Quebec City

A stalwart of onroad racing in North America, Canada’s most famous onroad racer Keven Hebert has announced he is opening a new permanent track near his home city of Quebec.  In unveiling the Total-RC Arena indoor facility, Hebert, who is Xray’s leading onroad team driver in North American explained, ‘This project kicked off about 9 months ago, and it’s finally becoming a reality today!  I’m beyond excited to announce to the RC community that we will soon have a permanent indoor on-road track near Quebec City!  The entire building, located in Saint-Frederic, QC, will be transformed into the new Total-RC Arena this October!  My partners and I are still in the early stages, but we’ll be sharing more details in the coming weeks.  We’re working tirelessly to create an incredible, state-of-the-art facility for on-road RC enthusiasts in the area, and we plan to collaborate with CTSR to help grow and elevate our amazing hobby’.  Well done to Keven and his team for bringing this project to reality and Red RC look forward to reporting on the first race from Total-RC Arena.

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July 29, 2025

RaceOpt FFV4 Rear Suspension Conversion Kit

RaceOpt has produced this limited edition Rear Suspension Conversion Kit for its MTS FFv4 FWD 1:10 Electric Touring Car which it released earlier this year.  The Hong Kong company’s latest conversion kit features Independent dual rear suspension arms with integrated shock absorbers for enhanced handling.  It also allows easy camber adjustment by raising or lowering the rear suspension arms and two additional wheelbase mounting options for fine-tuned setup flexibility.  There is an optional rear arm roll bar support that is fully compatible with the FFV4 chassis.

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July 28, 2025

Bezerk RC P12V2 Optional Carbon Side Plates

New from Melbourne based Bezerk RC come these optional carbon side plates for the Roche P12V2 1:12 pancar.  The optional side plates are made in Australia from a thicker carbon fibre and offer a significant flex reduction than the Roche kit plates.  The rear units feature a relocated O-ring tab for easier Lipo removal.  The included aluminium nut inserts have 1mm of extra thread for extra durability.

Source: Bezerk RC [bezerk.com.au]


July 27, 2025

Sobue regains Japanese National title

Having opened the month of July with a debut international win for Axon’s new TC10/4 Touring Car at eSIC in Singapore, Akio Sobue has concluded the month by adding the Japanese National Championship title to the car’s credentials.  Racing at the Tsukuba RC Park, formerly known as the World famous Yatabe Arena, former champion Sobue would secure the TQ in qualifying ahead of Xpress paring Yoshiyasu Yanagisawa & Yugo Nagashima with Infinity’s Ryosuke Yamamoto securing P4 while team-mate & defending Champion Jin Sawada qualified P8.  In the finals Sobue took A1 ahead of Yanagisawa however in A2 under pressure from the Xpress driver they touched side by side on the front straight on lap 4 resulting in Sobue getting stuck the the corner marker.  With Yanagisawa taking the win from Nagashima and Sobue 5th it was all to play for in A3.  Setting the fastest lap, Sobue would enjoy his biggest winning margin finishing 6/10ths up on Yanagisawa to lift the title for a 5th time with Yanagisawa (2nd) and Nagashima  (3rd) joining him on the podium.

Image: Atsushi Hara [Facebook]


July 27, 2025

Reflex Racing RX28 Gen 3 1:28 Kits

1:28 specialists Reflex Racing has announced the upcoming release of its third generate RX28 kits which will be available at the end of August.  The Gen 3, available in RX28SE and RX28D options, is the culmination of nearly 3 years of development of their platform.  The Gen 3 gets a redesigned front end, featuring 1mm longer arms for enhanced stability and a new sway bar system that keeps your cornering razor-sharp.  Dial in your setup with adjustable caster (3 screws), an integrated shock tower with shim adjustment, and adjustable upper arm hinge pin height for effortless camber gain and roll centre tweaks.  The low-profile big bore shocks and springs deliver silky-smooth handling, soaking up bumps while keeping you glued to the track.  The rear end sees many improvements as well.  A new, much lower CG Rear End sees an all new motor mount that lowers the motor by 0.8mm, a new damper mount secured by 3 screws for easier service to the rear suspension, a tweak brace dropped 1.25mm, shorter side springs, thinner spring perches, side dampers lowered by 3mm (secured by screws on the motor mount), and smaller diameter centre shock spring, collar and perch, all which allow for higher corner speeds and quicker direction changes.  Finally, a pinned Rear Motor Pod Plate increases precision and durability on the car.

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