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November 14, 2025

Vintage Bash 4.0 Sets New Record 483 Entries – Report

Taking place in Melbourne recently with Atsushi Hara among those in attendance, Vintage Bash 4.0 has cemented its position as Australia’s premier vintage off-road RC event, delivering a spectacular four-day celebration that blended nostalgia, racing heritage, and modern festival energy. Hosted at the Knox RC Track, VB4.0 once again raised the bar with an incredible 483 entries, breaking its own national record and reaffirming its status as the largest RC racing event ever held in Australia. The Vintage Bash attracts racers from across Australia, along with an impressive roster of international visitors flying in from Japan, Spain, Indonesia, New Zealand, Canada, and the USA. This global participation added a remarkable multicultural richness to the paddock, reflecting the universal appeal of vintage RC racing and the strong reputation the Bash has built worldwide. More than just a race meeting, Vintage Bash 4.0 delivered a full festival-style experience. Enthusiasts of classic-era machines were treated to relaxed racing across iconic classes, a beautifully curated concours, and the crowd-favourite 1989 IFMAR Worlds re-enactment, which became a centrepiece of the weekend’s nostalgia.

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November 14, 2025

Awesomatix A800FXR Zero Ackermann Set

New from Awesomatix comes this Zero Ackermann Set for their A800FXR FWD Touring Car. The optional ZA (Zero Ackermann) set is designed for their latest front-wheel drive car and allows you to test and use three different Ackermann levels. The No.1 level ‘Almost zero Ackermann’ potentially gives an advantage on high-speed tracks with mostly fast, big-radius turns. No.2 ‘Low Ackermann; is an intermediate between No.1 and No.3 Ackermann setting. The No.3 setting is ‘Normal Ackermann’ which is close to the standard A800FXR car Ackermann setting.

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November 13, 2025

Serpent Viper 990R 1:8 Onroad

One of 1:8 Onroad racing’s most historic brands, Serpent has revealed its latest race chassis, the Viper 990R. Built on their successful 990 EVO, the 990R features an all-new chassis, redesigned fuel tank and upgraded rear bulkheads. Designed by Michael Salven. the car also gets improved rear anti-roll bar mounts, a new bumper, and a redesigned gearbox shaft. Serpent, who will be represented at the upcoming IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship in Chile by Andrea Catanzani, has made a slight redesign to the chassis shape to enhance flex characteristics and improve handling. The rear section is now stiffer, achieved by eliminating the cut under the rear suspension arms and removing the weight hole beneath the engine. Additionally, the new chassis features a second servo saver position, offering greater Ackermann adjustment options for even more precise steering performance. The most noticeable update on the 990R is the new fuel tank. In line with current trends of placing the battery underneath the tank, they have designed a spacious fuel tank that provides ample room beneath it to accommodate larger batteries, eliminating the need to raise the tank for battery installation. At the rear of the car new bulkheads are now easier to assemble, with the two rearmost screws much more accessible for quicker and more convenient maintenance. At the front Serpent have reworked the bumper aiming to make it stiffer, but at the same time be ably to use different carbon stiffeners and outward body supports.

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November 13, 2025

RUDDOG Racing RXB Blinky Stock ESC

German brand Ruddog Racing has added to its growing product range with the introduction of the RXB Blinky Stock Brushless Speed Controller. The RXB starts with a new connector and case layout that makes clean builds effortless. Side-mounted solder posts, a front sensor port, and integrated capacitors reduce wire length and clutter for lower resistance and better reliability. On track, the RXB delivers a precise throttle feel and linear braking in a compact 28g package. Its adjustable RPM limit lets clubs and event organisers define a single spec for different motors, turning the RXB into a true control ESC for fair and comparable racing. If a class runs 17.5T motors and the RXB is used as a handout or one-make ESC, you can set the RPM limit as mandatory. This is then shown by an additional colour LED while the blue LED continues to blink. This function can be disabled, so the ESC can be used without an RPM limit. Reverse polarity protection adds an extra layer of safety, while the adjustable 6.0 to 7.4 V BEC supports both standard and HV servos.

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November 13, 2025

Team Associated Reflex 14B Classic Kit

Having offered their originally released RTR 1:14 scale Reflex 14B 4WD electric buggy in kit form in 2024, it seems even it can’t avoid the ‘classic’ treatment with Team Associated now announcing the Reflex 14B Classic Kit. The new kit switches things up by moving away from the original black tub chassis & plastics and to a white molded tub and white plastic parts. AE’s trademark blue anodising has also been switch to the ‘Classic’ gold. These include Gold aluminium threaded racing shocks, Gold aluminium steering rack, and Gold aluminium wheel hexes.

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November 12, 2025

Capricorn 804 Centre Weight

New from Capricorn comes this new Centre Weight which is a technical detail for their 804 1:8 Onroad chassis. Designed to optimise mass distribution and further lower the centre of gravity, the carbon plate features a thin outer contour, while the 80 gram brass weight is fully embedded into the carbon, sitting perfectly flush and as low as possible on the chassis. This solution maintains the full flexibility of the chassis, adding weight in the most neutral area of our 804, without altering the car’s dynamic behavior while enhancing overall responsiveness. The result is a compact, flexible and clean assembly, improving stability and precision under all track conditions. The new design also allows the weight to be rotated 180°, thanks to the upper housing for two additional tungsten plates, allowing the mass to be shifted forward or backward, adding 13.5 grams per side, for a total of +27 grams where extra balance is needed.

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November 12, 2025

MonTech Racing LC-2 1:10 Body Shell

Mon-Tech Racing has introduced a historic and legendary body shell that will excite motorsport enthusiast, adding the LC-2 body to its extensive range. A faithful replica of the iconic Group C race car that made history on international tracks throughout the 1980s and 1990s, as it tradition with Mon-Tech, the LC-2 is entirely designed and manufactured in Italy. Made from top-quality 1.0mm polycarbonate, the 1:10 body has a width of 200 mm and fits chassis with a 260 mm or 275 mm wheelbase. Each kit includes everything you need to complete the model like inner headlight buckets, rear wing with side plates, window masks, decals for headlights and grilles, and official graphics to recreate the LC-2’s original racing livery. The LC-2 will be available with stockist from December.

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November 12, 2025

Inov8 MTC3 SlimX TopDecks

Invo8, formerly RC Maker, has introduced the first of many model specific option parts with the release of their SlimX topdecks for the Mugen Seiki MTC3 Touring Car. Available in 3 configurations for maximum tunability, the SlimX topdecks offer superior flex adjustability so you can now you can tune with both screws and cut tabs in the topdeck, which has become a staple in touring car engineering. The 1.6mm topdeck is particularly suited to lower traction tracks, or tight tracks where more flex is required for additional rotation. It can also be paired with the 2.0mm in the rear for added stability. The 2.0mm Fibreglass topdeck utilises G10 FRP Material which offers a more progressive and dampened flex characteristic, whilst being slightly softer than it’s carbon fibre counterpart. This is a great mid range option between the 2.0mm Carbon and 1.6mm Carbon Topdecks. The topdecks include 110 degree countersunk screws for the body stopper and are used as this leaves more material on the topdeck improving the rigidity and durability.

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