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Having been given a first look at their first foray into the 1:10 2WD Buggy class at the IFMAR 1:10 Offroad World Championship in Arizona last September, Mugen Seiki has now officially released its MSB1 kit.  This is a hugely significant launch for the Japanese manufacturer who despite its small size is a major force in the 1:8 Buggy competition market.  A brand that punches well above its weight given the actually size of the company, the MSB1 has the potential to bring them a whole new customer base and as well as open up an all year round season due to…

New from reigning European 1:8 Buggy Champion engine brand Reds Racing is the 721 Superveloce Pro Gen4.  It comes with a redesigned cooling head which boasts the advantages of a lower centre of gravity for enhanced car handling, improved aerodynamics for reduced drag, and superior engine cooling. Furthermore, the new bicolor cooling head features a unique design. The new engine also comes with a new High protection Double seal front bearing for increased durability and idle stability.  Other main Features of the Superveloce engine is that it boasts an Extra Tuned Sleeve by Mario Rossi.  This special modification to the…

ARC has released its latest 1:8 Onroad Nitro kit, the R8.4LCG.  Based on their R8.4 with low centre gravity chassis design, the front and rear upper arm base are all new parts, lower arms and steering block become hard composite parts to increase overall traction and corner speed.  The new LCG chassis R842026 becomes standard parts on the R8.4LCG, with the R822025 LCG engine mount the engine height becomes 2mm lower compared with R8.4, the LCG chassis not only lower engine mount but also increases flexibility in the rear end of the chassis, it helps to increase the steering of…

New from Italian engine manufacturer Nova Engines is the R9R Outlaw .24 Onroad engine which has been developed and released with purpose to give racers a powerful and easy to run Onroad engine.  As Andrea Rossi explains, which is a widely a common concern expressed by all the engine manufacturers and was a big discuss at the Wiorlds in Japan, today’s 1:8 category is suffering as costs, tuning problems and engines reliability make this category more and more difficult.  Nova Engines believe that using a different engine which provide better power, reliability and fuel mileage will allow club racers and…

New from Japanese company Agartha Works is the release of this modern-looking 1:10 INDY car body known as the IR18.  The body is made up of multiple parts to achieve complex modeling and realistic look.  It is compatible with F1 chassis with wheelbase 270mm such as the F104 and is exclusively sold at kimihiko-yano.net online shop. View more images here

Taiwanese buggy brand Sparko has released its new F8e competition-level 1:8 Electric Buggy which they claim has the world’s first battery mount design that provides the most configurations for a 1:8 vehicle in the industry.  It can use batteries of different sizes to meet the power and time requirements for all racers around the world.  In addition, the battery mount is designed in an eccentric mode.  With multiple battery positions, balance response needs for all drivers and track conditions will be met. With the Multi-configuration battery mount system you can achieve eccentric arrangements from 2s to 4s. From forward to…

After presenting images of the latest version of its European Championship winning 1:8 eGT chassis the LAB GT2 EP 2024 yesterday, Capricorn have now released pictures of the new 2024 version of their Nitro GT chassis.  The Italian manufacturer will be hoping the car will put them in contention for a title double at this year’s EFRA European Championships at the Naxos World Track in Italy at the start of June as they look to add a Nitro 1:8 GT title to their 1:8 and 1:10 Onroad European victories after becoming inaugural 1:8 eGT Champions in Croatia last year. View more…

Italian onroad chassis manufacturer Capricorn is set to release its 2024 kit line-up for 1:8 GT competition the first of which is Patrizio Rossi’s latest creation for the electric category, the LAB GT2 EP 2024.  With 1:8 GT racing receiving a massive profile boost following the very successful and competitive 1:8 GT World Championship in Sydney, Australia, in October, the pace of development in the class in recent years has been huge.  Full technical details and specs of the LAB GT2 EP 2024, along with the nitro chassis, will be outlined shortly in a video presented by Capricorn team driver team…

While they have been busy making headlines with announcing some of the best drivers in the sport will race using their radios in 2024, in the background FlySky has also been busy with developing its next generation of transmitters such as the new upcoming Noble NB4+.  Set for official release on February 22nd, they have not yet released full specs for the new mid range radio but visually we know the radio gets a new brighter LCD screen and a more race inspired steering wheel as well as a higher capacity battery.  We will bring you full specs as soon…

New from Japanese radio manufacturer Futaba is the bling looking T10PX Limited Edition.  Based on their popular T10PX transmitter, the ‘Limited Edition’ model gets a grey, gold chrome and carbon look as well as coming with a number of accessories to further adjust the ergonomics of the radio in the hand.  Like the T10PX, the Limited Edition, which is being released in limited numbers, operates on Futaba’s new 4th Generation Communication System F-4G and telemetry communication, which was not possible with T-FHSS SR communication, can now be used. View more images & feature list here