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November 17, 2025

Inaugural Asia 1:8 GT Nitro C/ship – Announcement

Continuing its roll out of Asia Championship title races, FEMCA has announced the inaugural 1:8 Nitro GT Championship for 2026. The Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA), the governing body for RC racing that represents 15 nations in Asia and Australasia, has awarded the first 1:8 GT title race to the very impressive X-RC Complex in Lam Dong, Vietnam. An event that crowns the ‘Champion of Asia’, while titled the Asia 1:8 GT Nitro Championship, alongside the nitro cars the event will also cater for Electric GT. With GT crowning only its third World Champion this year in Chile, Raptor/Gimar driver Alessio Mazzeo doing the double, the first Asian Champions are set to be crowned between July 17-19th, 2026. FEMCA will publish further details on the championship in due course.

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November 17, 2025

Raceform Bespoke Edition 1:8 Buggy Lazer Jig

Singapore’s Raceform has introduced a Bespoke Edition of its 1:8 Buggy Lazer Jig. With only 200 Bespoke units available worldwide, this edition is designed for the serious RC enthusiast who demands exclusivity and precision. Each and every piece comes with a Bespoke ID. Once they’re gone, they’re gone for good. Custom Name Engraving make it truly yours as each Lazer Jig in this limited run includes complimentary custom laser engraving of your name, right onto the tool. Built on the trusted foundation of the Lazer Jig, expect the same unrivalled accuracy and repeatability for setting and gluing RC tyres, ensuring you dial in the perfect alignment every time for maximum track performance. Choose from 8 vibrant color options for the base plate and toggle plate to personalise your jig. The Bespoke Edition works with the Electrified Lazer Jig Conversion Kit.

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November 17, 2025

T-Works MP11 Rear Brace Mount | Steering Arms

Continuing to expand its offering of aftermarket parts for the new Kyosho MP11 1:8 Buggy platform, T-Works has released an Aluminium Rear Brace Mount, and Steering Arms in both carbon or aluminium options. Machined from 7075-T6 Aluminium and finished with a special black anodisation process for strength and hardness, the brace mount enhances the rigidity of the buggy’s rear section, improving cornering performance. The Aluminium Steering Arms enhance structural rigidity, significantly upgrading deformation resistance and impact durability while the Carbon version are lightweight yet high-rigidity, delivering more precise handling.

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November 17, 2025

Ielasi Tuned ‘Hard Coated’ .21 WRC03 Pipe Set

New from Ielasi Tuned comes this hard coated 1:8 Onroad WR03 EFRA 2196 Pipe set. An ideal match for the Italian engine tuner’s latest ‘Pista’ .21 Onroad engine which was launched in July, the O.S. manufactured and Ielasi Tuned treated pipe plus W4 manifold was used by team drivers at this year’s EFRA 1:8 Onroad European Championship in Halifax where team driver Simon Kurzbuch secured the TQ. Following its success, the Hardcoated option has now been added to their product line-up.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

November 17, 2025

Champlin wins Florida Carpet Championships

In a repeat of last year’s result it was Schumacher pairing Broc Champlin and Michal Orlowski who took the wins at the annual JConcepts Florida Carpet Championship, Champlin however crowned overall Champion at at Beachline Raceway in Orlando. In 2WD Buggy it was the newly crowned World Champion Champlin who took the TQ with 3 TQ runs from 4 rounds ahead of Orlowski with new 4WD World Champion Marcus Kaerup’s Associated third ahead of team-mate Joona Haatanen, who topped Q3, and the Xray of Dakotah Phend. In 4WD, again Champlin set the pace this time ahead of his other Schumacher team-mate Daniel Kobbevik, the Norwegian the only other driver to manage a TQ run. Team Associated’s Aydin Horne would secure third ahead of Orlowski with Brennan Schimmel the best of the Xrays in P5. In the finals it was Orlowski who took the opening 2WD win ahead of Haatanen and Champlin who had a mistake while out front. Unfortunately contact at the start of A2 between Champlin and Orlowski ended the Polish drivers challenge as his buggy ended up on its roof while Champlin remained out front to win ahead of Haatanen and Phend. With another win in A3 Champlin was able to repeat his 2024 2WD victory. In 4WD Orlowski took the opener from Champlin after a mistake from the pole sitter and he would seal the 4WD victory with another win in A2 after Champlin again had a moment while in the lead just after the 1-minute mark. Champlin won A3 to finish runner-up in 4WD which together with his 2WD crowned his the overall JConcepts Florida Carpet Championships winner for the second year in a row.

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November 17, 2025

Capricorn welcomes back Vrielijnck

Capricorn has announced that Dutch 1:8 Onroad racing stalwart Rick Vrielijnck has joined its official race team. A podium finisher during this year’s Euro Nitro Series, the World and European Championship finalist returns to the Italian manufacturer having previous signed with them back in 2016. Representing Infinity for the past number of seasons Vrielijnck announced his departure from the Japanese team at the end of last month. On welcoming back Vrielijnck to its line-up Capricorn posted, ‘His comeback is not only a technical and competitive choice, but also proof that when there is mutual trust, shared goals and real passion, you always return to the place where you felt you truly belonged.’

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

November 17, 2025

Serpent X25 Link Suspension Upgrade Set

Serpent has released this Link Suspension Upgrade Set for their X25 1:10 Electric Touring Car. The set is designed to give racers finer and more accurate caster adjustment. It has also been engineered to ensures no suspension binding, giving a smoother, more consistent response across every driving condition.

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November 17, 2025

Hudy Droop & Upstop Set-Up Tool

Slovakian RC tool manufacturer Hudy has released this new Droop & Upstop Set-Up Tool. Machined from 7075 T6 aluminium, the compact sized tool is intended for universal application in precise droop & upstop measurement. With the three piece tool able to be stored within itself when not in use, each wheel is ball bearing equipped for convenient use and the droop guage is finished with laser engraved measurements in 0.2 increments.

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