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December 23, 2025

Toia joins Mayako

Newly crowned New Zealand 1:8 Buggy National Champion Logan Toia has announced he has switched to Mayako for the 2026 season. The 18-year-old had successfully campaigned HB Racing buggies in 2025 but now the Asian Buggy Championships regular moves to the Joseph Quagraine fronted manufacturer. In addition to his racing role, Toia will also be involved in Mayako’s New Zealand Service Centre role through Frankton Model Shop which was recently appointed a Premium Service Centre for the brand.

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December 23, 2025

MRO Racing Buggy Development Update

MRO Racing, the company behind the radical ultra low profile design Inspire4 1:10 4WD buggy project, has given an update on the project unveil it will test its latest iteration of the project. With well respected car designer Gerd Strenge joining the project earlier this year, in its update MRO Racing together with some body on photos of the buggy posted, ”Hello everyone, After not hearing from us for so long, it’s time for an update. We’ve spent several months thinking about how we could change a few things on the car and whether the changes would deliver what we hope for. Today is the day. Today we’re going to test the car on a track in Germany and see how it all works. We hope for the best. Our thoughts were that we could save even more weight, bring the weight even more into the centre and make the car a little stiffer. So we thought about how to do this and put it into practice. We will report back after the test. We are just as excited as you are.’

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December 23, 2025

T-Works MP11 Steel A, C & D Mounts

Aftermarket parts producer T-Works has released these Steel A, C, and D Mounts for the Kyosho MP11 1:8 Buggy. Machined from high-quality steel, it boasts deformation resistance and wear durability, with each mounts weight helping enhance vehicle handling stability as it can be used as a counterweight to flexibly adjust the front-rear weight distribution ratio. Each mount weighs almost 3 times that of T-Works T7075 aluminium version with the Steel A Mount weighing in at 22.4 grams, the C Mount 20.6 grams, and the D Mount 20.3 grans.

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December 23, 2025

SkyRC NC3000 Octa Charger

Battery charger manufacturer SkyRC has released their NC3000 Octa, an 8-slot smart NiMH/NiCd charger aimed at racers and performance-focused users. It features eight fully independent AA/AAA slots and seven working modes, including Break-in, Cycle, MaxBoost, Turbo fast charge, and advanced 3-Stage Charging, covering everything from battery care to race preparation. A standout feature is the intuitive discharge test interface, which displays multiple battery discharge curves side by side, making it easy to compare performance and accurately match cells. High-power PD input supports charge currents up to 3.0A per cell, while intelligent triple-fan cooling ensures stable operation under heavy loads.

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December 23, 2025

Morganti joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned has announced that US Onroad Nitro racer Diego Morganti has joined its team line-up for 2026. The son of veteran 1:8 Onroad racer and IGT8 owner Paolo, Morganti was the winner of 2025 KO Propo Grand Prix in 1:8 Onroad and also made his IFMAR World Championship debut this year when he travelled to Chile for 1:8 GT. Qualifying P7, issues in his Semi Final would end his strong showing. Set to use the Italian engine tuners Pista Team Edition engines, Morganti’s first major race officially representing the brand will be the 2026 Winternats in Florida. On the announcement the 21-year-old said, ‘I am thrilled and very grateful about joining the Ielasi Tuned Family! Thank you so much to Daniele and Sabrina for the opportunity. I am looking forward to hitting the track soon.’

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

December 23, 2025

Purple Sector F25 1:10 Formula 1 Body Shells

Australian company Love RC Racing has released this new 1:10 Formula 1 Body which its calls the Purple Sector F25. Designed by company pwner Brent Love, the body is available in two variants the RB and the MCL. The RB is modelled after the full-scale Red Bull and featuring the signature intakes from the 2023 season but with the side pod design of 2025. The MCL option is modelled after the full scale Mclaren & Ferrari. Featuring the swept back sleek intakes from 2023 and side pod shape from 2025. Vent details along the top of the pods and a concave curve set this body apart from the RB. Both designs feature a low slung side skirt, allowing the user to cut to the desired height and achieve a close to ground stance that will reduce airflow under the car while scooping up as much airflow as possible from behind the front wheels and directing it down the side through the deep scalloped pods and channels towards the rear wing. The profile is sleek and low with a sharply curved nose. Both designs are perfectly suited to The Purple Sector liveries and are available in combos. During testing the body performed exceptionally well and provide great rotation as well as aerodynamic stability through very high-speed full throttle sweepers in 21.5T F1 class.

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December 22, 2025

ALF1 ’26 1:10 Formula 1 Chassis

New from Californian brand ALF1 Racing Designs comes their ALF1 ’26 1:10 Formula 1 Chassis Kit. Designed for the serious racer, they say the new kit combines cutting-edge materials like carbon fibre, 7075 aluminium, and advanced 3D-printed composites to deliver an unparalleled balance of low centre of gravity, rigidity, and tunability. With each bespoke kit meticulously packaged to order, it features a one piece carbon fibre chassis design and floating rear pod design with included rear bump springs. The Rear V-link design has adjustable rear roll-centre towers. Up front there is a Single plane front suspension design with silicone roll dampers with soft, medium, hard front silicone dampers options included. With durable one piece upper arms, 6,7,8 degree caster arms are included in the kit. Shipping with a servo include you get a 1:12 scale mini servo for reduced weight and lower centre of gravity.

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December 22, 2025

Shepherd VE9 EC 1:8 Electric Onroad Chassis

After extensive design and testing, Shepherd Micro Racing introduces the new VE9 EC Limited Edition 1:8 Electric Onroad Chassis. After proven results, including 2nd place at the Electric Euro Cup 2025 and finishing runner-up in 2025 BRCA 1:8 Electric National Championships, the British owner brand is doing a Limited Edition run of 50 cars, coming early 2026. Under designer Craig Fisher, the focus points have been on simplicity of build, along with allowing optional tuning for the dedicated racer. New features include 2-belts rather than 3 which is designed to be more efficient with instant responsiveness. The 5mm carbon chassis includes a changeable LiPo tray allowing the use of standard or shorty LiPo batteries. A new integrated motor bulkhead and main layshaft single unit improves drive train smoothness.

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