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November 3, 2025

Fenix Racing Mistral 3.5 ‘Team’ F1 Kit

Originally released in 2004 and during its inaugural season able to win the F1 EFRA Euro Cup together with achieve ETS podium and several National titles around Europe, Italy’s Fenix Racing has announced a ‘Team’ edition of its Mistral 3.5 kit. They have incorporated all the options used during this campaign. Beside the rugged and effective IDFM front end, the latest kit offering includes an ETS top deck, Shock extension, Titanium steering limiter, Rear axle alu shims, and Front axle shims. On announcing the ‘Team’ edition the Italian manufacturer wanted to thank ‘Jitse Miedema and all the gals and guys of the “Dutch crew” for the effort and the patience show during the development’ together with Fabrizio, Bryan, Paolo, Aldo, Marco and Alessandro for their efforts during the testing.

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November 3, 2025

T-Works MP11 1-Piece Engine Mount Plate

T-Works has released more new option parts for the Kyosho MP11 adding this 1-Piece Engine Mount Plate as well as a B Mount and C Mount for the new 1:8 Buggy platform. Made in 7075-T6 aluminium alloy, with a gold-black surface treatment and exquisite reverse edges, the 1-Piece Engine Mount Plate’s integrated structure can enhance the rigidity of the base plate and improve operational stability. The included fixing screws make installation even easier. Both made of 7075-T6 aluminium alloy and finished with chamfered edges, the B and C Mounts are a direct replacement for original kit mounts enhancing both appearance texture and structural stability.

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November 3, 2025

Roche DTY-12S Purple Anodised Ball Differential Set

Roche has released this Purple Anodised Ball Differential Set for the Destiny DTY-12S 1:12 chassis. Suitable for medium and low traction track, it features a lightweight carbon axle assembled with purple anodised D-Ring holder and aluminium screw, purple anodised differential hub, thrust cone and lightweight aluminium M4 lock nut. The set is completed with 16 pieces high grade 1/8” steel balls and D-ring. Also new for the DTY-12S is a wave shape flexible front brace which provided smooth steering response, easier to drive. It is best suited for medium and low traction surface.

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November 3, 2025

Payne to no longer race CRC

Top international 1:12 racer Ollie Payne has announced he will no longer be running cars from World Championship manufacturer CRC. Switching from reigning World Champion Schumacher to the American manufacturer for 2025, Payne enjoyed plenty of success with Frank Calandra’s cars including Stock class titles at this year’s European Championship, Montech NYGP and the recent Masters of Foam race. The eagled eye however would have noticed that while he used CRC for his most recent Spec win at the high profile annual 1:12 Belgian event, he used an Excelerate Prodigy to win the Modified title. On completing the NYGP in New York two weeks ago, the British driver tested Excelerate designer Josh Cyrul’s car on the 360V2 track. On leaving CRC, Payne said, ‘I would like to announce that I will no longer be racing CRC cars. Although I wasn’t an official CRC sponsored driver I would still like to thank Frank for his support during my time running his cars. We achieved some great results in a short period of time.’ In response Calandra posted, ‘Lots of fun, good memories and killer results Ollie. Maybe we can win some more races together in the future. See ya at the track.’

Source: Ollie Payne [Facebook]

November 3, 2025

Mikimodel Adjustable Body Stiffeners

Italy’s Mikimodel has released these new adjustable body stiffeners that make them suitable for all body shells on the market. Describing them their latest product release as a ‘truly innovative system’, their fully adjustable corners that rest on the body allow them to be used with all commercially available bodies and positioned wherever you like. The kit includes both the side support and the rear wheel arch support.

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November 2, 2025

Ronnefalk doubles at Hongyu GDC opening Offroad race

The Offroad track at the impressive new Hongyu GDC multi track facility in Foshan, China, hosted its opening race over the weekend where Xray’s David Ronnefalk completed the double winning both 1:8 Nitro and 1:8 Electric Buggy. The first race on the roof covered dirt track, the layout the work of Spanish track builder Miguelo Izquierdo Rodriguez, it would attract a number of international entries with Ronnefalk the benchmark in qualifying. In Nitro, the Swede took 3 of the 4 rounds to secure the TQ ahead of the Infinity of Asian Buggy Championships Champion Kouki Kato, the Japanese driver fastest in the opening qualifier. Finland’s Pekko Iivonen would secure third with his Mayako ahead of the Team Associated of Korea’s Jung Hyunkyu with Infinity’s Bruno Coelho rounding out the Top 5. With 2016 World Champion Ronnefalk locked-in for pole in Main final, a Semi win for Coelho lined him up P2 while winning the other Semi Kato started P3 ahead of Hyunkyu. Leading from start to finish over the 45-minutes, Ronnefalk would win by over a lap from Coelho while finishing on the same lap as the Portuguese driver Hyunkyu took the final podium step ahead of Iivonen. Problems for Kato saw him retire and classified P9. Setting the fastest times in all 4 rounds of eBuggy qualifying, Ronnefalk was the Top Qualifier ahead of Iivonen and Kato. He would go on to secure the overall win after taking the first two 5-minute encounters. Winning A3, Kato took second overall ahead of Coelho.

Image: Hongyu GDC [Facebook]

November 2, 2025

Lee & Stone crowned Australian Touring Car Champions

Xray’s Nicholas Lee and Michael Stone are the new RCRA Speedy Australian National Champions in Electric Touring winning the Modified and Stock titles respectively. Singapore’s best known international racer, Lee would secure the TQ at West Coast Model RC in Perth as he topped 3 of the 5 qualifiers. Fastest in Q4, ARC’s Brayden Stanley would qualify second ahead of the RC Maker of Jeffrey Mackie who TQ’d the second round of qualifying. Team-mate Damon Davis-Perry and Yokomo’s Antoni Caretti completed the top half of the A-Main grid. In the triples finals Lee opened with a win ahead of the RC Maker of Jeff Hamon who qualified 6th. Hamon would go one better in A2 to take the win ahead of Stanley as Lee finished third. In the decider, Lee managed to stay out front when it counted most to secure the overall win. While a bad A3 for Hamon, the Brisbane driver would finish runner-up, with 2nd in A3 giving Caretti the final step on the podium ahead of 2024 podium finisher Stanley. In Stock, after a bad start to the finals, Stone was able to win A2 & 3 to claim the title ahead of the ARC of A1 winner Marcus Askell with the RC Maker of 2024 Champion Lincoln Codd completing podium.

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October 31, 2025

SMJ 0.08mm Teflon Chassis Protection Sheet

Japan’s SMJ has released a thin 0.08mm Teflon chassis protection sheet designed to be applied to the underside of touring cars and 1:12 scale racing car chassis. The teflon sheet reduces contact resistance between the chassis and carpet surfaces during driving, enabling smoother handling.

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