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In addition to unveiling its first FWD 1:10 Electric Touring Car, Iris has simultaneously released the ONE.05 4WD Touring Car on which the front wheel drive is based.  The ONE.05 touring car is the second generation competition car kit that has been designed and developed entirely by Ruddog.  Based on feedback from customers and team drivers, the German manufacturer has improved several areas of the original Iris ONE.  While the ONE.05 is still based on the same concept as the ONE and uses most of the same drivetrain and plastic parts, it features several improvements to make the car faster and…

In the latest release from US Drag Racing specialists Exotek Racing, the American manufacturer unveiled its all new Vader Pro kit.  Designed from the ground up for maximum street racing performance with all pro level components for lightness, durability, ease of use and precision assembly.  Compatible with standard Street Eliminator bodies, wheels and tires, the kit features all premium design elements and components at a more reasonable kit price.  Performance features includes a 4mm thick high quality carbon fibre main chassis and 3mm carbon fibre suspension arms and shock towers. View features list & more images here

Blitz has released a new 1:10 Touring Car body shell, the TCN-S.  Based on the Blitz TCN, the TCN-S future an overall smaller size and improved details for better steering response, corner speed and reduced overall down force.  The first TCN was designed to work on the low traction track or car with modified power with the new TCN-S focused on improving the handling on the high traction tracks with open boost power and stock 13.5T class.  Compared to the TCN, the TCN-S has better low speed steering and corner speed with the high speed stability on par with the…

Following the release of the SRX8GTE ‘23 in July, Serpent has now added a long wheel base version kit to its electric 1:8 GT chassis line-up.  On the new SRX8GTE LWB ‘23 model, which shares all the developments seen on the SRX8GTE ‘23,  they have extended the chassis an additional 29mm for use with all true to scale related RC Bodies.  This places the wheel base at 259mm +/- 2.5mm. Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

All World Championship winning RC cars have history and a story to tell but Atsushi Hara’s 2008 title winning Hot Bodies D8 has gone the extra mile, literally, by adding an interesting twist to the tale 15-years after its big win in Charlotte, USA.  At the beginning of September,  the legend of the sport shared on social media a post that he found his ‘most memorial car’ for sale on eBay.  Days later the ad was listed as ‘Ended’ dashing hopes Hara might be able to be reunited with the buggy.  Soon however contact was made with the seller who…

In its latest 1:10 Crawler release, Element RC has introduced the Knightwalker Red RTR to its line of Enduro Trail Trucks.  The Enduro Trail Truck with Knightwalker body comes ready for adventure right out of the box, with performance-driven Reedy Power electronics.  The ultra-smooth, and powerful 16-turn, 5-slot Reedy brushed crawler motor and Reedy Power metal-gear, water-resistant servo supply ample power to this tough rig.  Controlling the truck on the trail is our Flysky 2-in-1 radio and ESC combination.  At the heart of the Enduro range is the revolutionary Stealth X gearbox.  Although the exterior appears to have a conventional…

New from Italian engine builders Reds Racing is this new limited edition 721 Superveloce off-road engine to celebrate the company’s success at the 2023 Euros in Redovan, Spain last month.  The new ‘Euros Edition’ 1:8 Offroad engine is a limited edition of only 300 pcs built to the same setup as used by Top Qualifier and Champion Juan Carlos Canas and Elliott Boots who took 2nd place at the 2023 European Championship.  The engine comes with their revolutionary RTX Rotating Backplate that aims to increase engine power and improve stability at idle speed thanks to a drastic reduction in friction…

As part of their ongoing 60th anniversary celebrations in 2023, Kyosho has announced another special limited edition Legendary series kit with the Optima Mid ’87 WC Worlds Spec 60th Anniversary Limited edition.  A replica of the 1987 Optima Mid prototype which the team drivers were using with special custom parts, the new limited production run is packaged in a special small size box with package handle. The kit features gun metallic finished aluminium cylinders on the oil shocks which are equipped with titanium coated shafts that increase wear resistance.  The main gear shaft, which transmits the power from the spur…

Coming from Italian bodyshell producer Mon-Tech Racing is the new 1:10 190mm 499 LM.   The latest body new is a copy of the Ferrari 499P that runs in the Hyper Car LMH series and it can be mounted on all the latest generation 1:10 Touring Cars and on the Formula chassis with a 260mm wheelbase.  The kit includes all the stickers, the masking along with the fixing screws for the wing. View more images here

Specialist Italian RC Formula car producer Fenix Racing has added to their F1 nostalgia bodyshell collection with the release of this Ferrari 156/85. The body fits the Fenix F1-70, Tamiya F103 and F104W chassis as well as all cars of similar layout and dimensions.  Molded from high-quality polycarbonate, the body comes supplied transparent with decals, made in photo realistic level to give a proper rendition of the parts.  1985 was a special year in F1.  Senna got his consecration and Michele Alboreto was able finish second in the Championship and it was the last Italian driver scoring a victory, driving…