Luke Richards reports from his recent victory at the CRCRC April Fools Race… This past weekend I attended the CRCRC April Fool’s Race. I raced 2wd Modified Buggy and 2wd Modified Short Course. After qualifying was complete, I was the overall TQ in 2wd Modified Buggy and 3rd in 2wd Modified Short Course. In 2wd Modified […]

The April Fools Race tool place at the CRCRC race track and it was Kyosho’s Luke Richards who TQ the 2WD Modified Buggy and 2WD Modified Short Course class. The Buggy A Main saw a close battle between pole sitter Luke and TLR’s JP Richards with Luke leading half of the race but a mistake […]

Sonic Nitro Engines introduce the latest version of the successful V.21 engine. After extensive tests in cooperation with Edoardo Picco the engine features the latest long stroke ‘LS’ design offering more low and mid range power while keeping the fuel economy on a very good level. Equipped with a 7+2 sleeve with teardrop design and […]

Legendary track builder Joey Christensen of ‘The Dirt’ fame announced that he will be making the trip to Sweden in early May to build a brand new 1/8th Offroad track for the Tomelilla club in southern Sweden – readers may remember this club hosted the EOS pilot event a couple of years ago in an indoor […]

Back in mid February we unveiled a new venture that 3x European Champion Reno Savoya was involved in, called ‘SweepShop.fr‘. The site has now launched (French only for the time being) – however an English version is expected soon. Sweep Shop, as the name suggests is the place to go to shop for all your Sweep Racing branded gear, […]

Yaiba Racing announce the soon release of new aluminium option parts for the Kyosho RB6, Team Associated B4 and Xray XB4 buggy. Starting with the RB6 parts, the company comes up with some more suspension components in the form of wide rear suspension mounts for mid and rear motor buggies. They are CNC-machined from high-quality […]

This coming weekend the JBRL nitro series kicks off in Southern California – for many this opening event is a must attend fixture on their calendar, host venue Thunder Alley RC Raceway is looking spotless and primed ahead of the event. Track operator Rob Jackson’s son Levi was in touch with us sending us the […]

In the 1/8th off-road world a securely fastened wing is critical during brutal track conditions and lengthy main events. With the release of the Finnisher 1/8th wing, JConcepts additionally offers an all aluminum wing button specifically for the screw-in type wing mounts. The machined aluminum design with durable outer rim and stylish hex design offers […]

New from JConcepts come aluminium wing buttons for 1/8th off-road vehicles. Specially designed for all screw-in wing mounts the machined aluminium design with durable outer rim and stylish hex design offers a bit more security over traditional plastic wing buttons. The buttons incorporate through-holes and notched hexes which make it light-weight and strong in all […]

JQ Products has announced the release of their new ‘Value Kit’ which we understand to feature over $100 of additional option parts including a wide chassis and an alternative steering system. Further details are expected soon.