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April 6, 2026

Phend wins Psycho Nitro Blast

The 19th edition of the Tennessee based Psycho Nitro Blast took place over the Easter weekend where Xray’s Dakotah Phend took the win, completing a nitro double at the indoor race with the Buggy and Truggy victories. With just two rounds of qualifying it was Team Associated’s Brandon Rose who topped the opening round of Nitro Buggy with Phend topping Q2 which proving faster who secure the latter the overall TQ. Behind Sworkz’s Camden Lime secured P3 on the grid ahead of Tekno’s Spencer Heckert and Sworkz’s Silver State winner Mason Fuller with Xray’s Tater Sontag completing the Top 6. Doing the double last year, a repeat of his 2024 result, Ryan Maifield who qualify P13 for the 18 car A-Main. In the 30-minute final, Rose would take the early lead after a number of drivers executed their ‘Joker’ laps and who stay out front until the final minutes when Phend execute his shorter Joker lap to take the lead with 2-laps remaining. He would take the win by 2.5 seconds from Rose with Dirt Nitro Challenge winner Seth Van Dalen completing the Top 3 ahead of Lime and Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin who started P11. In Nitro Truggy, having qualified P10 Phend took the win by 9-seconds from Top Qualifier Fuller with Maifield coming home 3rd. In eBuggy, Rivkin took the win by just 0.081 from Rose with the Sparko of Top Qualifier Jonah Wilson 3rd at the end of the 10-minute encounter.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 6, 2026

’26 IFMAR 1:8 Nitro Offroad World C/ship Stage 1 Report

RC racing’s World governing body IFMAR has published the Stage 1 report for the 2026 1:8 Nitro Offroad World Championship which will be hosted by Thornhill Racing Circuit in the United States from the end of September. The Texas track, which is situated on 13.9 acres complex and has the unique feature of its 120′ x 200′ dirt track being fully covered, will stage the 20th running of the World Championship for the category from September 27th to October 3rd. 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the crowning of the inaugural champion Frederic Vesseyre in France in 1986 and a decade since David Ronnefalk won the last US staged Worlds with victory in Las Vegas in 2016. As the current World Champion Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro will chase a record extending 4-in-row at Thornhill but the Italian will face strong opposition from US drivers as they look to become the first to win the sport’s biggest prize on home soil. This will be only the 4th time the Worlds has been stage in the United States.

View more Stage 1 Report here

April 2, 2026

JConcepts MP11 P2 Body & Aero Front Wing

US offroad brand JConcepts has updated its P2 body shell for the new Kyosho MP11 1:8 Buggy platform along with releasing a new Aero Front Wing. The P2 was designed originally for the 1:10 racing with key features of the 1:8 P2 design being a tall stabilising fin on the rear of the body as well as a small mini fin placed behind the rear of the cab that does not interfere with the engine head. In the rear, the ramping feature creeps up behind the cab and engine head to create extra force and stability. The body arrives as clear polycarbonate with protective film and is available in standard formed thickness. The Aero Front Wing replaces the front of the body sticking through the shock tower, or how some vehicles have a nosecone. The design that has shown to produce enhanced steering characteristics on high-speed circuits or those demanding more force over the front tyres. The front scoop includes 2 pieces per package, so a driver has enough to outfit their nitro and e-buggy with the same package. The front wing can be painted, left clear or frosted for the desired look, fit, and finish.

View more images and Aero Front Wing here

March 31, 2026

Hotrace Astro V1 1:10 Buggy tyre

Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace Tyres has added to its 1:10 Offroad tyre range with the introduction of the new Astro V1. As the name highlights, racing on artificial surfaces require a lot of stability and forward-bite and the design team went to work to substantially improve performance. The new Astro V1 is light-weight , very versatile, and has shown it works in many natural and artificial conditions in low or high grip conditions. It is offered in 2 compounds, Soft (Pink dot) and Medium (Blue dot).

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

March 31, 2026

Hong Nor X5B Alu Servo Saver Set

Continuing to roll out option parts for their X5B 1:8 Buggy platform, Hong Nor has released this Aluminium Servo Saver Set. Intended as an upgrade for both the nitro X5B and electric iX5B’s kit standard plastic parts, the use of high grade aluminium ensures this set produces more accurate steering and is more resistant to any impacts. The set is finished with a black anodised finish and silver chamfered edges.

View set fitted here

March 30, 2026

Xray 41mm Carbon Rear Wing Shim

Xray has added this new Carbon Rear Wing Shim with 41mm Hole Spacing. The 1-piece carbon shim connects to both wing holders, and helps to reduce the flexing and bending of the wing. The shims prolong the life of the rear wing because of improved durability with the shim compatible with the Slovakian manufacturer’s XB4, XT4, XB8, XB8E, XT8, and XT8E kits.

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March 30, 2026

Boda opens French title defence with win

Defending French National 1:8 Nitro Buggy Champion Clement Boda has got his title defence off to the perfect start, the Team Associated driver winning the opening round of the 2026 championship at the ARCF42 track near Lyon. Securing the title with victory at last season’s finale, Boda would not have a great run in qualifying as 2025 title rival Noha Ben Mohamed took his Sparko to the TQ honours at the end of qualifying with Boda ending up starting P3 in his Semi final. Regrouping for the finals, Boda would take the win in his Semi to secure pole for the Main which the 21-year-old would duly go on to lead from start to finish. After struggling in his Semi final, Xray’s Rémy Bermudez would improve his buggy for the Main and the 18-year-old was able to finish 2nd with Tekno driver Theo Lemaire completing the first podium of the 5 round championship.

Image: ARCF42 [Facebook]

March 30, 2026

Adrian Pariente win Spanish eBuggy National opener

Sparko’s Adrian Pariente has opened the Spanish 1:8 eBuggy National Championship with victory, the winner of last year’s nitro buggy championship finale, taking the electric win at the RC Silla track near Valencia. A race that made headlines last week as a new registration ruling left National Nitro Champion Juan Carlos Canas and others without an entry, it was defending electric champion Daniel Pariente who opened the weekend at the top of the timing to Top Seeding ahead of his brother Adrian with Mugen Seiki’s David Todd Nieto P3. While Todd took Q1, fastest in Q3, 4 & 5, it was Adrian who secured the TQ from Todd while Daniel, fastest in Q2, secured third on the grid. In the triple wins wins the first two 10-minute encounters locked in the overall win, while Todd took A3 to secured second. Daniel completed the podium ahead of Sparko’s Hugo Ibáñez Ramirez and Xray’s Oscar Baldo. In eTruggy, Daniel took the win from his brother with Top Qualifier Todd finishing on the final step of the podium.

Image: Adrian Pariente [Facebook]