October 10, 2025

2025 1:10 Offroad World C/ships Chassis Focus Index

It is one of those World Championships that will be etched in the memories of everyone for many years to come both in terms of the dirt track racers got to race on, the new World Champions that were crowned, and the great efforts of the Hills RC Off Road track to put on a World class event that marked the 40th anniversary of the 1:10 Offroad World Championships.  Thanks to Radbody, Red RC was able to make the trip Down Under and witness the crowning of two new World Champions – Broc Champlin giving Schumacher their first title in 2WD and Marus Kaerup taking the Team Associated’s tally to 35 with his 4WD victory!!  As we experienced during our coverage of the recent inaugural 1:8 Electric Buggy World Championships in Portugal, manufacturers where being protective of the set-ups/new parts and again we had to wait till after racing was complete to get to photograph some of the buggies.  The most exciting Chassis Focus would be the brand new Mugen Seiki 4WD.  While it has been raced before by Burak Kilic at the European Championship, we were honoured to get the permission of its designer Shin Adachi to unveil his latest work to the World.  Kyosho came to Australia with some new designs for its upcoming 4WD buggy release but they were not quite ready to unveil it to the World.  We managed to photograph buggies from 6 manufacturers including the two winning buggies and we have compiled the 9 buggies we got our hands on in our latest Chassis Focus Index –

2WD Chassis Focus

Broc Champlin – Schumacher (Q2/World Champion)

Marcus Kaerup – Team Associated (Top Qualifier/P3)

Burak Kilic – Mugen Seiki

Fuma Saito – Kyosho

Antoni Caretti – Yokomo

4WD Chassis Focus

Marcus Kaerup – Team Associated (Top Qualifier/World Champion)

Dakotah Phend – Xray (Q3/P3)

Burak Kilic – Mugen Seiki (Q7/P4)

Logan Toia – Yokomo

Bonus Chassis Focus

Atsushi Hara – Tamiya Lunchbox
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October 6, 2025

Chassis Focus – Marcus Kaerup (Team Associated 4WD)

Chassis – Team Associated RC1084D
ESC – Hobbywing Xerun XR10 Pro G3
Motor – Hobbywing Xerun V10 G3 6.5T
Battery – Team EAM 4200mAh
Tires – Raw Speed (Handout)
Radio/Servos – Sanwa M17 / Savox SB3262SG
Body – JConcepts S15 with JConcepts 6.5 Turf Wing

Notes
Marcus’ 84D is running a Revolution Design Bellcrank Set on his B84D along with a Revolution Design Marcus Kaerup Edition Ultra Titanium Turnbuckle Set.

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October 6, 2025

Chassis Focus – Dakotah Phend (Xray 4WD)

Chassis – Xray XB4’25
ESC – Cayote Crest X Evo
Motor – Cayote Modi 6.0T
Battery – Gens ace 4400LCG
Tires – Raw Speed (Handout)
Radio/Servos – Flysky NB4+ Pro/NitroPro KS1-Pro
Body – JConcepts S15 with JConcepts 7″ Astro Wing

Notes
Dakotah’s buggy was built using titanium turnbuckles, titanium screws, and a bearing set all from JConcepts.  He also chose to run JConcepts distinctive looking Pioneer wheels.

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October 6, 2025

Chassis Focus – Atsushi Hara (Tamiya Lunchbox)

Chassis – Tamiya Lunhbox ‘Hara Edition’
ESC – Cayote RS80
Motor – Cayote Modi 9.5T
Battery – Cayote 3900 shortie
Tires – Tamiya kit tyre
Radio/Servos – Futaba 10PX/O.S. Speed B1
Body – Lunchbox Kit

Notes
It was great to have Atsushi Hara in attendance at the 1:10 Offroad World Championships in Australia, one of RC racing’s greats there in a support role with electronic manufacturer Team Cayote.  Unfortunately he wasn’t racing at the Hill RC Off Road track, however, he did have a car with him, his Tamiya Lunchbox with which he now enjoys playing RC Soccer in his home country of Japan.  With a number of manufacturers not allowing us to do a chassis focus on their buggies or until after the finals, we took the opportunity to feature Hara’s Lunchbox.  Due to its new purpose, the ‘Hara Edition’ Lunchbox has a modified front bumper designed to better control the ball.  Finished in Hara’s distinctive colours, the Lunchbox’s plastic body is done in custom hand cut body decals by his wife.  Describing RC Soccer as very social, the Onroad and Offroad World Champion added, ‘It’s not actually that easy to play’.  Chatting to Hara as we photographed his car, he said 2017 was his last 1:10 Offroad Worlds with the previous one being a decade earlier.  At the 2017 Worlds in China he was running a Yokomo to help the manufacturer with its campaign that proved hugely successful as Ryan Maifield did the double, the American taking diff from Hara’s buggy for A2 of 2WD which Maifield went on to won to claim his first ever World title.  Asked if having enjoyed watching the action in Sydney if he might be tempted to race at the next 1:10 Offroad Worlds, Hara said it will have been ’10-years since my last one so it might be time to have a go again.’

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October 5, 2025

Chassis Focus – Burak Kilic (Mugen Seiki 4WD)

Chassis – Mugen Seiki 4WD Prototype
ESC – LRP Flow X
Motor – LRP X22 6.0T
Battery – LRP 3700mAh
Tires – Raw Speed (Handout)
Radio/Servos – Sanwa M17S / Sanwa PGS-XRII
Body – Mugen Seiki kit body with JConcepts rear wing

Notes
This is the first look at the Mugen Seiki prototype that will form its upcoming entry into the 1:10 4WD market after they unveiled their first 2WD Buggy, the MSB1, at the previous World Championships in Arizona 2-years ago, the car again the work of designer Shin Adachi.

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October 4, 2025

Chassis Focus – Logan Toia (Yokomo 4WD)

Chassis – Yokomo MO3.0
ESC – Hobbywing XR10 Pro G3
Motor – Hobbywing XeRun V10 G3 6.0T
Battery – Gens ace Redline 2.0 4400mAh
Tires – Raw Speed (Handout)
Radio/Servos – Sanwa M17S / Sanwa PGS_LHII
Body – JConcepts S15 with JConcepts 7″ Rear Wing

Notes
Marcus’ MO3.0 is built with Plaig Bearing V2C Bearing kit and an RP titanium screw kit

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