Chassis: Raptor
ESC: Hobbywing XeRun XR8 PRO G3
Motor: Hobbywing 4268 G3
Batteries: Nosram 9400mAh Graphene 4
Radio: Sanwa Exces ZIII
Servos (Steering): Sanwa PGS-LH II
Body: i-Fenix
Tires (handout): Sweep D-SPEC GT 40
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Chassis: Senesi Motorsport S21 GTE
ESC: Hobbywing XeRun XR8 PRO G3
Motor: Hobbywing G3 2800 KV
Batteries: LRP 9400mAh Graphene 4
Radio: Sanwa Exces ZIII
Servos (Steering): Savox SB-3262SG
Body: Genius GT Fury
Tires (handout): Sweep D-SPEC GT 40
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Chassis: Serpent SRX8 GT R
Engine: Gimar Jupiter GT
Radio: Sanwa Exzes III
Servos (Steering/Throttle): Sanwa PGS XB2
Body: Genius GTFury
Tires (handout): Sweep D-SPEC GT 40
Fuel (handout): Energy 16%
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Chassis: Senesi Motorsport S21 GT
Engine: Gimar Jupiter ‘Senesi Edition’ with Gimar 2209 Pipe and Gimar Ultrapower Manifold
Radio: Sanwa M17S
Servos (Steering/Throttle): Savox SB-3292SG
Body: Genius GT Fury
Tires (handout): Sweep D-SPEC GT 40
Fuel (handout): Energy 16%
Notes:
Natanaele’s S21 GT is built using a T-Works titanium screw set and is also fitted with the aftermarket & accessories manufacturer’s turnbuckles, brass weights and steel driveshafts.
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Chassis: IGT8 SYM
Engine: RS Tuned
Radio: Sanwa M17
Servos (Steering/Throttle): KO Propo Grasper
Body: Genius GT Fury
Tires (handout): Sweep D-SPEC GT 40
Fuel (handout): Energy 16%
Notes:
Diego’s SYM is fitted with T-Works brake disks and a titanium screw set from Avid.
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2025 will go down in the history books as the year that IFMAR staged the inaugural 1:8 Electric Offroad World Championship with 116 drivers from around the world travelling to Portugal last week for 5 days of action at the Barcelos Buggy Arena track located in the north of the country. While 1:8 Nitro Buggy is the established blue ribbon category of offroad racing, 19 World Champions having been crowned so far, eBuggy is a hugely important market for the industry for both chassis and electronics manufacturers. Many manufacturers were very open about how eBuggy kits generate more main stream sales than nitro, all thanks to its plug & play and no mechanic required simplicity. Now the category has its first World Champion and a very worthy one at that in Danish talent Marcus Kaerup, the 17-year-old’s win bringing Team Associated’s tally of IFMAR World titles to an impressive 34!! While not achieving the same size entry as nitro, which enjoys capacity 180 entries, the first eBuggy Worlds was successfully executed and set a strong foundation for future editions, the United States the stage for the next eBuggy Worlds in 2027 (P.S. IFMAR can you please allow trackside commentary next time so everyone can experience an atmosphere that a World Championship deserves!). During our coverage, which was made possible thanks to electronics manufacturer Team Cayote, we managed to photograph buggies from 8 different manufacturers for our ‘Chassis Focus’. Interestingly, such was the desire to become the first ever 1:8 Electric Buggy World Champions, and have an edge on their rivals, two manufacturers only allowed their cars to be photographed after the event was complete on Saturday evening. With 13 drivers lining up for the triple A-Main, buggies from 7 different manufacturers added great variety with Team Associated, Xray and Sworkz sharing the honour of most cars in the final with 3 each. We have compiled the 8 buggies we got our hands on in our latest Chassis Focus Index –
Marcus Kaerup – Team Associated (TQ/Champion)
Elliott Boots – Sworkz (Q4/P4)
Bruno Coelho – Infinity (Q14/P8)
David Ronnefalk – Xray (Q5/P9)
Pekko Iivonen – Mayako (Q11/P10)
Joao Figueiredo – Tekno (Q12/P13)
Burak Kilic – Mugen Seiki (Q20/P22)
Gabriel Astorino – WIRC (Q59/P58)
