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October 16, 2026

RTRC 1:28 Setup Board for RTA V3 / V3.1

France’s RTRC has released a new dedicated setup board for their RTA V3 and V3.1 1:28 racing chassis. Designed to make your chassis checks and adjustments faster, more precise and repeatable, it is an essential tool for achieving a properly set-up car with consistent handling. It allows you to check front wheel toe adjustment, steering angle check, ride height measurement and adjustment, side link alignment, front droop adjustment. With adjusting tweak crucial for achieving balanced handling between left and right turns and fully exploiting the performance of the RTA V3 / V3.1, the board allows you to precisely check and adjust chassis tweak and rear spring preload.

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October 16, 2026

Cerberus Racing Vektor F1 – First Look

This weekend’s MonTech New York Grand Prix sees the race debut of Cerberus Racing, the new car brand of well known US onroad racer and RC product designer Josh Cyrul. Announcing his new venture just last month, Cyrul is a regular at the annual 360v2 RC Raceway event and two years ago used the race to showcase his design involvement in the rollout of Excelerate RC cars. This weekend, he is back in New Rochelle running two of his conversion kits for Excelerate cars with full Cerberus Racing complete kits set to hit the market at the end of November. As a first look we have had the opportunity to photograph Cyrul’s Vektor F1. Also racing 1:12 (chassis focus to follow), all four platforms in the Vektor range share around 80% components and the design concept behind the cars means less parts. Another benefit pointed out by Cyrul is that the design makes racing more simple and set-ups more easy to replicate. As previously covered on Red RC, the Vektor features the revolutionary new ARC Damper. This first-of-its-kind spherical roll damper features a floating “vane” that self-aligns for linear, wiggle-free dampening, and significantly reduces free play during directional changes. It also offers increased ease of maintenance with two-screw mounting this enables rapid trackside tuning with pre-built dampers. With complete isolation from bump dampening, for optimal suspension tuning, the F1 includes an aluminium casing for integrated rear wing bracket mounting.

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October 16, 2026

Xray X4 Short Hard CFF2 Lower Arms

Xray has added the option of Hard version of their CFF2 Short Lower Arms for the X4’26 1:10 Electric Touring Car. Short CFF2 suspension arms provide more aggressive and reactive handling compared to the standard long arms. The shorter geometry allows more chassis roll and increases initial steering, making the car more responsive in tight and technical sections and improving steering on technical tracks. In high-traction conditions, the short arm geometry improves rotation and provides freer handling. The Hard material further reduces suspension arm flex, helping to increase rotation and responsiveness. For best performance, the latest Short Hard CFF2 suspension arms are recommended in combination with the Hudy Spring Steel 1.2mm Chassis.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 16, 2026

Schumacher Eclipse 6 Steel Chassis Upgrade Set

Reigning 1:12 World Champion manufacturer Schumacher has released this Steel Chassis Upgrade Set for its Eclipse 6. It was developed to deliver smooth, predictable handling and improved drivability, particularly in the high-grip conditions commonly found in LMP12 racing. The specially developed 1.1mm spring steel chassis combines an ultra-low centre of gravity with a chassis width reduced by 11.5mm. Its reduced thickness lowers all chassis-mounted components by 0.9mm, helping to improve overall balance and handling. Weighing 91.2 grams, 7 grams heavier than the standard 2mm alloy chassis, the steel chassis has been engineered to provide fast yet easy-to-drive characteristics, with increased mid-corner rotation, a smoother feel and a wider setup window. The set includes the steel chassis, carbon fibre topdecks, side links and specially designed mounting hardware. The mounting screws require a Torx T7 driver with the Takashima T7 driver and handle available separately. The upgrade set is also compatible with the Schumacher Eclipse 5.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

October 15, 2026

8th Edition of MonTech NYGP underway at 360V2

The 8th edition of the MonTech New York Grand Prix got underway today with drivers enjoying a full day of practice at 360v2 RC Raceway in New Rochelle ahead of the weekend’s racing action. Attracting 140 entries, the indoor electric onroad race hosted by multiple 1:12 World Championship finalist Donny Lia, sees defending Champion Sam Isaacs head the entry. Winning both 1:12 Mod and Mod Touring Car last year on his return to the event after being absent in 2024, the Awesomatix driver was a late entry on the list. With 2 of the 4 rounds of qualifying on Friday’s schedule, the entry also includes Isaacs’ team-mate & reigning ROAR Champion Kemp Anderson, the returning Xray of Keven Hebert, and Excelerate’s Ollie Payne, the British driver always in the mix in the 1:12 categories.

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October 15, 2026

Team Associated RC10 Retro 80s Ultra Rider 2WD

For this week’s Team Associated release the American manufacturer gives us the RC10 Ultra Rider 2WD which they say ‘isn’t just a tribute’ but ‘a high-performance celebration of engineering that defined a decade.’ Combining the iconic aesthetics of the 1980s with modern Team Associated precision, the RC10 Ultra Rider 2WD is built for those who remember the thrill of the first dirt jump and those ready to experience it for the first time. At the heart of the RC10 Ultra Rider 2WD is the legendary front front and rear trailing arm suspension. This unique design captures the authentic look and feel of the era’s most innovative race cars and provides a nostalgic driving experience. AE say it ‘wouldn’t be a classic without the bling’ and their race-proven, oil-filled shocks offer smooth damping. With fully independent front and rear suspension geometry, the RC10 Ultra Rider 2WD soaks up bumps and sticks the landings with the poise of a modern champion. From the aggressive stance to the sleek, period-correct body lines, every inch of the Ultra Rider is designed to turn heads and stir up memories of backyard battles and local track glory.

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October 15, 2026

Senior Minister of State officially re-opened RCMC Marine Parade

While all attention was on the Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix marking the return of racing to the country’s only permanent track over the weekend, for the club behind the renewed RCMC Marine Parade track welcoming Senior Minster of State Mr. Goh Pei Ming to officially re-open the circuit was a significant occasion for the future of the club’s home. With a certain Kimi Antonelli bringing world attention on the track when he did a few hours of 1:8 Nitro testing on the new asphalt ahead of the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, Sunday morning would see the Minister perform the official ribbon cutting to mark the track’s reopening. Minister Pei Ming would also make a special presentation on behalf of the club to Kenji Taira owner of Infinity who have been the title sponsor of the Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix for many years. The presentation was in recognition of Taira’s support & contribution to the club. Following the presentation, the Minister then flagged off an exhibition race that included a starting grid of no less than 9-IFMAR World Champions! With racing having become somewhat compromised by the development of key bumps in the track’s 12-year-old surface, the country’s RC Community came together to crowd fund the re-surfacing so as to safeguard the track’s future as not only a venue for local racer but also as a venue to put Singapore on the international RC racing calendar with races like the Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix and the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC). After a year off this year to allow for track work eSIC returns in 2027. With funding of the new asphalt a project led by Daryl Thong, work on the track was started in mid June and took only a week to complete however behind the scene the fund raising took a huge effort and many months of work. For his efforts, it was only fitting that Thong would be Race Director for the first race on the new surface and thanks to the new super smooth asphalt the weekend witnessed the track record tumble numerous times.

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October 15, 2026

Team Powers Fan Booster V2

Team Powers has announced the upcoming release of their all-new Fan Booster V2. Engineered to keep your electronics cold the latest Fan Booster get more power pumping out up to ~8.6V max output. Offering a massive airflow boost it increases your motor cooling fan airflow by 40% to 50%, drastically lowering motor temperatures. Weighing only ~4.5 grams it is the ultimate performance insurance for 10.5T to 21.5T stock class racing. Measuring 24.2 x 13.2 x 6.2 mm, it has a premium aluminium casing built for better heat dissipation and a factory-team look. Its universal fit is perfect for most 1S or 2S brushless ESC BEC outputs.

Source: Team Powers [team-powers.com]