Italian body shell producer Len Bodies has introduced its new Ghibli 3 for 190mm 1:10 Electric Touring Car racing. The latest version of body is a development of the 2 previous versions of the Ghibli with Lens Bodies claiming the 3 gives the right rear grip with a lot of traction and corner speed. Available in UltraLight, Light and Standard versions, the body is already homologated with EFRA 4101 listing.
Source: Len Bodies [lensbodies.com]
Based on the success of the first generation, Takashima D-13 has released the V2 Aluminium Electronic Caster Gauge. Compared with V1, updates to the V2 version include it being made from aluminium alloy for improved appearance, lighter weight, better durability, and improved flatness. It also gets a unique hub-insert design. The gauge is installed directly into the hub, ensuring the measuring surface is perfectly aligned with the hub, greatly improving measurement accuracy. Combined with carbon fibre plates of different slot widths, it allows zero-play fit for different popular chassis on the market. The electronic caster gauge can be fixed with double-sided tape or simply placed directly, providing much greater flexibility during measurement.
Source: Target RC [targetrc.com]
Indiana based dirt oval specialist manufacturer Team GFRP has released its latest Sprint Car kit, the 2026 High Bite Sprint Car. The HBS kit features a newly designed chassis plate for optional stiffness with the new three post molded cage. A laid in front shock tower paired with small bore bladder shocks now comes stock in the kit to compliment the new cage and wing mount. The 2026 HBS has kept the dual bell crank steering platform, but has updated to 70mm molded arms and a new style caster block to allow a better steering response. A droop bulkhead comes stock in the kit to allow for optional droop plate. The rear shock tower has doubled its options for mounting the rear shocks to allow for more tuning. The 2025 Laydown transmission with its 39T idler gear appropriates less wear and more smooth power delivery and new transmission diff height adjusters allow changes the geometry of the dog bones. The transmission changes are integrated with new 0/3 toe blocks, and a lighter rear camber link mount to adjust for more track conditions. The kit also features the GFRP springs and lowered spring cups to enable a better baseline for the car.
So Dialed Racetech, a California company dedicated to helping RC enthusiasts through innovative mobile apps, has released the official mobile app for well known worldwide timing platform MyRCM. The app was created in partnership with RC-Timing, the Swiss based company founded by Felix Romer, and which is leading provider of RC, through MyRCM, and Kart race timing software in Europe. MyRCM by So Dialed allows drivers and spectators to effortlessly track the European RC racing scene in real-time. Key features include a comprehensive event view in which drivers can easily view events happening now, check upcoming events, and review completed events from around the world, and they can filter by country, race type, and track type so they only see the races they care about. You can also view detailed results and participation. Live Race Tracking supports live scoring with drivers able to see real-time results and follow race standings and lap times as they happen. MyRCM by So Dialed is available for download on Android and iOS devices:
Source: So Dialed Racetech [sodialed.com]
T-Works has released an updated version of its Droop Gauge & Wheel Set intended for 1:10 Touring Car use. With the V2 set, the measuring wheel and lock nut adopt an integrated design featuring brass inserts and a ball bearing. The brass insert provide a built-in gravity self-suspension function that keeps the weight downward during rolling, making measurement is easier and the height reading clearer and more intuitive. The wheel diameter has also been increased from 18.5mm to 20mm. While giving a slight difference in reference data it does not affect normal measurement. Combining multiple measuring tools, the set provides a comprehensive measurement solution to help you easily adjust the parameters of the car. The droop gauge can measure the height of wheel axle from 20mm to 25mm, with a 0.2mm difference each step.
Italian tyre manufacturer Matrix has introduced a brand new line-up of foam tyres for 1:8 Onroad racing called ‘Xtreme’. The latest tyres from Christian Boni’s brand come after more than one year of intensive testing with all our Matrix Tires Official Team drivers, across different 1:8 Onroad circuits worldwide. Developed through continuous track testing, the Xtreme range features a special high-performance compound, extremely technical and engineered to deliver exceptional grip, consistency and control in the most demanding racing conditions. While using their most popular wheels and maintaining the same external look as the rest of the Matrix range, Xtreme Tires hide a completely different core: a compound designed for drivers who push for maximum performance. To clearly identify this new range they are released in a dedicated packaging.
Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]
Ronald Volker has ended a four year victory drought in the ETS, the Mugen Seiki driver securing both the TQ and win in Daun, Germany, over the weekend. With his last ETS victory achieved back in 20222, Volker made the weekend his own starting out by topping seeding for the indoor race before going onto to secure the TQ honours ahead of Awesomatix’s Marc Rheinard and the Schumacher of defending ETS Champion Michal Orlwski. Volker was fastest in the opening and closing qualifiers with Rheinard taking the second of the four rounds while Orlowski set the pace in Q3. Behind them Serpent’s Dominic Greiner completed the Top 4 for the grid. While pushed hard in the finals by Rheinard, Volker would seal the deal in A2 with back to back wins ahead of his compatriot. With Rheinard winning A3 from Orlowski, this would be how they would complete the podium with Greiner, who had a coming together with Orlowski in A2, finishing fourth. Alexander Hagberg would be the top Xray contender finishing 5th with Sören Sparbier competing the Top 6 for Mugen Seiki. In Pro Stock it would also be a win for the Top Qualifier, the Awesomatix of Louis Kretschmer claiming the top step on the podium but only after recovering from a bad A1 in which he finished P7. The winner of A1, Xray’s Adam Iszay would finish second overall with the Awesomatix of Olivier Bultynck, the Belgian the top seed after practice, completing the Top 3. Fresh from signing for Schumacher, Denmark’s Jesper Rasmussen was fourth ahead of Sparbier and Xray’s Jan Ratheisky.
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Last weekend Red RC kicked off our 2026 race coverage by travelling to China to the impressive Hongyu GDC track in Foshan for the inaugural running of the Asia Nitro Party. A brand new nitro onroad race providing an international stage for the category, it attracted a stacked international entry that only looks set to grow after a successful first edition. With newly crowned IFMAR 1:8 GT World Champion Alessio Mazzeo and his Raptor leading the biggest category, 1:8 GT, in 1:8 GP it was IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship Top Qualifier Andrea Catanzani and his Serpent who led the entry. Come the finals however the Italians couldn’t put their name on the race’s opening role of honour, that instead going to France’s double European Champion Bernard-Alain Arnaldi and Genius in GT and Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura in 1:8 GP. Over the busy weekend of high revving racing action we managed to get our hands on 8 cars from 6 different manufacturers and for those who missed the any of these chassis focuses as part of coverage from the Asia Nitro Party we have compiled them in our first Chassis Focus Index of 2026.
