Reigning PN World Cup Champion manufacturer RC Atomic has released this V2 Damper Mount for their MRX Master 1:28 pancar ahead of the 2025 PNWC which takes place next week in Denver, Colorado. The new mount provides a new set of damper hole positions which are 2mm higher than standard and make the side damper more inclined (bigger angle). This offers better lateral grip when attacking the corner and allows for a more aggressive front steering setup.
Sworkz’s Mattia Polito is the 2025 AMSCI Italian eBuggy National Champion after taking victory at the single race title decider at the Pista Offroad Campogalliano track in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Also hosting the fourth & final round of the 1:8 Nitro Buggy National Championship, that title wrapped up for a 10th consecutive time at the previous round by World Champion Davide Ongaro, qualifying for the eBuggy title would see Turkish driver Burak Kilic and his Mugen Seiki secure the overall TQ honours head of Ongaro’s Team Associated after the championship visitor topped 3 of the 4 qualifiers while Ongaro went fastest in Q3. Polito would line-up 3rd ahead of Berkan Kilic’s Mugen Seiki and the Kyosho of Riccardo Berton. In the triple finals there would be three different winners, the Xray of 7th place qualifier Alex Zanchettin a surprise winner of A1 ahead of Polito and Berton. A2 would see Burak convert the TQ into a win after he failed to finish A1. With Polito getting the better of Burak to win A3 by a 1/10th of a second, both ended up on the same points but it was the Italian who took the win on tiebreak. Berkan made it a podium double for the Kilic brothers to finish third ahead of Ongaro. In the Nitro encounter, Ongaro completed the perfect season with win number 4 from 4. It was Polito who claimed the TQ from the Kyosho of Marco Baruffolo, Berkan, and Ongaro. With Polito a DNF in his Semi, and having to win the Last Chance Final to make the Main, it was Ongaro who started the 45-minute encounter on pole. Working his was from 13th on the grid, Polito would finish second with Berkan completing the Nitro podium.
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The brand new world class Hongyu GDC RC facility in Foshan, China, has announced an exciting new annual race for Nitro Onroad racing which it has titled ‘Nitro Party’. Scheduled for January 24-25, 2026, and with categories for 1:8 Nitro Onroad, 1:8 Nitro GT, 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, and Spec Kyosho FW06 Nitro Touring Car, the timing of the race is the perfect opportunity for European nitro racers to break-up the traditional Winter off season and compete at an event that the track intends to build up into a major annual event on the international nitro onroad race calendar. Racing will take place on the facility’s main 80m X 43m asphalt circuit on which the next IFMAR ISTC World Champion will be decided next April. With China lifting Visa entry requirements for many European countries and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) one of the country’s main international airports attending the race is very accessible. The Hongyu GDC facility is also within walking distance of a number of hotel options for visiting drivers.
Awesomatix’s Stuart Mason is the new ROAR Modified Touring Car Paved Champion, the Seattle driver taking the TQ and win at CenCal Speedway Fresno in California over the weekend. With this year’s title race attracting 100 entries, Mason would secure the TQ as he topped 3 of the 4 rounds of qualifying. Opening qualifying with a TQ run, Serpent’s Bryce Butterfield would claim the second spot on the grid ahead of the 2025 ROAR Carpet National Champion Sam Isaacs, Xray’s Chris Adams, Canadian Champion Keven Hebert, and multiple Offroad World Champion Ryan Cavalieri. In the first of thre triple finals Mason would just hold off Isaacs, fresh from his NYGP win, by 0.074 with Adams completing the Top 3 as Butterfield dropped to fourth. From the front Mason would again win in A2, this time from Hebert and Cavalieri, to secured the title. With Butterfield winning A3 from the Team Associated of Cavalieri, this is how they would like up finish on the podium behind Mason with Isaacs finishing 4th overall. In 17.5 Stock, Adams would secure the TQ and win however with Lex Tyler winning A2, the title fight went to A3, the Texan securing the crown with a 3.2-second winning margin. Tyler would finish runner-up with the Awesomatix of Billy Spence completing the overall Top 3. In 21.5 Touring it was Awesomatix’s Craig Xavier who took the win.
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New from JConcepts comes this swing operated battery retainer that is designed for simplicity, adjustability, and quick battery changes. Available in blue and black anodised colours options, the aluminium rails bolt to the standard RC10B7 platform chassis side guards and functions like the stock plastic components. The aluminium swings include hardware for installation and spacers for height adjustment depending on which battery type is used in the vehicle. When using a tall battery pack, it is necessary to install the tall stand-offs under the swing part to raise the height of the entire assembly. For the low-profile battery pack, install the short stand-offs to outfit the configuration to adapt to the required height. Two different length BHCS screws are included and should be used in conjunction with the corresponding stand-off. It is also necessary to use the stock O-rings from the kit parts to provide the cushion and vibration resistance.
Moving to a new home for 2025, the 11th annual Masters of Dirt promoted by Beach RC would see Team Associated’s Aydin Horne and Sammy Moran crowned the overall Champions in Modified and Spec respectively. With 2023 1:10 Offroad World Championship host track Hobby Action RC Raceway the new battle ground, Horne would dominate qualifying securing the TQ in 2WD, 4WD and Stadium truck with Spencer Rivkin his closest rival in all three classes. With the first of the single Mains being 2WD Buggy, Horne took that win by 7/10ths of a second from Rivkin with Sworkz’s Joern Neumann completing the Top from 4th on the grid. With Stadium Truck up next, the Top 3 was a repeat Horne winning by double the margin of 2WD. Horne would complete the perfect weekend with a dominant 4WD win again ahead of Rivkin with Harley Yoshii in third. For Moran it was also a triple winning weekend, taking 4WD Buggy, Stadium Truck, and Short Course, the only win alluding him being 2WD Buggy in which Kadin Meeks took the top spot.
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Fresh from his 1:12 Super Stock win at last weekend’s MonTech New York Grand Prix, CRC’s Ollie Payne has taken the double at the annual Masters of Foam race in Belgium. Establishing itself as one of the major races on the international 1:12 calendar, this year’s Miniatuur Racing Club Zwevegem organised event would see the Xray of Adam Izsay, runner up to team-mate Alexander Hagberg at the 2024 Masters of Foam, secure the Modified TQ ahead of the similar car of Norway’s Mathias Nedrebø with former Champion Payne lining up P3. In the triple finals, Payne would win A1 & 2 ahead of Izsay to take back the title he lost last year to Hagberg, the British driver a previous back to back Champion of the race. Winning A3, Iszay would finish runner-up with Nedrebø competing the Modified podium ahead of Xray’s Martin Hudy. In 13.5 Stock, Payne would secure the TQ, the British driver topping 4 of the 5 rounds of qualifying ahead of the Awesomatix of last year’s Top Qualifier Ollie Bultynck. British driver and 17.5 Stock NYGP winner Morgan Williams completing the Top 3 ahead of Izsay. In the finals, Payne would successfully defend his title with wins in the opening two Mains while the A3 win gave Bultynck second overall. Qualifying P5, Belgian driver Niels Degryze completed the podium for Schumacher.
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Last weekend Red RC returned stateside for the 7th edition of the MonTech New York Grand Prix at the 360V2 indoor track in New Rochelle. One of the highlights on the annual US onroad racing calendar and having attended the Donny Lia organised event for the first time in 2024, this year attracted a strong international entry but there was little they could do about top US driver Sam Isaacs. The US Champion would complete the double, winning both Modified 1:12 and Modified Touring Car for Awesomatix. While Isaacs was testing new parts on his 1:12, meaning we couldn’t photograph the car for a Chassis Focus, we did get to feature his winning A800RR Touring Car. The NYGP would see the US debut of Xray’s all new X4’26 and with just two examples of the Slovakian manufacturer’s latest touring car in the country we got to photograph both of them, one being the Stock car of NYGP first timer Jan Ratheisky and the other being the Modified example of US Team Manager Drew Ellis. In 1:12 we got to feature cars from three different manufacturers including 2024 Champion Kemp Anderson’s Awesomatix, the CRC of returning former NYGP Champion Ollie Payne who made the trip over from the United Kingdom, and the latest Excelerate Prodigy 12 from the car’s designer Josh Cyrul. Additionally we got to include the 25.5 LMH winning Express of Charles Bruno and the FWD class Xray of Top Qualifier Andy Brooks to complete our latest Chassis Focus Index.
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