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August 1, 2026

D’amico new 1:5 Touring Car World Champion

Italian Mecatech driver Emanuele D’amico is the new IFMAR 1:5 Touring Car World Champion, the 2024 European Champion winning the 12th running of the World Championship today at Lostallo in Switzerland. Qualifying P2 behind compatriot and team-mate Edoardo Repetti, D’amico would win the 1-hour final ahead of the Top Qualifier by a margin of almost 10-seconds with 2016 European Champion Giovanni Verbrugghe from Belgium completing the podium, the Semi Final winner having started from P3. Repetti lead away the 10-car grid but 8-minutes in had a mistake that allowed D’amico to go to the front while defending Champion Markus Feldmann had worked his way into 3rd from P5 on the grid. Coming up to the half way distance, D’amico advantage was 5-seconds as Repetti was coming under pressure from Feldmann. Unfortunately for the German, who was chasing a third World title, he would run out of fuel with 32-minutes remaining on the clock. With everyone else pitting at the half way distance, once the race settled after the fuel stops it was D’amico who still controlled the race, his last lap a victory lap as Repetti’s time had already expired. While Feldmann would rejoin the race and go about setting the fastest lap, he would not complete final ending up classified P7.

Image: AMSCI [Facebook]

August 1, 2026

Kobbevik finally becomes European Champion

Schumacher’s Daniel Kobbevik has finally turned years of raw speed into his first major international championship title, the Norwegian today becoming the 2026 EFRA 1:10 4WD Offroad European Champion at the ERT-Steyregg astro track in Austria. In qualifying, it was the Sworkz of Micha Widmaier who opened with a TQ run but rising to the top in Q2 & 3 it was Kobbevik who would be the Top Qualifier. Fastest in Q4, 2023 Champion Orlowski made it a 1-2 on the grid for the CAT PB followed by the Xray of Bartosz Zalewski who wrapped up qualifying with the fastest time in Q5. As the defending Champion, David Ronnefalk’s Xray would start P4 ahead of Widmaier with newly crowned 2WD Champion Marcus Kaerup finding himself P6 on the grid. In A1, the two Schumachers pulled clear and with 1-minute to go Orlowski got down the inside to go the front. A lap later however Kobbevik was back in front as he jumped over his team-mate but it still wasn’t decided. On the final lap the duo touched a number of times but with Kobbevik just running wide on the final run to the line it was enough for Orlowski to get through for an exciting win. In A2 Kobbevik was able to stay out front from start to finish, Orlowski shadowing him until a mistake in the final minute. With the decider going to A3, an early error from Orlowski lifted the pressure on Kobbevik. While a mistake on lap 3 allowed Zalewski to go to the front, it was short lived as the Pole landed on the track piping allowing Kobbevik back to the front to take his first title in style. Overall Orlowski would claim the runner-up spot with Ronnefalk completing the podium ahead of Zalewski, Widmaier, and Kaerup.

Image: RC Racing TV [rcracingtv.com]

July 31, 2026

Boost RC MTC-3 1.5mm Spring Steel Chassis

Boost RC has expanded its 1:10 Electric Touring Car Spring Steel Chassis range with this release for the Mugen Seiki MTC-3. The chassis was created to deliver a balance between increased steering response, greater confidence at the rear and easier, more consistent handling. It’s optimised layout lowers the car’s centre of gravity, helping the MTC-3 feel more stable and predictable without sacrificing the agility required for competitive touring car racing. Manufactured from high-quality 1.5 mm spring steel, the chassis weighs 147 grams and is fully compatible with the original MTC-3 chassis screws and hardware. Its distinctive layout and black surface finish also give the car a unique and aggressive appearance. To provide a cleaner and more flexible electronics installation, every chassis includes the complete Sliding Motor Cooling Duct Kit. The kit contains two mounting plates: a Standard Plate for drivers who prefer to use their own fan mount or cooling solution, and a Sliding Plate with an integrated guide. Also included are dedicated Sliding Cooling Ducts for both 30 mm and 40 mm fans. The duct can be moved along the guide to position the fan precisely next to the motor according to the selected gearing and motor position. Once adjusted, it is securely locked in place using a fixing screw accessible from underneath the chassis. Both plates use the original mounting hole located on the MTC-3 motor mount, ensuring a clean and fully integrated installation. All cooling-system components are manufactured from carbon-fibre reinforced engineering polymer, combining low weight, rigidity and durability.

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July 31, 2026

Xray X4F’27 2.0mm Carbon Upper Deck

Offering another tuning option for its X4F’27 1:10 Front Wheel Drive Touring Car, Xray has released this 2.0mm Carbon Upper Deck. The one-piece carbon Multi-Flex top deck has a narrow shape for easier installation, improved handling characteristics and features multiple flex options. It offers increased flex, which makes the car softer with the Slovakian manufacturer suggesting it for low traction conditions where it removes a bit of initial steering but generates more mechanical traction. CNC-machined from premium USA made high-grade carbon fibre material, the top deck can be modified by making additional cuts, to provide more additional flex set-up options.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

July 31, 2026

Serpent SRX8GTR EC 1:8 Nitro GT Kit

Having finally won the EFRA 1:8 Nitro GT European Championship with star driver Andrea Catanzani in Portugal at the end of May, Serpent is now offering a replica of the winning car with the introduction of the SRX8GTR EC. Having released their latest competition GT car, the SRX8GT R kit, last August, the upgrades on the EC edition include a more flexible 3mm flat chassis to enhance mechanical grip on the track. It also gets carbon suspension arms for increased rigidity and sharper handling. Aluminium lightweight bulkheads are now also added for improved structural strength and alignment.

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July 31, 2026

IFMAR confirm Hudy as official ISTC World C/ship controlled tyre

IFMAR has announced that the 2026 ISTC World Championships in Thailand will run on a controlled Hudy tyre. Best known for its tool manufacturing, the Slovakian company has moved into the tyre market in more recent times and its A2-40 will be the race tyre on which the 13th running of the 1:10 Electric Touring Car World Championships will be decided at Huge RC in Bangkok in November. The Hudy A2-40 touring tyre compound is specifically designed for high-traction asphalt tracks & hot weather conditions.

Source: IFMAR [ifmar.org]

July 31, 2026

KO Propo 1:28 KR-243XT Receiver

Japanese radio manufacturer KO Propo has released this new receiver designed for 1:28 cars which is compatible with its EX-NEXT transmitters. Measuring12.5×18.5×7.3mm and weighing 1.2 grams, the KR-243XT 2.4GHz is an ultra-compact receiver perfectly suited for small 1:28 chassis and by pairing it with the EX-NEXT you can control your machine with the ultimate XT-compliant feeling that KO Propo delivers. Featuring 4 ports in total, it utilises ZH connectors, which are widely used in 1:28 equipment. You can connect commercially available 1:28 scale RC car servos and ESCs to each port. Additionally, you can connect a transponder to CH3 or CH4 for power supply. KR-243XT 2.4GHz will also be offered as part of a complete radio set with either the EX-NEXT BASIC or the EX-NEXT LDT BASIC transmitter.

Source: KO Propo [kopropo.co.jp]

July 30, 2026

Repetti Top Qualifier at Large Scale World Championship

Mecatech driver Edoardo Repetti is the Top Qualifier at the IFMAR Large Scale World Championship in Switzerland, qualifying resulting in an Italian 1-2 as Emanuele D’amico booked the only other direct starting spot in Saturday’s title deciding race. With 97 drivers competing in the ‘Open’ category, of the 4 rounds of qualifying it was Q2 that proved the fastest with 2022 European Champion Repetti 1.5-seconds faster than 2024 European Champion D’amico, the pairing the only drivers to manage 26-lap runs. Fastest of those with 25-lap runs, it was reigning World Champion Markus Feldmann who completed the all Mecatech Top 3. The German was 7/10ths of second quicker than Genius Racing’s Bernard Alain Arnaldi, the Frenchman setting his best time in Q3. Top Qualifier at the last Worlds, Dane Marius Hetland completed the Top 5. The third time the MRTM Lostallo track has hosted the Large Scale Worlds it was Feldmann who won the first of his 2-titles on the last visit in 2013. This year will see the crowning of the 12th World Champion of the category, the cancellation of the 2024 WC in Australia meaning it has been 4-years that Feldmann has held his current title which he won in the USA in 2022.

Image: AMSCI [Facebook]