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October 6, 2026

ALF1 Racing Designs ALF1’27 Battery Box & Wings

California based ALF1 Racing Designs is offering a number of parts from it upcoming ALF1’27 1:10 Formula 1 kit release with a new Battery Box and Wings as upgrades to existing owners of its ALF1’26 which was launched at the end of 2025. Key updates to the ’27 battery box are optional rearward body post holes, optional side body post holes and an up travel limiter (with set screws) for high grip and reducing traction rolling. It also gets a lightweight 3 gram battery strap. Design features of new ALF1’27 front wing low downforce profile for consistent feel at low and high speeds and new material for increased stiffness without sacrificing weight. Weighing 23 grams it is compatible with the Tamiya F104 bolt pattern and includes extra bolt on skid plate. Both produced in high visibility white colouring, the rear wing weighs 26 grams.

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October 6, 2026

Futura X1’27 Rubber Tyre Conversion

Italian car kit and optional parts manufacturer Futura, which is a part of Mikimodel, has released this Rubber Tyre Conversion front end for the new Xray X1 2027 1:10 Formula chassis. The two piece conversion narrows the front track width from 189 mm to 183 mm, allowing the use of standard production rubber tyres rather than just foam tyres. With the use of 5x10x3 mm narrow bearings, the track width can be reduced even further, down to 181 mm.

Source: Mikimodel [mikimodel.net]

October 6, 2026

Team Powers Ultra Light Weight Carbon V2 Setup Board

Hong Kong brand Team Powers has announced two new upcoming product releases in their Ultra Light Weight Carbon Graphite V2 Setup Board and Setup Board Level Adjuster Stand. The Carbon Graphite V2 Setup Board V2 is specifically engineered for 1:10 Touring Cars with enhancements being a built-in bubble level to ensure an accurate, level setup anywhere. It has also been updated to 400 x 275 x 10mm to better accommodate modern chassis layouts. Weighing approximately 500 grams it offers an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio. Made from a high-quality carbon fibre construction that utilises an internal PC honeycomb core, it is reinforced with a protective four-sided aluminium edge stripe. This advanced structure ensures absolute flatness and prevents warping caused by environmental temperature or humidity changes. The Setup Board Level Adjuster Stand is engineered to help you level any brand of setup board flawlessly its universal fit compatible with all major setup board brands. Machined from durable, lightweight aluminium it has 16mm base height with a ~10mm micro-adjustment range.

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October 6, 2026

LensBodies ROBERT36 1:8 Buggy Body

Italian body shell producer LenBodies has introduced the new ROBERT36 1:8 Buggy Body. Developed together with Battle, who just completed his 12th and final IFMAR World Championship in Texas last week, and presented in his iconic colours, the ROBERT36 is more than just a new body – it’ is a tribute to an incredible racing journey and to Batlle’s final year of competition. Designed to deliver high traction, exceptional corner speed, and a perfectly balanced feel in all track conditions, the ROBERT36 has been developed with one goal in mind: giving drivers confidence and consistency from the first lap to the last. The body is born from experience, developed on the track, and dedicated to Robert.

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October 6, 2026

Harper wins RugRacers 20th Anniversary opening race

Schumacher’s Elliott Harper has won the opening round of the popular British Series RugRacers which returned for its 20th Anniversary over the weekend. With drivers arriving to a fast and flowing track for the start of the 2026/27 series, the competition was looking intense through the field with World, European, & National Champions alongside last season’s winners & other race series winners from all over the UK. Modified champion Harper lead away from Alex Thurston & Harley Eldridge for Round 1 of qualifying, super close with the lead sapping nearly every lap saw all 3 over the line after 5 mins separated by 2/10ths in favour of Alex from Harley & Elliott. Round 2 went to Elliott from Alex & Andy Murray. Round 3 again to Elliott from Alex & Harley with the TQ still open going into Round 4 it was Elliott who would seal it ahead of Harley & Alex. In Leg 1 of the double mains Elliott took control from the off chased by Alex & Harley, Harley hitting trouble after 2 mins dropped her out of the battle, seasoned veteran Chris Grainger pushing up from 6th to take 3rd in the Leg. Leg 2 Elliott lead a lights to flag victory ahead of Alex who pushed all the way but had to defend from Harley & Andy for most of the final, Andy finding a way past to take 3rd for the Leg ahead of Harley & Peter Eagles, making the overall for the day Elliot, Alex & Andy.

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October 6, 2026

Back to back Australian 2WD titles for Donnelly

Lachlan Donnelly is the back to back Australian 1:10 2WD Buggy National Champion, the Team Associated driver doing the title double at the Canberra Off Road Model Car Club hosted championships by also taking victory in 4WD Buggy. Topping all three muddy qualifiers in 2WD to secure the TQ ahead of Jordan Isergin and Christopher Surdy, Donnelly would win the opening two A-Mains to wrap up the RCRC National title early. Winning A3, Isergin would finish runner with fourth place qualifier Ari Bakla completing the podium. In 4WD Buggy it was again Donnelly on the TQ after topping 3 of the 4 rounds with Q3 winner Lachlan Munday lining up P2 ahead of Sturdy. This time the title would go to the third main. Wining A1, after a bad opening lap Donnelly would finish 3rd in A3 behind Munday and winner Matthew Couper. In A3 Donnelly held off Sturdy by 0.050 to complete the weekend double with third place giving Couper the runner-up spot while Munday took the final podium spot.

Images: Lachlan Donnelly [Facebook]

October 5, 2026

‘Road to Glory’ – 2026 IFMAR 1:10 World C/ship Video

It was an amazing week of racing that put 1:10 Nitro Touring Car back in the World spot light and it was an honour for Red RC to travel to Club Automodellistico 5 Colli in Italy last month to cover the 2026 IFMAR World Championship. Capturing the atmosphere with his camera, Club Press Officer Marco Paffi has produced this very nice ‘Road to Glory’ video that relives the vibes of what was an epic week of race action. Nice work Marco!

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October 5, 2026

Kurbuch crowned 2026 Euro Nitro Series Champion

Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kurzbuch is the new 2026 Euro Nitro Series Champion, the Swiss racer taking the 1:8 title with victiry at the season finale at the MyCandy track in Lentiai, Italy. In qualifying for Round 4 of the championship it was Infinity’s Dario Balestri who secured the TQ honours ahead of an impressive run from ARC’s Silvio Hachler topped the opening qualifier, Balestri taking the other three. Italian Infinity driver Jonathan Gandin secured 3rd on the grid ahead of Kurzbuch. In the final there would be a great battle for the lead between Balestri and Hachler who were clear of the field. With 3-minutes to go however Balestri ran out of fuel and it looked like Hachler had the win but cruelly with just 20-seconds to go in the 45-minute final the Swiss driver suffered a glow plug failure. Kurzbuch would take the win just 3/10ths of a second ahead of Gandin with a refuelled Balestri completing the podium ahead of Hachler who was classified 4th. In 1:10 Nitro Touring, the title already secured by Jilles Groskamp at Round 3 in Austria, it was the Capricorn of World Championship finalist Jakub Rozycki who took the TQ ahead of team-mate Toni Gruber and Groskamp’s Infinity. As the out going 1:8 ENS Champion, in the final it was Gruber who took the win from Rozycki with Groskamp finishing 3rd ahead of the Capricorn of Christoph Rohrmoser.

Image: Simon Kurzbuch [Facebook]