Malaysia to host 2026 Asia 1:8 Offroad Championship

Malaysia will host the 2026 Asia 1:8 Offroad Championship, with FEMCA announcing the Putrajaya Offroad RC Park track located south of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur as the venue.  Recent hosts of the Round 2 of the 2025 Malaysia National League, the track is scheduled to host the Asia Championship on August 27-30th, 2026.  Formerly known as the FEMCA Championship, and the biggest title on offer to the 15 nations in Asia and Australasia that make up the FEMCA Bloc, the previous two 1:8 Offroad titles were decided in Vietnam with young Kyosho star Phi-Long Nguyen successfully defending his title this year at Huỳnh Vĩ ‘s L.A track.  With new FEMCA President Leonard Kee announcing a rebranding of the FEMCA Championship to the more relatable title of Asia Championship in April, the new title will be awarded for the first time later this year.  Due to officially open in September, the brand new Hongyu GDC facility in Foshan hosts the 1:12 & Touring Car Asia Championships this December which are also the official Warm-up race for next March’s IFMAR 1:12 & ISTC World Championships.

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