May 18, 2026

Phend & Lemieux wins ROAR Dirt National titles

Xray pairing Dakotah Phend and Chase Lemieux are the 2026 ROAR 1:10 Dirt National Champions after winning the 2WD and 4WD Mod Buggy titles respectively at SDRC Raceway in San Diego over the weekend.  Coming into the annual event as the reigning 4WD Champion, it was Phend who secured the 2WD TQ honours over the four rounds of qualifying ahead of Team Associated’s Aydin Horne, Spencer Rivkin and Davey Batta with defending champion Brennan Schimmel ending up back in P7.  From the front Phend would win the opening two A-Main to secure the title with A3 winner Horne and Rivkin completing the podium ahead of Schummel who got up to fourth overall.  Fresh from claiming his first ever ROAR National title last month in 2WD Buggy at Carpet Offroad Nationals at Maximus R/C Raceway in New Hampshire, Lemieux would claim the 4WD TQ on tie break from the Schumacher of Broc Champion, both driver having two TQ runs each.  Phend, Rivkin, and Batta completed the top half of the 10-car A-Main grid.  Winning a very close A1 from 2WD World Champion Champlin, Lemieux repeated the win in A2, this time ahead of Rivkin, to claim his second National title.  Winning A3 from Rivkin, Champlin finished runner up ahead of the 2015 & 2019 World Champion with Phend missing out on the podium.

Image: Xray [Facebook]

May 18, 2026

T-Works X5B Carbon Shock Towers with Short Standoffs

Continuing to roll out option parts for the Hong Nor X5B 1:8 Buggy, T-Works introduces these front & rear Carbon Fibre Shock Towers with short standoffs.  Replacing te aluminium kit included towers, they are produced from 5mm carbon fibre sheet and paired with 2mm shortened aluminium shock standoffs.  This helps achieve dual optimisation of lightweight and low centre of gravity, enhancing handling stability.

View more images here

May 18, 2026

SuperRad Super9RH SR-37 1:10 LMH body

New from SuperRad comes this new 1:10 LMH body, the Super9RH SR-37.  Designed for the emerging LMH class, it features an adjustable wing mount giving the ability to tune for different track conditions.  Produced from 0.7mm polycarbonate in the USA, the body comes complete with decal sheet, window masks, and wing hardware included.

View more images here

May 15, 2026

Xray GTX8’27 1:8 Nitro GT

Having presented their latest electric 1:8 GT platform last week, Xray has now unveiled the 2027 model of its GTX8 Nitro GT car.  The GTX8’27 from the Slovakian manufacturer gets the same all-new flat 3mm aluminium chassis design with completely flat profile, including side sections, eliminating the traditional front kick-up.  Unique features to the new nitro version include a 2-piece aluminium centre 2-speed bulkhead for quick & easy servicing and for more effective braking there is a single-disc brake system with piston design.  Another significant update, the previous kit update being the 2024 model, is the lowered radio box with carbon battery & receiver covers.

View the full GTX8’27 presentation here

May 15, 2026

Serpent SRX8 Gen4 1:8 Nitro Buggy

Serpent has announced the release of their new SRX8 Gen4 1:8 Nitro Buggy.  Designed by Billy Easton, the Gen4 introduces a newly designed chassis and side pods which by reducing the overall width of the platform lowers the total vehicle weight, while creating a more compact and centralised layout.  This approach results in a near-perfect left-to-right balance, improving consistency and predictability of the vehicle during demanding race conditions.  Serpent say the narrower profile contributes to improved agility and responsiveness on the track, allowing the vehicle to feel more nimble and precise during high-speed cornering and direction changes.   A major engineering advancement of the Serpent SRX8 Gen4 is the completely redesigned centre differential assembly. This new system was developed to address several key areas including serviceability, Differential performance, overall weight distribution, and braking feel. Based on feedback from racers using the previous SRX8 Pro platform, the development team focused on simplifying maintenance while improving the overall functionality and efficiency of the drive-train.  With the Gen4 Serpent introduces the new Geo-Matrix Suspension Geometry System — a precision insert platform designed to deliver unmatched setup flexibility and repeatability.  An all-new suspension bracket platform is designed to deliver reduced weight, increase durability and unmatched setup precision.  Completely redesigned from the ground up, the new brackets feature, 7075-T6 lightweight design and are finished in durable black anodising with distinctive machined silver edges for a premium look and exceptional strength.

View New Features list & more images here

May 14, 2026

Hyro Inerter 1:10 Electric Touring Car – Prototype

Not a country known for its RC industry, new Romanian start-up Hyro has reached out to Red RC to share details of its project the Inerter 1:10 Electric Touring Car.  Under the leadership of Vlad Chirovici, the unique car design is still in development with delivery targeted for next year.  One of the key features of the car is the unique innovation  Inerter damper, which is a Formula 1 inspired system that helps you have a car stiffer at high speed and softens on bumps.  The multilink suspension  comprises of very long suspension arms, and elastic bushings with their own dampening and calibration possibilities.  Hyro say the shaft transmission promises to bring more advantages like low friction, low inertial momentum, positioning batteries closely to the centreline, small width.  Another feature is the low mounted servo and motor mount for a better CG.  Hyro are targeting a kit price of around €500.

View more images here

May 14, 2026

Team Associated TC28 Team Kit

Having entered the 1:28 racing scene last July with the release of the RC28, Team Associated has just announced the TC28 Team Kit.  The key feature of the 4WD belt driven TC28 is its independent front and rear suspension.  The kit also includes constant velocity driveshafts, mid-motor configuration with equal length belts, fluid filled gear differentials with height and belt tension adjustment and a front and rear anti-roll bar.  Like the RC28, it is based on a steel chassis plate to provide a low centre of gravity while the insert adjustable roll centre enables chassis roll adjustment based on the grip level.  With the TC28 Team Kit you also get white wheels and a Mako X2 body shell from category specialist body shel producer Radbody.

View features & more images here

Mibosport
TargetRC
VP Racing
T-Works