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April 20, 2026

Pariente brothers 1-2 at Spanish Nationals Round 2

The Pariente brothers achieved a special 1-2 finish at the second round of the AECAR 1:8 Nitro Buggy Spanish National Championship, while Adrian took the TQ honours it was Daniel who took the win by 5-seconds over his sibling. Racing at the Circuito CARTT Fuencarral in Madrid, host track of this year’s European Championships, qualifying would open with the Sworkz of Robert Batlle taking Q1 but fastest over the next three rounds it was Adrian’s Sparko that secure the overall TQ ahead Daniel’s Tekno. Batlle would end up P3 ahead of Round 1 winner and defending Champion Juan Carlos Canas. With no major dramas in the Semi Finals, in the 45-minute final the brothers executed a perfect race with a flawless drive from Daniel netting him the win from Adrian, who won last year’s season finale. Finishing on the same lap as the brothers Canas couldn’t take the challenge to them but adds valuable championship points with a podium finish. Mugen’s David Todd Nieto would finish P4.

Image: Adrian Pariente [Facebook]

April 20, 2026

Zalewski dominates EOS finale, Orlowski double series Champion

Having taken the 2WD win on Friday, Xray’s Bartek Zalewski made it a dominant weekend at the second & final round of the Euro Offroad Series by also taking the 4WD TQ and win. Claiming his first ever EOS win in 2WD, the switch to 4WD at the Hudy Arena hosted event saw the young Polish racer continue his form as he took 3 of the 5 qualifiers to secure pole position. Lining up behind him, having topped two rounds, would be EOS Daun double winner Michal Orlowski with his Schumacher team-mate Daniel Kobbevik completing the Top 3. In the finals on the long 30-second lap times polished dirt track, A1 would see Zalewski win from Kobbevik who got ahead of his team-mate. With both Zalewski and Orlowski dipping into the 29-seconds with their fastest laps in A2, the latter couldn’t do anything to deny his countryman the double as he again took the win. Orlowski would win A3 from Kobbevik and this was the order they would join Zalweski on the podium. Overall, it was Orlowski who became the overall series Champion of both 2WD and 4WD.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

April 20, 2026

Champlin & Lemieux win ROAR Carpet Offroad Nationals

Schumacher’s Broc Champlin and Xray’s Chase Lemieux are the 2026 ROAR Carpet Offroad National Champions, Champlin defending his 4WD title while Lemieux becomes the new 2WD Champion. Racing at Maximus R/C Raceway in Seabrook, New Hampshire, it was Champlin who came into the event as the double back tp back defending Champion and qualifying would see the 2WD World Champion line-up P3 for both classes. In 2WD it was Phend who took the TQ over the four qualifiers ahead of team-mate Lemieux. In 4WD, it was Schumacher’s Brennan Schimmel who took the TQ on tiebreak with Lemieux, them both recording two TQ runs each. In 2WD it was Lemieux who took the A1 win ahead of Champlin as Phend dropped to P4 and again getting to the front to win A2, this time aheads of Phend, Lemieux locked in his first National title. With Phend second, Schimmel completed the podium. In 4WD Schimmel converted TQ into an A1 but winning A2 & tasking a later A3 win it was Champlin who tok the overall to retain his title. Despite a rough A2, Schimmel fnished runner-up with Phend taking the final step on the podium.

Image: ROAR Racing [Facebook]

April 17, 2026

Zalewski takes first EOS win in Slovakia

Xray’s Bartek Zalewski has taken his first Euro Offroad Series win, the Polish driver securing the 2WD victory today at the Hudy Arena in Slovakia. The back to back 2026 MIBO International 2WD Champion and MKGP double winner, would secure the overall TQ for the second of the 2 races that make up the 2026 EOS. Behind him it was the Schumacher of Round 1 double winner Michal Orlowski with Martin Bayer who became the reigning European 2WD Champion at Xray’s home track completing the Top 3 from Team Associated’s Joona Haatanen. In the finals, the pack could do nothing about Zalewski pace on the polish indoor dirt and he took A1 convincingly. He repeated in A2 to finally secure a win he had been edging closer & closer to. Winning A3 Orlowski made it a Polish 1-2 while second in the closing 2WD encounter allowed Haatanen to complete the podium ahead of David Ronnefalk and Bayer.

Image: EOS [eos.racing]

April 17, 2026

Schumacher CAT PB Front Bearing Driveshaft Conversion

Schumacher has introduced this new Front Bearing Driveshaft Conversion for its CAT PB 1:10 4WD Buggy. The conversion allows the car to roll more when the transmission is loaded. Normally a pinned dog bone on a normal output will have more support/bind which keeps the chassis flatter in the corner in turn giving the car more forward drive. With the ball bearing system you should gain more front end movement from the suspension, allowing the steering and suspension to be less affected by throttle input. The team have found these give more steering and the front/nose tucks into the corner more resulting in faster pivoting in the corners. They found the best effects on medium and high grip surfaces.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

April 16, 2026

Team Associated RC10T84 Team Kit 4WD Truck

Another new 1:10 offroad kit from Team Associated but with a slight twist as they have announced the RC10T84 Team Kit 4WD truck. Key features of the mini truggy esque T84 include truck specific gull wing long-arm suspension geometry to enhance grip and predictability, while the optimised steering bellcranks and rack provide exceptional bump steer control. Enhanced aerodynamics come standard with an all new truck specific low-profile body paired with adjustable rear wing mount heights. The RC10T84 Team Kit is finished with shock tower covers, 3.5mm turnbuckles and ballcups, and 13mm big-bore shocks with TiN gold 3x24mm and 3x29mm Shock Shafts.

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April 15, 2026

Kaemtech LD2/LD3 Alloy Link Mount

German brand Kaemtech Racing Products has released this Alloy Link Mount for the Schumacher LD2 / LD3 2WD Buggy. Precision CNC machined and black anodised, the new link front mount eliminates a problem with upper link mounting with its integrated threads allowing the ball joint to be screwed directly in place. With no lock nut required, this significantly simplifies setup changes while all setup options from the original part remain available.

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April 15, 2026

Hong Nor X5B Short Lightweight Chassis Set

Hong Nor has released this new Short Lightweight Chassis Set for their X5B 1:8 Nitro Buggy. Launching the all new X5B in 2025 to mark the 35th anniversary of the Taiwanese company’s first buggy offering, the standard kit comes with a 401mm chassis. Made from 3mm 7075-T6 aluminium the new optional Short Chassis is 396mm with this reduced length providing better cornering speed on smaller tracks or tight turns. The chassis set comes with a shorter 116mm centre shaft.

Source: Hong Nor [hongnor-racing.com]