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February 28, 2026

Zalewski top seed in Czech Republic

Xray’s Bartek Zalewski continues to set the pace at MIBO International, the defending 2WD Champion topping Saturday morning’s seeding practice in both 2WD and 4WD. The Polish driver set the pace in yesterday’s free practice with the Schumacher of compatriot Michal Orlowski his closest challenger after the 5-round and it was a repeat of that over the 2 seeding rounds today. In 2WD, Zalewski had almost 3/10ths of a second advantage over Orlowski with European Champion Martin Bayer completing the Top 3 ahead of Czech racer Dominik Vlasek, Schumacher’s Daniel Kobbevik and Sworkz’s Micha Vidmaier. In 4WD Orlowski was only 4/100ths off, with last year’s runner-up Kobbevik completing the Top 3 despite failing to improve on his SP1 time. British Schumacher team driver Ben Smith seeds fourth ahead of Bayer with Vidmaier again completing the Top 6.

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February 28, 2026

Noble TQs Asian Buggy C/ships opener in New Zealand

Round 1 of the Team Cayote and VP-Pro backed Asian Buggy Championships is underway this weekend at Counties R/C Car Club, just outside Auckland, New Zealand, where Sworkz’s Caleb Noble has secured the TQ. It’s the third time the series has visited Counties for it’s season opener, with its old-school loamy clay track, and Australian Noble has been the star of the show in qualifying. Sweeping all four rounds across Nitro Buggy, eBuggy and Nitro Truggy he’ll start the A-Mains for all three classes from the TQ position. In Nitro Buggy, it’s his Sworkz teammate, New Zealand’s Jayden Jamieson who’ll line up behind Noble for Sunday’s 45-minute encounter, ahead of countryman, Mayako’s Dylan Toia, and Hotbodies’ Shane O’Connor. For Noble, it’s his first run with new chassis sponsor Sworkz, the switch for the new season also accompanied by a move to JConcepts. In eBuggy, a dominant Noble will line up in front of Jamieson, with Logan Toia (Mayako) starting out third ahead of younger brother Dylan. Mike Stratford has top qualified both 45+ Masters classes, and Shane O’Connor the eTruggy category. The series next moves to Malaysia’s Lap Paradise RC Raceway in late April, with Scotty Ernst today opening entries for Round 2 of the popular high profile Asian based four-round series.

Source: Asian Buggy Championships [asianbuggychamps.com]

February 27, 2026

Zalewski & Izsay top first day of MIBO International

Xray’s Bartek Zalewski and Adam Izsay have set the early pace at MIBO International, Zalewski proving quickest in 2WD & 4WD Buggy while on the opposite side of the sports hall it was Izsay who mastered the onroad track to top both Modified and Stock Touring Car. A race concept that Michal Bok came up with when racing at the 2022 IFMAR ISTC World Championship in Italy, 2026 marks the fourth edition of MIBO International and has again attracted a capacity entry who this year have been treated to two new tracks prepared by Polish track builders Racestars. Switching from last year’s red infield to blue, drivers on both sides of the central drivers stand have been complimentary of the layouts created by Pawel Kowalski. With fresh new black carpet and completely new jumps, on the offroad track it was the Schumacher pairing of Michal Orlowski and 2WD Top Qualifier of the last two MIBO races Daniel Kobbevik who were closest to Zalewski over the half day of practice. Officially a 2 & a half day event, practice only gets underway at 15:30 local time to allow racers use Friday morning for travelling to Hrotovice in southern Czech. In Modified Touring Car it was defending Champion Ronald Volker and his Mugen Seiki team-mate Sören Sparbier who were closest to Izsay’s fastest 3-laps which he set in the 5th & final round of free practice.

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February 27, 2026

RDRP B84 Vented Decoupled Slipper Plate Set

Revolution Design Racing Products (RDRP) has added this Vented Decoupler Slipper Plate Set to its range of upgrade parts for the Team Associated RC10B84 1:10 4WD Buggy. It is designed to keep your decoupled slipper working more consistently from start to finish, the vented design improves cooling, helping reduce performance drop off over a complete run and delivering a smoother, more repeatable slipper action. At only 6.5 grams, the set is also 2.1 grams lighter than the original parts, supporting a more responsive feel without sacrificing reliability.

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February 26, 2026

Revolution Design B84 Lightweight Center Driveline Set

Revolution Design Racing Products has designed this Lightweight Center Driveline Set for the Team Associated B84 to reduce rotating mass and overall drivetrain weight for faster acceleration and a more responsive feel. With 55mm & 102mm shafts, the Forward Motor Position version also unlocks a new layout by letting you run the motor in the forward position together with the centre differential, a combination that was not possible before. Ideal for both Stock and Modified classes, with durable 7075 aluminium components finished in hard anodising for long wear. With 61mm & 94mm shafts, the Rear Motor Position option is intended for running the motor in the rear position while using the centre differential. Like the FMP set, it is race ready for both Stock and Modified classes. The completes sets weigh 15.25 grams.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

February 26, 2026

Schelle RC8B4.1 2-Row Mid Set Carbon Hub Towers

New from Kurt Wenger’s Schelle Racing Innovations brand comes these 2-Row Mid Set Carbon Hub Towers for the Team Associated RC8B4.1 1:8 Buggy platform. Made from 3mm carbon fibre, the width of hole locations is a split with 2 holes on either side of centre location. Run the shorter location with softer springs, and then the mid height as standard, then add the tall setting to limit side to side roll in rear, and get more steering feel to the front. For many cases the longest link on these is the best grip/stability but with softer springs you may want to go even shorter.

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February 26, 2026

FlySky officially announces Champlin signing

While he announced last month on his own social media that he had switched to their popular Noble Pro Plus transmitter, Chinese radio manufacturer FlySky has just official announced that IFMAR 1:10 2WD World Champion Broc Champlin is the latest high profile driver to join its team. The factory Schumacher driver joins fellow US racers Dakotah Phend and Ryan Maifield in representing the brand Stateside and on his switch to FlySky he said, ‘I’m proud to announce my radio sponsor for the year of 2026 and beyond, Flysky RC. I first tried this radio in April of 2025 and was instantly sold. Due to the 2025 World Championships, I chose to stay with what I was most familiar with but after the Florida Carpet Championships, I began the switch. Whether they would end up as my sponsor or not, I chose this radio because it has all of the features I like best. I’m ecstatic to be apart of the fastest growing radio brand in competitive RC racing. I can’t wait to see all of my personal improvements and help the team provide a more quality and refined product for our community of racers. See you all at the races!’

Source: Flysky [flysky-cn.com]

February 26, 2026

Team Associated Vintage RC10 White Chassis Set

Team Associated is offering a limited run of this White Chassis Set for its line of vintage RC10 kits. If you’re looking to infuse your Vintage build with some quintessential 80’s and 90’s flair, the set includes the chassis, nose and motor plates, all expertly powder coated in white, in sunny So Cal with each chassis sporting an “AE Genuine Part” decal to set it apart. It is compatible with the RC10CC, Classic 40th Anniversary, Jay Halsey Edition, 40th Anniversary Green Edition, Team Car Gold Edition, Graphite Kit, Metallic Edition, and the Brian Kinwald Edition.

Source: Associated [associatedelectrics.com]