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September 8, 2026

Cyrul launches Cerberus Racing

Well known US onroad racer and RC product designer Josh Cyrul has launched his own new brand Cerberus Racing. Having recently announced he was stepping away from Excelerate RC after three 3-year with the project where he created their Prodigy series of 1:12 and 1:10 electric onroad kits, Cerberus is a new, Cyrul family-owned RC design company built together with his wife, daughters and mother. In announced the new venture the highly experience veteran racer said, ‘After the last few years, I knew that to truly push the boundaries of what’s next in our sport, I needed a space for total creative freedom. I wanted to start a family-run small business where we control our own destiny and invest with our heart and souls directly into pure, uncompromised engineering and design.’ The first Cerberus Racing product will be released this week.

View full Cerberus Racing announcement here

September 7, 2026

Yokomo RS2.0 Team Spec Touring Car Kit

Having originally introduced the Rookie Speed RS1.0 in 2023 to help attract newcomers into the hobby with an entry level 1:10 Electric Touring car, Yokomo has just released a ‘Team Spec’ edition of the second generation of the car. The easy-to-drive Rookie Speed RS2.0 is now available packed with premium optional parts. Retaining the user-friendly characteristics of its 2 belt-drive 4WD system and 4-wheel independent suspension, this kit upgrades your ride with a full suite of precision aluminum and graphite components. These include an all-new Aluminum Steering Bell Crank and Center Link to ensure direct and accurate steering input. To enhanced rigidity & lower the centre of gravity there is an all-new Graphite Upper Deck and Aluminium Lower Bulkheads. Other options in the new kit include Aluminium Center Pulley, Aluminium Suspension Mounts, Aluminium Short Shocks, Graphite Shock Towers, and Stabilizers.

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September 7, 2026

Team Bomber AK12 HD V2 Bumper Body Mount Plate

Japanese 1:12 specialists Team Bomber has announced the release of a Version 2 of its HD Bumper Body Mount Plate for their AK12 series of kits. Compatible with the AK12X, AK12XC, and AK12 1:12 chassis, the thickness has been significantly increased from the previous 2.0mm to 2.5mm for greater rigidity. Additionally, the design of the chassis mounting area, which is the most demanding part during crashes, has been revised to enhance crash resistance and rigidity.

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September 7, 2026

1:10 Nitro TC Worlds coverage presented by LensBodies, Energy, Gimar, and PowerHD

The 2-year wait is over with the week on which IFMAR will crown the latest World Champion of 1:10 Nitro Touring Car having finally arrived, and thanks to LensBodies, Energy fuel, Gimar engines, and PowerHD servos, Red RC are travelling to Gubbio in Italy to tell the story of how these championships unfold. Racing in the ‘world capital of nitro onroad racing’, the 2026 World Championships has attracted a bumper entry and one of the biggest nation counts in the classes history with over 120 entries from 21 countries. A decade since Club Automodellistico 5Colli previously hosted the championship, it is reigning World Champion Jilles Groskamp who heads the entry for Infinity on the return to the beautiful Gubbio track which is located in central Italy. The Dutch driver added the nitro title to his 2012 Electric Touring Car World title when he took the win at Huge RC two years ago, and he has been enjoying great form leading into the event claiming the Euro Nitro Series title with an emotional win in Austria last month. With numerous drivers capable of winning come Saturday, all looking to put heir names into the RC racing history records, we also must remember that particular at a World Championship things need to go right. As Jared Tebo famously said at the 2023 1:10 Offroad Worlds in Chico, USA, where he won the 2WD title, ‘To win you have to have so many things go right, to lose you only have to have one thing go wrong.’ With Nitro Touring Car you have so many inputs, and that’s what makes it so exciting. Red RC’s coverage will begin on Tuesday (Sept 8th) with Controlled Practice before we quickly get down to the serious business of 2 days of qualifying with it all culminating with the crowning of a new World Champion on Saturday (Sept 12th).

Coverage Update – Having been in Jakarta over the weekend to cover the season finale of the Asian Buggy Championships, a volcano eruption has lead to the closure of all airports meaning Red RC is currently grounded in Indonesia. While our original flight has been rescheduled to take off 14-hours later than planned, the situation is on going but it looks like we might be a little later getting to Gubbio than planned.

View past IFMAR World Champions here

September 6, 2026

DAS Speed RTA V3 Adjustable Rear Pod

Swiss 1:28 specialists DAS Speed has released this Adjustable Rear Pod for the RTA V3 1:28 competition car from French manufacturer RTRC. CNC machined from 7075 aluminium and finished with black anodising, the new rear pod developed specifically for RTA V3 platform to give racers more setup flexibility from a single rear assembly. One of the key features is the ability to run both 98 mm and 102 mm wheelbases with the same pod. Moving to 102 mm can provide a calmer, more stable car—particularly useful on larger, faster tracks and in higher-speed classes. 98 mm remains available when a more reactive setup is preferred. Several practical tuning features of the pod include the ability to add shims to lower the chassis while retaining larger-diameter rear tyres. Optional axle carrier are planned for setups requiring increased ride height with very small-diameter tyres. Additional clearance allows the use of larger pinions and taller gear ratios. The machined centre reference markings to help accurately centre the diff axles while the centre reference point underneath the pod allows the rear assembly to be balanced on two points for checking set-up.

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September 5, 2026

Schumacher Mi10 +2mm Axle

Schumacher has introduced this new +2mm Rear Axle for their Mi10 1:10 Electric Touring Car. It changes the position of the rear driveshaft joint, moving it further inboard and altering the rear drivetrain geometry. The key performance benefit is improved forward traction on corner exit. The car is able to put the power down more effectively when the throttle is applied, allowing drivers to accelerate harder and earlier without sacrificing rear-end stability. This makes the +2mm Rear Axle an especially useful tuning option when looking for additional rear grip and forward drive, whether conditions are low grip or the driver is simply looking to extract more performance from the Mi10.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

September 5, 2026

Alexander Hagberg ‘AH’ Signature T-shirts

2-time IFMAR Onroad World Champion and all round good guy of the sport Alexander Hagberg has released his own line of ‘AH’ Signature T-shirts. The Swede, who is a long time factory Xray driver, winning both his 1:12 and 1:10 Nitro Touring World titles with the Slovakian manufacturer, has together with his business partner and fellow racer Antonino Mangiaracina, created alexanderhagberg.com. Starting with green, Hagberg’s signature body colour, white, and black colour options of his tees, long term feature a more extensive line of RC accessories for competition racing.

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September 5, 2026

2026 MonTech New York Grand Prix – Announcement

The organisers of the MonTech New York Grand Prix have announced details of the eight edition of the annual indoor race hosted by 360v2 RC track in New Rochelle, New York. Taking place from October 15th to 18th, the event has become one of the highlights on the annual US onroad racing calendar and draws an international entry stateside. Last year it was Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs who did the double winning both 1:12 Mod and Touring Car with NYGP debutant Lucas Urbain heading the international challenge. The French touring car ace would claim the final step on the Mod TC podium behind the race’s big 2024 winner Kemp Anderson. Another of the international visitors, Xray’s Jan Ratheisky took fourth along with a podium in Super Stock Touring. The vision of long time 1:12 racer and multiple World Championship finalist Donny Lia, the NYGP is the nearest thing RC will get to having a race in Time Square, the track just a 20-minute train ride from the centre of the City That Never Sleeps. Counting multiple World Champions Marc Rheinard (2022 NYGP Winner), Ronald Volker (2019 NYGP Winner), Alexander Hagberg, reigning 1:12 Stock World Champion Max Mächler, and Ollie Payne as previous participants, 360V2 is one of the biggest indoor tracks in the US with racing takes place on a track layout covering an area of 105 X 48 feet. For 2026 the race expands to 10 classes, with race entries opening on September 8th, and once again Red RC is excited to travel across the Atlantic to cover this year’s NYGP action.

View official NYGP race poster here