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January 1, 2026

Butterfield joins Team Associated

Having announced his departure from Serpent last week, multiple US Nitro Onroad National Champion Bryce Butterfield will race for Team Associated in 2026. Racing both nitro and electric programs during his 5-years with Serpent, the 24-year-old will now form part of Team Associated’s Electric Touring Car team, the US manufacturer only returning to competitive racing with the TC8 which went on release in April of 2025. Sharing the news on his social media, Butterfield who finished runner-up at the 2025 ROAR Modified Touring Car Paved Championships, said, ‘2026 brings a new chapter, Team Associated! Super excited and proud to be a part of this iconic brand! Thank you to BT and everyone behind the scene for allowing me to represent. I’m looking forward to working with the team with a focus on the TC8 and onroad with some off-road sprinkled in here and there. It’s gonna be a great, but busy year! Feel free to come check out my TC8, and hit me up online if you have any questions regarding Team Associated products. See everyone at the track!

Source: Bryce Butterfield [Facebook]

December 31, 2025

Genius XR5.26 1:5 Touring Car

Italian Large Scale and 1:8 GT chassis manufacturer Genius has unveiled its latest 1:5 Touring Car, the XR5.26. They say the XR5.26 represents the most advanced evolution of their 1:5 platform developed through over two years of design, simulation, and intensive on-track testing under real race conditions. The project was developed from a blank sheet, with the goal of creating a dynamically more efficient car, capable of delivering consistent performance, ease of setup, and a high level of control for the driver. Featuring a completely new, it is designed to operate with controlled and uniform flex along its entire length. The introduction of the new centralised engine mounting system, developed specifically for the Diablo R engine, allows for optimal mass centralisation and a significant lowering of the centre of gravity. The new chassis architecture enabled a complete redesign of the suspension geometry, with particular focus on the management of the front and rear roll centres. The steering assembly has been redesigned with new Ackermann angles and optimised linkages making the steering response more direct yet more predictable.

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December 31, 2025

Pietsch leaves Mugen Seiki after 16-years

Having brought them World Championship success both as a driver and then as a designer, Robert Pietsch has announced that he is leaving Mugen Seiki after 16-years working together. The German Nitro Onroad racer won the 1:8 Onroad World Championship in Miami in 2011 and was Top Qualifier in 1:10 Nitro Touring Car a year earlier among a host of other successes before taking up the role of designer with the Japanese manufacturer. His most recent design work the MRX7 won the 2025 World Championship on its debut in Chile with Shoki Takahata who used Pietsch’s previous design to win the 2019 title. Pietsch has also been instrumental in Mugen Seiki’s Electric Touring Car programme also regularly accompanying Ronald Volker to races around the world. Having had the pleasure of working with Robert both as a World class racer & a designer, and being there to witness him winning the biggest prize in our sport in 2011 and all the other highs & lows of racing along the way, Red RC wish him well with his ‘new challenge’.

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December 29, 2025

SkyRC Supa Agile 1:10 Drift Motor

New from SkyRC comes the new Supa Agile 1:10 sensored brushless motor which has been developed specifically for RC drifting. Available in 10.5T and 13.5T variants, Supa Agile focuses on smooth throttle response, predictable power delivery, and precise control at high steering angles. The motor features a fully rebuildable modular design, CNC-machined aluminium heatsink case with rear venting, high-purity copper windings, a precision-balanced rotor, and 200°C high-temperature neodymium magnets. Standard 3.5mm gold-plated terminals allow solder-free installation, while adjustable timing supports fine tuning for different tracks and driving styles. Designed to integrate seamlessly with SkyRC ESCs and the SkyRC Motor Analyzer, Supa Agile targets competitive RWD drift drivers seeking consistent, controllable performance.

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December 29, 2025

Mikimodel Universal F1 Rear Wing

Following the recent release of its Universal Interchangeable Front Wings, Italy’s Mikimodel has now added a 3D printed Universal Rear Wing for universal 1:10 Formula use. Its universal mount allows it to be used on all commercially available models. The development focused not only on aerodynamics, to provide stability, ease of handling, and excellent smoothness out of the centre of the corner, but Mikimodel say they paid particular attention to the material used. Ensuring it was as durable as possible yet flexible enough not to break, they also worked on ensuring to produce it as light as possible.

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December 26, 2025

Bittydesign A3-F 1:10 190mm FWD Body

Italian company Bittydesign has unveiled their all new A3-F 1:10 190mm FWD body shell. Their latest 190mm offering was born from the desire to create a new body that could gather the experience accumulated with their previous FWD bodies but with different aerodynamic solutions in order to obtain the maximum possible performance for this category. The Audi A3 based A3-F body shell is universal and mounts on all 1:10 190mm FWD models, and also Touring 4WD as well, with 257-260mm wheelbase. Made with high quality and genuine polycarbonate Lexan it is produced in Light Weight and Ultra Lite (ULT) versions. Sold clear with protective film outside it includes a complete set of screws, nuts and large plastic washers to fix properly the rear wing with a pre-cut decal sheet and windows mask included.

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December 24, 2025

Hudy Series Asia – 2026 Announcement

After a successful introduction in 2025 under Xray factory driver Nicolas Lee together with race announcer Daryl Thong, the Hudy Series Asia is expanding for 2026. As part of the organising team behind Singapore’s annual international touring car race ‘eSIC’, Lee & Thong brought the inaugural Hudy Series to six countries, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia, and China, and now expands that to nine. Joining the calendar for the second season is Thailand, Japan and Taiwan, with Huge RC in Bangkok opening the ’26 Series in March.

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December 23, 2025

Morganti joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned has announced that US Onroad Nitro racer Diego Morganti has joined its team line-up for 2026. The son of veteran 1:8 Onroad racer and IGT8 owner Paolo, Morganti was the winner of 2025 KO Propo Grand Prix in 1:8 Onroad and also made his IFMAR World Championship debut this year when he travelled to Chile for 1:8 GT. Qualifying P7, issues in his Semi Final would end his strong showing. Set to use the Italian engine tuners Pista Team Edition engines, Morganti’s first major race officially representing the brand will be the 2026 Winternats in Florida. On the announcement the 21-year-old said, ‘I am thrilled and very grateful about joining the Ielasi Tuned Family! Thank you so much to Daniele and Sabrina for the opportunity. I am looking forward to hitting the track soon.’

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]