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September 4, 2026

Flea Racers 1:28 RC Racing Game

The rise in the popularity of 1:28 racing appears to have reached a whole new level with the release of Flea Racers, an RC Racing Game from the same people behind the 3D print website Club Race Hero that allows you to download, print, and race a 1:28 car. Spending his Summer writing a fun, little Chrome browser-based RC video game for 1:28 scale racing, Scott Jakes has created Fle Racers which allow you to use your own radio. Plug in your transmitter and drive the game the way you drive the real car. Lay out your local track and practice the layout before the meet. The games Track Maker allows you to draw a layout tile by tile, test drive it and save it. Try out fun new layouts before you set them up on the carpet. Add your club’s track and let racers around the world try it. Lock in the track for your next live meet, so everyone turns up already knowing the layout. Every body starts as a blank and in Paint Shop you can run your own livery with the brush, airbrush, stickers and text, or drop on an instant paint job and work from there. Flea Racers is available on cell, PC and VR.

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September 4, 2026

Infinity IF18-3 Brass Battery Plate

Infinity has introduced this new Brass Battery Plate for their IF18-3 1:8 Nitro Onroad kit. Utilising heavy-duty brass material to effectively concentrate the centre of gravity toward the lower chassis, it delivers stable handling especially on high-grip surfaces. The plate is finished in sleek black.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

September 4, 2026

World Champion Takahata confirmed for Singapore International Nitro GP

Mugen Seiki’s reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champion Shoki Takahata has been confirmed for October’s Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix. The Japanese driver joined a very exclusive club in Chile last December when he won the IFMAR World title for a second time having previously won in 2019 in the United States. Takahata joins Infinity’s defending Singapore International Nitro GP Champion Dario Balestri, the duo having held the World No.1 status between them for the last 9-years, for what will be an extra special edition of the race as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Taking place on October 10-11, the same weekend as the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, over the last two decades the Radio Control Modellers’ Club’s annual international race has welcomed numerous World Champions. 2026 looks like attracting its most World Champion stack field yet.

Source: RCMC Singapore [Facebook]

September 4, 2026

2026 Tamiya C/ship Series National Finals – Report

The 2026 Tamiya Championship Series National Finals concluded last weekend with a fantastic return to SCOR Raceway in Anaheim, California. 126 drivers took part in the 31st running of TCS for a total of 202 entries across GT-Pro Spec “Porsche Cup”, M-Chassis, GT-2, GT-1, F1, GT-E, Euro Truck, and GT Novice which made up the eight classes run at the event. The “Ticket to Japan” trip classes this year were again GT-2, M-Chassis and GT Pro-Spec “Porsche Cup” with those races being among the most exciting at the event (with the Triple A-Main format). In the end, Brian Shook triumphed to take the GT-2 title, Tom Aakre waited to the third main to decide the M-Chassis title and Justin Bamberger also left it to the third main event to seal the deal in the GT Pro Spec “Porsche Cup” title! All three champions will be representing the USA at the Tamiya World Championships in November at Tamiya’s headquarter in Japan. World-famous race announcer Scotty Ernst returning to his racing roots to come back to announce this year’s TCS Finals, 2026 marking 30 years since Ernst won the Tamiya 4WD TCS class running a TA-03 at the 2nd annual TCS Finals.

Source: Tamiya USA [tamiyausa.com]

September 4, 2026

WRP G5 Motor Turbo Fan & Alu Radiator

Niche Austrian pan car manufacturer Wolff Racing Products has released a new special fan with a special attachment for the Hobbywing G5 motor. The fan housing seals 100% tightly against the motor housing, ensuring that the entire airflow passes through the motor. A funnel on the intake side smooths the airflow. They have also a created an aluminium radiator for maximum heat dissipation. The radiator fits precisely onto the motor without any air gap. It is specifically designed for WRP cars.

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September 3, 2026

Roche Rapide P12V3 1:12 Kit

1:12 World Championship winning manufacturer Roche has announced the release of the V3 version of its Rapide P12 1:12 chassis. Coming a year and a half after the V2 was presented, the new car from the Hong Kong manufacturer features a new narrow design 7075 aluminium main chassis, it narrower overall side shape reducing ground touch. The Rapide P12V3 also gets wider front graphite lower arms to improve handling and more smooth cornering. Another one of the 15 updates on the new car include the new design aluminium battery tray that has updated main chassis mounting positions and electric items installing position to improved chassis flex and balancing.

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September 3, 2026

Serpent Medius X26 Alu Chassis

Serpent has announced it is to offer the option of an aluminium chassis for its Medius x26 1:10 Electric Touring Car which went on release at the end of June. The aluminium chassis is approximately 70 grams lighter than the steel chassis, giving racer more room to fine-tune the weight balance of the car, especially in stock racing where bigger and heavier batteries are commonly used. The overall flex is slightly softer than the steel chassis and provides more rotation, making it also better suited for stock racing.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 2, 2026

Asia Nitro Party 2027 – Announcement

Having kicked off the 2026 season with the successful staging of the inaugural Asia Nitro Party, the Hongyu GDC track in Foshan, China, has announced that it has now locked in the weekend of January 15-17, 2027, as the date for the 2nd edition of the international nitro onroad race. Expanding to a 3-day event, the organisers have also confirmed the event will see racing for nitro onroad’s three main categories – 1:8 Onroad, 1:8 GT, and 1:10 Onroad, the latter set for one of its biggest World Championship entries next week in Italy. Attracting high quality entry for the first edition, with the multi circuit facility making a major impression on those visitors, it was Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura who took the 1:8 Onorad win from Italian Xray driver Filippo Domanin and Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani. In 1:8 GT, Frenchman Bernard-Alain Arnaldi took the win for Genius ahead of the Raptors of World Champion Alessio Mazzeo and Natanaele Senesi. With Southern China experiencing mild weather in January, the timing of the Asian Nitro Party is the perfect opportunity for European nitro racers to break-up the traditional Winter off-season and compete at an event that has already made a mark on establishing itself as a major annual event on the international nitro onroad race calendar. China also offers visa-free entry to most European passport holders, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is one of the country’s main international airports making attending the race very accessible.

Source: Hongyu GDC [Facebook]