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September 23, 2025

Xray NT1 2026 Conversion Set

Xray is offering this 2026 Conversion Set to owners of its 2023 NT1 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, the updated parts making the car more stable, offering higher corner speed, and overall easier to drive. The set features short shock absorbers with shorter & softer springs, updated carbon front & rear shock towers and uses thinner anti-roll bars. You also get shock absorbers mounted to arms via carbon extensions and new carbon downstop backstops allow more precise downstop adjustment. A carbon front upper stiffener mounted only to the chassis increases front-end flex. Revised steering geometry & lighter design is achieved with carbon 2-dot steering extensions. A rear carbon brace redesigned creates more flex while the rear end remains stable without loss of traction. Carbon spacer for rear shock tower ensures improved tower and shock mounting. New CVD driveshafts simplify adjustment & improve reliability. An aluminium Centax clutch bell with hard nickel coating is lighter for increased drivetrain performance while an aluminium washer for the belt tensioner prevents belt from jumping off the pulley. Finally new throttle/brake joints with steel bushings give smoother & more precise operation.

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September 23, 2025

Awesomatix 1:12 Alloy Chassis Plate

Awesomatix has added a new Chassis Plate option for its 1:12 platform, the new AM1204XT chassis plate features the same slim, narrow design as the steel version but machined from a special strong, more flexible alloy. Offering similar flex characteristics to the AM1204WC aluminium chassis, it delivers enhanced performance with reduced weight. At only ~40 grams, the AM1204XT is about 29 grams lighter than the steel plate chassis. For installation, it requires ST112-6L screws to mount the motor mount and left bulkhead. Alsoi new for its 1:12 is a new long C1.0 Rear Spring. This version is 0,7mm longer, to provide bigger preload at setting of GUD (Gap Under Damper) when using AM1204XT or AM1204-WC Chassis plate in A12X car.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.net]

September 23, 2025

Collina retains ACI Italian Touring Car title – Report

Schumacher’s Mattia Collina has successful retained ACI Italian Touring Car title, the championship race of the Italian Motorsport Federation hosted at the renowned Minicar Fontanellato circuit. The weekend delivered high-level competition, with over 80 drivers from across Italy who earned their spot through the “Coppa Italia di Zona” qualifying rounds. The track, known for its technical layout and demanding conditions, provided the perfect stage for the four championship classes: Touring Modified, Touring Stock, GT +40 Masters and FWD. Each class showcased intense battles, strategic driving and the finest talents in Italian RC racing. In the premier class, Collina once again proved his dominance, securing the national title with a flawless performance in the Modified A-Main. Alessio Menicucci (Team Infinity) and Jacopo Corna (Team Marka – Awesomatix) completed the podium after a tightly contested race. Collina’s consistency, pace and race craft were unmatched, confirming his status as one of the top drivers in the country.

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September 22, 2025

Max Land’s new 1:10 Astro track hosts first race

Having announced the addition of a brand new 1:10 astroturf offroad track to the existing Max Land / RC Divoké Jelení racing complex back in July, the Czech Republic’s newest track hosted its first race over the weekend. The opening event saw racers complete over four buggy classes with Mod and Stock of both 2WD and 4WD. In 2WD Stock, it was the club’s own Martin Minyuk who claimed the TQ spot, while in 2WD Mod qualifying went the way of Daniel Hofman. The 4WD action saw the Stock TQ claimed by another club member Vaclav Jires and while 4WD Mod went to the track’s very own Max Gotzl. In the finals, 2WD Stock would be an intense fight before the overall win went to the TQ man Martin Minyuk and his Xray ahead of Vojtech Hejzlar with Pepa Vich’s Team Associated completing the podium. In 2WD Mod, factory Xray driver Götzl overtook Hofman at the beginning of the first two legs of the A finals to seal the overall victory. Vojtech Hujer made it an all XB2 podium. In 4WD Stock, Jires managed to convert his TQ position into a win in front of Petr Vondrus for an Sworkz 1-2 ahead of the Xray of Vojtech Hejzlar. 4WD Mod saw Götzl win the first two legs to secure a double win at the opening event of his home track ahead of Hofman and Jindrich Jirak. With the race wrapping up the Czech outdoor season, the club are looking forward to fully utilising the new astro track for the 2026 outdoor season.

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September 22, 2025

Kim joins Xray

Continuing to expand it’s Asian team line-up under the leadership of factory driver Nicolas Lee, Xray has announced that top Korean onroad racer EC Kim will represent the brand in Electric Touring Car. Having raced an Awesomatix this season at the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC) in July, on his new deal with Xray EC Kim said, ‘First of all, I’m honored to join Team Xray. I’ll be working on the touring car program and I’m looking forward to getting out hit the track with the Xray X4 soon.’

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 22, 2025

Boda adds another French National title with AE

Joining Team Associated at the end of 2024, Clement Boda has given the US manufacturer it second French National Title of the 2025 season after taking the 1:8 Nitro Buggy title with a victory at the season finale at Viglain. The recent eBuggy World Championship finalist and 2025 1:10 2WD French Champion was up against another Barcelos finalist, Noha Ben Mohamed, for the title. The Sparko driver, and winner of the 1:10 4WD National Championship earlier this month, would take the early advantage securing the overall TQ in a rain effected qualifying when he topped 2 of the three rounds. Behind him it was the Mugen Seiki of newly crowned European B Champion driver Hugo Tavernon who secured P2 while Boda was P4. With a difficult Semi leaving him 9th on the grid for the 45-minute Main, it would be a tough race for 16-year-old Ben Mohamed and he finished 5th while having won his Semi to secure pole position up front Boda could control the race to take the win ahead of Tavernon and Jordan Lot and the secure the overall National title.

Image: Clement Boda [Facebook]

September 22, 2025

Max Power 21 GT-RX Quadrifoglio 1:8 GT Engine

Italian onroad specialist engine tuner and reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champions Max Power debut its new 1:8 GT engine, the 21 GT-RX Quadrifoglio, at the IFMAR World Championships in Chile. In the hands of Italian driver Franco Desiderio, the engine was put through its paces at the large high speed Club de Aeromodelos de Chile track, with Desiderio racing both the Semi Final and Main and running in P5 before a late crash dropped him to 7th. The latest engine from Massimo Fantini, it is the first GT engine to use an aluminium cylinder hence the name “Quadrifoglio”. With a DLC coated crankshaft and aluminium cylinder that are specific for GT, the both features new timing. Another new feature is a specific carburetor with low sitting 7 millimetre aluminium Venturi. The engine also fitted with extra power backplate. Following the final Desiderio, who owns Florida based RC1 Racing, stripped his 21 GT-RX Quadrifoglio to give us an look at the engines new parts and features.

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September 21, 2025

Kato secures 2025 Asian Buggy Championships

Infinity’s Kouki Kato has been crowned the Nitro Buggy Champion for the 2025 Team Cayote Asian Buggy Championships. With the final of the four-round championship, which was due to take place last weekend, called off due to civil unrest in Indonesia, Kato’s Championship was based on the best two from three completed rounds, the Japanese star backing up his popular win at the Philippine Masters with a second placed finish at the rain impacted third round of the series at Pine Hills Dirt Racing in Australia. The series had earlier opened at the popular Counties RC in New Zealand. A win at that Pine Hills round was enough to promote Australia’s Alex Bernadzik (Team Associated) to second in the series, with compatriot Caleb Noble (Tekno) wrapping the top three overall, just one point clear of Finland’s Pekko Iivonen (Mayako), with Pekko’s Australian team-mate Jayden Edmunds, winner at the opening round at Counties RC in New Zealand, a close-up fifth.

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