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October 4, 2026

Back on top of the World after a decade, Ronnefalk gets 2nd World title

A decade after winning his first IFMAR 1:8 Nitro Buggy World title, Xray’s David Ronnefalk is back on the top of the world after taking the win at 20th running of the championship today in Hutto, Texas. After making his Semi Final look like just a formality on his way to securing pole position for the 1-hour final ahead of Top Qualifier Mason Fuller, the Swede looked to be carrying that form in the week’s deciding race. Out front and looking in control, with 2-minutes on the clock however a mistake in the whoops section and a subsequent error that caused chaos for a number of drivers, put him down to sixth with team-mate Chase Lemieux taking up the lead. A driver to really impress at these championship, given his limited nitro racing experience, unfortunately a pit lane exit infringement would earn Lemieux a drive through penalty, dropping him down the order but an engine cut at the 20-minute mark put amends to an impressive 1:8 Worlds debut and he eventually finished P8. With defending Champion Ongaro becoming the third different leader of the race it looked like the Italian was going to once again reign the world for another two years but even the best can make mistakes. With 25-minutes to run and a comfortable lead over Fuller, the Italian would hit the post on the back of the track, the impact immediately ending his 8 years reign as Champion. With Fuller now in the lead, holding it for 26 laps, a number of mistakes allowed a recovering Ronnefalk to close and with a faster pit stop go to the front. As Ronnefalk came in for his final stop, a hard charging Fuller had two mistakes and needed to be marshalled meaning Ronnefalk kept is lead. Fuller didn’t give up however and pushed his rival right to the finish, the separation 1.439 seconds after an hour of racing. Having found himself back in 12th early in the race after that chaos caused by Ronnefalk’s mistake 3-minutes into the race, Juan Carlos Canas managed to get himself back up to third to claim the final step on the podium 2-laps down on his Sworkz team-mate. As the reigning eBuggy World Champion, Marcus Kaerup would be the best Team Associated finisher as he claimed fourth ahead of team-mate Brandon Rose. While Kyosho’s Phi-Long Nguyen would suffer a run away during his Worlds Final debut, caused by a power switch failure, the teenager’s first refuelling at 12:30 couldn’t go by without an honourable mention.

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October 1, 2026

Ronnefalk doubles in Q5 as Ongaro fuel gamble fails

Xray’s David Ronnefalk has taken a second TQ run at the IFMAR 1:8 Nitro Buggy World Championship, the Swede topping Q5 by more than 2-seconds as his main rivals for the overall TQ honour here in Texas had their issues. In the end it was Sworkz’s Juan Carlos Canas who was closest to Ronnefalk over the 10-minutes. Up in the first of the Top 3 heat groups, Ronnefalk set the benchmark with a new fastest time of qualifying of 17/10:30.480, doing so as the only driver to run a 35-second lap of the Thornhill Racing Circuit. Having posted his second TQ run in this morning’s Q4, it looked like running in Heat 14 of 15 that Mason Fuller was going to better the Swede’s time. While looking very fast on track, the American Sworkz driver would make a number of mistakes that needed marshalling ending his quest to wrap up an early overall TQ. Considering the time lost his P3 for the round was impressive. With the top heat next up, all eyes were on Ongaro, the defending Champion having TQ’d Round 3 with a fuel stop but now gambling on trying to do the full 10-minutes without a stop. With the noise of the rain on the roof covering the track drowning out the noise of the engine, Ongaro’s engine was to fall silent for other reasons. His fuel gamble didn’t pay off and as he started his last lap his Team Associated came rolling to a halt. With the Top 5 drivers making 17-lap runs it was Associated’s Spencer Rivkin in P4 and Sparko’s Noha Ben Mohamed who completed those position ahead of Ongaro who still took a P6 for his efforts.

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September 30, 2026

Ronnefalk from Maifield in opening Worlds qualifier

Xray’s David Ronnefalk has taken the opening round of qualifying at the IFMAR 1:8 Nitro Buggy World Championship in Texas, the Swede topping the 10-minute run from the Tekno of Ryan Maifield. Having expected he might have been at a disadvantage for the first of the six scheduled rounds of qualifying at Thornhill Racing Circuit by running in Heat 13 of 15, even with a fuel stop Ronnefalk topped the round by 3.4-seconds over Maifield, the American the big surprise of the morning. Three of the Top 6 would eventually come from the 3rd fastest heat group with Maifield and Ronnefalk’s team-mate Chase Lemieux also in there, the young American opening his championship with a P4 run just behind fellow countryman Mason Fuller who topped Heat 14. For defending Champion & Top Seed Davide Ongaro, it would only be a P5 first run, the driver being delayed exiting the pits after his fuel stop but overall not happy with his tyre choice. Running in the top heat alongside Ongaro, Sworkz’s Juan Carlos Canas completed the Top 6.

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September 30, 2026

Ripoll defends French title

Xray’s Maxime Ripoll has successfully defended his FFVRC 2026 French 1:8 Onroad National, doing so in style with the TQ and win at the fifth & final round of the championship which was staged at Feriere aux Etangs. Securing the TQ ahead of Shepherd driver Fabien Baranger, who took his first Elite win this year at Round 3, in the 45-minute final Ripoll took a commanding win ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Christophe Louis with Gerald Colinet completing the podium. Unfortunately for Baranger he would retire from the race after just 13-minutes. As a season, 2025 World Championship finalist Ripoll claimed 4 poles, 3 victories, and two podium finishes on his way to the title.

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September 18, 2026

Xray X1’27 1:10 Formula 1

XRAY has unveiled details of their 2027 model of its X1 1:10 Formula car which will be available as an Aluminium or Carbon chassis versions for optimised performance on different track surfaces without optional parts. The Carpet-spec Aluminium Version features a 2.0mm aluminium chassis and solid axle while Asphalt-specific Carbon Version features a 2.2mm carbon chassis and gear differential. The X1’s redesigned one-piece chassis works with the new front suspension and features increased rear stiffness for improved stability and traction. The re-engineered front suspension design enables easier ride height, camber gain, and droop adjustments, smoother damping, and more convenient oil refilling. Shorter one-piece front lower arm creates a cleaner and more attractive front suspension design. Narrower carbon arm mount plate improves cornering speed and connects directly to the carbon top deck. The front aluminium top deck mount has been redesigned and matches the new front suspension layout. The relocated carbon POD lower plates move the motor 1.5mm to the right for improved weight balance with bulkheads redesigned to work with the new POD assembly and rear aluminum holder. Other new features of the X1’27 include a new Hudy composite front wing developed with Ehrbar Engineering to deliver outstanding steering response and excellent stability.

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September 15, 2026

Xray XB2’26 1.2mm Narrow End Hudy Spring Steel Chassis

Xray has introduced for their XB2’26 2WD Buggy this new steel chassis featuring a revised rear profile. The revision provides additional clearance and compatibility with different rear suspension holder configurations. The optimised rear shape maintains the original chassis characteristics while the narrower design increases installation flexibility for various suspension holder setups. Special 1.2mm thick steel chassis made from Hudy Spring Steel material, with unique handling characteristics and outstanding durability. Suitable for medium to high traction tracks. The increased weight makes for an ultra-low CG, which improves stability and consistency in all conditions. Traction rolling tendencies will be significantly decreased.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 10, 2026

Xray GTXE Stiff Carbon Center Top Deck

Xray has a new optional Stiff Carbon Center Top Deck intended for its GTXE 1:8 Electric GT car in flat chassis configuration. Wider than the kit top deck it reduces chassis flex for more precise handling & increased corner speed in high-traction conditions. Recommended for medium to high-traction tracks, the stiffer carbon construction generates a more direct driving feel, improved steering precision & increased chassis stability during high-speed cornering.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 28, 2026

Xray X1 High-Downforce Rear Wing

Xray has added the option of this new High-Downforce Rear Wing for their X1 1:10 Formula chassis. It is designed to generate maximum downforce, it helps improves both stability and traction providing reliable performance for the 2WD car. ETS approved, the wing is offered in a black plastic finish.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]