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November 25, 2025

RTRC RTA V3 1:28 Chassis Set

With a lot of buzz being generated around 1:28 racing in 2025, the new car releases continue to roll out this time with France’s RTRC announcing their upcoming kit release, the RTA V3. The car already has a winning pedigree with Thomas Robin taking the car to victory in Pan Open at the recent PN Racing World Cup in Colorado. With the RTA the centre of gravity has been significantly reworked, as well as the weight distribution. The chassis is now machined in a solid block, ensuring minimal assembly tolerances and increased rigidity. A new LiPo orientation means the chassis corners much flatter for improved cornering speed. The centrally mounted servo provides more precise left-right balance, and the Ackermann geometry has been designed symmetrically, even with links of different lengths. The car gets a new front end which is 4 mm wider, making it both more stable and more efficient. The new-generation motor mount features a lower center of gravity thanks to the motor being lowered by several millimetres. New-generation side links offer numerous advantages including allowing for perfect chassis alignment adjustment and helping reduce play in the rear end thanks to the use of ball cups. A precise hydraulic system is included with the kit, providing exceptional damping on multiple axes. The differential is the result of a completely innovative design, unique on the market. It features a thrust bearing and two ball bearings for maximum smoothness, even when tightened. The differential is supplied with a titanium shaft.

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November 24, 2025

Donnelly crowned Australian 2WD Champion

Lachlan Donnelly is the new Australian 1:10 2WD Buggy Champion, the Team Associated driver taking over the title from US Offroad star Spencer Rivkin who won the title in 2024 as part of Team Associated’s preparations for recently IFMAR World Championships Down Under. Hosted by Adelaide Radio Controlled Raceway, in qualifying it was Donnelly who secured the TQ after the four rounds ahead of Schumacher’s Jayden Edmunds and the Associated of Damon Davis Perry. After three previous podium Nationals finishes in 2WD, Donnelly would go on to win the opening two A-Mains to finally claim the title for a first time. Winning A3 Jarod Ment would finish runner-up ahead of Jack McMillan as Perry Davis and Edmunds finished 4th & 5th respectively. With the attention turning then to 4WD, Donnelly looked set to try and defend his National title in the class from P2 on the grid but rain would stop the action and with the finals postponed a day, Donnelly wouldn’t be able to race the finals as he wasn’t able to change travel plans back home to Sydney. Securing the TQ, it would be Perry Davis who becomes the new 4WD Champion with Edmunds and McMillan joining him on the podium. In Stadium Truck it was Edmunds who took the title ahead of Lachlan Munday.

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November 21, 2025

G-Force Racing GP-1 1:28 Chassis

With 1:28 racing enjoying the spotlight in 2025 with new car releases and Team Associated entering the category, Thailand’s G-Force Racing has just released it’s all-new 98mm high-performance 1:28 race chassis, the GP-1. Under the design of Kittipat Benchasiri, their latest project is the result of extensive development, testing, and refinement of their previous platform with the new GP-1 featuring a shocktowerless design for a dramatically lower CG. It also has sidelinkless suspension for smoother, freer movement and ground-effect compatibility for increased downforce and grip. Double front suspension arms offer sharper and more consistent steering with short front arms improving cornering precision. A new 35° front shock angle gives better front-end stability with a direct-drive servo system for instant, precise steering. The car’s Tri-Shock + side damper setup generates smoother transitions and balance with the car having already proven itself with Superstock victory at the Asian Open in Indonesia earlier this year in the hands of Singapore’s Gabriel Wong.

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November 19, 2025

West Coast R/C Works TireTurner | F1 Tire Vise

US company West Coast R/C Works has released this TireTurner along with its F1 Tire Vise. The TireTurner is a motorized gadget to simplify gluing tire sidewalls. It features a modular arbor design allowing for multi-class capabilities. Furthermore, it has a variable speed control allowing for easy and fast gluing. Gluing the sidewall of your front tires to control corner grip and traction roll is already an art form with the wide variety of glues, layer thickness, and how far to go. The TireTurner works on a wide input voltage range of 3-12V, making hookup very easy. In addition to the TireTurner they have also introduced their F1 TireVise to provide consistent and easy operation to simplify tire assembly. Designed specifically for F1 tires, it can be used to glue the inside and outside of both front and rear F1 tires. It also helps create a consistent bond, reducing variability when building tires. It naturally centres tires for a consistent gap for gluing and secure clamping mean it won’t open without unscrewing, allowing for hands-free operation.

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November 18, 2025

Smart-Workshop Tire Truer Version 3.0

Nitro RC Accessories producer Smart-Workshop has announced the SMART Tire Truer Version 3.0. More than just an upgrade, they claim the Version 3.0 represents ‘a monumental leap forward in precision engineering and intelligent design’. Focusing on six core enhancements to deliver a professional tire truing experience these include High-Precision Lead Screw Transmission. The X and Y axes now features a finer pitch lead screw guide system. This ensures exceptionally smooth, stable, and precise movement, forming the perfect foundation for flawless cuts. A Fully-Sealed X-Axis Rail protects the guide rail from invasive sponge debris. This critical upgrade eliminates jamming, reduces wear, and guarantees long-term accuracy and durability. On the Version 3.0 they replaced the reflective sensor with a through-beam infrared system. This new technology completely eliminates errors from tire texture, color, or rim fillets, providing consistently stable and accurate measurements for every cut. They have also optimized the cutting algorithm, the entire cutting path and motion control have been refined. The result is a more coherent and synergistic process with less idle travel, significantly boosting efficiency and reducing total processing time. A dedicated new button allows for effortless batch processing. For tires of the same specification, simply load a new tire and press the button—no rescanning or resetting required. Double your efficiency for race days and team workflows. Dual Offset Smart Calibration means you now have two configurable Offset data sets. The system can store independent calibrations for different tire diameters (e.g., large vs. small). It automatically identifies the tire size and selects the optimal Offset, ensuring absolute precision for every tire, every time.

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November 11, 2025

Apolaro & Ernst claim Infinity double at Cow Patty Classic

DJ Apolaro and Scotty Ernst gave Infinity a double win at the annual Cow Patty Classic at the Nuggets Ranch Raceway in Arcadia, Florida. One of the US nitro onroad race majors and run by US nitro onroad stalwart Greg Esser and his family, the 14th edition not only attracted the Top US Nitro racers but also a group of European visitors. In qualifying, each driver’s fastest time determining the order, after the 6 rounds it was Apolaro who secured the TQ ahead of the Capricorn of German’s Thilo Diekmann and former Nitro Touring Car World Champion Ralph Burch. In the 1:8 Masters class it was Robert Ronas who took the TQ ahead of Ernst. With a 40-minute final determining the Masters result, Ernst would set the fastest lap with with his Kabuto powered IF8-3 and take the win after Ronas’ race came to an end with 6 minutes to go. Behind Ernst, Donna Garcia and Peter Berton completed the Masters Top 3. With a 45-minute Main for 1:8 Open concluding the weekend’s action, Apolaro would be kept on his toes by Diekmann, the two very evenly matched on outright pace, Apolaro’s best lap a 15.063 compared to Diekmann’s 15.093. With Burch retiring from the race, in the end Apolaro took the win by under 10-seconds from Diekmann with Joachim Bruneau taking the final step on the podium while Ersnt backed up his early win with a P5 in Open. In Nitro Touring Michael Palazzola took the TQ and win ahead of Alex Eesser while in 1:8 GT Nitro the Raptor of World Championship finalist Carlie Lopez took the win.

Image: Cow Patty Classic

November 10, 2025

TRC signs suspension deal with Coelho

With them working with and advising a number of top drivers at both the Hongyu GDC opening race and the Sunpadow International Grand Prix in China the past two weekends, Belgian shock components specialist brand TRC has announced the signing of multiple World and European Champion Bruno Coelho to their team. The Portuguese driver will be representing TRC on the international stage, using their shock pistons and suspension components along with calling on its founder’s suspension knowledge at upcoming races. Known for his precision and versatility across both electric touring and nitro offroad classes, Coelho, who took the SIGP eBuggy win on the suspension critical 3 Circles track, brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record to the brand. TRC stated that they are proud to support Coelho’s racing program and view the partnership as a step forward in their commitment to performance and reliability. The collaboration marks a new chapter for TRC, aligning with their focus on innovation and precision to perform.

Source: TRC [trc-store.com]

November 7, 2025

Hongyu GDC to add permanent indoor carpet track

Having had the opportunity to inspect in person the very impressive new Hongyu GDC earlier this week on our way to cover this weekend’s SIGP Offroad race in Xiamen, the World Class facility has announced plans to add a permanent indoor carpet carpet track. Originally consisting of an outdoor asphalt track, a covered dirt offroad track (which hosted its opening race last weekend), and a covered asphalt track, it is the latter that will be redeveloped as the new indoor carpet track. The host venue for next year’s 2026 IFMAR 1:12 & ISTC World Championships, with 1:12 requiring to be run on carpet in a climate controlled area, Hongyu GDC has decided to create a more permanent track that meets these requirements and which can host future electric onroad race offering a replacement for the old GDC indoor track. With new transparent material sides (not glass) enclosing the original structure, based on the attention to detail in the rest of the facility, they will then lay and finish the carpet track to cover all the needs electric onroad racers would have. With the track work beginning imminently, the new track will open with the hosting of the 1:12 Asian Championships on December 4-7th, these followed the next weekend by the Asia Touring Car Championships. With no official Worlds Warm-up Race, the Asian Championships will be an opportunity for racers to test at the new carpet facility before the Worlds at the the end of March. As part of the new carpet track build Hongyu GDC has a number of billboards available to manufacturers. Registration for the 1:12 Asia Championships can be made here for Stock & here for Modified.

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