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April 13, 2026

Double ACT State Titles for Donnelly

Team Associated’s Lachlan Donnelly claimed a double at the ACT State titles in Australia over the weekend. The reigning National 2WD Champion won the Canberra Off Road Model Car Club hosted titles race after first securing the 2WD TQ ahead of Matthew Couper, Ari Bakla and Lachlan Munday. Completing Saturday’s action he would go on to win all three A-mains to secure the title ahead of Xray’s Couper with Munday getting ahead of Bakla to complete the podium with his Associated. Switching to 4WD action for Sunday, Donnelly again took the TQ topping all four rounds with Xray’s Bakla second ahead of Munday and Couper. Another clean sweep of the finals completed the perfect weekend for Donnelly with a podium line-up the same as they qualified. In Stock, Samuel Muffett took the TQ and win repeating his 2WD feat.

Image: Lachlan Donnelly [Facebook]

April 13, 2026

Kurzbuch wins Ielasi Tuned Trophy

Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kurzbuch enjoyed another win on Italian soil, the Swiss racer backing up his recent win of the Pepe Group International Race with victory at the annual Ielasi Tuned Trophy. A race first hosted by former World Champion Daniele Ielasi in 2015, the annual Ielasi Tuned Trophy again attracted some big names to the Northern Italian Leno track. While last year’s winner Dario Balestri was absent from this year’s line-up, qualifying for the 7th edition would see Kurzbuch secure the 1:8 TQ ahead of Capricorn’s Toni Gruber, Infinity’s Francesco Tironi and Serpent’s Mirko Salemi while World Championship Top Qualifier Andrea Catanzani ended up P6. While Gruber would post the fastest lap of the 45-minute final, the German could do anything about Kuzbuch taking the win, his margin 9.5-seconds at the finish. Kurzbuch’s father assisted in pit lane for the final by US racer Paolo Morganti who nlw heads up Ielasi Tuned USA. Salemi would just hold off Simone Lotti for the final podium pacing. Catanzani would finish P5 ahead of Tironi who hit problems late in the first half of the race but rejoined after losing over a minute. In 1:10, Mario Spiniello took the TQ but retired from the final with Australian stalwart Gerhard Kandelhart, last year’s Top Qualifier but hitting trouble in the final, taking the win.

Images: Ielasi Tuned [Facebook]

April 13, 2026

Kaerup wins Savox Grand Prix in Taiwan

World Champion Marcus Kaerup took the wins at the annual Savox 1:8 Offroad Grand Prix which was staged at the RC66 track in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The servo manufacturer invited a number of their international team drivers to the event with Kaerup also joined by Korean Team Associated team-mate Jung Hyunkyu, Infinity’s Kouki Kato, and Xray’s Max Gotzl. With a total of 121 entries, racing on the unique track which is located under a highway bridge and was host of the 2023 FEMCA Championships, it was Kaerup who took the TQ in both Nitro and Electric ahead of recent Sunpadow Grand Prix winner Kato and the Chinese race’s runner up Hyunkyu. In the 50-minute final, Kaerup would hand the lead to Kato after a big error early on. The Asian Buggy Championships Champion would stay out front until lap 70 with the Japanese driver eventually having to settle for second 8-seconds back on the Dane. With Hyunkyu having a tough final suffering a broken rear shock after early contact he ran last of the 14 starters for a time before eventually finishing P9, it was the 王浩 who completed the podium. In eBuggy, while Kato won A1, Kaerup took A2 & 3 for the overall ahead of Kato with Gotzl on the final step of the podium.

Image: Marcus Kaerup [Facebook]

April 9, 2026

Masters of Foam 2026 – Announcement

Establishing itself as one of the major annual races on the international 1:12 calendar, the Belgian based Masters of Foam has announced the 2026 edition will run from October 23-25th. Hosted by Miniatuur Racing Club Zwevegem, the 2025 edition of the race attracted over 150 entries with British racer Ollie Payne doing the double. Also counting 1:12 World Champion Alexander Hagberg as a previous champion, Masters of Foam returns to the same venue as last year, the OC De Spoele venue located in Zwevegem in the province of West Flanders which is in the North East of the country.

Source: Masters of Foam [Facebook]

April 9, 2026

G-Force Racing GP-1 LRS Front

Thai 1:28 manufacturer G-Force Racing has introduced this LRS Front (Long Arm Suspension) for its GP-1 kit which it released last November. It is designed to elevate the chassis performance with improved stability, smoother steering response, and enhanced front-end grip, especially under high-speed cornering and technical sections. By extending the arm length, LRS optimises suspension geometry, reducing twitchiness while increasing control and consistency. The result is a more predictable driving feel that allows drivers to push harder with confidence. Built for compatibility with modern 1:28 platforms, the LRS system integrates seamlessly with high-performance components while maintaining a lightweight and durable structure.

Source: G-Force RC [gforcerc.com]

April 7, 2026

Inaugural FEMCA GT C/ship to be relocated from Vietnam

Asia’s RC racing governing body FEMCA has announced that the impressive new X-RC Complex in Lam Dong, Vietnam, will now not host the inaugural Asian 1:8 Nitro GT Championship due to the delayed opening of the areas new airport. Announced last November and originally scheduled to take place from July 17-19th, the event had attracted a lot of European interest with World Champion Alessio Mazzeo, European Champion Natanaele Senesi, and Spanish Champion Raul Daras Anton all intending to travel to the inaugural race that crowns the official Champion of Asia. With Vietnam hoping to return to host a future edition of the championship once the airport is opened, it appears Australia has stepped in in offering to host the 2026 event with the moved also expected to result in a new date being scheduled. Making the announcement on Facebook, FEMCA posted, ‘Racers, due to the airport opening being delayed, the journey to the new track will take on extra logistical challenge and will not be ideal. After discussions with the the organizer, it was decided that XRC will not host the race this year and will come back again when the new airport has finally been opened allowing for easier access to the venue. Another venue/country has come forward to request hosting the race and they are in the final process of getting everything in place. Announcements will follow once confirmation is provided.’

Source: FEMCA [Facebook]

April 7, 2026

Canas wins ‘Neoland’ on iconic race’s return

Sworkz’s Juan Carlos Canas has won Neoland, the Spaniard taking the Nitro Buggy win on the return of racing to Harper Adams in the UK over the Easter weekend. The spiritual home of Philip Mortstedt’s Neo Race, a race that was widely referred to as the 1:8 Buggy Indoor World Championships, well known international track builder and Buggyland race promoter Miguelo Izquierdo Rodriguez resurrected the Neo event after a decade, and while he was somewhat under the radar for most of the weekend Canas came good when it counted most to win the 45-minute final. In qualifying it was the Xray of David Ronnefalk who secured the TQ, topping 2 of the 3 rounds, ahead of Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro, fastest in Q3 and also taking the overall eBuggy TQ. The Sworkz’s Mattia Polito would line-up third ahead of Canas with Mugen Seiki’s Berkan Kilic and Team Associated’s Marcus Kaerup completing the Top 6 on the 15-car grid. In the final Ronnefalk would lead the way for the first 20-minutes with Canas pushing him ever harder. The pair would tangle but resume in the same order only for Canas to execute the pass he was trying to line up shortly after. Once in front he took charge of the race to win by 3.5 seconds from Ongaro. Making a wrong call on tyre compound, Ronnefalk would eventually drop to P6 with Ongaro taking second and the Sworkz of 7th place qualifier Elliott Boots completing the podium just ahead of Kilic. In Easter Sunday’s eBuggy encounter, while Ongaro won A1 it was Ronnefalk who took the title with wins in A2 & 3. Behind Ongaro in second, eBuggy World Champion Kaerup completed the podium from P10 on the grid with Kilic finishing fourth.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

April 7, 2026

Thailand, South Korea, and Australia in running for IFMAR Worlds as racers asked for feedback

Continuing its process to reschedule the 1:12 and ISTC World Championships which should have concluded over the Easter weekend, IFMAR has e-mailed all registered drivers for the cancelled Chinese event a questionnaire to seek their input on 3 new potential host venues. Forced to cancel the originally planned back to back 1:12 and Touring Car Worlds just two weeks before it was due to start after the Hongyu GDC track failed to secure the necessary government approvals, the governing body are now in discussions with tracks in three countries in the FEMCA Bloc who have expressed interest in staging the championships. GRC (Galerno Racing Circuit) in Seoul in South Korea has the option to host the ISTC on its outdoor track and 1:12 on its indoor facility. HUGE RC in Bangkok, Thailand, which has hosted two Nitro Touring Car World Championships, can host both categories indoor, while John Grant International Raceway in Sydney Australia, hosts of both a 1:8 Onroad and 1:8 GT World Championship can run both events outdoor. Racers have been asked to rate each venue as Preferred, Acceptable, or Undesirable. In terms of timing racers have been asked to choose from periods of Early August 2026 – Late August 2026, Mid October 2026 – Early November 2026, Mid November 2026 – Early December 2026, Late January 2027 – Early March 2027, or Mid March 2027 – Late April 2027. Responses to the survey will be shared amongst the IFMAR Board of Directors and representatives from each of the four IFMAR member Blocs with racers having until the 20th April 2026 to contribute their input so IFMAR can progress with planning.

Source: IFMAR [Facebook]