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October 19, 2025

Isaacs claims third NYGP 1:12 Mod win

From a grid that was lead out by the past three 1:12 Modified Champions of the Montech New York Grand Prix, it was the high profile East Coast race’s most successful driver Sam Isaacs who took the big win at the 7th edition of the 360v2 hosted event. Starting P2 on the grid behind 2021 Champion Donny Lia, and in front of defending Champion Kemp Anderson, while Isaacs mounted a number of charges on Lia over the 8-minutes it was a backmarker that ultimately decided the race. Running as an impressive high speed train for over 6-minutes, CRC’s Ollie Payne also in the mix, Lia’s efforts would come undone when he collected a back marker who was out of shape having just launched his car off the curbing. With Isaacs and Anderson going through, Lia would set about a charge getting back by Anderson but running out of time to deny Isaacs his 3rd win in the AbsoluteHobbyz 1:12 Modified class, the final gap 0.885. Anderson would complete the podium in New Rochelle with 2019 Champion Payne claiming fourth on his NYGP return while Excelerate’s Josh Cyrul round of the Top 5.

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October 19, 2025

Isaacs is Touring Car Top Qualifier in New York

Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs is the Top Qualifier of the Speedzone Modified Touring Car class at the 7th annual Montech NYGP. Winner of his latest ROAR Touring Car National title earlier this year at the 360v2 track in New Rochelle, he would secure pole for the track’s blue ribbon event with his time from the 3rd of the 4 rounds of qualifying. While he would lose out on the TQ in 1:12 Mod to Donny Lia in the final qualifier, track conditions for Q4 of Touring Car, the final heat of qualifying, would see no one improve on their times. Isaacs still topped the round 3.5-seconds ahead of NYGP debutant Lucas Urbain and Kemp Anderson, a driver who has attended every running of the Donny Lia organised race. For tomorrow’s A-Main starting grid it will be Anderson who starts second ahead of Urbain with Xray duo Jan Ratheisky, another NYGP first timer, and Drew Ellis completing the Top 5.

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October 19, 2025

Lia snatches 1:12 Mod TQ at Montech NYGP

It may have taken him a while to find his rhythm, but when it counted most Awesomatix’s Donny Lia delivered the perfect run to secure the overall TQ in the AbsoluteHobbyz 1:12 Modified class at the Montech NYGP. With multiple NYGP Champion Sam Isaacs going into the provisional pole position with his Q3 run, Lia would become only the second driver to run 57-laps of the 360v2 track bettering Isaacs time over the 8-minutes by 2/10ths of a second. Laying down a new fastest lap of 8.356, Lia would take the fourth & final round ahead of Isaacs, who could not better his previous time, with CRC’s Ollie Payne completing the Top 3. Overall however behind Lia and Isaacs it will be defending Champion Anderson, fastest in Q1 but bettering that time in Q3, who will line up 3rd with Payne 4th and Excelerate’s Josh Cyrul completing the Top 5 grid order for tomorrow single A-Main.

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October 18, 2025

Isaacs goes fastest at NYGP with Round 3 TQ run

Sam Isaacs has moved into the TQ position of the AbsoluteHobbyz 1:12 Modified class at the Montech NYGP, the Awesomatix driver setting down a new fastest time in the third & penultimate round of qualifying. Having come close to bettering Kemp Anderson’s Q1 time in the second of yesterday’s qualifier, Isaacs became the first driver to run 58 laps of the 360v2 track as he took a hard fought Q3 from a much improved Donny Lia and Anderson, all three bettering their previous times and the only drivers to finish the top heat. On target for a new TQ pace CRC’s Ollie Payne would again have tyre issues with the British driver deciding to pull off early. Currently P4 with his Q2 time, he plans to switch tyre brand for the final qualifier. 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Mächler would retire after his motor came loose in his Awesomatix.

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October 18, 2025

Isaacs tops Q2 but Anderson holds overnight TQ at NYGP

Having taken the second round of 1:12 Modified qualifying at the Montech NYGP, Sam Isaacs repeated the feat in the Speedzone Modified Touring Car class but again the Awesomatix driver came up short in better his team-mate Kemp Anderson’s Q1 time. Improving his car from Q1, when he posted the second fastest time, the reigning US National Champion would come very close the America duos best times separated by 0.017 of a second. Again it would be first time visitor to the 360v2 track Lucas Urbain who would complete the Top 3 but the factory Awesomatix driver was slower than his Q1 effort. With the race marking the debut of Xray’s new X4’26 in the US it was Drew Ellis who lead their challenge for the round as he took his example to P4 ahead of team-mate Ratheisky.

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October 17, 2025

Anderson kicks off NYGP title defence with TQ run

Defending Montech NYGP 1:12 Modified Champion Kemp Anderson has opened the 7th edition of the New York based event with a TQ run, the Awesomatix driver fastest from team-mate Sam Isaacs and CRC’s Ollie Payne. Having topped seeding in AbsoluteHobbyz 1:12 Modified class, the 23-year-old carried that form in to the first of the four scheduled qualifiers at the 360V2 track taking the 8-minute run by almost 3-seconds from Isaacs. After a strong start, Payne dropped back finishing a further 2.3-seconds off the TQ pace. Organiser of the NYGP, Donny Lia would get a fourth for the round despite the multiple World Championship finalist struggling to get his Awesomatix to his liking. Excelerate’s Josh Cyrul and 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Mächler completed the Top 6, with the later having to be marshaled, which cost his almost 6-seconds on a track where Anderson’s fastest was an 8.415.

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October 14, 2025

Schumacher Winter Series Round 1 – Report

Back for its seventh season, the 2025/26 Schumacher Winter Series presented by UK Club Louth Radio Control Car Club kicked off over the weekend with Chris Lovely taking the win. With defending champion Tim Wood missing the opening round, there was an opportunity for his competitors to get a head-start. In qualifying it was Lovely who secured the TQ with his Xray, ahead of the Awesomatix of Andrew Twigger with the rest of the top six made of the Associated of Gareth Jaime, the Mugen Seiki of Jay Kay, the Schumacher of Matthew Heath and the second Mugen Seiki of Andrew Babb. Lovely remain in control for the final, taking a tone to flag victory to take home the maximum points. Twigger would come home 2nd having put on immense pressure all final, with the fight for the final podium position being the most intense on track action. Jay Kay, Heath and Jaines would be locked together most the race, and only in the latter stages would it become a two horse race decided in the remaining laps. With Jay Kay securing the final podium position, ahead of Heath, Jaines and Babb.

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October 12, 2025

Volker wins 2025 Asian Onroad Championship

Ronald Volker was the dominant force at a rain effected 2025 Asian Onroad Championship, the Mugen Seiki driver taking the TQ & win at the stand alone event hosted at the impressive GRC Raceway in Korea. With this year’s event attracting an impressive international entry led by the Axon of 2024 Champion Akio Sobue, due to rain the main action would end up being condensed into a single day made up of 3 rounds of qualifying and double Mains. Topping all three qualifiers, Volker claimed the TQ ahead of Ji Heon Yoo, Sobue and Alexander Hagberg. In the finals Volker’s domination continued as he won A1 by over 3-seconds from the Xray of Hagberg and the Awesomatix of Marc Rheinard, a spin on the opening lap by Heon Yoo dropping him down the order. In A2, Volker won by an even more impressive 7-second margin from Sobue with Rheinard again P3 but overall it would be Hagberg and Sobue who joined Volker on the podium. In 17.5 Boosted, EC Maker’s Zaccheus Lam took the TQ & win while in FWD Yong Wan Choi was the winner.

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