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May 24, 2026

IFMAR announces Huge RC as replacement ISTC World C/ships host

After 2-months of working behind the scenes to negotiate & secure a new host for the cancelled 1:12 & ISTC Worlds in China, IFMAR has announced Huge RC in Thailand as the replacement track that will stage the 2026 ISTC World Championships. The 13th running of the 1:10 Electric Touring Car World Championships is now scheduled to run from the 10-14th of November, with two International Practice Days (IPD) running at the indoor asphalt track on November 8 & 9th. With the multi track facility Hongyu GDC in Foshan originally having been selected to host back to back 1:12 and ISTC World Championships in late March/early April, IFMAR are still working to secure a new venue for the 22nd edition of the 1:12 Worlds. Overwhelming feedback received from existing entrants following the cancellation of the event on the Hongyu GDC carpet track, expressed a strong preference for the 1:12 racing to be kept on carpet which was something that was not a viable option for Huge RC. Located in Bangkok, while the track has successfully hosted two previous Nitro Touring Car World Championships (2014 and 2024), staging the Electric Touring Car Worlds will special moment for the track owner, 2002 ISTC World Champion Surikarn Chaidajsuriya. The new dates means exactly 2-years after winning a record equalling 3rd ISTC World title in Bakersfield, California, Bruno Coelho will official begin his quest for a fourth consecutive title, a feat that would see him become the category most crowned World Champion. Winning the 2024 title with Xray, now racing with Infinity, Coelho shares same tally total honours with Marc Rheinard, the 2004, 2008, 2010 World Champion set to make his World Championship debut with Xray at Huge RC after joining the Slovakian manufacturer last week.

Read full IFMAR announcement here

May 19, 2026

FEMCA Nitro Onroad C/ships 2027 – Announcement

FEMCA, the governing body for RC racing that represents 15 nations in Asia and Australasia, has announced that the 2027 Asia Nitro Onroad Championships are to be stage in Brisbane, Australia. This is the second major international race awarded to England Park Raceway who stepped into host the 2026 Asia 1:8 GT Championships which where originally to take place in Vietnam. With each FEMCA Asia Championships stand alone race events that crown the ‘Champion of Asia’, the Onroad Championship will crown the 1:10 200mm and 1:8 Onroad Champions with the race scheduled to run from March 11 – 14, 2027. While based in Asia, the championships are open to drivers from around the world with the current FEMCA Electric Onroad Asia Champions both being Europeans. In 1:12, Schumacher’s current World Champion Michal Orlowski holds the title while in Touring Car the title is held by Infinity driver & 3 time back to back ISTC World Champion Bruno Coelho.

Source: FEMCA [Facebook]

May 18, 2026

Double Round 2 win for McBurney at Irish 1:10 Offroad Nationals

Round 2 of the RCCAOI Irish 1:10 Offroad National Championships saw the Schumacher of Dylan McBurney complete the double as he took both 2WD and 4WD Mod Buggy wins in Ballymena in Northern Ireland. Having finished second to double winner and defending Champion Bradley Baird at the season opener, McBurney would dominated the second of the stops on the 5 round calendar. Racing on the astro surface Ecos Raceway, after topping dry qualifying he would also master the wet finals. In 2WD he took the win ahead of Denzell McBurney with William Whilte making it an all Schumacher podium. In 4WD it was White who took second with Paul Dagg completing the Top 3. Round 3 of the championship will be hosted by East Antrim Buggy Club on June 28th.

Source: RCCAOI [rccaoi.com]

May 18, 2026

Orlowski wins ‘King of Estonia’ with Schumacher eBuggy Prototype

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has won the ‘King of Estonia’ race with a prototype 1:8 eBuggy from the British manufacturer. Set to host the EFRA eBuggy European Championship this Summer from July 17-19, the impressive RC Rakvere facility attracted 55 drivers including a number of factory entries who were using the event to prepare for the Euros. With 55 racers taking part, they would face mixed weather conditions with the three rounds of qualifying each topped by different drivers and manufacturers. Topping the opening round it was Mugen Seiki’s Berkan Kilic who secured the TQ ahead Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen, fastest in Q2, and Orlowski who took the final round. In the triple A-Mains, there would also be three different winners but taking A1 in the fastest time it was Orlowski who took the overall on tie break from Iivonen, winner of A2. Winning A3 ahead of Berkan Kilic, Schumacher’s Daniel Kobbevik would complete the podium ahead of Kilic with his brother Burak Kilic in fifth.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]

May 18, 2026

Phend & Lemieux wins ROAR Dirt National titles

Xray pairing Dakotah Phend and Chase Lemieux are the 2026 ROAR 1:10 Dirt National Champions after winning the 2WD and 4WD Mod Buggy titles respectively at SDRC Raceway in San Diego over the weekend. Coming into the annual event as the reigning 4WD Champion, it was Phend who secured the 2WD TQ honours over the four rounds of qualifying ahead of Team Associated’s Aydin Horne, Spencer Rivkin and Davey Batta with defending champion Brennan Schimmel ending up back in P7. From the front Phend would win the opening two A-Main to secure the title with A3 winner Horne and Rivkin completing the podium ahead of Schummel who got up to fourth overall. Fresh from claiming his first ever ROAR National title last month in 2WD Buggy at Carpet Offroad Nationals at Maximus R/C Raceway in New Hampshire, Lemieux would claim the 4WD TQ on tie break from the Schumacher of Broc Champion, both driver having two TQ runs each. Phend, Rivkin, and Batta completed the top half of the 10-car A-Main grid. Winning a very close A1 from 2WD World Champion Champlin, Lemieux repeated the win in A2, this time ahead of Rivkin, to claim his second National title. Winning A3 from Rivkin, Champlin finished runner up ahead of the 2015 & 2019 World Champion with Phend missing out on the podium.

Image: Xray [Facebook]

May 14, 2026

Hudy Balkan RC Series – Summer Edition Announcement

Following a successful Winter Series, the organisers of the Hudy Balkan Series has announced details of its 2026 Summer Edition. With the Winter Edition attracting 175 entries, the four round Summer racing calendar will again visit both Bulgaria and Greece with racing categories for 10 electric and 3 nitro classes, which are open to all brands of cars. With Round 1 in Shumen in June, Round 2 travels to Sofia in August, before returning to Sumen in September for Round 3. The fourth round, the Grand Finals, will take racers to Dionisos in Greece at the end of October.

Source: Hudy Balkan Series [Facebook]

May 13, 2026

2026 1:8 Nitro Buggy European C/ship – Stage 2 Report

The organisers of this year’s EFRA 1:8 Nitro Buggy European Championship which will take place in Spain from June 23-27 has published its Stage 2 report for the event. Home to the annual Buggyland race, Club CARTT Fuencarral in Madrid will host the 44th running of the European Championship for the category with Xray’s David Ronnefalk heading the entry as the defending Champion. With the track prepared by Miguelo Izquierdo, the man who successfully brought back the Neo Race this year as Neoland, the race will be directed by Javier Garcia. View the full Stage 2 Report here.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

May 12, 2026

Martin & Smith take Round 2 at British Buggy Nationals

Xray’s Lee Martin and Schumacher’s Ben Smith took the wins at the second round of the BRCA British 1:10 Offroad National Championships which took place at Bingham Model Raceway over the weekend. Opening with the 2WD action it was Round 1 4WD winner Smith who secured the TQ ahead of Xray’s Thomas Phipps with the winner of the season opener Josh Holdsworth qualifying P5. After a DNF in A1, Daniel Pole taking the win from P6, Smith would win A2 and 3 to overall and the lead of the championship. Defending Champion Tommy Hall and Pole would complete the podium. In Sunday’s 4WD action it was the Team Associated of Hall that took the TQ ahead of Martin and Smith. In the opening final Martin took the narrowest of wins ahead of Hall but the latter would deliver in A2 with himself and Martin again super close but a mistake a minute and a half into A3 by Hall handed Martin the lead and the veteran of 1:10 offroad stayed there to claim the overall win. Smith completed the podium. Round 3 of the championship will take racers to Robin Hood Raceway on May 30/31st.

Image: Xray [Facebook]