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September 24, 2026

Another reigning World Champ for Singapore Nitro GP as Coelho confirmed

The Singapore International Nitro GP will celebrate its 20th Anniversary in style with the announcement of its 3rd reigning World Champion as Bruno Coelho is confirmed for the October 10-11 event. The 3-time back to back IFMAR 1:10 Electric Touring Car World Champion made his SINGP last year, returning to his roots to race nitro onroad, the category in which the Portuguese star learned his trade before his break through moment at the 2014 ISTC Worlds in the USA. With Mugen Seiki’s 1:8 Onroad World Champion Shoki Takahata and Infinity’s newly crowned 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Champion Naoto Matsukura already confirmed, Coelho might just need a few extra laps to settle into the newly resurfaced Radio Control Modellers’ Club’s track as he will come straight from having just raced for a week at the IFMAR 1:8 Nitro Buggy World Championship in Texas which gets underway in just a few days.

Source: RCMC Singapore [Facebook]

September 23, 2026

Canberra, Australia to open 2027 Asian Buggy C/ships season

With the latest season of the Asian Buggy Championships have just concluded recently in Indonesia, the high profile 1:8 Offroad Championship has announced a brand new host venue for the opening race of Season #5 which takes racers to Canberra, Australia. Kicking off the four round championship on February 10-14, Canberra Off-Road Model Car Club (CORMCC) is located in Australia’s capital, and is one of the country’s best, longest running venues, renowned for its natural dirt surface that grooves up beautifully. CORMCC has played host to many National Championship events, including the 2026 edition, and will be an ideal venue to open ABC ’27. The addition of Canberra and the new True North facility in the Philippines marks a new look for the series next year. In making this announcement and confirming new venues, ABC paid tribute to the Pine Hills and Counties RC teams that have hosted ABC races in recent years. After the season opener Round 2 will take races to the new Philippine Masters from Mar 31-Apr 4 before return to new for 2026 track Lap Paradise in Malaysia from May 26-30. Details for the fourth & final round of 2027 will be announced shortly.

Source: Asian Buggy Championships [asianbuggychamps.com]

September 23, 2026

3rd consecutive Italian title for Collina – Report

Schumacher’s Mattia Collina has secured his third consecutive Italian National crown in the premier Modified Touring Car class. ‘Le Caselle’ track in Arezzo hosted the 2026 Italian RC Touring Car Championship, the pinnacle event of the national season held under the sanction of ACI Sport, the Italian Motorsport Federation. The three-day competition brought together the country’s top drivers to challenge for four official national titles, combining high-speed action, technical precision, and relentless consistency. Making Collina victory this year even more significant, his brother Federico Collina finished second to seal a 1-2 at the top of the podium. The Xray of Orlando Fenili completed the top three ahead of Infinity’s Alessio Menicucci and Federico Randi. The remaining classes delivered equally compelling storylines. In Touring Stock, Luigi Ciavolino put an end to years of near-misses, claiming a deeply emotional first Italian title ahead of Flavio Paladin and Andrea Efficace. The LM +40 Masters category saw Alessandro Rampini complete a brilliant championship hat-trick, taking his third straight title in an increasingly competitive field ahead of Andrea Giusti and Alessandro Vanni. Meanwhile, Luca Tramelli captured the FWD national title, sharing the podium with runner-up Simone De Lorenzo and young talent Leo Marka in third. Beyond the senior honours, the weekend put a strong focus on the future of the sport. Supported by ACI Arezzo, ten Under-16 drivers were awarded the “Young Prospects” distinction, celebrating the dedication of the rising generation and the essential support of their families in advancing Italian RC motorsport.

Source: ACI Sport [acisport.it]

September 22, 2026

Todd wins Spanish eBuggy Championship Round 3

Mugen Seiki driver David Todd has won the latest round of the AECAR Spanish 1:8 eBuggy National Championships. Racing at Valladolid, host of the 2025 European eBuggy Championship, and the penultimate round of the 4 round National Championship attracted 40 drivers, and it was Todd who would secure the overall TQ. The 2024 Euro B Champion was fastest in 4 of the 5 rounds of which 3 counted. Fastest in Q4, Adrian Pariente put his Sparko second on the grid ahead of his brother Daniel’s Tekno. In the triple finals while Todd took the opener, it was Adrian Pariente who took A2 ahead of Todd pushing the decider to A3 which Todd duly won by over 5-seconds. After a DNF in A1, a pair of third places saw Daniel Pariente complete the podium. Todd would also take the win in eTruggy.

Image: David Todd [Facebook]

September 21, 2026

2026 MonTech New York Grand Prix – Entries Open

Following some delays due to technical gremlins, entries for the eighth running of the MonTech New York Grand Prix are now finally open. Established as one of the highlights on the annual American electric onroad racing calendar, registration for this year’s event has switched to the LiveRC platform and came be made here. Taking place on October 15-18 at the 360v2 indoor track in New Rochelle, New York, the race schedule will see drivers compete for top honours over a total of 10 different classes. Last year it was Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs who did the double winning both 1:12 Mod and Touring Car with NYGP debutant Lucas Urbain heading the international challenge. The French touring car ace would claim the final step on the Mod TC podium behind the race’s big 2024 winner Kemp Anderson. The vision of long time 1:12 racer and multiple World Championship finalist Donny Lia, the NYGP is the nearest thing RC will get to having a race in Time Square, the centre of the City That Never Sleeps just a 20-minute train ride from the track. Counting multiple World Champions Marc Rheinard (2022 NYGP Winner), Ronald Volker (2019 NYGP Winner), Alexander Hagberg, reigning 1:12 Stock World Champion Max Mächler, and Ollie Payne as previous participants, the 105 X 48 feet 360V2 is one of the biggest indoor tracks in the US. Red RC will be making the trip state side to cover the event for our third consecutive year.

Source: Fordham 360 Hobbies & Raceway [Facebook]

September 19, 2026

2027 FEMCA Asia Nitro C/ship – Registration Open

Following the very successful running of the IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car Championship in Italy, FEMCA have been in touch to highlight the opening of entries for the 2027 Asia Nitro Championship which will be hosted at England Park Raceway in Queensland, Australia. Scheduled for March 9 – 13, 2027, the race to become the official Champion of Asia will cater for at three IFMAR Nitro Onroad categories with racing for 1:10 Nitro Touring Car (200mm), 1:8 Onroad and 1:8 GT. The governing body for RC racing in Asia and Australasia, FEMCA represents 15 nations. Registration for 1:10 and 1:8 Onroad includes 8 sets control tyres, control fuel, entry & banquet for driver while 1:8 GT includes 3 sets of tyres. While registration is now open via rcracepal.com interested racers should note that registration closes 30 November, 2026 due to lead times need by tyre and fuel manufacturers. Host club Queensland Radio Circuit Car Racing Association has created an information document on the event and the each class which can be viewed here

Source: FEMCA [Facebook]

September 17, 2026

’26 1:10 Nitro Onroad World C/ship Chassis Focus Index

A decade after Gubbio hosted the IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship, the category was back in the world capital of nitro onroad racing with the return to Italy creating a real resurgence of interest in these 2.1cc powered cars. With 114 drivers from 20 countries turning laps of the Miniautodromo Internazionale M.Rosati, six car manufacturers were represented at the 11th edition of the Worlds with Infinity the best represented with 39% of the entry and Shepherd the smallest with just 4 drivers. In the 11 car Main final, we would see 5 x Capricorn, 3 x Infinity, an Xray, a Serpent and a Mugen Seiki make up the grid. During our race coverage, which was made possible thanks to the support of LensBodies, Energy Fuel, Gimar Engines, and PowerHD Servos, we managed to photograph cars from all 6 manufacturers including the winning car of Naoto Matsukura. In case you missed any of these we have compiled all 7 cars in our latest Chassis Focus Index.

View Chassis Focus Index here

September 16, 2026

Newly crowned World Champion Matsukura set for Singapore International Nitro GP

Having confirmed Mugen Seiki’s reigning double 1:8 Onroad World Champion Shoki Takahata earlier this month, the organisers of the Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix have now confirmed newly crowned 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Champion Naoto Matsukura for the 20th anniversary of the race. Like Takahata, Matsukura became a double Nitro Onroad World Champion, the first driver to achieve the accolade in 1:10, when the Infinity driver took the win in Gubbio, Italy, last Saturday. Taking place on October 10-11, the same weekend as the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, over the last two decades of the Singapore International Nitro GP, the Radio Control Modellers’ Club’s annual international race has welcomed numerous World Champions. 2026 looks like attracting its greatest line up of World Champions yet with drivers getting to race on the track’s newly laid asphalt.

Source: RCMC Singapore [Facebook]