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June 30, 2026

Hudy Balkan Series Round 1 Bulgaria – Report

The 2026 HUDY Balkan Series got underway at Multi RC Track in Shumen, Bulgaria over the weekend, with Xray’s Christian Kostadinov and Mugen Seiki’s Nathan Atlani taking Round 1 honours in the two featured classes. In the Elceram Modified class, qualifying saw Razvan Stroe edge out his nearest rival by just 0.02 seconds to claim TQ, with Kostadinov and Borislav Tranchev — making a welcome return to competition after several years away from the sport — also in contention. A1 fell to Kostadinov, who started from third on the grid and capitalised on a late mistake from Stroe to snatch the win in the closing stages. Kostadinov doubled up in A2 with a bold outside move through one of the circuit’s more demanding corners to seal the overall victory. In the EZpower Stock 13.5 Outlaw TC class, five qualifying rounds produced some of the tightest racing of the day, with Atlani, Christian Kostadinov and Viktor Georgiev trading pace throughout the session. When the dust settled, Atlani emerged on top to take the overall qualifier ahead of Kostadinov and Georgiev. The final reflected the qualifying battle, with Atlani converting his pole position into victory. Kostadinov crossed the line in second, while Georgiev rounded out the podium in third.

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June 30, 2026

Stanley defends Queensland State Title

Brayden Stanley has successfully defended his SpeedyRC RCRA QLD Electric Touring Car State title, the factory ARC driver taking the 2026 win at the Bayside R/C Car Club hosted race in Brisbane. The 20-year-old would secure the overall TQ as he took his A11 to the fastest time in 3 of the 4 qualifiers. Topping the times in Q3, Infinity’s Jesse Davis would line up 2nd on the grid ahead touring car returnee Christopher Sturdy, RC Maker’s Jeff Hamon, and Schumacher’s Simon Nicholson. In the triple finals after a DNF in A1, Davis taking that win, Stanley would control A2 & 3 to defend his 2025 Queensland State title. With a 2nd in A3, Hamon would compete the podium behind Davis with Sturdy finishing 4th. In 13.5 Touring it was Jordan Caruso took the spoils while 21.5 Superstock, the biggest category of the championships, it was Josh Evans who took the TQ and win.

Source: Brayden Stanley [Facebook]

June 16, 2026

TITC returns to Huge RC for 2027

The biggest international race on the Electric Touring Car calendar outside of the IFMAR World Championships, the organisers of the TITC have just announced that the 22nd running of the iconic Bangkok race will see it return to Huge RC in 2027. The race was last hosted by indoor asphalt track owned by 2002 ISTC World Champion Surikarn Chaidajsuriya in 2014 with Ronald Volker taking the win on that occasion. Chaidajsuriya was the winner of the inaugural TITC in 2003 and successfully defended that title in 2004. Held at the city’s other famous track RC Addict since 2015, after 10 editions there (no races held in 2021 & 22 due to Covid) it now switches to back after 13 years to Huge RC which was just recently awarded this year’s IFMAR ISTC World Championships replacing the cancelled China staging of the 13th running of the Electric Touring Car World title race. With Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski the defending back to back TITC Champion he will get the opportunity for a hat trick of wins when the race takes place from February 25-27th.

Source: TITC [titc.in.th]

June 15, 2026

Morganti wins USGP at new Groove R/C Raceway

The new Groove R/C Raceway track in Sheridan, Illinois, officially opened over the weekend with the hosting of the United States Grand Prix Presented By Ulti Tires and it was Mugen Seiki’s Diego Morganti who took the big win. Set to host the ROAR 2026 Fuel On-Road Nationals at the end of July, the USGP attracted 80 entries and in qualifying it was 2010 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Champion Ralph Birch who took the TQ honours with his Mugen Seiki ahead of Xray’s Max Kuenning with Morganti completing the Top 3. Leading away the 10 car 40-minute final unfortunately Birch would come to a stop after just a minute and a half of racing. That promoted Kuenning to the lead but only for a lap as he ran off the track as he came under pressure from Morganti. Once in front he would lead the race to the finish. Dropping to the back of the field, Birch would get restarted and rejoin, and setting the fastest lap of the race would recover to P2 ahead of Kuenning. In Nitro Touring Car it was Kuenning who took the TQ and win with Blake Bell and Andrew Quesenberry joining him on the podium.

Image: Mugen Seiki Racing [Facebook]

June 15, 2026

Nagashima becomes new Japanese 1:12 Champion

CRC’s Yugo Nagashima is the new JMRCA Japanese 1:12 National Champion. Hosted for the previous two years at the Tsukuba RC Park, this year the championship was staged at World Jam Racing track in the Gunma Prefecture. Four rounds of qualifying would see factory Roche driver Hayato Ishioka secure the Open Class TQ, the 2024 Champion fastest in all rounds. Behind it was Kazuki Yamashita who would start 2nd with Nagashima lining up P3 ahead of Yanagisawa Yoshiyasu with defending Champion Shota Watanabe completing the Top 5. In the finals Ishioka looked to continue his dominant form but on the final lap of A1 he would loose his lead with Nagashima getting through for the win along with Yamashita taking 2nd. A2 would see another Ishioka lead for half the race but again in the closing laps it was Nagashima who came through for the win at the Japanese title. Holding on to win A3, Ishioka would finish 2nd overall with Roche team-mate Watanabe completing the podium. In the Sports Class it was Toyoki Yamada who took the TQ and the title.

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June 8, 2026

Bernsten wins Oslo Open

Adrian Bernsten claimed the TQ & win at this year’s annual Oslo Open 1:8 Nitro Onroad race, the Norwegian taking victory ahead of Denmark’s Martin Lissau at Hverven Raceway located south of the Norwegian Capital. In qualifying it was former international touring car ace Bernsten who secured the TQ honours at his home track ahead of the Infinity of 2024 Oslo Open winner Francesco Tironi, Alexander Andersson and last year’s Top Qualifier Lissau. Topping all four qualifiers, and despite setting the fastest lap of the race Bernsten would still have to work for the win as he came under pressure from Tironi in the 45-minute final. Unfortunately while holding a second spot & battling for the lead a crash on the main straight with a lapped car would put an end to the Italian visitor’s race at the half hour mark. This promoted former 1:5 World Champion Lissau to second for an Infinity 1-2 with Swedish racer Dennis Jonsson completing the podium. In the Masters Class, it was Denmark’s Peter Harder who took the TQ & win with Scotty Ernst coming through for second while Björn Ohlson took the final podium step.

Image: Francesco Tironi [Facebook]

June 8, 2026

Polito wins ‘The Italian Race’ ahead of Ongaro

Sworkz’s Mattia Polito was the Nitro Buggy winner at the annual ‘The Italian Race’ hosted by the Ospyteam Offroad track in Gussago in the north of the country. In qualifying it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro who secured the TQ ahead of Polito, WIRC’s Andrea Trevisan and Mugen Seiki’s Kilic brothers, Berkan securing P4 ahead of Burak. Qualifying in P6 but winning his Semi Final in the fastest time, it would be Kyosho’s Riccardo Berton who started the final on pole ahead of Berkan, Polito and Ongaro, the latter the winner of the other Semi final. Over the 45-minute final Berton led early on before Berkan took a stint at the front but it was to be Polito and Ongari that would battle it out for the win. Despite the World Champion’s best efforts over the closing laps he couldn’t deny Polito the win. Behind it was Berton who completed the podium. In eBuggy it was Polito who secured the TQ ahead of Ongaro and the Sworkz of Elliott Boots and Berton. Using the traditional Nitro format of Semi Finals, it was to be Ongaro who after winning his 10-minute Semi secured pole for the final ahead of Polito, winner of the other Semi, Trevisan, Boots and Kyosho’s Marco Baruffolo. With a single 10-minute A-Main, it would be Baruffolo after taking the lead from Ongaro on lap 6 who took the win. Boots completed the podium.

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June 2, 2026

Sobue wins ‘Bali International Race of Champion’

Across all forms of sport ‘Destination Races’ have become a big thing and in terms of destinations Bali has to be up there for the world of RC racing with Axon’s Akio Sobue making the trip to and winning the Bali International Race of Champions. Famed as a destination for Digital Nomads, the Indonesian Island is also home to the Keramas Aero Park circuit and over the weekend it attracted an international 93 entries to compete over 4 categories of 1:10 Electric Touring Car. In Modified it was World Championship podium finisher Sobue who took the win ahead of Singapore’s Zak Lam making for an Axon 1-2. Porsha Mangilit, the first ever female racer to win the Tamiya Asia Cup, would compete the podium. In 13.5 Blinky it was Lam who took the TQ and win ahead of young Australian RC Maker driver Logan Rintoul who in turn took the win in FWD. Looking to combine racing with a holiday next season?, look out for the 2027 Bali International Race of Champion.

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