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September 28, 2026

1:8 Offroad Worlds coverage presented by RUDDOG

The 2-year wait is finally over and thanks to Ruddog Racing we have just arrived in Hutto, Texas, ready to spend the next 6 days telling the story of how the 20th running of the IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship unfolds at Thornhill Racing Circuit. The eigth time we will report on the categories biggest race, this is the third time our coverage has been presented by Ruddog Racing. Based in Germany, Ruddog is a company steeped in offroad racing history being a distributor for 35-time World Champion manufacturer Team Associated and iconic offroad tyre brand JConcepts to name but a few. Founded in 2006 by Sven Rudig, the same year as Red RC joined the world wide web, as an avid offroad racer himself he has developed Ruddog into having their own product ranges such as Ruddog Racing which offers a line of nitro engines and electronics. They are also behind Revolution Design Racing Products which has established itself as a designer & producer of high-quality tuning parts that are hugely popular upgrades among offroad racers. 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of the crowning of the inaugural 1:8 Buggy World Champion Frederic Vesseyre in France in 1986 and a decade since David Ronnefalk won the last US staged Worlds with victory in Las Vegas in 2016. As the current World Champion Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro will chase a record extending 4-in-row this week but the Italian faces strong opposition from US drivers all looking to become the first to win the sport’s biggest prize on home soil.

Source: Ruddog [ruddog.eu]

September 28, 2026

Urbain claims French title with TQ & Win at Marmagne

Awesomatix’s Lucas Urbain has secured the FFVRC 2026 French 1:10 Modified Touring Car National title in style with TQ & victory at the season finale over the weekend. Racing at the Marmagne track in central France, qualifying for Round 5 of the championship would see Urbain top all but one round of qualifying, French touring car veteran Cyril N’diaye posting a TQ run in Q2 to line up second for the A-Mains. A multiple National Champion, RC Maker’s Rémi Callens competed the Top 3 followed by Thomas Vigneron. In the triple finals, Urbain took the first two, A1 ahead of Callens and A2 ahead of N’diaye, to seal the deal. With N’diaye winning A3 from Callens that was how they would complete the podium as the race brought a close to the outdoor season.

Image: Lucas Urbain [Facebook]

September 28, 2026

Tironi wins Round 2 of Italian 1:8 National Championship

Infinity’s Francesco Tironi has taken the win at the second round of the AMSCI 1:8 Onroad Italian National Championship. Racing at the Leno track in the north of the country, it was the Serpent of Mirko Salemi who secured the TQ honours setting fastest times in 3 of the 4 qualifying round. Fastest in Q2, Xray’s recent 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship podium finisher Filippo Domanin would qualify P2 with Tironi in third ahead of young Luca Ielasi, the Top 4 going directly to the Main. Unfortunately a problem for Salemi at the start of the 45-minute final ended his chances of the win but setting the fastest lap of the race he would recover to P4. Up front Tironi would take his first National win in some time with a 3.1-second winning margin over Domanin. Securing P5 on the grid after victory in the Semi Finals, Andrea Muscolino’s Infinity completed the podium. The National Championship concludes on October 25th with the third & final round at the iconic Fiorani track.

Image: Francesco Tironi [Facebook]

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]