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November 5, 2026

Capricorn announce team for Asia Nitro Party

Italian manufacturer Capricorn has just announced a strong team line-up for the 2nd edition of the Asia Nitro Party at the world class Hongyu GDC track in China. Taking place from January 15-17, 2027 marks Capricorn’s official debut at the race as they field Toni Gruber in 1:8 Onroad, Kyle Branson in 1:10 Nitro Touring, and Gabriele Paloschi in 1:8 GT. Gruber becomes the latest World Champion set to visit the track in Foshan for the first time, the German sure to be a contender for the 1:8 win. Making an impressive return to nitro racing at the IFMAR Nitro Touring Car World Championships in Gubbio, Italy, this year, Branson also makes the trip to Hongyu GDC for the first time as does Italian Championship race winner Paloschi. A race that is quickly establishing itself as the international season opener in the same way Electric Touring Car racers have the TITC in Thailand, Capricorn’s factory entry further endorses the Asia Nitro Party international status which saw Infinity, Serpent, Genius Racing, Raptor, and O.S. Speed all send team drivers for the inaugural event. Attracting a high quality entry, with the multi circuit facility making a major impression on those visitors, it was Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura who took the 1:8 Onorad win from Italian Xray driver Filippo Domanin and Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani. In 1:8 GT, Frenchman Bernard-Alain Arnaldi took the win for Genius ahead of the Raptors of World Champion Alessio Mazzeo and Natanaele Senesi. With Southern China experiencing mild weather in January, the timing of the Asian Nitro Party is the perfect opportunity for European nitro racers to break-up the traditional Winter off-season and compete at an event that has already made a mark on establishing itself as a major annual event on the international nitro onroad race calendar. Red RC are looking forward to kicking off a busy season of race coverage by travelling to the city of Foshan and returning to this very impressive venue to cover the Nitro Party which will see the facility echo to the sound of nitro engines.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

October 26, 2026

Romagnoli wins Italian 1:8 National Championship finale

Xray’s Luca Romagnoli has won the third & final round of the AMSCI 1:8 Onroad Italian National Championship which was staged at the 2027 IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship circuit Fiorano over the weekend. In qualifying it was Jonathan Gandin who took the TQ ahead of Xray pairing Filippo Domanin and Romagnoli with Round 2 winner Francesco Tironi qualifying P5 ahead of the Leno round Top Qualifier Mirko Salemi. With the race attracting a number of international racers including Capricorn’s Toni Gruber & Thilo Diekmann from Germany, and Mugen Seiki’s Burak Kilic, in the 45-minute final it was Romagnoli who became the third different winning of the season. He took the win from long time race leader Domanin by just over half a lap with Infinity’s Lamberto Collari keeping the veterans in the mix as he claimed the final step on the podium ahead of Gandin from P6 on the grid. Overall Infinity’s Andrea Muscolino was crowned the overall Champion from Ielasi Tuned’s Luca Ielasi who was winner of the season opener at Locorotondo back in May.

Image: Infinity [Facebook]

October 26, 2026

Another dominant weekend for Payne at Masters of Foam

Having done the double in New York last weekend at the MonTech New York Grand Prix, Excelerate RC’s Ollie Payne returned to Europe to take the double at the Masters of Foam in Belgium. Having established itself as one of the major races on the international 1:12 calendar, this year’s Miniatuur Racing Club Zwevegem organised event attracted 146 entries with Payne coming into the event as the defending Champion in both Modified and Stock. In qualifying the British driver would secure both TQ honours with the Xray of Norway’s Mathias Nedrebo his closest rival in Mod and the Schumacher of Finland’s Niko Saarinen the nearest challenger in Stock. Able to wrap up both 2026 wins in A2, on the Modified podium he was joined by A3 winner Nedrebo and Schumacher’s Matthieu Dambrine in 3rd. In Stock Awesomatix’s 3rd place qualifier Olivier Bultynck won A3 to secure second ahead of Saarinen. In 1:12 17.5 GT it was British racer Adam Southgate who took the win.

Image: Trackside RC Media [Facebook]

October 26, 2026

IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World C/ships publish Stage 1 Reports

Following IFMAR’s recent release of its 2027 Calendar in which 4 of the season’s five World Championships are listed, the two Nitro Onroad events have just published their Stage 1 Reports in preparation for hosting the sport’s most coveted races. Both iconic and world famous tracks, their Stage 1 reports give basic information to help those planning to attend with the follow up Stage 2 Report outlining more specific & detailed information for competitors attending. Lostallo with its Swiss mountains backdrop hosts the 1:8 GT Worlds from 26-31 July with two titles to be crowned in that time – Nitro GT and Electric GT. Only the 4th running of the GT Worlds, in the Stage Report compiled by the Swiss RC Car Clubs Association (SRCCA) and the Mini Racing Ticino and Moesa (MRTM), it is interesting to note that the nearest airport to the 2009 1:8 Onroad Worlds track is actually across the border in Italy. Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) is located 130kms from the small village. Having just hosted the final round of the Italian National Championship over the weekend, Fiorano is located in Italy’s famous Modena region famed for its traditional Balsamic Vinegar and a certain car manufacturer known for its scarlet red models. In its Stage 1 Report, host club New Minicar Fiorano A.S.D. goes into a little more specific details regarding its schedule which runs from 2-12 September but hopefully the 12th spare weather day won’t be required. IFMAR’s original category continues to be the longest event despite calls each year for it be reduced. To view the full Stage 1 Reports click here for 1:8 GT and here for 1:8 Onroad.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]

October 24, 2026

PRO 10 European Cup 2027 – Announcement

The organisers of the annual PRO 10 European Cup has official announced MVRC Monteux track in France as the new stage for the 2027 edition of the race next Summer. Scheduled to run from July 01-04, the confirmation of the fifth edition is significant given this year’s racing was halted due to a fire outbreak at a tyre recycling facility next to the host track of Mini Racing Team Essonne. Having attracted over 100 entries, up significantly from the almost 60 at the 2024 race held Grenoble, France, the 2026 entry was headed by Xray’s Alexander Hagberg. Taking to social media afterwards, the Swede was full of phrase for the event calling it ‘one of the most memorable weeks of racing in my career’. Once a World Championship class, despite PRO 10 loosing its status it has continued to enjoy an enthusiastic following and under the guidance of PRO10 Series, the PRO 10 European Cup has become a major annual event for the category.

Source: PRO10 Series [Facebook]

October 22, 2026

Groskamp attempts Fastest LEGO-brick RC Car Guinness World Record

Having brought us the ‘The Direct Drive Experiment’, a unique four in-wheel drone motors powered IF14 Speciale, multiple World Champion Jilles Groskamp has another interesting project to share with a Guinness World Record attempt for the Fastest LEGO-brick remote controlled model car. Again teaming up with engineer Hans Janssen and back at his home track MACH – Model Auto Club Heemstede in the Netherlands which this years celebrates 50 years, Groskamp has this time swapped his regular Infinity for a car made from Lego with his electronics sponsor Team Cayote once again involved in this project. Telling us about his newest project at the recent Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix, and some of the technical details that have gone into making the Guinness World Record speed attempt, Groskamp has shared a ‘teaser’ video with the record is still pending and waiting for approval. Watch the Teaser Video here.

Source: Jilles Groskamp [Facebook]

October 19, 2026

Wasson, Duthie, and Sanderson crowned Australian National Champions

Multiple World Championship host track John Grant International Raceway in Sydney staged the 2026 RCRA Nitro Onroad National Championships over the weekend where Anthony Wasson (GT), Luke Duthie (1:8), and Nathan Sanderson (Nitro Touring) where crowned the champions. Hosted by New South Wales Radio Controlled Racing Car Club, qualifying would see drivers run 6 rounds with the Infinity of defending 1:8 Champion Duthie going on to become Top Qualifier with 4 TQ runs from Daniel Burrows who topped Q4 & 5. In Nitro Touring, Tye Moylan took all but one qualifier to TQ ahead of Tate Firth with Sanderson securing P3 on the grid. 1:8 GT it was also the defending Champion who would start on pole, Wasson taking his Serpent to the TQ ahead of Rick Seymonsbergen and Alistair Ritchie. With 45-minute Mains, the first title to be settled was 1:8 GT with Wasson going back to back with a comfortable win over Lockie Roah and Seymonsbergen. Next up was the 1:10 final and setting the fastest lap of the race with his Infinity Sanderson came through to take the win ahead of Moylan and Firth, this the PDNR club member’s first ever RCRA title. In 1:8 New Zealander Duthie was untouchable as he claimed his first RCRA National title, his first being in 2018. Joining him on the podium would be 3rd place qualifier Scott Robinson and Last Chance Final winner Michael Tohmeh.

Image: RC Race Media [Facebook]

October 19, 2026

Kilic wins 10th Edition Reds Grand Prix

The 10th edition of the Reds Grand Prix was staged over the weekend where Mugen Seiki’s Burak Kilic took the win, the results based on qualifying after Sunday’s schedule was unable to run due to bad weather. Organised by Italian engine brand Reds Racing at the OSPY Team track in Gussao, Italy, it was factory Kyosho driver Marco Baruffolo who topped seeding from Kilic. In qualifying it was defending Champion Kilic who secured the TQ, the Turkish driver topping two of the three rounds. Fastest in the opening qualifier, factory Kyosho driver Marco Baruffolo qualified second ahead of Sworkz Elliott Boots, WIRC team driver Andrea Trevisan and the Sworkz of Mattia Pollito. With Sunday rained out, the qualifying order would be declared the result. Also taking the TQ in eBuggy and Nitro Truggy it would be a triple victory weekend for Kilic, able to run Saturday night’s Truggy Main he won the half hour race from Daniel Gronlund.

Image: Burak Kilic [Facebook]