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September 4, 2025

2025 MonTech New York Grand Prix – Entries Open

Established as one of the highlights on the annual American onroad racing calendar, entries for the seventh running of the MonTech New York Grand Prix are now open. Taking place on October 16-19 at the 360v2 indoor track in New Rochelle, New York, the race schedule will see drivers complete for top honours over 9 different classes. Last year it was Awesomatix’s Kemp Anderson who took his first NYGP victory securing the big win of the weekend in 1:12 Mod ahead of Donny Lia and Germany’s 1:12 Spec World Champion Max Machler. In Mod Touring Car it was Keven Hebert who took the spoils for Xray. Counting multiple World Champions Marc Rheinard (2022 NYGP Winner), Ronald Volker (2019 NYGP Winner), and Alexander Hagberg as previous participants, having attended its first NYGP last year Red RC is excited to once again be heading stateside to report on the battles to become a 2025 MonTech New York Grand Prix Champion.

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September 4, 2025

’25 1:8 Elec. Offroad World C/ship Chassis Focus Index

2025 will go down in the history books as the year that IFMAR staged the inaugural 1:8 Electric Offroad World Championship with 116 drivers from around the world travelling to Portugal last week for 5 days of action at the Barcelos Buggy Arena track located in the north of the country. While 1:8 Nitro Buggy is the established blue ribbon category of offroad racing, 19 World Champions having been crowned so far, eBuggy is a hugely important market for the industry for both chassis and electronics manufacturers. Many manufacturers were very open about how eBuggy kits generate more main stream sales than nitro, all thanks to its plug & play and no mechanic required simplicity. Now the category has its first World Champion and a very worthy one at that in Danish talent Marcus Kaerup, the 17-year-old’s win bringing Team Associated’s tally of IFMAR World titles to an impressive 34!! While not achieving the same size entry as nitro, which enjoys capacity 180 entries, the first eBuggy Worlds was successfully executed and set a strong foundation for future editions, the United States the stage for the next eBuggy Worlds in 2027 (P.S. IFMAR can you please allow trackside commentary next time so everyone can experience an atmosphere that a World Championship deserves!). During our coverage, which was made possible thanks to electronics manufacturer Team Cayote, we managed to photograph buggies from 8 different manufacturers for our ‘Chassis Focus’. Interestingly, such was the desire to become the first ever 1:8 Electric Buggy World Champions, and have an edge on their rivals, two manufacturers only allowed their cars to be photographed after the event was complete on Saturday evening. With 13 drivers lining up for the triple A-Main, buggies from 7 different manufacturers added great variety with Team Associated, Xray and Sworkz sharing the honour of most cars in the final with 3 each. We have compiled the 8 buggies we got our hands on in our latest Chassis Focus Index.

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September 3, 2025

Team GFRP 2026 Assault Sprint Car Kit

Celebrating 20 years of manufacturing and racing in the RC dirt oval world in 2025, Indiana based Team GDRP has released its latest Sprint Car kit, the 2026 Assault. Featuring a newly designed chassis plate for optional stiffness with the new three post molded cage. A laid in front shock tower paired with small bore bladder shocks now comes stock in the kit to compliment the new cage and wing mount. The 2026 Assault has kept the dual bell crank steering platform, but has updated to 70mm molded arms and a new style caster block to allow a better steering response. A droop bulkhead comes stock in the kit to allow for optional droop plate. Adjustability through the rear end has broadened completely. The rear shock tower has doubled its options for mounting the rear shocks to allow for more tuning. The 2025 Layback transmission with its 39T idler gear appropriates less wear and more smooth power delivery; the diff height adjusters pair with the new plunge rear axles to change the geometry of the dogbones. The transmission changes are integrated with new 0/3 toe blocks, a wider outer rear adjustable arm, and a lighter rear camber link mount to adjust for more track conditions. The kit also features the GFRP springs and lowered spring cups to enable a better baseline for the car.

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September 3, 2025

Team Associated tease return to 1:10 Formula

Having made a widely welcomed returned to Electric Touring Car last year at the World Championships in California and recently announced its entry into the 1:28 pan car category, Team Associated continues its onroad return with a teaser that hints at an upcoming 1:10 Formula kit release. Once a major player in the competition electric onroad market but then departing the market and solely focusing on offroad, the American manufacturer appears to be returning in force after the release of the TC8 Touring Car. Teasing its newest project with the quote “I am an artist. The track is my canvas, and my car is my brush” from Formula 1 legend Graham Hill, it is over 8-years since AE first entered the Formula class with the release of the RC10F6. Using the hastag #WhatsNext in the social media post it added, ‘Considered the pinnacle of motorsport due to its combination of cutting-edge technology, exceptional driver skill, and global reach, representing the highest class of international single-seater racing.’

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September 2, 2025

Hall successfully defends both British 1:10 Offroad titles

Team Associated’s Tommy Hall has successfully defended both his 2WD and 4WD BRCA British 1:10 Buggy Championship titles, the latter coming to a thrilling conclusion at the season finale hosted by Robin Hood Raceway over the weekend. In Saturday’s 2WD action, the title already wrapped up by Hall, it was Schumacher’s Ben Smith who took the TQ and Round 6 win ahead of Hall and Neil Cragg. His first win of the season, the result helped him to claim the runner-up spot in the championship 1-point ahead of Cragg, the weekend marking the end of the former World Championship illustrious racing career. In 4WD, Hall needed to TQ and win to retain the championship and the former European Champion rose to the occasion. Winning A1 & 2 ahead of Smith to claim his third win of 2025, it was this that gave him the tie-break over Smith as they both ended the championship on 150 points – Smith with two wins, Hall with three. Getting a guard of honour from his fellow A finalists, Cragg would complete the season finale podium and claim 3rd overall as he signed off on racing having achieved the century of National Race wins earlier in the season.

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September 1, 2025

Harper caps off British title with win No.4

Successfully defending his BRCA British Electric Touring Car Championship title, Schumacher’s Elliott Harper has capped off another successful campaign with his 4th win at the season finale. While Awesomatix’s Olly Jefferies took the win at the 2025 season opener ahead of Harper, since then the former World Championship finalist Harper has dominated the championship making it four wins in a row over the weekend’s fifth round 5 which took place on the Cotswold track. In qualifying Harper secured the TQ ahead of former Champion Kyle Branson with Peter Eagles, Andy Murray, Stefan Chodzynski, and Chris Grainger completing the Top 6. In the finals, Harper won the opening two while Branson took A3 to claim second spot on the podium ahead of the Schumacher of Eagles. In 17.5 Stock, Awesomatix’s Ben Moorey took the TQ & win ahead of Zak Finlay and James Hart.

Image: Schumacher [Facebook]

September 1, 2025

Gruber takes second ENS win of 2025

Capricorn’s Toni Gruber has claimed his second win of the 2025 Euro Nitro Series, the German taking the Round 3 victory at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Simon Kirzbuch. Winner of the season opener at Ettlingen in Germany, Gruber would secure the TQ by topping the opening 3 of the 4 rounds of qualifying. Posting a TQ run in the final round, reigning Champion Kurzbuch, who won the previous round at Aigen in Austria, would qualify second on the grid ahead of Infinity’s Teemu Leino and ARC’s Silvio Hachler. Despite tricky weather conditions for finals day, the dry 45-minute Main would see Gruber dominate to win by almost 2-laps from Kurzbuch despite the Swiss driver setting the fastest lap. The big moment of the race would come as it approached the final minute, as Leino’s car had a problem and came to a halt, this allowing Hachler to complete the podium. In 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, Poland’s Jakub Rozycki continued to rule the season as he made it three wins in a row finishing 2-laps clear of defending champion Melvin Diekmann and Tim Benson.

Image: Ielasi Tuned [Facebook]

September 1, 2025

Asian Buggy Championships Indonesia – Cancelled

The organisers of the upcoming Asian Buggy Championships season finale which was set to take place in Jakarta have cancelled the race due to the civil unrest that Indonesia is currently experiencing. The fourth round was scheduled to run from September 10-14th at Westside Raceway in the capital and bring a conclusion to a very successful 3rd season the championship, However, due to safety concerns for racers, track owner Adrian Wicaksono advised championship promoter Scotty Ernst to cancel the race. Having debuted on the championship calendar last year, the dirt track a huge hit with racers, the unfortunate announcement was communicated directly to registered racers in a letter from Ernst who emphasised ‘Everyone’s safety is our number one concern’.

View Race Organiser’s communication here