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July 28, 2026

Gens ace power for Ishikawa

Battery manufacturer Gens ace has announced factory support of young up & coming Japanese touring car talent Mahiro Ishikawa. The 17-year-old factory Yokomo driver has already made his mark on the RC racing scene as the Japanese National Champion in the Touring Car Stock Class and is now taking on a new challenge by competing in the highly competitive Modified Class. One to watch, Ishikawa only made his international race debut earlier this year when he travelled to Thailand for the legendary TITC but unfortunately fell ill after practice and was unable race.

Source: Gens Ace [gensace.de]

July 28, 2026

Sparko F8 Adjustable C-Hub System | Suspension Arm Upgrade

Taiwanese Buggy manufacturer Sparko has released new options for its successful F8 1:8 Buggy platform in the form of a new Adjustable C-Hub System and Suspension Arm Upgrade. The Aluminium Adjustable C-Hub System offers three caster options in one system giving racers greater tuning flexibility with interchangeable inserts that allow you to quickly change caster angles between 18°, 20°, and 22° to suit different track conditions and driving styles. The new upper and lower link mounting positions are engineered to complement Sparko’s 0°, 4°, and 7° KPI steering knuckle system. As caster and KPI settings are changed, the adjustable link positions help maintain the intended geometry, while expanding front-end tuning options.

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July 27, 2026

Phend doubles at Wicked Weekend

Xray’s Dakotah Phend pulled off the buggy double at the ‘The Wicked Weekend’ in Gainesville, Georgia, RaceTime Entertainment’s annual event attracting over 750 entries. Phend would secure the TQ in both Nitro and Electric Buggy. In Nitro qualifying after a DNF in Q1, he would topped Q2 & 3 to secure pole for the final ahead of Tekno’s Ryan Maifield and Team Associated pairing Spencer Rivkin and Brandon Rose. In eBuggy qualifying Phend took the overall TQ with the fastest time in the final qualifier with the Sparko of Jonah Wilson, fastest in Q1, lining up second ahead of Rivkin and Sworkz’s Mason Fuller, winner of the Nitro Buggy final last year. In the single 10-minute eBuggy Main, Phend would win by a comfortable 11-seconds over Rivkin with last years Top Qualifier Rose again completing the electric podium. In the earlier half hour 18 Buggy Nitro Final, Phend cruised to the win with the battle for who joined on the podium going the way of Rose in second and Tekno’s DNC double winner Seth VanDalen in third. In Nitro Truggy Maifield would take the win ahead of Phend and Fuller.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

July 27, 2026

SkyRC Shock Oil Bubble Buster

SkyRC has announced the introduction of its descriptively named new Shock Oil Bubble Buster, a compact vacuum degassing tool designed to help RC racers achieve more consistent suspension performance. Using adjustable negative pressure technology, the Bubble Buster removes trapped air and micro-bubbles from shock oil, helping restore predictable damping characteristics and making setup changes more repeatable. With 3–5V adjustable vacuum control, users can fine-tune the degassing strength for different oil viscosities, while dual XT60 (5–15V) and USB-C (5V) inputs provide flexible trackside and workshop operation. Supplied with multi-size supports, it is compatible with popular RC shock types including 1:8 offroad, 1:10 touring, and crawlers. In addition to shock maintenance, the Bubble Buster can also assist with foam tire additive absorption by using vacuum to remove trapped air inside the foam structure, allowing faster and more uniform preparation.

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July 27, 2026

Mugen Seiki MRX/MTX Update Shock Shafts

Reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champion manufacturer Mugen Seiki has announced the release of an updated shock shaft for its MRX platform, the new shafts also suitable for their MTX 1:10 Nitro Touring Car platform. Offered as both as part of a full shock set or just a pair of shafts, the new shock shaft has been updated from a nut-fastened design to an SiG2x6 screw fastening design.

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July 26, 2026

Orlowski back to winning ways at ETS Slovakia

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski returned to his winning ways in the ETS taking Round 2 in Slovakia with victory over Bruno Coelho, the driver who last year ended the Pole’s run of 12 consecutive wins in the series. Racing at the Hudy Arena, it was Coelho’s Infinity that topped seeding ahead of Orlowski and with Marc Rheinard heading the early home charge for Xray. In qualifying, reigning Champion Orlowski opened with the first of 3 TQ runs over the 5 rounds that would secure him the overall TQ. Topping the final qualifying, Coelho, winner of the season opener in the Netherlands, would line-up P2 on the grid. Behind Xray’s Alexander Hagberg completed with Top 3 ahead of Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker and Infinity’s Viktor Wilck. In A1 Orlowski lead from start to finish, a mistake by Coelho just before the half way distance which say him roll onto his roof allowing him to cruise to the win by over 7-seconds from Coelho who inherited P2 back after Hagberg suffered a mechanical failure & retired. In A2, despite the best efforts of World Champion Coelho, it was Orlowski who again took the win by just over 1-second to return to the top step of the podium. With Coelho winning A3 from Hagberg, the final result was the same as the qualifying order. Having qualified P7, Rheinard would finihsh fourth ahead of Volker with Schumacher’s Mattia Collina completing the Top 6. In Pro Stock Xray’s Jan Ratheisky took the TQ and win over reigning Champion & Round 1 winner Olivier Bultynck. While the battle for the win went to A3 after Bultynck won A2, contact frim Xray’s Adam Izsay ended the Awesomatix driver’s challenge for the win. The Belgian would claim second overall with Izsay taking the third step on the podium.

Image: Bruno Coelho [Facebook]

July 25, 2026

4 in a row as Balestri defends European title in France

Infinity’s Dario Balestri has successfully defended his EFRA 1:8 Onroad European Championship title, the Italian taking his Max powered IF18-3 to a fourth consecutive victory in France today. Racing at the Bourg-en-Bresse track, qualifying opened with French ace Maxime Ripoll topping the first of the five rounds with his Xray. New 2026 Serpent signing & 2023 Euro Nitro Series Champion Mirko Salemi would set the pace in Q2 before Top Seed Balestri went quickest in Q3. Another TQ run from Salemi in Q4 and Balestri in Q5 left the compatriots tied but on tie break it was 2-time World Champion Balestri who was the Top Qualifier. 2nd in qualifying would secure Salemi together with Infinity’s Carmine Raiola and 4th placed Ripoll direct spots into the Main final. The 2026 1:8 GT European Champion, Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani would qualify fifth to secure pole in his Semi with the other Semi pole going to the Capricorn of Toni Gruber. Unfortunately for the 2025 World Championship Top Qualifier, Catanzani would be given penalties over his refuelling that would leave him 4th at the end of the 20-minute encounter with only the Top 3 progressing. In the Last Chance Final he would retire with the Xray of Filippo Domanin becoming the 11th car on the grid. In the 45-minute final Balestri showed just why he is such a decorated 1:8 racer, eventually securing his 6th European title by almost 3-seconds from team-mate Riola with an impressive drive from Domanin seeing him come through the field to complete the podium at the 24th running of the championships just ahead of Salemi. Gruber would finish P5 with Ripoll, who ran as high as second & set the fastest lap of the race, completing the Top 6 at his home track.

Image: EFRA [Facebook]

July 24, 2026

Ovalwerks 2026 Resurgent Rubber Tire Kit

Indianapolis based oval car manufacturer Ovalwerks has announced its latest 1:10 offering, the updated 2026 Resurgent Rubber Tire Kit. The updates for the 2026 kit include a new chassis with a new Aluminium Crossbrace assembly that is moved forward to allow more room for the ESC with the large rubber tires. Another update is the Battery locator which now has more adjustment. With the rest of the kit remaining unchanged Ovalwerks will be offering an update kit with a foam update also coming soon.

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