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July 30, 2026

Reflex Racing RX28 World’s Edition Conversion Kit

Reflex Racing has released this World’s Edition Conversion Kit for its 1:28 RX28 competition car, the much awaited conversion kit working with both D or SE Gen 3 car kits. Features of the new WE Chassis are a narrower design and lower CG so as to provide faster corner speeds, direction changes and less chassis dragging/rubbing. The Chassis Rear Roll Center is more adjustable, with the reverse mounted side links, you can now lower the Roll Center Lower for less traction rolling. The Center Shock can be mounted further forward to allow for smoother, more forgiving cornering under most conditions. The lighter weight chassis with deeper pocketing for servo and battery lowers the CG while cutting weight so as to get as close to 160 grams in Plastic Body classes. Optional Tungsten plate for under the servo as well as under battery plate are available to bring the CG down and weight up for Lexan Classes. The kit also includes 2 pc tweak brace for easier side spring changes and a 1 pc braced motor mount for more durability.

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July 30, 2026

RC Maker SP2 Electric Touring Car

Two years on from top Australian international touring car racer Ryan Maker realising a life long dream to create his own electric touring car with the release of the SP1, RC Maker has just unveiled their new SP2 platform. The Melbourne manufacturer say the SP2 is ‘Built on a relentless pursuit of designing a unique, innovative and highly competitive touring car platform for professional to novice racers, and everyone in between!’ In development for the past 18 months, while they learnt from the SP1, despite the predecessor claiming numerous wins on different tracks all around the world, Maker identified several areas for improvement, as well as realising what made that car great. This built the foundations for the SP2… keeping it’s DNA the same, but re-engineering the design from the ground up. RC Maker will offer the SP2 in 3 chassis options, 2.2mm carbon, 1.5mm aluminium and 1.2mm spring steel.

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July 29, 2026

Capricorn Quantum Option Parts

Capricorn has released two new option parts intended for the Italian manufacturer’s Quantum 1:8 Nitro Onroad kit. Machined from carbon fibre, the Gear Bridge kit provides additional structural rigidity in the gearbox and rear axle area for an additional range of set-up tuning options. Also fitting the recently released Quantum 1:8 Electric, they have introduced a new single-piece version of the front lower arm mount that is integrated with the steering bellcrank mount.

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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 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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