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May 11, 2026

Balestri & Groskamp win ENS season opener

The latest season of the Euro Nitro Series kicked off at Minidrom Ettlingen in Germany over the weekend where it was double success for Infinity with Dario Balestri winning 1:8 and Jilles Groskamp winning 1:10. In 1:8 qualifying it was the Mugen Seiki of Simon Kurzbuch that set the pace, the Swiss driver topping all four qualifiers to secure TQ honours ahead of Balestri. Counting two P2 runs it was the Capricorn of reigning champion Toni Gruber who completed the Top 3 on the grid ahead of Serpent pairing Marco Weigerding and Mirko Salemi. In the 45-minute final, Kurzbuch would lead away but with 8-minutes done as the former World Champion exited pit lap after his second stop attempting to keep his lead he and Balestri made contact with the Italian land on his roof. While Kurzbach waited this allowed Gruber to the lead. The German would lead until the 25-minute to go mark when Balestri squeezed passed as the leader exited pit lane after refuelling. Unfortunately just after stopping for new tyres Gruber would suffer a problem retire in pit lane. This left Balestri to lead the race home for the final 20-minutes chased by Kurzbuch. Starting from 11th on the grid, Dutch Infinity driver Robbin Hertong completed the podium ahead Weigerding, Rick Vrielijnck, and ARC’s Silvio Hächler.

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May 11, 2026

Ongaro wins Worlds Warm-up Race at Thornhill

With this year’s 13th annual The Dirt Lonestar Challenge doubling up as the official Warm-Up Race for the 1:8 Nitro Buggy World Championship later this year it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro who took the win. Racing at the covered Thornhill Racing Circuit in Texas, it would be an Italian 1-2 as Ongaro was followed home by Sworkz’s of Mattia Polito while American Ryan Maifield completed the podium for Tekno. In qualifying it was Ongaro who was fastest in the opening two qualifiers to secure the overall RQ ahead of Sworkz’s Mason Fuller who topped the third & final round. Polito would end qualifying P3 ahead of the Kyosho of recent Asian Buggy Championships Indonesia winner Phi-Long Nguyen with European Champion Juan Carlos Canas completing the Top 5. Winning his Semi final from Canas’ Sworkz, Ongaro would like up on pole for the 1-hour final ahead of the Spaniard, Polito and Brandon Rose winner of the first Semi. From the front Ongaro, who will chase a fourth consecutive World title in September, took control of the race to win by 2-laps. He would make it double winning weekend in Hutto, also taking the eBuggy win comfortably ahead of team-mate Spencer Rivkin and Fuller as Top Qualifier Nguyen dropped to fourth.

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May 11, 2026

Rubrix Racing Lazer ZX Race Pack Conversion Kit

Specialising in building and restoring replica RC car models for racers and collectors, Rubrix Racing Products has unveiled their all-new Kyosho Lazer ZX-RRP Race Pack Conversion Kit. The legendary Kyosho Lazer 1:10 Buggy returns with a modern-era transformation, reimagined through the unmistakable Rubrix Racing Products design philosophy. Combining originality with race-inspired innovation, the ZX-RRP platform delivers aggressive styling, and a performance-focused layout built to stand apart from the ordinary. Every detail has been carefully developed to enhance both form and function, creating a bold new vision for vintage RC racing. The conversion kit includes 8 precision-cut carbon fibre components with key features including its direct fit for the ZX & ZX-RR platforms. Optimised for Big Bore Shocks it also improves weight distribution: A center-rear LiPo mounting position allows adjustable battery placement forward or backward across the chassis for enhanced tuning flexibility and balanced handling characteristics.

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May 11, 2026

Xray GTXE’27 1:8 Electric GT

Xray has presented the latest edition of its European Championship winning 1:8 Electric GT, the GTXE’27. A title they will try to defend at the end of this month in Portugal, features of the new kit include an all-new flat 3mm aluminium chassis with increased battery cooling & completely flat profile, including side sections, eliminating front kick-up for lower CG. A new composite front bumper has been specifically designed for the flat chassis layout together with a new lightweight foam bumper for reduced weight. The car also gets new front bulkheads adapted to the flat chassis configuration while new rear bulkheads are designed to accommodate upper centre top deck mounting. A stronger, lowered motor mount has also been introduced for improved service access & reduced centre of gravity.

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May 11, 2026

3Racing Zero Cero Touring Car

3Racing has announced the upcoming release of its Zero Cero 1:10 Electric Touring Car. Opening pre-order for their latest kit, the Hong Kong manufacturer say it is 15 years in the making. Named after the legacy that started it all the Sakura (Zero) and Cero, this car is a complete reinvention. 95% all-new design and featuring an ultra-low centre of gravity architecture, 3Racing’s signature pink colour scheme also makes its return. Key features of the Zero Cero include the chassis front end shortened by 15mm for sharper cornering with the full-width 77mm narrow chassis reducing lean contact in corners. Ultra-short shock absorbers give an eye-to-eye of just 34.4mm eye-to-eye. The kit also includes a dual-bearing differential with gasket oil seal and front triple-joint driveshaft with dual-cup for steering stability. The carbon fibre chassis is short-cell battery compatible and some of the all-new parts also compatible with previous Gen Cero models As a first batch bonus, due to ship on May 22, every kit will come with a free SAK-Z104B 1.2mm Steel Chassis.

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May 10, 2026

RaceOpt FFV4S Dolphin 1:10 FWD Touring Car

With the release of their FFV4 Dolphin at the start of 2025 generating lots of interest at the time, Hong Kong brand RaceOpt has updated its Front Wheel Drive Touring Car with the release of the FFV4S. The S kit features a new dual rear long trailing arm independent suspension moving away from the single piece suspension set-up of the previous kit. Having previously offer a limited edition Rear Suspension Conversion Kit, the updated FFV4S kit standard design of using two separate carbon fibre trailing arms helps to keep rear the wheels vertical, maximising grip and stability.

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May 9, 2026

Serpent legend Salven joins Ielasi Tuned

Ielasi Tuned engines has welcomed veteran 1:8 Onroad racer & Serpent legend Michael Salven to its team. The announcement was made at this weekend’s opening round of the 2026 Euro Nitro Series at Minidrom Ettlingen in Germany. A World Championship Top Qualifier, a European Champion, and multiple German Champion, Salven has been both successful as a racer, since joining Serpent in 1980, and as chief designer of their cars over the last three decades. In joining Daniele Ielasi’s engine brand, a racer with whom he enjoyed many on track battles, Salven joins Serpent’s star driver Andrea Catanzani in representing the Italian company and running their Pista Team Edition engine.

Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]

May 8, 2026

Awesomatix FFL-FXR Flex Links Set

New from Awesomatix comes this FFL – FXR Flex Links Set for their A800FXR FWD Touring Car. The set drastically increases the rear chassis flex which results in increased mid-corner rotation – particularly noticeable sharper turns. It also increases the agility while maintaining good rear-end stability, ensuring precise handling. Awesomatix advise that the 14 piece set can be only used with #2 and #4 wheelbase settings.

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