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August 31, 2026

Tellez crowned 1:8 Euro B Buggy Champion in Portugal

Usually a marker of more to come, Spanish racer Iker Tellez is the new EFRA 1:8 Nitro Buggy European B Champion, the Team Associated driver winning the title ahead of Top Qualifier Bradley Baird at the ACDB Os Beirões track in Guarda, Portugal. A champion that counts David Ronnefalk, Juan Carlos Canas, Riccardo Berton, and Mattia Polito as some of its past champions, in qualifying it was the Mugen Seiki of Northern Ireland’s Baird that secured the overall TQ with fastest times in the final 2 of the 4 rounds. Fastest in the opening round, British Agama driver Erik Lykke qualified in P2 followed by Tellez, fastest in Q2, and Portuguese Xray driver Pedro Gomes. Winning his Semi in the fastest time it was Lykke who started on pole ahead of Tellez, Gomes and Baird. At the start of the 45-minute final a strong start by Tellez saw him take a lead he wouldn’t relinquish with the fastest lap of the race helping him to a winning margin of over half a lap on Baird. Lining up 11 on the 13 car grid, Spain’s Erik Becerril Rodríguez came through to complete the podium with his Team Associated ahead of the similar buggy of Italy’s Andrea Cairoli.

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August 31, 2026

Edmunds becomes double FEMCA Asian Champion in Malaysia

Australian Team Sparko driver Jayden Edmunds completed the double at the FEMCA 1:8 Offroad Asian Championship which took place in Malaysia over the weekend. Racing on the oil treated Putrajaya Offroad RC Park track which is located south of the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, the race to be crowned the official champion of Asia attracted just 49 drivers and with Kyosho’s back to back champion Phi-Long Nguyen not in attendance this year, the title was wide open. In qualifying five rounds saw Edmunds take the TQ with 3 fastest runs compared to the two of the compatriot Zac Foster whose Mugen Seiki took P2. In eBuggy, Edmunds, who only joined Sparko at the end of June, completed a clean sweep to lock in the TQ again ahead of Foster. In the 12-car eBuggy main, Edmunds took A1 and 2 to lift his first FEMCA title before going on to secure the double in the 1-hour 15-car Nitro final. From the front he controlled the race to win with a comfortable margin over Foster while from P4 on the grid it was Malaysia’s very own Ken NG who completed the podium with his Sparko.

Image: Jayden Edmunds [Facebook]

August 26, 2026

Asian Buggy C/ships Finale – Indonesia Track Reveal

With the season finale of the Asian Buggy Championships in Indonesia just over a week away (September 3-6), host track West Side Raceway in the capital of Jakarta has revealed its latest master piece on which racers will compete. Set to wrap up the fourth season of the Scotty Ernst promoted championship which visited New Zealand, Malaysia, and Australia already this year, the final stop returns to Indonesia after a year’s absence. On the first visit to the track in 2024, which is owned by well known international racer Adrian Wicaksono, it was Infinity driver Kouki Kato who took the win before going on to win the overall championship title the following season. Red RC are excited to returning to West Side Raceway to cover all the action at the concluding round of the Asian Buggy Championships at the very impressive track.

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August 24, 2026

Berkan Kilic takes German 1:8 eBuggy National Title

A week after his brother Burak won a round of the Belgian eBuggy Nationals, Mugen Seiki’s Berkan Kilic has won the DMC German National title in the category. Racing at the predominantly astro surface Offroad Heiligenstadt track, the title race attracted 75 entries with Kilic taking his LRP powered MBX8R to the fastest time in all five qualifying rounds. Behind it was the Xray of Aaron Waltz who qualified second with Aaron Schwarz completing the Top 3. Winning his Semi Final, Waltz winning the other, Kilic would start the triple finals on pole. Winning the first of the 10-minute encounters by 8-seconds, a repeat win in A2 gave Kilic the title. With Walt winning A3, he would finish Runner-up with the Team Associated of 2024 National Nitro Champion Aaron Rönick completing the podium ahead of the Infinity of Thomas Tekaat.

Image: Berkan Kilic [Facebook]

August 20, 2026

Hara Factory Build RC10 Brian Kinwald Edition

While we have become used to weekly RC10 ‘Special Edition’ releases from Team Associated, with the upcoming Team Associated Vintage Championships is Las Vegas, RC Legend Atsushi Hara has built his very own ‘Hara Purple’ Brian Kinwald Edition for the race. In recent years the onroad and offroad World Champion, who is now a brand ambassador for Team Cayote, has leveraged his ‘Hara Purple’ with a number of product deals and limited edition kit releases. Along with his Yeah Racing Momentum signature tool series, the Japanese driver has endorsed Hara Edition Touring Car kits with Australian touring car manufacturer RC Maker and Hong Kong’s RC Xpress to coincide with representing these brands at legendary TITC race in Bangkok, Thailand. He also raced a Schumacher Mi9 at the 2025 Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC) which had received the ‘Hara Edition’ treatment. This is all possible as Hara has a friend in the anodising industry who is able to get his trademark purple done on very limited numbers of parts. The 2026 Team Associated Vintage Championships takes place from September 2-7th at the The Orleans Hotel and Casino.

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August 17, 2026

Dylan Toia big winner at NZRCA Indoor Offroad Nationals

Attracting 220, the 2026 NZRCA Indoor Offroad Nationals took place over the weekend with young Team Yokomo driver Dylan Toia coming away as the big winner. Hosted by the Hamilton Radio Control Car Club which is located in Hamilton City on New Zealand’s north island, qualifying on the carpet track would see Toia secure the TQ for 3 of the 8 classes before going on to claim three National titles. Converting his 17.5T Stock 2WD Buggy and 17.5T Stock 4WD Buggy TQs into victories, he would also win the 2WD Mod Buggy title ahead of the Schumacher of Top Qualifier Jarod Ment with older brother Logan Toia completing the podium with his Yokomo. In 4WD Mod Buggy, Ment would secure the title from the TQ with Dylan and Xray’s Nicolas Lee from Singapore joining him on the podium. In 17.5 Stadium Truck it was Jackson Coombes who put his Hobbywing powered Yokomo on pole before going on to take the title ahead of Scott Brownhill.

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August 17, 2026

Boots celebrates 10th National title with Shrewsbury win

Sworkz/Reds Racing/GRP factory driver Elliott Boots celebrated a landmark 10th British 1:8 Nitro Buggy National title over the weekend with victory at the fifth & final round of the 2026 Championship. Racing at Shrewsbury with 123 racers in attendance, the 2-time European Champion and World Championship Top Qualifier, secured the TQ as he topped 3 of the five qualifiers. Winner of Round 3 at Slough, the Agama of Erik Lykke was fastest in Q4 to secure second while fastest in the opening qualifier Xray’s Jonathan Skidmore, winner of Round 2 at Blackpool, competed the P3. Winning his Semi Final from Skidmore, with Lykke winning the other Semi to line up P3, the duo would battle it out for the win over the 45-minutes with Boots eventually taking his 3rd win of the season by less than 2-seconds. From sixth on the grid, William Skidmore would take the final step on the podium with Lykke, the winner of Round 3 at Slough, dropping back to 5th. Overall Lykke would finish the championship 3rd in the overall standings behind Jonathan Skidmore and Boots, for whom this was his 5th consecutive BRCA RallyX title win.

Image: Elliott Boots [Facebook]

August 16, 2026

Van Dalen is new ROAR National Champion

Having started the season with an impressive double win at the Dirt Nitro Challenge, Tekno’s Seth Van Dalen has just become the new ROAR 1:8 Nitro Buggy National Champion. Qualifying P2 behind Top Qualifier & defending Champion Dakotah Phend, Van Dalen would line up 6th for the decider after he dropped from pole in his Semi to P4, that race won by team-mate Ryan Maifield who completed the Truggy double earlier in the Silver Dollar Raceway hosted championships. Double Champion in 2024, Maifield would start 2nd for the 15 buggy World Championhip length 1-hour Main behind Phend’s Xray and ahead of the Xray of Chase Lemieux with Team Associated Davey Batta lining up P4 and Sparko’s Jonah Wilson carrying no.5. Having won the eBuggy title on Saturday from Kyosho’s Phi Long Nguyen, Phend led away the nitro final before his first fuel stop at 10-minutes but going an extra lap before his stop, a quicker stop by his pitman Billy Fischer, saw Lemieux come back out still in the lead. The 2026 ROAR 1:10 4WD Buggy Champion stayed out front until his second stop at the 20-minute mark, but on his in lap the Wisconsin driver had a roll and needed to be marshalled handing Maifield a brief lead. Out of sequence with the Xrays, Maifield’s 3rd stop handed the lead to Van Dalen. In the second half of the race Van Dalen and Lemieux would go wheel to wheel. After a roll that saw his buggy cut the track on his in lap, with the final stops compete it was Lemieux in the lead with just over 7-minutes on the clock but a mistake as the final 6-minutes approached handed the lead back to Van Dalen. With Lemieux retaking the lead the pair would tangle with 4-minutes remaining, the battle resuming with Lemieux in front. Inside 3-minute Van Dalen would make the pass for the lead with a mistake from Lemieux giving his rival his biggest lead of the final which he maintained to claim his first national title by a winning margin of 4.4-seconds over Lemieux. Finishing on the lead lap, Sworkz’s Mason Fuller completed the podium from P11 on the grid. After a late issue Maifield would fall back to P7 while Phend would be a DNF, retiring at the 2/3rd race distance.

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