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December 24, 2025

Wolhuter joins Team Kyosho International

Kyosho has announced that Australian 1:8 Buggy racer Christian Wolhuter has been signed to their International race team. The 2024 Asian Buggy Championships Champion from Australian previously represented Sworkz and now joins the iconic Japanese manufacturer where he will team up with drivers line Ryan Lutz, Riccardo Berton, Marco Baruffolo, FEMCA Champion Phi-Long Nguyen, and of course the MP11 designer Yuichi Kanai. Runner-up at this year’s Australian National Championships behind Caleb Noble, the deal with Team Kyosho International represents a massive opportunity for the 19-year-old from Perth with 2026 a World Championship year for 1:8 Nitro Buggy.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

December 23, 2025

Toia joins Mayako

Newly crowned New Zealand 1:8 Buggy National Champion Logan Toia has announced he has switched to Mayako for the 2026 season. The 18-year-old had successfully campaigned HB Racing buggies in 2025 but now the Asian Buggy Championships regular moves to the Joseph Quagraine fronted manufacturer. In addition to his racing role, Toia will also be involved in Mayako’s New Zealand Service Centre role through Frankton Model Shop which was recently appointed a Premium Service Centre for the brand.

Source: Logan Toia [Facebook]

December 17, 2025

2026 MIBO International Race – Registration Open

Now on its fourth edition, registration for the 2026 MIBO International Race on Feb 27th – Mar 1st is open. Created in 2023 off the back of the very successful Mibo Cup Race Series, MIBO International is a unique event that brings together both 1:10 electric onroad and offroad racing with the building of two tracks side by side inside the Sport V Hotel in Hrotovice, Czech Republic. Under the guidance of former international touring car racer Michal Bok, the race has attracted numerous World Champions and counts Bruno Coelho, Ronald Volker, Michal Orlowski, Joern Nuemann and Bartek Zaleswki among its winners over the previous 3 editions. One of the attractions of MIBO International is its condensed timetable of just two and a half days, the Mibosport promoted race getting underway on the Friday afternoon with practice allowing for travel Friday morning. Another popular aspect of the race is the venue, everything from the track, restaurant, bowling alley, and hotel rooms all under the one roof of the Sport V Hotel. You can find full details for the 2026 MIBO International Race and register to be on the grid via the Mibosport website by clicking here.

Source: MIBO [mibosport.com]

December 15, 2025

US Champion Schimmel departs Xray

Reigning ROAR 1:10 2WD Modified Buggy Champion Brennan Schimmel has announced that his short stint with Xray has ended. One of a number of drivers left without a drive at the end of 2024 after Team Losi Racing cut its race team, the Virgina driver would end the 2024 season winning at the U.S. Carpet Offroad Championships with a borrowed car before being announced as part of Xray’s US Distributor RC America’s alongside new star signing Dakotah Phend, the pair going on to win both titles at the Dirt Nationals at at Hoosier RC Hobbyplex in May. The 23-year-old announced the end of his run with Xray posting on his social media, ‘A year goes by fast. 2025 was filled with lifelong memories. I came into this season with no real idea of what was ahead, and it turned into the best year I’ve had in Modified in the few years I’ve been running it. Becoming a National Modified Champion, along with a few wins and countless podiums, made this season unforgettable. More importantly, my goal going into 2025 was to come out a better person—not just on the track, but off it as well—and I truly believe I did just that. With that being said, my short time with XRAY has come to a close. I want to thank Drew Ellis, Brian, John and the rest of RCAmerica/Xray. Stay tuned for what’s ahead into 2026 and beyond!!’

Source: Brennan Schimmel [Facebook]

December 12, 2025

Neoland 2026 – Announcement

In an age when 1:8 Offroad had just a select number of high profile races that every driver & manufacturer wanted to win, the Neo Race being one of those, the race’s spiritual home Harper Adams in the UK is set to echo to the sound of nitro engines once again with Neoland. Well known track builder and Buggyland race promoter Miguelo Izquierdo Rodriguez is bringing the race back after a decade, with the agricultural indoor hall hosting the race on Neo’s traditional Easter date, which in 2026 is April 3-6. In announcing the race, the original Neo Race the brainchild of Philip Mortstedt and earning itself the unofficial title of the ‘Indoor World Championships’, Izquierdo Rodriguez said, ‘After almost a decade, we have decided to revive one of the most incredible races in the world. With great enthusiasm, we are thrilled to announce the return of Neoland.’

Source: Neoland

December 12, 2025

Sugiura crowned Japanese 1:8 Buggy Champion

Last weekend saw the running of the 2025 JMRCA Japanese National Championship for 1:8 Nitro Buggy where it was the Mugen Seiki of Yusuke Sugiura who took the win ahead of the defending champion Kouki Kato. Held once again at Futaba Buggy Track located in Ichihara, Chiba, with three rounds of qualifying it was Sugiura topping two rounds, who took the TQ ahead of Kato’s Infinity which was fastest in Q2. With the Top 2 progressing directly to main, with the rest of the 10 car grid having to come through the Semi Finals, after the 1-hour Main Sugiura, setting the fastest lap of the race, would take the win by half a lap over 2025 Asian Buggy Championships Champion Kato. In third Semi final winner Juriya Kajiwara would completed the podium for Kyosho just ahead of Ayashi Tsuruta and Youwei Huiye, the 3-waty battle covered by just 1.5-seconds.

Source: O.S. Engine [Facebook]

December 11, 2025

EssexCarpetClash Round 3 – Report

The recent third round of the EssexCarpetClash would be perfect for Schumacher’s Ben Smith as he took the win in both 2WD and 4WD. With many drivers excited for the next round of Essex Carpet Clash, drivers entered to a track initially looking simple and flowing to race on. After a round of heated practice it turned out that this was a very demanding track to get right and needed a lot of concentration to get the perfect lap. 4WD would see Smith entering this round and dominating each qualifying run at the top of the timing sheets. Steve Biscoe would have great results with his x-ray car and would line up second on the grid for the three leg finals. Also having consistent runs in the final were Ellis Stafford Steve Brown a head of Alfie castle and Ben Elliott. The finals was more of a fight for who would be on the podium. Ben Smith won each leg showing how fast he truly is on a tyre combination and surface he’s not raised on before. Steve Biscoe again would be second best for the day in all finals and finished second on the podium a head of Ellis Stafford managing third.

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December 10, 2025

U.S. Carpet Offroad Champs wins for Horne & Lemeiux

Team Associated’s Aydin Horne and Xray’s Chase Lemieux where the Modified winners at the annual U.S. Carpet Offroad Championships held in Cleveland over the weekend. The Scotty Ernst promoted event runs a week after the same venue host famous U.S. Indoor Champs touring car race which in its 45th edition is the world’s longest running RC race. With the Offroad race attracting almost 500 entries in 2WD it was Horne taking all three qualifier who secured the TQ ahead of a trio of World Champions, Ryan Cavalieri, Spencer Rivkin and Tater Sontag. He would continue that form into the finals winning the opening 2 to secure the win ahead of Cavalieri. For the final podium position Sontag got a head of Rivkin who had a bad A2. In 4WD it was defending champion Lemieux who took the TQ ahead of team-mate Dakotah Phend, three different drivers posting TQ runs. Last year’s 2WD winner Brennan Schimmel made it an all Xray Top 3 on the grod ahead of Nate Sutherland who was fastest in Q3. In the triple Mains Lemieux retained his title with wins in the opening two while Phend took A3 to finish 2nd ahead of Sutherland who got third after a tie break with Horne.

Image: JConcepts [Facebook]