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February 6, 2026

Mugen Seiki confirms Volker & Sparbier for MIBO International title defence

Defending MIBO International Champions Mugen Seiki have confirmed their return to the unique indoor race for a fourth consecutive year with Modified Champion Ronald Volker being joined by Soren Sparbier who makes his debut at the Czech race. Volker was the winner of the inaugural MIBO International in 2023 but losing that title to Michal Orlowski in 2024 he took it back again when he beat the Schumacher star to the win last year. The 2025 TITC Open Brushless Champion, 19-year-old Sparbier will join Volker on February 27-March 1st in competing for Modified honours with their LRP powered MTC-3s. Hosted by Mibosport, which is owned by former top international Czech touring car racer Michal Bok, MIBO International is a unique event in that two side by side tracks bring together both onroad and offroad racing.

View MIBO International Touring Car Roll of Honour here

February 6, 2026

Roche announces Malyshko signing

1:12 World Champion & reigning Japanese National Champion manufacturer Roche has announced that multiple FEMCA Junior Champion Maxim Malyshko has joined their team. The 14-year-old Russian racer, will campaign the Hong Kong manufacturer’s Rapide P12V2 at the upcoming IFMAR 1:12 World Championship in China having finished fourth in the Spec class at the FEMCA Asia 1:12 Championships hosted by Hongyu GDC Worlds venue before Christmas. The 22nd running of the IFMAR 1:12 World Championships takes place on March 26-29th and is set to see a strong entry with over 80 drivers from 18 nations already confirmed with that number expected to exceed 90 once entries are finalised.

Source: Roche [rocherc.com]

February 5, 2026

Team EAM batteries for Eldridge

Top international female electric racer Harley Eldridge has joined US battery brand Team EAM. The accomplished British racer who represents Xray both in onroad and offroad, has a 2026 programme that will include travelling to China to contest both the IFMAR Modified Touring Car and 1:12 World Championships at Hongyu GDC in Foshan. Also with a packed UK race calendar that includes 2WD and 4WD Offroad action, on the announcement Harley said, ‘I would like to say a massive thank you to Eric for letting me join Team EAM! I’m looking forward to promoting the brand further in the UK and across the many different classes I race.’

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]

February 5, 2026

Tamiya Group C Series Round 2 – Report

Round two of the all-new Group C Series took place last weekend, once again on the wonderful Vallelunga track. The race saw a repeat of entries compared to the season opener, despite some last minute deficiencies. The field proved to be competitive as ever, and at the end of controlled practice, qualifying and finals the gap between drivers was tiny. Riccardo Acciari would eventually come out as overall winner, followed by Magnocavallo and Emiliano Bartolini pushing TQ Alessandro Bagagli off the podium finishing third overall.

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February 3, 2026

MyRCM Race Timing App

So Dialed Racetech, a California company dedicated to helping RC enthusiasts through innovative mobile apps, has released the official mobile app for well known worldwide timing platform MyRCM. The app was created in partnership with RC-Timing, the Swiss based company founded by Felix Romer, and which is leading provider of RC, through MyRCM, and Kart race timing software in Europe. MyRCM by So Dialed allows drivers and spectators to effortlessly track the European RC racing scene in real-time. Key features include a comprehensive event view in which drivers can easily view events happening now, check upcoming events, and review completed events from around the world, and they can filter by country, race type, and track type so they only see the races they care about. You can also view detailed results and participation. Live Race Tracking supports live scoring with drivers able to see real-time results and follow race standings and lap times as they happen. MyRCM by So Dialed is available for download on Android and iOS devices:

Source: So Dialed Racetech [sodialed.com]

February 1, 2026

Volker wins ETS Daun

Ronald Volker has ended a four year victory drought in the ETS, the Mugen Seiki driver securing both the TQ and win in Daun, Germany, over the weekend. With his last ETS victory achieved back in 20222, Volker made the weekend his own starting out by topping seeding for the indoor race before going onto to secure the TQ honours ahead of Awesomatix’s Marc Rheinard and the Schumacher of defending ETS Champion Michal Orlwski. Volker was fastest in the opening and closing qualifiers with Rheinard taking the second of the four rounds while Orlowski set the pace in Q3. Behind them Serpent’s Dominic Greiner completed the Top 4 for the grid. While pushed hard in the finals by Rheinard, Volker would seal the deal in A2 with back to back wins ahead of his compatriot. With Rheinard winning A3 from Orlowski, this would be how they would complete the podium with Greiner, who had a coming together with Orlowski in A2, finishing fourth. Alexander Hagberg would be the top Xray contender finishing 5th with Sören Sparbier competing the Top 6 for Mugen Seiki. In Pro Stock it would also be a win for the Top Qualifier, the Awesomatix of Louis Kretschmer claiming the top step on the podium but only after recovering from a bad A1 in which he finished P7. The winner of A1, Xray’s Adam Iszay would finish second overall with the Awesomatix of Olivier Bultynck, the Belgian the top seed after practice, completing the Top 3. Fresh from signing for Schumacher, Denmark’s Jesper Rasmussen was fourth ahead of Sparbier and Xray’s Jan Ratheisky.

Image: LRP [Facebook]

January 30, 2026

2026 Asia Nitro Party Chassis Focus Index

Last weekend Red RC kicked off our 2026 race coverage by travelling to China to the impressive Hongyu GDC track in Foshan for the inaugural running of the Asia Nitro Party. A brand new nitro onroad race providing an international stage for the category, it attracted a stacked international entry that only looks set to grow after a successful first edition. With newly crowned IFMAR 1:8 GT World Champion Alessio Mazzeo and his Raptor leading the biggest category, 1:8 GT, in 1:8 GP it was IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship Top Qualifier Andrea Catanzani and his Serpent who led the entry. Come the finals however the Italians couldn’t put their name on the race’s opening role of honour, that instead going to France’s double European Champion Bernard-Alain Arnaldi and Genius in GT and Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura in 1:8 GP. Over the busy weekend of high revving racing action we managed to get our hands on 8 cars from 6 different manufacturers and for those who missed the any of these chassis focuses as part of coverage from the Asia Nitro Party we have compiled them in our first Chassis Focus Index of 2026.

View Chassis Focus Index here

January 28, 2026

Morganti joins Mugen Seiki Racing

Mugen Seiki Racing, the US distributor for the World Champion Japanese manufacturer, has announced the signing of top American nitro onroad racer Diego Morganti. Son of veteran 1:8 Onroad racer Paolo, the 21-year-old was the winner of 2025 KO Propo Grand Prix driving a Capricorn but goes into the 2026 season with a completely new program. Announced as joining Ielasi Tuned engines at the end of 2025, on campaigning Mugen Seiki’s newly released World Championship winning MRX7, Morganti said, ‘I’m very excited to announce my new collaboration with Mugen Seiki Racing! I can’t wait to get to the track and start testing the new MRX7. Thank you so much to Brian Thomas and to the entire Mugen Seiki team.’

Source: Mugen Seiki Racing [Facebook]