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November 22, 2025

Minidrom Ettlingen to race on

Having looked set to be lost to the construction of a Biogas plant, the German Minidrom Ettlingen track is set to remain a racers favourite as plans for the biogas plant has been scrapped. Having sought the support of the RC community 3-years ago to highlight the value of the track to local tourism in terms of hotels, restaurants and suppliers and on a wider level how vital the track & its strong club are for R/C racing in Germany and also Europe, the MC-Ettlingen club today shared the great news that it will be able race to on for many more years. A club that has been operating for over 40-years, the track that has hosted FMAR World Championships, EFRA European Championships, and Euro Nitro Series and many other races, and they posted the following on their social media, Dear friends, comrades, and fellow enthusiasts, we have good news. The Minidrom will remain open. The biogas plant will not be built. We are overjoyed to share this good news with you and look forward to welcoming you back to the Minidrom in the future.’

Source: Minidrom Ettlingen [Facebook]

November 21, 2025

US Masters of Foam 2026 – Announcement

With the the annual Masters of Foam race in Belgium establishing itself as a major event on the International 1:12 calendar, taking inspiration from that event’s success, the inaugural US Masters of Foam is set to make a big splash in 2026. Also aiming to spotlight the very best carpet racing talent in the United States, the event will headline 1:12 pan car, while also working to revive 1:10 touring car foam-tire racing—all wrapped inside a weekend dedicated to celebrating the life and legacy of Steve Curry, a beloved figure in the Pacific Northwest racing community. Hosted at the NORA Skagit River Raceway in Mount Vernon, Washington, the event is scheduled for January 16–18, 2026. The facility features a purpose-built subfloor topped with premium CRC black carpet. Interest is already building, with several of the country’s top carpet specialists expressing plans to attend. Registration for the the inaugural US Masters of Foam will open December 1, 2025.

Source: US Masters of Foam [mastersoffoamusa.com]

November 19, 2025

Senesi confirmed for Nitro Party 2026

Attracting huge interest following last month’s announcement of its ‘Nitro Party’ onroad nitro race, the brand new Hongyu GDC RC facility in China has confirmed its first international entry with news that 1:8 GT Specialist Natanaele Senesi will travel to Foshan for the January 24-25 race. The 2024 European Champion and World Championship podium finisher will race his Senesi Motorsport cars in both the 1:8 Nitro GT and 1:8 eGT categories on the 80m X 43m asphalt circuit which will host the 2026 IFMAR ISTC World Championships next April. With a number of top European drivers expected to join Senesi for the inaugural ‘Nitro Party’, the timing of the race is the perfect opportunity for European nitro racers to break-up the traditional Winter off season and compete at an event that Hongyu GDC intends to build up into a major annual event on the international nitro onroad race calendar. With Hongyu GDC bringing a world class facility to the Asia, there has be a massively positive response to the race within the regions’s nitro onroad community with a large Hong Kong entry set to make up the expected capacity entry. With the track within walking distance of a number of hotel options, drivers have the option to race for glory in 1:8 Nitro Onroad, 1:8 Nitro GT, 1:8 eGT, 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, and Spec Kyosho FW06 Nitro Touring Car.

Source: Hongyu GDC [Facebook]

November 19, 2025

Rozycki joins official Capricorn team

Nitro Onroad Specialist manufacturer Capricorn has announced that Polish 1:10 Onroad racer Jakub Rozycki has joined its official race team. Rozycki claimed the 2025 Euro Nitro Series 1:10 title with the perfect season of 4 wins from 4 races giving the Italian manufacturer the title double as Toni Gruber took 1:8 ENS Championship. Finishing 4th at this year’s EFRA European Championship at Apeldoorn in the Netherlands despite being sick during the event, Rozycki will bolster Capricorn’s efforts ahead of next year’s IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship which return to Gubbio, Italy, which hosted the 2016 World Championships.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

November 18, 2025

Thurston back on top at EWS – Round 2 Report

The 2025/2026 Essex Winter Series presented by Team Cayote continued last weekend with Round 2 where Alex Thurston would take the big win. The LRP Modified Class was one to watch, with defending champion Olly Jefferies returning to the series after missing the first event, and Round 1 winner Kyle Branson looking to capitalise on his early championship lead. It was a tight battle for TQ between Kyle and his Awesomatix, and Alex Thurston. Branson took Q1, whilst Alex topped Q2 and Q3. The drivers traded positions in Q4 initially, with Alex then taking the lead, only to have a battery failure two laps from the end. Kyle took the round, but lost out on the tie-break by just 0.002 seconds! Elliott Harper lined up third for Schumacher, with Olly taking his factory Awesomatix to fourth ahead of the privately-entered example of Stefan Chodzynski. In the A Final, Alex led off with Kyle close behind. Olly immediately put Elliott under pressure and was able to get by on the second lap, and then set about closing on the leaders. Alex soaked up the pressure from Kyle, and the battle up front became a four-way fight as Olly closed in and pulled Elliott along with him. The four drivers circulated at high speed for the remaining four minutes of the race, often getting nose-to-tail but everyone keeping the door closed and not allowing the car behind the chance of an overtake. The high-speed freight train entertained the watching crowd as Alex stayed out front, crossing the line to take his second ever victory at EWS.

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November 17, 2025

Oscar Piastri RC car themed Las Vega helmet reveal

FIA Formula 1 World Championship title contender Oscar Piastri has unveiled a special helmet design for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix that is inspired by his National Championship winning RC car body shell paint scheme. The McLaren driver won his National 1:10 Electric Touring Car Championship 15-years ago to the weekend and to mark that achievement, which the Australian describes himself as his ‘first success in racing’, he has replicated the colour scheme onto his Bell helmet that he will race around the streets of Las Vegas. The 9-time Grand Prix winner’s reveal gives some nice exposure to both Xray and LRP, with whom he won his 2010 Australian RC National title.

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November 17, 2025

Inaugural Asia 1:8 GT Nitro C/ship – Announcement

Continuing its roll out of Asia Championship title races, FEMCA has announced the inaugural 1:8 Nitro GT Championship for 2026. The Far East Model Car Association (FEMCA), the governing body for RC racing that represents 15 nations in Asia and Australasia, has awarded the first 1:8 GT title race to the very impressive X-RC Complex in Lam Dong, Vietnam. An event that crowns the ‘Champion of Asia’, while titled the Asia 1:8 GT Nitro Championship, alongside the nitro cars the event will also cater for Electric GT. With GT crowning only its third World Champion this year in Chile, Raptor/Gimar driver Alessio Mazzeo doing the double, the first Asian Champions are set to be crowned between July 17-19th, 2026. FEMCA will publish further details on the championship in due course.

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November 17, 2025

Capricorn welcomes back Vrielijnck

Capricorn has announced that Dutch 1:8 Onroad racing stalwart Rick Vrielijnck has joined its official race team. A podium finisher during this year’s Euro Nitro Series, the World and European Championship finalist returns to the Italian manufacturer having previous signed with them back in 2016. Representing Infinity for the past number of seasons Vrielijnck announced his departure from the Japanese team at the end of last month. On welcoming back Vrielijnck to its line-up Capricorn posted, ‘His comeback is not only a technical and competitive choice, but also proof that when there is mutual trust, shared goals and real passion, you always return to the place where you felt you truly belonged.’

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]