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August 4, 2026

GT World Champion Mazzeo joins Xray for 1:10 & 1:8 Onroad

Xray has announced that reigning IFMAR 1:8 GT World Champion Alessio Mazzeo is to represented the brand in 1:10 and 1:8 Nitro Onroad. Winner of both the Nitro and Electric GT World Championships in Chile last year, the Italian is the lead driver for GT manufacturer Raptor and G-mar Engines and now returns to the Slovakian manufacturer in this 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship year. The last time the Gubbio track hosted the Worlds for the category in 2016, Mazzeo claimed a podium finish then racing for Serpent. On the announcement Mazzeo posted, ‘Together again. Some stories are meant to continue. Thank you, Team Xray for making this possible. Coming back feels special for many reasons, and sharing this journey once again with people who have always believed in me makes it even more meaningful. I’m excited for what’s ahead.’

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 3, 2026

Morganti adds ROAR 1:8 Onroad National title to CV

Diego Morganti is the new ROAR 1:8 Onroad National Champion, the new for 2026 Mugen Seiki signing adding the title to his CV at the new Groove R/C Raceway track in Sheridan, Illinois. Winner of the track’s opening race in June, the United States Grand Prix presented by Ulti Tires, qualifying would see the 21-year-old secure second as Michael Palazzola secured the overall TQ on the completion of the three rounds. RC legend Joel Johnson completed the Top 3 on the grid ahead of Christopher Tosolini, the Top 4 direct qualifiers, with the Xray of 2023 Champion Max Kuenning ending up P5. Unfortunately a stripped second gear prevented Kuenning from progressing from his Semi final, Ralph Birch winning that to start the Main P5. In the 45-minute final, Morganti would quickly go to the front with Palazzola unfortunately retiring from second spot after just 6-minutes. This promoted Tosolini to second, the World Championship finalist managing to run at the front in the second half of the race for 40-laps before Morganti re-took the lead with his Ielasi Tuned powered MRX7 to eventually win by almost 3-laps. Birch, a 32-time ROAR US National Champion, would make it an all Mugen Seiki podium. In 1:10 Nitro Touring it was also a Mugen Seiki success with Jacob Cerrato securing the win while the 1:8 GT title went to Serpent’s Jose Almonte.

Image: ROAR Racing [Facebook]

August 3, 2026

Hamon crowned inaugural FEMCA 1:8 GT Asia Champion

Jeff Hamon has become FEMCA’s inaugural 1:8 GT Asia Champion, the new Capricorn signing winning the title at England Park Raceway in Australia over the weekend. An event that the Asian governing body had originally awarded to Vietnam, the switch to the Brisbane track would see the city’s top international racer set the pace from the off. Fastest in seeding, the 1:8 GT and 1:8 Onroad World Championship finalist would secure the overall TQ after topping 3 of the 4 rounds. Topping Q2 as Hamon suffered a DNF, former 1:5 World Champion Russell Grenenger would secure P2 for Hong Nor with team-mate Rick Bartolozzi completing the Top 3 ahead of New Zealand’s Lockie Roachie. In the 45-minute final, Hamon controlled the race with his Ielasi Tuned powered GT2 setting the fastest lap of the race en route to a convincing victory. With Grenenger holding second for much of the race, unfortunately he would retire with 5-minutes to go promoting Roachie to second. Starting from 12th on the grid after fighting issues in qualifying, Serpent’s Anthony Wasson would work his way up through the field to complete the podium ahead of Bartolozzi.

Image: Jeff Hamon [Facebook]

August 1, 2026

D’amico new 1:5 Touring Car World Champion

Italian Mecatech driver Emanuele D’amico is the new IFMAR 1:5 Touring Car World Champion, the 2024 European Champion winning the 12th running of the World Championship today at Lostallo in Switzerland. Qualifying P2 behind compatriot and team-mate Edoardo Repetti, D’amico would win the 1-hour final ahead of the Top Qualifier by a margin of almost 10-seconds with 2016 European Champion Giovanni Verbrugghe from Belgium completing the podium, the Semi Final winner having started from P3. Repetti lead away the 10-car grid but 8-minutes in had a mistake that allowed D’amico to go to the front while defending Champion Markus Feldmann had worked his way into 3rd from P5 on the grid. Coming up to the half way distance, D’amico advantage was 5-seconds as Repetti was coming under pressure from Feldmann. Unfortunately for the German, who was chasing a third World title, he would run out of fuel with 32-minutes remaining on the clock. With everyone else pitting at the half way distance, once the race settled after the fuel stops it was D’amico who still controlled the race, his last lap a victory lap as Repetti’s time had already expired. While Feldmann would rejoin the race and go about setting the fastest lap, he would not complete final ending up classified P7.

Image: AMSCI [Facebook]

July 31, 2026

Serpent SRX8GTR EC 1:8 Nitro GT Kit

Having finally won the EFRA 1:8 Nitro GT European Championship with star driver Andrea Catanzani in Portugal at the end of May, Serpent is now offering a replica of the winning car with the introduction of the SRX8GTR EC. Having released their latest competition GT car, the SRX8GT R kit, last August, the upgrades on the EC edition include a more flexible 3mm flat chassis to enhance mechanical grip on the track. It also gets carbon suspension arms for increased rigidity and sharper handling. Aluminium lightweight bulkheads are now also added for improved structural strength and alignment.

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July 31, 2026

IFMAR confirm Hudy as official ISTC World C/ship controlled tyre

IFMAR has announced that the 2026 ISTC World Championships in Thailand will run on a controlled Hudy tyre. Best known for its tool manufacturing, the Slovakian company has moved into the tyre market in more recent times and its A2-40 will be the race tyre on which the 13th running of the 1:10 Electric Touring Car World Championships will be decided at Huge RC in Bangkok in November. The Hudy A2-40 touring tyre compound is specifically designed for high-traction asphalt tracks & hot weather conditions.

Source: IFMAR [ifmar.org]

July 30, 2026

Repetti Top Qualifier at Large Scale World Championship

Mecatech driver Edoardo Repetti is the Top Qualifier at the IFMAR Large Scale World Championship in Switzerland, qualifying resulting in an Italian 1-2 as Emanuele D’amico booked the only other direct starting spot in Saturday’s title deciding race. With 97 drivers competing in the ‘Open’ category, of the 4 rounds of qualifying it was Q2 that proved the fastest with 2022 European Champion Repetti 1.5-seconds faster than 2024 European Champion D’amico, the pairing the only drivers to manage 26-lap runs. Fastest of those with 25-lap runs, it was reigning World Champion Markus Feldmann who completed the all Mecatech Top 3. The German was 7/10ths of second quicker than Genius Racing’s Bernard Alain Arnaldi, the Frenchman setting his best time in Q3. Top Qualifier at the last Worlds, Dane Marius Hetland completed the Top 5. The third time the MRTM Lostallo track has hosted the Large Scale Worlds it was Feldmann who won the first of his 2-titles on the last visit in 2013. This year will see the crowning of the 12th World Champion of the category, the cancellation of the 2024 WC in Australia meaning it has been 4-years that Feldmann has held his current title which he won in the USA in 2022.

Image: AMSCI [Facebook]

July 28, 2026

Gens ace power for Ishikawa

Battery manufacturer Gens ace has announced factory support of young up & coming Japanese touring car talent Mahiro Ishikawa. The 17-year-old factory Yokomo driver has already made his mark on the RC racing scene as the Japanese National Champion in the Touring Car Stock Class and is now taking on a new challenge by competing in the highly competitive Modified Class. One to watch, Ishikawa only made his international race debut earlier this year when he travelled to Thailand for the legendary TITC but unfortunately fell ill after practice and was unable race.

Source: Gens Ace [gensace.de]