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January 19, 2026

Lee wins Team Powers Cup 2026

Making the short trip from Singapore to Malaysia over the weekend, factory Xray driver Nicolas Lee took the win at Team Powers Cup 2026. With the event attracting just shy of 80 entries to the SACC Mall RC Park track located on the roof of the Kuala Lumpur shopping mall, qualifying would see the Xray of Andy Dass take the opening qualifier. However fastest in Q2 & 3 it was Lee who secured the TQ, the Modified class attracting 21 entries. In the triple finals Lee secured the overall win with back to back wins in the opening two encounters. With Adik Haikal taking P2 in A1 and Dass P2 in the second A-Main, the runner-up spot would be disputed in A3, Dass managing to win it from Haikal. In 13.5T Stock, the biggest class of the event with 28 entries, it was the Awesomatix of Kew Sau Gie who secured the TQ and win. After a bad start with a DNF in A1, he would win A2 & 3 to secure overall victory ahead of the Xray of second place qualifier Sham Sakura with A1 winner Fitri KR’s Mugen Seiki completing the podium.

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January 19, 2026

Coelho wins Sweep Asia Cup from Orlowski

Hongyu GDC hosted the Sweep Asia Cup over weekend where having ended his 2025 racing season with victory at the Chinese track Infinity’s Bruno Coelho opened his 2026 campaign with another win at the ISTC World’s host track. Attracting a number of international team drivers for the race as a pre Worlds testing opportunity, in qualifying FEMCA Asia Champion Coelho would secure the TQ topping 3 of the 5 rounds as Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski topped Q1 and Q3. Chinese Onroad Champion Alfred Lao completed the Top 3 on the grid ahead of the Mugen Seiki of 2025 TITC Open Brushless finalist Fong King. In Stock qualifying Jan Ratheisky was another of the FEMCA Asia Championship competitors to return to Foshan for more track time, the Xray driver topping all 5-rounds to TQ ahead of the Serpent of Stick King. In the finals Coelho would win all 3 Modified encounters ahead of Orlowski with King completing the overall podium. Ratheisky took the Stock win with a clean sweep as young Yuheng Cai who qualified 3rd finished ahead of King to claimed second overall.

Image: Hongyu GDC [Facebook]

January 15, 2026

Gens ace power for Shin Sawada

Battery manufacturer Gens ace has announced that it is to power the race progamme of newly crowned Spec Class FEMCA Asia Champion Shin Sawada. The Japanese driver & 2024 World Championship finalists completes his 2026 package with the deal, the Xray driver having already announced his new electronics deal with ORCA. The younger of the Sawada brothers, Jin announcing his move to Team EAM this week, on the news Shin said, ‘As I will continue to focus on stock racing over the next few years, having reliable power is essential. I have tested most of the batteries available and found that Gens ace performs the best. Thank you, Gens ace, for the opportunity to join the team.’

Source: Gens Ace [gensace.de]

January 13, 2026

Isaacs & Hagberg win at Hudy Indoor Champs

Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs and Xray’s Alexander Hagberg where the big winners at the annual Hudy Indoor Champs at ProLevel RC in Chesterfield, Missouri – Isaacs winning 1:12 while Hagberg took back to back Touring Car wins. Attracting 148 entries, qualifying would see Isaacs TQ both classes, topping all four round in 1:12 and 2 of the four in Touring Car. With team-mate Kemp Anderson lining up P2 in 1:12 and defending Champion Hagberg in third, in the single 8-minute A-Main Anderson would get the front after a rough start by Isaacs. Leading for half the race, he would be retaken by Isaacs for the win with the podium order being how they qualified. In Touring Car, Isaacs would lead for the first half of the race until a mistake rolled his Awesomatix out of contention for the double allowing last year’s double winner Hagberg to take the victory by 1.6-seconds from Anderson with 2023 winner Keven Hebert completing the Top 3.

Image: Sam Isaacs [Facebook]

January 12, 2026

Takashima D-13 partner with Volker for product development

A brand that has been busy upscaling it product releases, aftermarket onroad parts and accessories manufacturer Takashima D-13 has announced a new partnership with ISTC World Champion Ronald Volker. The factory Mugen Seiki driver will become involved in Takashima D-13’s brand development and product performance testing as well as helping to guide the brand in a positive and competitive direction. Also announcing they will support young Singapore talent & Stock Class Champion Zaccheus Lam, Takashima D-13 say they will continue to develop high-performance products that offer excellent value for money.

Source: Target RC [targetrc.com]

January 12, 2026

Piestch joins Infinity design team

Having announced in December his departure from Mugen Seiki after a very successful 16-year career with them both as a racer and designer, Robert Pietsch has been announced as the latest addition to the technical department at Infinity. The Japanese manufacturer, who are multiple World Champions in both 1:10 Nitro Touring Car & 1:8 Onroad welcomed the highly regarded German designer by saying, ‘With the beginning of the new year, we have decided to further strengthen our design and development department, with the goal of continuing to offer our customers the best possible products and making every moment dedicated to their passion even more enjoyable. We are therefore pleased to welcome Robert Pietsch, who officially joins our organization to support our technical department. Thanks to his decade-long experience and proven skills, Robert will be a significant added value for our future in the RC world. Welcome, Robert!’ On the move Pietsch posted, ‘Now the time has come — some of you may have already guessed it. I am very happy to announce that I have signed with Team Infinity and am officially starting my new role as a designer. I will give my very best to support the entire team and help bring new ideas to life. It is a great honor for me to be able to work for this amazing team, and I hope we will celebrate many successes together — especially with the goal of providing the best possible experience for all our customers. My special thanks go to the entire Infinity team for the trust they have placed in me, and especially to Kenji Taira and Yoshinobu Nikaido, who set everything in motion and made this opportunity possible. I am looking to the future with great excitement and am happy to be working again with familiar faces as well as new ones. Here’s to a great future!’

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

January 12, 2026

Harper wins at EWS R3 as two Champions crowned early

Round 3 of the Essex Winter Series took place yesterday at the popular British series’ regular venue in the South-East of the UK where a win for Schumacher’s Elliot Harper keeps the championship wide open while Zak Finlay and Dan Blake secured titles. Harper secured pole position in the LRP Modified class, but he had a tight battle with Kyle Branson throughout. Branson, who took the win at Round 1 of the series in October, topped the opening round with his Awesomatix, before Harper took control to win the remaining rounds. The winner at Round 2 of the series, Alex Thurston, lined up third with his Mugen Seiki, ahead of Xray’s Harley Eldridge and the Schumacher of Peter Eagles. In the final, Elliott remained in control and quickly opened up a lead at the front ahead of Branson. The battle on track was for third, with Harley continually closing in on Alex. After keeping the pressure on, Eldridge finally found a way past Thurston in the final minute of the race to move to a podium position. Almost at the same moment, Branson tapped a corner, damaging his car. He held on to second place, but Eldridge quickly closed in. Branson did all he could to keep Eldridge behind, but with a damaged car it proved difficult, leading to Eldridge making an excellent high-speed pass through the infield section on the penultimate lap to add to Branson’s injury, Thurston then also managed to sneak through on the final lap to secure a podium result. All this action left Harper to cruise to victory at the front. This keeps the overall championship wide open, with Harper, Thurston and Branson each having a win with two rounds of the series left to run.

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January 12, 2026

Team EAM batteries for Jin Sawada

The older of Japan’s very fast electric touring car siblings, Jin Sawada has switched to Team EAM batteries for 2026. Joining his brother in representing Xray at the end of last season, Jin makes the move from Sunpadow Batteries to the American Team EAM brand. Set for a busy race program in 2026 that includes contesting both the 1:12 and ISTC World Championships at the Hongyu GDC facility in China, on his new sponsorship the 2024 Japanese National Champion said, ‘I’m happy to be part of this team. There are a wide variety of high-performance battery types available from EAM, so I can choose the one that suits my different cars and track conditions.’

Source: Team EAM [teameamotorsports.com]