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September 2, 2026

Asia Nitro Party 2027 – Announcement

Having kicked off the 2026 season with the successful staging of the inaugural Asia Nitro Party, the Hongyu GDC track in Foshan, China, has announced that it has now locked in the weekend of January 15-17, 2027, as the date for the 2nd edition of the international nitro onroad race. Expanding to a 3-day event, the organisers have also confirmed the event will see racing for nitro onroad’s three main categories – 1:8 Onroad, 1:8 GT, and 1:10 Onroad, the latter set for one of its biggest World Championship entries next week in Italy. Attracting high quality entry for the first edition, with the multi circuit facility making a major impression on those visitors, it was Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura who took the 1:8 Onorad win from Italian Xray driver Filippo Domanin and Serpent’s Andrea Catanzani. In 1:8 GT, Frenchman Bernard-Alain Arnaldi took the win for Genius ahead of the Raptors of World Champion Alessio Mazzeo and Natanaele Senesi. With Southern China experiencing mild weather in January, the timing of the Asian Nitro Party is the perfect opportunity for European nitro racers to break-up the traditional Winter off-season and compete at an event that has already made a mark on establishing itself as a major annual event on the international nitro onroad race calendar. China also offers visa-free entry to most European passport holders, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) is one of the country’s main international airports making attending the race very accessible.

Source: Hongyu GDC [Facebook]

September 2, 2026

Hudy Balkan Series Round 2 Bulgaria – Report

The second round of the 2026 Hudy Balkan Series took place recently at the Slivnitsa RC Track in Bulgaria where it would be Xray’s Christian Kostadinov who pulled off the doubled on a weekend that saw every Top Qualifier converted to race wins. Located around 30km outside Sofia, the event would attract 37 entries over four classes and qualifying counted for everything. The Elceram Modified class produced the closest qualifying with Kostadinov and Razvan Stroe both scoring a perfect 100 but the TQ went to Kostadinov on countback with Boyan Stamenov securing third. Come the finals, winner of Round 1 of the series back in June, Kostadinov took A1 and A2 for what would be his second win of the weekend, and Stroe’s A3 victory enough for second overall. Stamenov completed what would be his second podiums of the day.

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September 1, 2026

Double German Title Weekend for Gruber

Capricorn’s Toni Gruber pulled off a title double over the weekend as he lifted both the DMC German National title for 1:8 Onroad and 1:10 Nitro Touring Car. Racing at the AMC-Hamm track, with daily rain making for ever changing conditions, qualifying would see the multiple World Championship finalist secure the TQ honours in both categories. In 1:10, Gruber took pole position ahead of team-mates & former ENS Champions Jakub Rozycki and Melvin Diekmann. In 1:8, it was Infinity driver Tobias Hepp who was Gruber’s closest challenger in qualifying securing P2 ahead of Maximilian Vogl and defending Champion Marco Weigerding. With Touring Car final up first, Gruber would cruise to a comfortable win ahead of Diekmann and with Rozycki a non starter to the 45-minute encounter it was Fabio Arpino who completed the podium. With 1:8 attracting 3-times the 1:10 entry, meaning Semi finals for those qualifying outside the Top 4, Gruber would again take a convincing win after Weigerding, who set the fastest lap of the race, retired from P2. Coming through from P9 on the grid Serpent backed up & coming talent Thilo Baldes would take second with Vogl completing the podium.

Image: Toni Gruber [Facebook]

August 31, 2026

Orlowski wins ISTC Worlds Warm-up Race

Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski has won the official Warm-up Race for the upcoming IFMAR ISTC World Championships in Thailand, the race run as part of the Hudy Series Asia race hosted by Huge RC in Bangkok. Given their association with the race, Xray had a strong presence led by Marc Rheinard and Alexander Hagberg, however there was also factory entries from Schumacher and Infinity, all looking to gather data get to grips with the high traction and uniqueness of this indoor asphalt track ahead of the main event in November. In qualifying, Orlowski topped the first and the last of the four rounds to secured the overall TQ ahead of Xray’s Jin Sawada, fastest in Q2, and reigning World Champion Bruno Coelho whose Infinity topped Q3. From the front Orlowski would go on to win the opening two A-Mains from Sawada to secure the overall victory. Winning A3, the Japanese driver claimed 2nd while Singapore’s Nicolas Lee took his Xray to third after finishing P3 in A1 and A3 from sixth on the grid. Using a 5-step podium for the Hudy Series Asia race presentations, 4th place went to Rheinard with Coelho on the fifth step. In Stock, it was the Xray of Adam Izsay who took the TQ & win ahead of RC Xpress’ Game Mongkolphan with Shin Sawada completing the Top 3 with his Xray.

Image: Nicholas Lee [Facebook]

August 27, 2026

Balestri to defend Singapore International Nitro GP title

Two time IFMAR World Champion Dario Balestri is to defend his Singapore International Nitro GP title, with the Infinity driver confirmed to head this year’s entry list. Having last month claimed his fourth consecutive European Championship title, the Italian is relishing his first opportunity to race on the newly resurfaced RCMC track, which underwent huge work earlier this year. Set to take place from October 10-11, the same weekend as the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, a repeat win this year would be extra special as the race will celebrate its 20th anniversary. An event that over the two decades has welcomed numerous World Champions, 2026 looks like attracting its most World Champion stack field yet, all vying to take the win of the Radio Control Modellers’ Club’s annual international race.

Source: RCMC Singapore [Facebook]

August 25, 2026

Chinese Champion Fong joins Xray

Newly crowned 2026 Chinese Touring Car National Champion Kenrick Fong has joined Team Xray. The international racer who has travelled to European this year to race in the ETS and is a TITC Open Brushless and eSIC (Electric Singapore International Challenge) finalist, joins the Slovakian manufacturer having previously represented Mugen Seiki. On the announcement the Hong Kong based driver posted, ‘Thrilled to officially join Team Xray! Huge thanks to Martin and Nic for giving me this amazing opportunity — I truly appreciate your trust. I’ll give my very best and push hard for success. The journey starts now… let’s go!’

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

August 24, 2026

Kuenning wins 1:8 Open at Great Lakes Challenge

The 26th anniversary of the annual Great Lakes Challenge nitro onroad race took place at the TSRCAR track in Lebanon Ohio, where it was Xray’s Max Kuenning who took the win in 1:8 Open. In qualifying Kuenning would do a TQ double at the iconic US race, securing pole in both 1:8 and 1:10 Nitro Touring Car after 5 rounds of qualifying. With the event attracting just shy of 100 entries, in 1:8 Ron Atomic and David Dunn completed the Top 3 with Dunn claiming P2 in Sedan ahead of Chris Tossolini. In Sedan Kuenning’s race would last only 4-minutes allowing Dunn who took an early lead from the Top Qualifier to cruise to victory in the 40-minute final. Scott Fisher and Chris Doseck completed the podium. In 1:8 Open, the concluding race of the 2026 Great Lakes Challenge, Kuenning would have an early battle with Tossolini before the latter retired at the 16-minute mark. Holding on to his lead, the former ROAR National Champion would take the win from the Mugen Seiki of Sal Difazio and Infinity of Scotty Ernst. In 1:8 Nitro GT Claude Netune Jr. took his Serpent to the win.

Image: Max Kuenning [Facebook]

August 21, 2026

Power HD servos for Diekmann

Well known & highly experienced international nitro onroad racer Thilo Diekmann is to use PowerHD servos. A World and European Championship finalist in both 1:8 Onroad and 1:10 Nitro Touring Car, the German is a team driver for Italian car manufacturer Capricorn and will now use Power HD‘s GTS-2 servos in his cars. A finalist in Bangkok 2-yers ago, Diekmann is among the bumper entry that will contest the upcoming IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship in Gubbio, Italy.

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]