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October 27, 2026

Cerberus Racing Mohawk 1:12 Body

New from Cerberus Racing, the new brand of Josh Cyrul, comes their Next-Gen 1:12 body, the Mohawk. Taking some styling cues from a previous body design by Cyrul 3DFX, every surface has been re-imagined. This purpose designed body for 17.5 racing features an aggressive styling and optimised aerodynamics. The Mohawk has reshaped front fenders for a more precise steering feel plus less prone to flaring on board taps. It also has a repositioned and reshaped cockpit to improve aero balance and reduce drag. A reduced rear gurney lip and re-profiled fan clearance area reduces drag. Re-profiled fenders and a centre channel add stability as well as reducing drag. The body post position dimples for the brands Cerberus Racing Vektor 12 (neutral position is available in premium polycarbonate in 3 thickness – .012″ (.3mm), .015″ (.4mm) and .020″ (.5mm).

Source: Cerberus Racing [cerberusracing.com]

October 26, 2026

Codd crowned new Australian Champion at rain effected Touring Car Nationals

Lincoln Codd is the new 2026 RCRA Australian National Champion, the RC Maker driver taking the title at a rain effected event over the weekend. A title held by Nicolas Lee who won last year at West Coast Model RC in Perth, this year’s host was Bayside Radio Control Car Club and qualifying would see Codd take the TQ honours in a competitive field. Managing to run 4 of the 5 scheduled rounds as they battled the weather and ever changing track conditions, Codd topped two rounds to secure the top spot ahead of team-mate Jeff Hamonn who was fastest in Q1. Fastest in Q3 Jeff Mackie made it an all RC Maker Top 3 with the ARC of Brayden Stanley securing P4. That qualifying ranking was to declared the result as Mother Nature prevented any finals from being run. In Stock, defending champion Michael Stine qualifying 6th, it was Awesomatix’s Jordan Caruso who would take the title having TQ’d from Logan Rintoul.

Image: Lincoln Codd [Facebook]

October 26, 2026

T-Work’s Pixel Z1 Titanium Rear Axle | Front Steering Axles

A sign that a kit has been well received is the appearance of 3rd party option parts, and for RC Xpress’ recently released Pixel Z1 that comes with the release by T-works of a Titanium Rear Axle and Front Steering Axles for the 1:28 competition car. Made from Ti64, the lightweight construction of the rear axle reduces rotational inertia for sharper throttle response. A direct replacement for the original steel shaft it gives a weight saving of 1.4 grans. The Titanium Front Steering Axles reduces unsprung weight for responsive steering and shave approx. 0.25 grams per axle. piece.

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October 26, 2026

Isaacs takes back ROAR Paved National title

Switching from winning on carpet last weekend, when he took his second consecutive TC title at the MonTech NYGP, to asphalt, Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs has retaken the ROAR Electric Onroad Paved Nationals title. Racing at Valkaria RC Raceway in Florida, four rounds of qualifying would see Isaacs take the TQ honours after he topped ever round. Lining up in second with would be Xray’s Dave Vera from team-mate Keven Hebert, this the one & only asphalt race of the year for the Canadian. With 2025 Champion Stuart Mason not in attendance, the triple finals would decide a new 2026 Champion but Isaac continued his dominant form to win A1 & 2 to retake the title he last held in 2024 with victory at N-Control RC Raceway in Texas. Winning A3, Vera would finish runner-up with Hebert completing the podium ahead of Felix Law. In Super Stock it was Xray’s Mike Gee who took the TQ & win ahead of Craig Xavier and Vera.

Image: Keven Hebert [Facebook]

October 26, 2026

Romagnoli wins Italian 1:8 National Championship finale

Xray’s Luca Romagnoli has won the third & final round of the AMSCI 1:8 Onroad Italian National Championship which was staged at the 2027 IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship circuit Fiorano over the weekend. In qualifying it was Jonathan Gandin who took the TQ ahead of Xray pairing Filippo Domanin and Romagnoli with Round 2 winner Francesco Tironi qualifying P5 ahead of the Leno round Top Qualifier Mirko Salemi. With the race attracting a number of international racers including Capricorn’s Toni Gruber & Thilo Diekmann from Germany, and Mugen Seiki’s Burak Kilic, in the 45-minute final it was Romagnoli who became the third different winning of the season. He took the win from long time race leader Domanin by just over half a lap with Infinity’s Lamberto Collari keeping the veterans in the mix as he claimed the final step on the podium ahead of Gandin from P6 on the grid. Overall Infinity’s Andrea Muscolino was crowned the overall Champion from Ielasi Tuned’s Luca Ielasi who was winner of the season opener at Locorotondo back in May.

Image: Infinity [Facebook]

October 26, 2026

TestLogger Damper Position Sensor

With data collection having become a big trend in RC racing recently, Finnish company TestLogger has expanded the measurement capabilities of the Collector data logging platform with a lightweight linear potentiometer for measuring damper position. With 12.7 mm of travel, the sensor is a good fit for 1:10 offroad and 1:8 cars. The damper position sensor follows the August launch of Collector Mini v1.1 and Collector Midi, which added analog inputs as the first step in enabling new sensors. Damper position data shows which parts of the damper travel the car actually uses on track. TestLogger Analyzer includes a damper histogram out of the box, analysing damper speeds within a single run. In TestLogger Manager, long-term data reports use damper speed statistics to follow damper condition across multiple runs, so racers can see when dampers start to degrade and need servicing. The included screenshots visualise a situation where one damper failed and the failure was clearly visible in the data report.

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October 26, 2026

Another dominant weekend for Payne at Masters of Foam

Having done the double in New York last weekend at the MonTech New York Grand Prix, Excelerate RC’s Ollie Payne returned to Europe to take the double at the Masters of Foam in Belgium. Having established itself as one of the major races on the international 1:12 calendar, this year’s Miniatuur Racing Club Zwevegem organised event attracted 146 entries with Payne coming into the event as the defending Champion in both Modified and Stock. In qualifying the British driver would secure both TQ honours with the Xray of Norway’s Mathias Nedrebo his closest rival in Mod and the Schumacher of Finland’s Niko Saarinen the nearest challenger in Stock. Able to wrap up both 2026 wins in A2, on the Modified podium he was joined by A3 winner Nedrebo and Schumacher’s Matthieu Dambrine in 3rd. In Stock Awesomatix’s 3rd place qualifier Olivier Bultynck won A3 to secure second ahead of Saarinen. In 1:12 17.5 GT it was British racer Adam Southgate who took the win.

Image: Trackside RC Media [Facebook]

October 26, 2026

IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World C/ships publish Stage 1 Reports

Following IFMAR’s recent release of its 2027 Calendar in which 4 of the season’s five World Championships are listed, the two Nitro Onroad events have just published their Stage 1 Reports in preparation for hosting the sport’s most coveted races. Both iconic and world famous tracks, their Stage 1 reports give basic information to help those planning to attend with the follow up Stage 2 Report outlining more specific & detailed information for competitors attending. Lostallo with its Swiss mountains backdrop hosts the 1:8 GT Worlds from 26-31 July with two titles to be crowned in that time – Nitro GT and Electric GT. Only the 4th running of the GT Worlds, in the Stage Report compiled by the Swiss RC Car Clubs Association (SRCCA) and the Mini Racing Ticino and Moesa (MRTM), it is interesting to note that the nearest airport to the 2009 1:8 Onroad Worlds track is actually across the border in Italy. Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) is located 130kms from the small village. Having just hosted the final round of the Italian National Championship over the weekend, Fiorano is located in Italy’s famous Modena region famed for its traditional Balsamic Vinegar and a certain car manufacturer known for its scarlet red models. In its Stage 1 Report, host club New Minicar Fiorano A.S.D. goes into a little more specific details regarding its schedule which runs from 2-12 September but hopefully the 12th spare weather day won’t be required. IFMAR’s original category continues to be the longest event despite calls each year for it be reduced. To view the full Stage 1 Reports click here for 1:8 GT and here for 1:8 Onroad.

Source: EFRA [efra.ws]