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September 9, 2026

Balestri takes opening qualifier at Worlds as rain looms in Gubbio

Infinity’s Dario Balestri has taken the opening round of qualifying at IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship, the run even more important with the threat of rain looming at the Gubbio track in Italy. The top seed after yesterday’s timed practice which took place in sunny conditions, the first day of qualifying at Miniautodromo Internazionale Mario Rosati saw racers greeted by overcast conditions with very slight drops of rain even falling as the top two heats completed their the first of their six scheduled run. Originally set to be a day consisting of 3 rounds, with tomorrow looking like it will be rained out, the organisers have now revised the schedule to run four rounds today with the best 2 of 4 to count. Behind Balestri, it was reigning World Champion Jilles Groskamp who was second fastest but some bit back on his team-mate who was the only one to run 27-laps over the 7-minutes. Seeding P5, British driver Alex Thurston completed the Top 3, saying like Groskamp, it was a result of consistency rather than outright speed. Second fastest in seeding 2008 World Champion Naoto Matsukura had a mistake on his opening run that left him P20 of the 114 drivers to post a time. Competing the Top 3 on seeding, up & coming Italian talent Filippo Domanin would also have two mistakes on his run one involving another driver leaving the quick Xray driver to register a P8.

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September 8, 2026

2026 Asian Buggy Championships Rd 4, Indonesia – Chassis Focus Index

Indonesia played host to the season finale of the Cayote/VP Pro backed Asian Buggy Championships over the weekend, with West Side Raceway in Jakarta the battle ground that brought the fourth season of the high profile Asia based 1:8 Offroad championship to a close. It would prove to be a big weekend for Team Associated as their drivers took both the Nitro and eBuggy wins on the impressive Adrian Wicaksono designed dirt track. Securing the TQ honours, Alex Bernadzik went on to win the 1-hour final, the Australian claiming his first international race victory. It was also a major win for Hyunkyu Jung, the talented Korean teenager winning eBuggy ahead of Top Qualifier Pekko Iivonen. We got to photograph both winning buggies for our Chassis Focus as well as the title winning Sparko of new 2026 Asian Buggy Championship double Champion Jayden Edmunds. In total we featured buggies from five different manufacturers including all three nitro buggy podium finishers and fourth place, all representing different car manufacturers. In case you missed any of the Chassis Focus’ during our coverage of the race, we have compiled them all here in our latest Chassis Focus index.

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September 8, 2026

Harper wins final round of British Championship at Adur

Having already secured the overall BRCA British Touring Car Championship title at Round 4 in West London last month, Schumacher’s Elliott Harper wrapped up his campaign with another win at the season finale. Round 5 took place at the Adur track where Harper would secure the TQ ahead of Matthieu Dambrine and Chris Grainger. With the back to back National Champion winning both legs of the A-Main, the podium would be the same order as they qualified. In 17.5 Stock it was Finley Whitelock who took his first National TQ ahead of Ollie Payne and Sam Nicholls, but taking both A-Mains it as Payne who claimed the win ahead of the Top Qualifier with Nicholls third. In FWD, Ethan Southall took the TQ and win.

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September 8, 2026

Cyrul launches Cerberus Racing

Well known US onroad racer and RC product designer Josh Cyrul has launched his own new brand Cerberus Racing. Having recently announced he was stepping away from Excelerate RC after three 3-year with the project where he created their Prodigy series of 1:12 and 1:10 electric onroad kits, Cerberus is a new, Cyrul family-owned RC design company built together with his wife, daughters and mother. In announced the new venture the highly experience veteran racer said, ‘After the last few years, I knew that to truly push the boundaries of what’s next in our sport, I needed a space for total creative freedom. I wanted to start a family-run small business where we control our own destiny and invest with our heart and souls directly into pure, uncompromised engineering and design.’ The first Cerberus Racing product will be released this week.

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September 7, 2026

Double Buggyland win for Ongaro

Buggyland 12 + 1, the 13th edition of the signature event of Spanish track builder Miguelo Izquierdo Rodriguez, took place over the weekend where it was Team Associated’s Davide Ongaro who took the double win. Missing last year’s event due the 1:10 Offroad Worlds in Australia, having done the Buggyland double in 2024, Ongaro would dominate the weekend securing the TQ before going on to take 1-hour final by 20-seconds from the Sworkz of fellow Italian Mattia Polito. Setting the fastest lap of the final, Polito would have a good battle with team-mate & 2025 winner Juan Carlos Canas in the closing stages of the race. Qualifying 5th, the Spaniard would complete the podium 1.5 seconds back on Polito. Former European B Champion David Todd finished P4 having qualified his Mugen Seiki in 8th, the Top 4 all finishing on the lead lap. Behind the Spaniard, Sparko’s Adrian Pariente and Tekno’s Joao Figueiredo rounded out the Top 6. In eBuggy it was reigning European Champion Figueiredo who topped seeding but come qualifying Ongaro took the TQ ahead of team-mate & eBuggy World Champion Marcus Kaerup and Todd. Qualifying P6, Polito would force the decider to go to A3 as he won A2 ahead of Ongaro but repeating his A1 win in the latter took the overall. They would be joined on the podium Adrian Pariente.

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September 7, 2026

Yokomo RS2.0 Team Spec Touring Car Kit

Having originally introduced the Rookie Speed RS1.0 in 2023 to help attract newcomers into the hobby with an entry level 1:10 Electric Touring car, Yokomo has just released a ‘Team Spec’ edition of the second generation of the car. The easy-to-drive Rookie Speed RS2.0 is now available packed with premium optional parts. Retaining the user-friendly characteristics of its 2 belt-drive 4WD system and 4-wheel independent suspension, this kit upgrades your ride with a full suite of precision aluminum and graphite components. These include an all-new Aluminum Steering Bell Crank and Center Link to ensure direct and accurate steering input. To enhanced rigidity & lower the centre of gravity there is an all-new Graphite Upper Deck and Aluminium Lower Bulkheads. Other options in the new kit include Aluminium Center Pulley, Aluminium Suspension Mounts, Aluminium Short Shocks, Graphite Shock Towers, and Stabilizers.

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September 7, 2026

VP-Pro Shock Wave Evo 1:10 Buggy Tyre

Having updated their range of 1:8 Shock Wave offroad tyres with a new Evo version, VP-Pro has now created the line for 1:10 Buggy use. Available as a 2WD/4WD rear and 4WD front, the Shock Wave Evo square and curved pins are designed for longer life and optimal directional capability. VP Pro claim the tyres ensure a smooth, consistent feel with excellent grip, and meet the demands of most track surfaces ranging from carpet and wet, to loamy, indoor clay, hard packed and blue groove. They are available with different coloured wheel options, yellow, white, or pink, and both M3 and M4 compounds.

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September 7, 2026

Team Bomber AK12 HD V2 Bumper Body Mount Plate

Japanese 1:12 specialists Team Bomber has announced the release of a Version 2 of its HD Bumper Body Mount Plate for their AK12 series of kits. Compatible with the AK12X, AK12XC, and AK12 1:12 chassis, the thickness has been significantly increased from the previous 2.0mm to 2.5mm for greater rigidity. Additionally, the design of the chassis mounting area, which is the most demanding part during crashes, has been revised to enhance crash resistance and rigidity.

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