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May 13, 2026

Xray announces surprise Rheinard signing

Just hours after he announced his depart from Awesomatix, Xray has revealed that they have acquired the services of Marc Rheinard. The reigning ISTC World Champions made the surprise announcement via a short video clip on social media with just the text ‘Legends & World Champions join forces’. With Xray’s loss of Bruno Coelho to Infinity having been reflected in recent Modified results, the new signing of the multiple World Champion by the Slovakian manufacturer is a major coup for the Hudys. He joins long time team driver Alexander Hagberg, who just recently took the European 1:12 title from the German. The signing should also allow their 1:8 World Champion David Ronnefalk to focus his attentions on offroad, his transition to touring car with Xray having proved challenging for the Swede. For Rheinard, whose career spans three decades, joining Xray marks only the fourth Touring Car manufacturer he has represented having raced for Awesomatix, Infinity and Tamiya, his TRF days one of the most iconic partnerships of our sport.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 13, 2026

SuperRad SR-27 SuperMero 1:10 Oval Stock Car Body

New from Ohio based onroad body shell producer SuperRad comes their SR-27 SuperMero Gen 3 1:10 Oval Stock Car Body which is designed for stock class racing. Made in the USA from .020” polycarbonate. it is TOUR approved and comes complete with decal sheet and window masks.

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May 12, 2026

Rheinard announces Awesomatix departure

Multiple World Champion Marc Rheinard has announced his departure from Awesomatix after six years with the manufacturer which only came into being at the height of the career of one RC racing’s true legends. The electric onroad star has been their lead driver since his departure from Infinity at the end of 2019, the initial deal to run Aersomatix done through his brother’s successful Tonisport business. While a fourth ISTC World title has eluded the German, achieving a podium in 2024 with the unique Oleg Babich designed touring car, they did enjoy plenty of successes including most recently the 2025 1:12 European title and the 2024 Electric Touring Car European title. In a post on his social media, Rheinard said, ‘Hey Friends, Today I would like to announce my departure from Awesomatix. A bit more than 6 years ago, Oleg gave me the chance to join his fantastic race team. At a time he backed me when I unfortunately did not have the best moments in my career and this will never be forgotten! I would like to specially thank Oleg as well as Max Mächler for great years with good success for all of us.’ With 2026 marking 22-years since he claimed his first World Championship, he added, ‘A true honour for me but now it is time to move on! I wish everyone in the team as well as the factory lots of success and I will always keep great memories in my mind! Last but most important, I’m happy that after talking to Max and Oleg we end our cooperation in a good way and keep the relationship positive. Thanks a lot for all and see you on track!’ With a huge following around the world, especially among Tamiya fans, it will be interesting to see what brand of car he will race next.

Source: Marc Rheinard [Facebook]

May 12, 2026

Rossing Designs B7 Series Waterfall Fan Mount

Texas based Rossing Design has introduced this Waterfall Fan Mount for the B7 Buggy series from Team Associated. Designed to move the fan directly over your motor, to provide maximum cooling, it provides 20+ degrees Fahrenheit cooler temperatures from the stock fan location. Made from proprietary extremely durable material, it fitting all b7.1, b7, t7, sc7 kits and is a non structural design meaning it won’t affect the flex.

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May 12, 2026

Koga-EL.FF 1:10 FWD Buggy

Interesting Japanese project the Koga-EL.FF, a front wheel drive 1:10 buggy with rear trailing arm, is close to becoming a very limited edition kit release. Very much a passion project with the emphasis on engineering rather than commercial success, its creator Kiyoshi Koga, a carpenter by trade, has spent 6 years researching and developing the buggy, incorporating the essence of the FWD buggy he built himself that won the Japanese National Championship back in 1992. With EL.FF standing for Electric Leader Frontmotor Frontdrive, only 50 kits will be released with each individually numbered from 1 to 50. Details on where to pre-order the Koga-EL.FF is expected to be announced shortly with shipping expected in July.

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May 12, 2026

Martin & Smith take Round 2 at British Buggy Nationals

Xray’s Lee Martin and Schumacher’s Ben Smith took the wins at the second round of the BRCA British 1:10 Offroad National Championships which took place at Bingham Model Raceway over the weekend. Opening with the 2WD action it was Round 1 4WD winner Smith who secured the TQ ahead of Xray’s Thomas Phipps with the winner of the season opener Josh Holdsworth qualifying P5. After a DNF in A1, Daniel Pole taking the win from P6, Smith would win A2 and 3 to overall and the lead of the championship. Defending Champion Tommy Hall and Pole would complete the podium. In Sunday’s 4WD action it was the Team Associated of Hall that took the TQ ahead of Martin and Smith. In the opening final Martin took the narrowest of wins ahead of Hall but the latter would deliver in A2 with himself and Martin again super close but a mistake a minute and a half into A3 by Hall handed Martin the lead and the veteran of 1:10 offroad stayed there to claim the overall win. Smith completed the podium. Round 3 of the championship will take racers to Robin Hood Raceway on May 30/31st.

Image: Xray [Facebook]

May 12, 2026

Power HD servos for Almonte

Leading servo manufacturer Power HD has announced that multiple ROAR Nitro Onroad Champion Jose R Almonte has officially joined its team. The factory Serpent driver, who took the 1:8 GT win at this year’s 50th anniversary Florida Winternats, will officially represent Power HD as part of his dual 1:10 and 1:8 GT racing program. On the announcement, the Dominican Republic racer, who other successes include the 2025 KO Propo Grand Prix, said, “I’m honoured to join Power HD. Their servos are known worldwide for their reliability, speed, and durability. I’m excited to represent Power HD on the track, fight for more championships!’

Source: PowerHD [chd.hk]

May 11, 2026

TestLogger Manager v3

Finnish company TestLogger, owned by 2011 IFMAR Electric Buggy World Championship organiser Jussi Luopajärvi, has launched Manager v3, the production release of a rewritten platform that has been running in beta with real user data for the past 13 months. TestLogger Manager helps RC racers keep a record of their runs, setups, conditions, lap times, and comments, and see how those connect to performance over time. Version 3 introduces a redesigned user interface, long-term analytics tools, team functionality for data sharing, and Coach TQ. Coach TQ is an AI assistant that automatically makes observations on each run and supports decision-making with plans, reviews, and guidance. TestLogger Manager has always been free to use and remains so, with a new Pro subscription for users who want more out of their data. For teams, Manager v3 adds shared workspaces so drivers, mechanics, team managers, and remote engineers can work from the same run logs, setups, and comments. This is particularly useful at larger events where practice time is limited and team members need to compare data quickly across drivers. Coach TQ, available on the Pro plan, can speed up the work around a track day in concrete ways. It can generate a draft test plan from your run history before the event, and produce a debrief from the session data afterwards. When direct lap time import isn’t available, Coach TQ can read your laps from a screenshot or even a photo of the results sheet. In chat mode, Coach TQ can also give new ideas when needed and explain technical concepts in context.

Source: Testlogger [testlogger.com]