October 27, 2026

Team Velocity VL-2 Late Model Oval Kit

Specialist oval racing manufacturer Team Velocity R/C has released their first purpose built Late Model oval kit with the entirely new VL-2.  Putting it through a considerable amount of testing they wanted to create an easy to build, durable, tunable, and fast kit.  Standard features include Ball Bearing supported Aluminium Steering Assembly, Aluminium Spindles, and Aluminium Rear Hubs.  HD 4mm carbon fibre shock towers support small bore shocks with location etched spring collars for small or big bore springs, Machined Delrin pistons, Low Friction X-Rings, and Aluminium standoffs with Delrin pivot balls.  The VL-2 also has adjustable flex rear design and Adjustable Diff height.

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October 27, 2026

2026 Hobby Culture Festival China (HCFC) – Preview

This weekend sees the 2nd edition of Hobby Culture Festival China (HCFC) return to Hangzhou, one of the seven ancient capitals of China, with the event bringing together competition & hobby RC, model exhibitions, interactive experiences, and hobby culture activities all under one roof.  Opening this Friday (Oct 3oth) and running until Sunday at the Hangzhou International Expo Center, HCFC will cover an area of 20,000 square metre and is expected to attracted tens of thousands of enthusiasts over the three days with, the 1st addition having attracted 26,500 visitors.  For the 2nd year of the event, the organisers are promising the exhibition will be fully upgraded to create a ‘super event’ that integrates RC cars, static models, model airplanes, model ships, and tanks.  With familiar RC brands Kyosho, HPI Racing, Hobbywing, FlySky, and SkyRC among the exhibitors, the event will also showcase competitive RC with China’s governing body for RC car activities, CMAC (Car Modelling Association of China) staging the National Championships for both Drifting and Rock Crawling alongside the main expo on two separate side by side track.  Linking the expo and the national championships for the 2026 HCFC will give enthusiasts the opportunity to experience the excitement of a national level championship up close.  It will also provide participating brands and drivers with the opportunity to interact directly with a large number of hobby consumers and potential future RC competitors.  Having attended the very impressive Hobby Expo China back in April, Red RC is excited to have been invited to Hobby Culture Festival China to experience what its organisers say is going to be very different kind of Expo.  Two disciplines we have yet to witness as competitive events, we are particularly interested in checking out the staging of the Drift and Rock Crawling Championships and learning about them and how visitors interact with each discipline.

Check out HCFC Floor Plan & Exbititor list here

October 27, 2026

Perfect Pass RC Diamond 200Mph+ Speed Wheels

All wheels may be round but they are not all equal and Florida based Perfect Pass RC has released their Diamond Wheels and tyre for 200+ mph which it has been developing 18-months.  The premium aluminium speed run wheels feature a 7075 aluminium rim with a proprietary rubber tyre and are built to replace foam wheels on plastic rim for 17mm hex RC cars.  Built for high speed runs, at 200+ mph, a tyre is under 20,000+ Gs of force trying to rip it apart.  Foam tires break down and plastic rims flex and wobble leading to cars getting destroyed so Perfect Pass RC came up with the Diamind Wheel as a solution.  Each rim is meticulously machined from super high quality 7075 aluminium at 97.5 mm OD by 42 mm wide with a tire thickness of 5.75mm.   The tyre is made from a proprietary blend of five specially made rubbers and elastomers that took 18 months to develop a tyre that can take the extreme forces at such high speeds run keeping its shape, rigidity and unmatched traction.  The glue that holds the tyre to the aluminium rim is also their own proprietary technology, and took months and months to develop. It is made to keep the tyre locked to the rim.  The axle hole and the 17mm hex pocket were carefully sized to be as tight as possible, to eliminate vibration, and at the same time big enough to fit most 17mm hex types on the market.  Having tried many blends and for speed runs, 50 Shore was the sweet spot between traction, durability and rigidity.  While 40-45 Shore gave slightly better traction, price was paid with reduced durability while 60-65 Shore felt too slippery and stability was sacrificed.

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October 27, 2026

ROAR announces 2027 Nationals Calendar

ROAR, the sanctioning body for RC racing in the United States & Canada, has announced the tracks and schedule for its 2027 National Championships.  Onroad will officially kick off the 2027 season with the Carpet Nationals which on March 3-7th returns to Apex Raceway in Tennessee after hosting the championships this year.  Next up is the 1:10 Offroad Carpet Nationals which will be staged at PDX Underground in Oregon from April 14-18th.  Moving outdoors on May 20-23rd, TSCAR in Ohio is the venue for Nitro Onroad to decided its National Champions.  A month later it will be the turn of the electric onroad paved titles, the 2026 Champions just decided over the weekend in Florida, with racers travelling to The Groove in Illinos on June 17-20th.  With 7 National Championship events & one IFMAR World Championship to run, the second half of the season starts with the Canadian 1:8 Offroad Nationals which will be held at BEGO Racing RC Raceway in Quebec.  Offroad racers are then in for a busy month of July with the 1:10 Dirt Nationals taking place from June 30th to July 4th followed shortly afterwords by the 1:8 Offroad Nationals at Coyote Hobbies & Raceway in California from July 15-18th.  ROAR wraps up its 2027 season with the hosting of the IFMAR eBuggy World Championship at Gateway RC Park at Lake City in Florida from September 29th to October 3rd.

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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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