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September 5, 2026

2026 MonTech New York Grand Prix – Announcement

The organisers of the MonTech New York Grand Prix have announced details of the eight edition of the annual indoor race hosted by 360v2 RC track in New Rochelle, New York. Taking place from October 15th to 18th, the event has become one of the highlights on the annual US onroad racing calendar and draws an international entry stateside. Last year it was Awesomatix’s Sam Isaacs who did the double winning both 1:12 Mod and Touring Car with NYGP debutant Lucas Urbain heading the international challenge. The French touring car ace would claim the final step on the Mod TC podium behind the race’s big 2024 winner Kemp Anderson. Another of the international visitors, Xray’s Jan Ratheisky took fourth along with a podium in Super Stock Touring. The vision of long time 1:12 racer and multiple World Championship finalist Donny Lia, the NYGP is the nearest thing RC will get to having a race in Time Square, the track just a 20-minute train ride from the centre of the City That Never Sleeps. Counting multiple World Champions Marc Rheinard (2022 NYGP Winner), Ronald Volker (2019 NYGP Winner), Alexander Hagberg, reigning 1:12 Stock World Champion Max Mächler, and Ollie Payne as previous participants, 360V2 is one of the biggest indoor tracks in the US with racing takes place on a track layout covering an area of 105 X 48 feet. For 2026 the race expands to 10 classes, with race entries opening on September 8th, and once again Red RC is excited to travel across the Atlantic to cover this year’s NYGP action.

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September 5, 2026

Phat Bodies HALO 1:10 Frontie Bodyshell

Best known for its 1:12 Mini bodies, Britain’s Phat Bodies has released the ‘Halo’ body for 1:10 Front Wheel Drive racers. Inspired by the VW Polo GT Cup racecars, it is designed to fit any 1:10 onroad chassis with around 257mm wheelbase and 190mm width. Made from super tough and high quality race weight 0.75mm ‘Lexan’ polycarbonate, the Halo gives similar handling characteristics to the Civic type bodies but with more front end low speed grip. BRCA approved, the body and wing weight approx 86 grams stickered and painted (as pictured). Sold clear the body set includes rear wing, a pre-cut vinyl window mask set, external overspray film, front and rear lights and grill/vent sticker set, and “Phat” stickers.

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September 4, 2026

2 from 2 for Iivonen as last lap error costs Bernadzik Q2

Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen made it 2 from 2 on the opening day of qualifying at the fourth & final round of the Asian Buggy Championships in Indonesia, the Finn taking Q2 after a late mistake by Top Seed Alex Bernadzik. Having topped the opening qualifier, Iivonen set the early pace of the afternoon run but again setting the fastest lap of the round Bernadzik’s Team Associated went to the top of the timing screens 2-minutes into the 5-minute qualifier. On the final lap however a mistake from the Australian would see him drop 1-second on his previous lap time, allowing Iivonen to top times by 1.061 of a second. Behind it was Korean teenager Hyunkyu Jung who posted the third fastest time ahead of Jason Nugroho and Sparko’s Jayden Edmunds.

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September 4, 2026

Flea Racers 1:28 RC Racing Game

The rise in the popularity of 1:28 racing appears to have reached a whole new level with the release of Flea Racers, an RC Racing Game from the same people behind the 3D print website Club Race Hero that allows you to download, print, and race a 1:28 car. Spending his Summer writing a fun, little Chrome browser-based RC video game for 1:28 scale racing, Scott Jakes has created Fle Racers which allow you to use your own radio. Plug in your transmitter and drive the game the way you drive the real car. Lay out your local track and practice the layout before the meet. The games Track Maker allows you to draw a layout tile by tile, test drive it and save it. Try out fun new layouts before you set them up on the carpet. Add your club’s track and let racers around the world try it. Lock in the track for your next live meet, so everyone turns up already knowing the layout. Every body starts as a blank and in Paint Shop you can run your own livery with the brush, airbrush, stickers and text, or drop on an instant paint job and work from there. Flea Racers is available on cell, PC and VR.

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September 4, 2026

Infinity IF18-3 Brass Battery Plate

Infinity has introduced this new Brass Battery Plate for their IF18-3 1:8 Nitro Onroad kit. Utilising heavy-duty brass material to effectively concentrate the centre of gravity toward the lower chassis, it delivers stable handling especially on high-grip surfaces. The plate is finished in sleek black.

Source: Creation Model [creationmodel.net]

September 4, 2026

Iivonen takes opening ABC qualifier in Jakarta

Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen has TQ’d the opening qualifier at the concluding round of the 2026 Asian Buggy Championships in Jarkata, Indonesia. The Finn took the first of the five scheduled qualifiers at West Side Raceway ahead of Top Seed Alex Bernadzik, the Team Associated driver 2.7-seconds off the TQ pace after a slow start on new tyres. Making it three different manufacturers in the Top 3, Sparko’s new FEMCA Champion Jayden Edmunds was a similar margin off his fellow countryman Bernadzik to open with a P3 effort. While taking the opening TQ in eBuggy ahead of Edmunds with his Team Associated, Hyunkyu Jung encountered traffic on the opening laps of his first nitro qualifier hampering his chances of a double, but it was a costly mistake on the teenager’s penultimate lap that meant the 4th fastest for Q1. Infinity’s Jason Nugroho upheld home honours as he set the fifth fastest time ahead of the Mugen Seiki of Australian teenager Zac Foster.

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September 4, 2026

T-Works Cleaner Liquefy Nozzle

Probably an item you never thought you needed, but T-Works has created this Cleaner Liquefy nozzle for your cleaner spray. While traditional nozzles tend to cause splashing and waste of cleaning agents, this replacement nozzle features an upward flat outlet with no atomisation for directional liquid flow. Press a cleaning cloth directly against the outlet to draw liquid. Offering precise dosage control reduces consumption making it ideal for wipe‑based cleaning.

Source: T-Works [rc-tworks.com]

September 4, 2026

World Champion Takahata confirmed for Singapore International Nitro GP

Mugen Seiki’s reigning 1:8 Onroad World Champion Shoki Takahata has been confirmed for October’s Singapore International Nitro Grand Prix. The Japanese driver joined a very exclusive club in Chile last December when he won the IFMAR World title for a second time having previously won in 2019 in the United States. Takahata joins Infinity’s defending Singapore International Nitro GP Champion Dario Balestri, the duo having held the World No.1 status between them for the last 9-years, for what will be an extra special edition of the race as it celebrates its 20th anniversary. Taking place on October 10-11, the same weekend as the Singapore F1 Grand Prix, over the last two decades the Radio Control Modellers’ Club’s annual international race has welcomed numerous World Champions. 2026 looks like attracting its most World Champion stack field yet.

Source: RCMC Singapore [Facebook]