New from Xray for its Front Wheel Drive Touring Car the X4F comes these Balancing Weight for XLP2 Shocks. CNC-machined from brass, the front left and front right 45gram brass weights are moved from the bumper to under the front driveshafts into the centre of the front drive train for improved weight transfer on & off power. Black coated & laser engraved, they improve weight balance and the rotation of the car.
With the 75th edition of Spielwarenmesse, better known as the Nuremberg Toy Fair, taking place in Germany this week, while not the mecca it once was for new car releases, Tamiya has used it to publicly unveil their new TRF421X Electric Touring Car. With 2026 a big year for the iconic Japanese manufacturer as it celebrates its 50th anniversary, the X model comes a year after the TRF421 platform debuted at the show. While Tamiya have not yet officially published any detailed images of their latest competitive touring car creation, Kenneth Södergård, a Swede who knows a thing or two about Tamiya touring cars, has on gone into detailed analysis of the TRF421X on his website Blog Kentech which you can read here.
Releasing its latest competition spec 1:10 Electric Touring Car at the end of last August, Yokomo introduces its thirds version of the MS2.0 with its Steel Chassis kit option. The new MS2.0 features a steel main chassis and compared to graphite or aluminium, offers greater mass and weight down low. 1.2mm in thickness, the steel chassis provides a lower centre of gravity and this suppresses highside tendencies. It also leads to increased cornering limits and provides stability through appropriate flex, giving you an advantage in high-grip surface racing.
Mugen Seiki Racing, the US distributor for the World Champion Japanese manufacturer, has announced the signing of top American nitro onroad racer Diego Morganti. Son of veteran 1:8 Onroad racer Paolo, the 21-year-old was the winner of 2025 KO Propo Grand Prix driving a Capricorn but goes into the 2026 season with a completely new program. Announced as joining Ielasi Tuned engines at the end of 2025, on campaigning Mugen Seiki’s newly released World Championship winning MRX7, Morganti said, ‘I’m very excited to announce my new collaboration with Mugen Seiki Racing! I can’t wait to get to the track and start testing the new MRX7. Thank you so much to Brian Thomas and to the entire Mugen Seiki team.’
Schumacher Racing has announced the return of leading Danish racer & Spec Touring Car World Championship Finalist Jesper Rasmussen who will represent the British manufacturer in both onroad and offroad. The move comes after 11-years of racing for Team Associated in offroad and a one year stint with IRIS for his onroad program. Kicking off his new chassis sponsorship this weekend in Stock Touring Car at ETS Daun, on the announcement Rassmussen said, ‘I’m super happy to be back “home” after more than 10 years away from team. Looking forward to work together with team in On road and Off Road. I plan to do all ETS races in 2026, European Championship and World Championship in On Road, National races in On road and Off road fit in my race schedule. My first race will be ETS Daun with my Mi9.’
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Mon-Tech Racing has presented its latest evolution of 1:10 190mm Touring Car body shells with the release of the new A-6R. Featuring clean and flowing lines, yet bold and purposeful, it is designed to convey an immediate sense of speed and stability. EFRA approved, the A-6R has proven itself in testing to be smooth through corners, extremely stable at high speeds, and quick and confident in slower, more technical sections. Produced in Italy, the body is vailable in two versions. The Standard Version weighs approximately 85 grams while the “La Leggera” Version comes in at approximately 60 grams. The body kit includes body shell, headlight and grille stickers, window masks, and screws for mounting the rear wing.
With just over 2-weeks to go to the 22nd running of the famous TITC (12-15 Feb) in Bangkok, host track RC Addict has announced a revised track layout due to safety and track flow concerns around the layout they had prepared for the 2026 edition. Have created an anti-clock wise layout that featured a very short back straight, today they have published that the layout will revert to a ‘classic layout’ in the clockwise direction featuring a full length straight. In announcing the revised layout RC Addict posted, ‘Due to safety and race flow concerns combined with local and international popular demands, the TITC 2026 layout will be changed for the Addict Classic Layout Clockwise direction. Since we didn’t race it for a very long time, let’s bring it back this year. Thanks for your understanding and support. See you at the track soon!’.
Source: RC Addict [Facebook]
Promising young German 1:8 Nitro Onroad racer Thilo Baldes has joined Ielasi Tuned engines for 2026. The 14-year-old Serpent Team Europe driver will use the Ielasi Pista.21 Team Edition with Energy fuel in his Serpent 990 R. From a well known family of nitro racers, Baldes’ 2025 season included becoming German Vice-Champion and finishing 16th in the overall standings of the Euro Nitro Series. For the 2026 season, the youngster plans to compete in the European Championship, ENS, and German Championship. Having raced the last three season with engines from Reds Racing, on the announcement Baldes said, ‘I am very grateful to Sabrina and Daniele Ielasi for supporting me on my journey. Daniele provides exceptional support on the race track, and his engines have proven themselves to be of outstanding quality for years – exactly what I need for the next steps. I can’t wait to finally drive the first laps with the new engines and start the new season. I am very grateful to Reds Racing for supporting me since 2023 and contributing significantly to my successes so far.’
Source: Ielasi Tuned [ielasituned.com]
