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April 24, 2026

ZooRacing Apex 1:10 FWD TC Body

Germany’s ZooRacing has introduced a new 1:10 FWD Touring Car body which they are calling the Apex. A whole new designed it delivers a more neutral and easy to drive handling for most modern tracks and grip levels. Designed with attention to the details, the Apex features a sleeker, more aerodynamic structured roofline that optimises airflow to the larger rear wing, resulting in higher top speeds and enhanced stability on the track. The front end exudes modernity and sophistication, while the closer-fitting wheel arches minimise turbulence at the rear, enabling smoother cornering and improved overall handling. With a longer rear section, the Apex offers unparalleled stability, allowing drivers to navigate tight corners with precision and confidence. Its increased wheelbase aligns seamlessly with current touring car chassis designs, ensuring optimal performance and compatibility. The Apex design also offers the option to move the body more forward from the neutral position to increase front grip, if needed. While the Gorilla MAX was made for super sharp and agile cornering, the Apex loves big tracks, where neutral handling and maximum stability is needed. Because the improved aerodynamic efficiency the Apex flows faster through the corners, without losing speed, what is important for most low powered FWD racing classes. The Apex 190mm FWD body shell comes moulded from high-quality 0.5mm and 0.7mm polycarbonate and uses ZooRacing‘s ZOOlite moulding process. Part of the package are window masks in a new more flexible and stickier quality, that will ensure window frames of pro quality. The body package is topped of by high-quality wing mounting hardware and a highly detailed sticker sheet including grill, head and tail lights.

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April 24, 2026

First big TQ for Iivonen at ABC Malaysia

Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen is the Top Qualifier at the second round of the Asian Buggy Championship, the Finn taking the final round of qualifying to win the shot out with Kyosho’s Phi-Long Nguyen and Sworkz’s Caleb Noble. The battle for pole between the drivers from three different continents was set as they each posted a TQ run over the opening qualifiers but laying down the fastest time to take the fourth round it was Iivonen who claimed his first major international TQ honours. His third appearance in the Team Cayote/VP-Pro backed Championship, the Finn drove a near perfect final qualifier in a close battle with ABC debutant Nguyen until on the last lap. With Iivonen running just behind him on track, the teenager made a mistake that sealed the deal for Iivonen. The American will line-up P2 for the 45-minute final with ABC race winners Noble and Jayden Edmunds starting 3rd and 4th respectively. Nguyen would get the better of Iivonen in eBuggy taking the final round in the fastest time to become the Top Qualifier on tie-break, both drivers having two TQ runs each. In Nitro Truggy, with Noble having already secured pole position in Q3, Ken NG would take the final round and his Sparko truggy will line-up second on the track which he has been a key figure in developing into an impressive facility.

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April 24, 2026

FEMCA Asia 1:8 GT Championships relocated to Australia

The inaugural FEMCA Asia 1:8 GT Championships, which was originally awarded to Vietnam, will now take place in Australia with England Park Raceway in Brisbane awarded the race. Earlier this month the Asian governing body for RC racing announced that the championships was being relocated from the impressive new X-RC Complex in Lam Dong due to the delayed opening of the area’s new airport. QRCCRA, the club behind England Park Raceway, has secured the race to decide both the GT8 Nitro and GT8E Champions with FEMCA sanctioned championships running concurrently with the SpeedyRC IC QLD State Titles from July 30 to August 2. On the announcement it was also confirmed Sweep Racing will supply their GT2-D40WP as the control tyre for both GT categories.

Source: FEMCA [Facebook]

April 24, 2026

Nguyen & Iivonen add TQ runs at Asian Buggy Championships

With three rounds of qualifying in the books at the Asian Buggy Championships, the LAP Paradise RC Raceway in Malaysia has given us different TQ runs from three different drivers representing 3 different manufacturers, Kyosho’s Phi-Long Nguyen topping Q2 and Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen delivering in Q3. With Sworkz’s Caleb Noble opening nitro buggy qualifying with the fastest time, the stage is now set for an exciting fourth & final qualifier with all three drivers in the hunt for the overall TQ honours. After a mistake in Q1, Top Seed Nguyen made amends with a cleaner run to take a close TQ ahead of Iivonen and Noble, the three covered by just over a second. In Q3 it was Iivonen’s turn to execute a clean 5-minute run and he took the round by a significant 4.2-second margin over his Australian and American rivals who both had mistakes resulting in costly seconds lost. In eBuggy, Iivonen would make it back to back TQ run in Q3, while in Nitro Truggy, ABC New Zealand winner Noble locked in the overall TQ with a third consecutive TQ run allowing him to sit out Q4 and focus solely on buggy.

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April 24, 2026

Blitz MK10 1:10 FWD Body

Body shell producer Blitz has a new FWD Touring Car body shell announcing the all-new MK10. Compared to its predecessor the Blitz MK9, the new MK10 is shorter overall and adds four small straight wings. These changes enhance the MK10’s performance, and the rear wing has two cut lines that allow drivers to adjust the vehicle’s stability. The body will be offered in both a 0.7mm Standard version and a 0.5mm Light version with each including a decal sheet and and window masks.

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April 24, 2026

Noble TQ’s opening qualifier at ABC Malaysia

Sworkz’s Caleb Noble has TQ’d the opening round of qualifying at the second round of the Asian Buggy Championships in Malaysia. The Australian set the pace in the first of the four scheduled Nitro Buggy qualifiers at LAP Paradise RC Raceway by just over a second from Mayako’s Pekko Iivonen. Having topped yesterday’s seeding, Kyosho’s Phi-Long Nguyen would suffer two mistakes on his opening effort, the second of which cost him over 6-seconds. While setting the fastest lap the American wouldn’t recover the loss and finished P3 almost 5-seconds back on Noble. Australian Jared Ment at the wheel of a Team Associated would set the fourth fastest time followed by the Sworkz of Adrian Wicaksono. Having dominated the Team Cayote/VP-Pro backed ABC season opener in New Zealand, Noble would do the double in the nitro classes this morning also TQ’ing Truggy ahead of Jayden Edmunds while a clean run in eBuggy saw Nguyen top the times ahead of Iivonen and Edmunds.

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April 24, 2026

Hudy 1:10 Offroad Astro Tyres

Just over a year after announcing their entry into the offroad tyre market, Hudy has added to its dirt range with the official release of their first 1:10 Astro tyres. The Slovakian company claim the tyre are very easy to drive on bumpy astro tracks, giving stable handling under high cornering loads. Offered in soft or medium compounds, the carcass & contact patch is optimised for consistent performance while the tread design is optimised for consistent traction on astro surfaces. The range is made up of a 2WD and a 4WD front and a 2WD/4WD rear.

Source: Hudy [hudy.net]

April 23, 2026

Rocket-RC electronics for Yam

Surpass Hobby, under its flagship electronics brand Rocket-RC, has announced an official strategic cooperation agreement with Hong Kong 1:10 Electric Touring Car racer Kimi Yam. The 19-year-old Xray team driver will for 2026 officially wear the Surpass Hobby colours and fully represent the Rocket-RC brand in top-tier racing events both domestically and internationally. In 2025 Yum claimed the overall HKRCSA Modified Championship, was runner-up at the Hudy Asian Grand Prix, and became Champion of the China Elite Group at the Sunpadow International Grand Prix (SIGP).

Source: Surpass [surpass-hobby.com]