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The latest RC racing news from NNRC Media — new releases, team news, calendars and industry updates.

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XRAY Puts Laydown Shocks on the New XB4’27 — and They’re in Action at Florida Carpet Champs

XRAY’s new 1/10 XB4’27 can run Standard or Laydown shocks, and the platform is in action at the Florida Carpet Champs.

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Hong Nor X5B and iX5B LCG Kits Are Officially Here

Hong Nor's LCG suspension is now available in complete X5B nitro and iX5B electric 1/8 buggy kits.

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Team Exalt Releases the Xscend Pro-X 180A Competition ESC

Team Exalt's Xscend Pro-X is a 180A, 2–3S competition ESC with 50Hz data logging, up to 32 logging sessions, 17 throttle and brake curves and progressive boost, for $219.79.

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FCC 2026

FCC 2026 Track Preview: Beachline Goes Fast and Technical

No big air jumps this year. The 2026 FCC track at Beachline is more technical and fast, with a feature triple, the waterfall steps and the FCC logo turn.

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Hyunkyu Jung Wins the 2026 Korean 1/8 Nitro Buggy Nationals

Team Associated's Hyunkyu Jung went TQ in all three qualifiers and won the 1-hour final to claim the 2026 Korean 1/8 Nitro Buggy title.

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JConcepts ONS Returns for 2027 — Outdoor National Series Announces Five Rounds

The JConcepts Outdoor National Series is back for 2027 with five rounds, kicking off March 19–21 at Adrenaline RC Raceway in Winchester, Virginia.

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JConcepts INS17 2027 Schedule Released — Indoor National Series Heads West

The 2027 JConcepts Indoor National Series calendar is out, with five new tracks and three rounds on the West Coast.

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ROAR Releases the 2027 Nationals Calendar

ROAR has set its 2027 Nationals: 1/8 off-road at Hank Perry Raceway July 27 to August 1, plus carpet, dirt, paved and nitro on-road dates, and the e-buggy Worlds in Florida.

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IFMAR Releases the 2027 World Championship Calendar

IFMAR has posted its 2027 World Championship calendar: four Worlds from July to October, including 1/10 electric off-road in Slovakia and 1/8 electric off-road in Florida.

Silly Season

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Burak Kilic Splits With Raptor After One Season

Burak Kilic announces his split from Raptor for GT8 after a year and a podium in the electric class at the Euros.

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Burak Kilic Signs Long-Term Deal With Nova Engines

Burak Kilic has signed a long-term deal with his current engine sponsor, Nova Engines.

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Silly Season: Patrick Gollner Goes Back to Blue with LRP

Austrian touring car ace Patrick Gollner is back with LRP, leading its Austrian team and helping develop the Flow X II 1S ESC.

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Race Reports & Results

Race Reports & Results

FCC Saturday: Schumacher and XRAY Split the TQs as Super Pole Sets the Fight

Schumacher and XRAY split the Pro Mod TQs at FCC 2026. Super Pole is complete, and the Sunday starting grids are set.

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FCC Friday Qualifying: Zalewski Leads Both as Kobbevik Shares the TQs

Day one of qualifying is in the books here at the 2026 JConcepts Florida Carpet Championships at Beachline Raceway, and it’s been a hot three days on the carpet—in actual temperature and, come Friday’s 4WD Mod action, between teammates too. Let’s get into it! Practice and

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Polito Ends Ongaro's 10-Year Reign as Italian National Champion — At the Ongororing!

Ten consecutive national championships, a 45-minute battle, and a dramatic finish on home turf! Italy has a new 1/8 Nitro Buggy National Champion!

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Burak Kilic Splits With Raptor After One Season

Burak Kilic announces his split from Raptor for GT8 after a year and a podium in the electric class at the Euros.

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XRAY Puts Laydown Shocks on the New XB4’27 — and They’re in Action at Florida Carpet Champs

XRAY’s new 1/10 XB4’27 can run Standard or Laydown shocks, and the platform is in action at the Florida Carpet Champs.

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Hong Nor X5B and iX5B LCG Kits Are Officially Here

Hong Nor's LCG suspension is now available in complete X5B nitro and iX5B electric 1/8 buggy kits.

FCC 2026

FCC 2026 Track Preview: Beachline Goes Fast and Technical

No big air jumps this year. The 2026 FCC track at Beachline is more technical and fast, with a feature triple, the waterfall steps and the FCC logo turn.

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Hyunkyu Jung Wins the 2026 Korean 1/8 Nitro Buggy Nationals

Team Associated's Hyunkyu Jung went TQ in all three qualifiers and won the 1-hour final to claim the 2026 Korean 1/8 Nitro Buggy title.

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Burak Kilic Signs Long-Term Deal With Nova Engines

Burak Kilic has signed a long-term deal with his current engine sponsor, Nova Engines.

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JConcepts ONS Returns for 2027 — Outdoor National Series Announces Five Rounds

The JConcepts Outdoor National Series is back for 2027 with five rounds, kicking off March 19–21 at Adrenaline RC Raceway in Winchester, Virginia.

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JConcepts INS17 2027 Schedule Released — Indoor National Series Heads West

The 2027 JConcepts Indoor National Series calendar is out, with five new tracks and three rounds on the West Coast.

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Silly Season: Patrick Gollner Goes Back to Blue with LRP

Austrian touring car ace Patrick Gollner is back with LRP, leading its Austrian team and helping develop the Flow X II 1S ESC.

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Atsushi Hara Doubles at Nitro Shock 2026 in Japan

Atsushi Hara won both Nitro Buggy Open and E-Buggy at Nitro Shock 2026 at RC Land Taki in Japan, on the VP-806 Hurricane Evo control tire, per VP Pro.

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Samuel Isaacs Wins Modified Touring Car at the 2026 ROAR Paved Nationals

Samuel Isaacs won Modified Touring Car from TQ at the 2026 ROAR Electric On-Road Paved Nationals at Valkaria RC, ahead of Dave Vera and Keven Hebert. Here are all eight class podiums.

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Team Exalt Releases the Xscend Pro-X 180A Competition ESC

Team Exalt's Xscend Pro-X is a 180A, 2–3S competition ESC with 50Hz data logging, up to 32 logging sessions, 17 throttle and brake curves and progressive boost, for $219.79.

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ROAR Releases the 2027 Nationals Calendar

ROAR has set its 2027 Nationals: 1/8 off-road at Hank Perry Raceway July 27 to August 1, plus carpet, dirt, paved and nitro on-road dates, and the e-buggy Worlds in Florida.

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JConcepts Drops the Double Bar in Gold Compound for 1/8 Buggy and Truck

The Worlds-proven Double Bar, the tire Juan Carlos Canas used to take TQ and pole at the IFMAR 1/8 Worlds, now comes in JConcepts' gold compound for 1/8 buggy and truck.

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XRAY Unveils the XB2'27 1/10 2WD Buggy in Carpet and Dirt Editions

XRAY's 2027 XB2 comes in Carpet (XB2C) and Dirt (XB2D) editions with longer steering arms, graphite ball joints and a refined 2.5mm chassis.

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Sparko Releases F8SE Special Edition Power Pack With Adjustable Flex and Wheelbase

Sparko's new F8SE Special Edition Power Pack adds a hard-anodized 7075 chassis with tunable flex, a 2mm wheelbase option and dark blue alloy shock towers.

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IFMAR Releases the 2027 World Championship Calendar

IFMAR has posted its 2027 World Championship calendar: four Worlds from July to October, including 1/10 electric off-road in Slovakia and 1/8 electric off-road in Florida.

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Clement Boda Wins the 2026 French 1/8 Nitro Buggy National Championship

Clement Boda clinched the 2026 French 1/8 Nitro Buggy National title with a last-lap win, coming through the LCQ after a semi-final DNF.

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Silly Season: Luke Holdsworth Joins Team Yokomo as a Factory Driver

UK 1/10 off-road front-runner Luke Holdsworth joins Team Yokomo as a factory driver, racing the SO3.0 and MO3.0 with MB Models support.

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JConcepts Releases Reflex X 1/8 Buggy Tire With New X-Brace Carcass

JConcepts updates its popular Reflex 1/8 buggy tire with an X-brace inner carcass, offered in blue, green and Aqua A2 compounds with Dirt-Tech inserts for $34.

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TestLogger Launches a Damper Position Sensor for Collector

TestLogger has announced a 12.7 mm linear potentiometer that logs damper position on its Collector units, with damper histograms in Analyzer and degradation reports in Manager. It costs €40 (VAT 0%) and is available now.

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Hitec Announces RDX4 1000, DCX2 1600 and RDX1 Nano Chargers

Hitec introduces three chargers, from the 60W RDX1 Nano to the four-port RDX4 1000 and 1600W DCX2 1600, with specifications and estimated US street prices.