NNRC News #4 - The Biggest RC News You Missed & 1/10th Nitro Onroad Worlds!

The NNRC News Show is back! 🎙️🏁

Lefty and Max catch up on everything happening in the RC Racing world as we get closer to the 2026 IFMAR 1/8 Off-Road World Championships in Texas.

This episode kicks off with Max becoming Finnish Champion and Lefty’s new SWORKz GT8 build before we dive into the 2026 IFMAR 1/10 Nitro Touring Car World Championship from Gubbio, Italy.

We talk about Naoto Matsukura adding another World Championship to his career, what the Gubbio event says about the future of Nitro Touring Car racing, and the bigger question of where Nitro On-Road goes from here.

Then it’s time for some RC Silly Season talk 👀, including Ryan Lutz and Max dropping one of the strangest clues we’ve had on the show: “The chicken could be listening to house.” 😂

We also break down the latest racing from around the world, including Elliott Boots winning his 10th British Nitro National Championship, FEMCA racing in Indonesia, ETS and Michal Orlowski.

Finally, Max gets to geek out as we dive into the latest RC news, cars and technology, including SWORKz updates, Genius Racing, new motor cooling ideas, the RC Maker SP2, Yokomo MS2.1 and Thomas Tran joining Yokomo.

Plenty of RC Racing talk in this one as the countdown to Texas continues!

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 – Intro, NNRC Updates & Road to the Worlds
13:09 – Max Wins the Finnish Championship & State of Nitro Racing
16:37 – Lefty’s New SWORKz GT8 & Getting Into On-Road
23:02 – 2026 IFMAR Nitro Touring Car Worlds Debrief
50:22 – The Future of Nitro On-Road Racing
1:12:10 – RC Silly Season Rumors 👀
1:20:32 – Elliott Boots Wins His 10th British Nitro National Championship
1:31:18 – FEMCA Asia Championship – JQ, Pekko & Indonesia
1:42:21 – ETS Race Recap
1:46:39 – Michal Orlowski’s Incredible ETS Run
1:54:46 – European Racing & Young Drivers to Watch
1:59:05 – Latest RC News & New Products
2:00:17 – New SWORKz Updates
2:07:41 – Didian Ho, Genius Racing & a New RC Project
2:17:38 – New Motor Cooling Technology & RC Innovations
2:25:00 – RC Maker SP2 Touring Car Deep Dive
2:36:00 – New Yokomo MS2.1 Touring Car
2:42:28 – Thomas Tran Joins Yokomo
2:46:39 – Yokomo’s Push Back Into 1/10 Off-Road
2:53:30 – Schumacher, SWORKz & the Multi-Class Manufacturer Debate
3:03:29 – Future NNRC Worlds Plans & Wrap-Up

The 2026 IFMAR 1/8 Off-Road World Championships are almost here, and the NNRC will be on the ground at Thornhill bringing you coverage from Texas.

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