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 Worlds13:09 – Max Wins the Finnish Championship & State of Nitro Racing16:37 – Lefty’s New SWORKz GT8 & Getting Into On-Road23:02 – 2026 IFMAR Nitro Touring Car Worlds Debrief50:22 – The Future of Nitro On-Road Racing1:12:10 – RC Silly Season Rumors 👀1:20:32 – Elliott Boots Wins His 10th British Nitro National Championship1:31:18 – FEMCA Asia Championship – JQ, Pekko & Indonesia1:42:21 – ETS Race Recap1:46:39 – Michal Orlowski’s Incredible ETS Run1:54:46 – European Racing & Young Drivers to Watch1:59:05 – Latest RC News & New Products2:00:17 – New SWORKz Updates2:07:41 – Didian Ho, Genius Racing & a New RC Project2:17:38 – New Motor Cooling Technology & RC Innovations2:25:00 – RC Maker SP2 Touring Car Deep Dive2:36:00 – New Yokomo MS2.1 Touring Car2:42:28 – Thomas Tran Joins Yokomo2:46:39 – Yokomo’s Push Back Into 1/10 Off-Road2:53:30 – Schumacher, SWORKz & the Multi-Class Manufacturer Debate3:03:29 – 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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