Chassis – Infinity IF14 Speciale
ESC – Hobbywing XR10 PRO
Motor – Hobbywing Xerun V10 G3 4.5T
Battery – Sunpadow 6800mAh
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17S / MKS HBL575SL
Body – Xtreme Speciale
Notes:
Bruno’s car is built with OfficinaRC titanium screws and for cooling he is using an SMJ 30mm Fan.
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Chassis – Awesomatix A800RR
ESC – Hobbywing XR10 PRO G3
Motor – Hobbywing V10 G3 4.5T
Battery – Nosram 6500mAh
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17S / MKS HBL575SL
Body – Xtreme Speciale
Notes:
Simon’s car is pretty much standard out of the box but build on Awesomatix’s own 1.2mm steel chassis. The only other additions are an MXLR front body support and Awesomatix’s optional battery holder. Simon also highlighted his very desirable transponder number – 1111111 !
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Chassis – Xray x4’26
ESC – Hobbywing XR10 PRO
Motor – Hobbywing V10 G3 4.5T
Battery – Team EAM 6600mAh
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17s / Sanwa PGS-LH II
Body – Xtreme Twister Special
Notes:
Jin’s car is fitted with Xray’s optional 1.2mm Steel chassis as well as their -1 optional upper bulk heads, hard arms, aluminium hubs, 1.1mm anti-roll bar, and PSS Shocks inserts (front only).
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Chassis – Tamiya TRF421X
ESC – Elceram Nitride
Motor – Hobbywing V10 G3 4.5T
Battery – Cayote 6300 mAh
Tires (handout) – Sweep
Radio/Servo – Sanwa M17S / PGS-LH2
Body – Xtreme Speciale
Notes:
With the TRF421X just released, Souta’s car is built as it comes in the kit expect for the WEiRC 1.2mm Steel Chassis they opted to run to suit the RC Addict track conditions.
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Last weekend Red RC kicked off our 2026 race coverage by travelling to China to the impressive Hongyu GDC track in Foshan for the inaugural running of the Asia Nitro Party. A brand new nitro onroad race providing an international stage for the category, it attracted a stacked international entry that only looks set to grow after a successful first edition. With newly crowned IFMAR 1:8 GT World Champion Alessio Mazzeo and his Raptor leading the biggest category, 1:8 GT, in 1:8 GP it was IFMAR 1:8 Onroad World Championship Top Qualifier Andrea Catanzani and his Serpent who led the entry. Come the finals however the Italians couldn’t put their name on the race’s opening role of honour, that instead going to France’s double European Champion Bernard-Alain Arnaldi and Genius in GT and Infinity’s Naoto Matsukura in 1:8 GP. Over the busy weekend of high revving racing action we managed to get our hands on 8 cars from 6 different manufacturers and for those who missed the any of these chassis focuses as part of coverage from the Asia Nitro Party we have compiled them in our first Chassis Focus Index of 2026.
1:8 GP
Naota Matsukura (Q14/Winner) – Infinity
Filippo Domanin (Q5/P2) – Xray
Andrea Catanzani (Q4/P3) – Serpent
Sinnosuke Yokoyama (Top Qualifier/P8) – Mugen Seiki
JJ Wang (Q2/P5) – Mugen Seiki
1:8 GT
Bernard-Alain Arnaldi (Q2/Winner) – Genius
Alessio Mazzeo (Q4/P2) – Raptor
Natanaele Senesi (Top Qualifier/P3) – Senesi Motorsport
Chassis: Mugen Seiki MRX7
Engine: O.S. Speed 2106
Exhaust: O.S. Speed TR03/MR05
Radio: Futaba T10PXR
Servos (Steering/Throttle): Futaba HPSCB701
Body: Xtreme Hyper Diablo
Tires (handout): Hotrace
Fuel (handout): Maxima
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