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STEAM POWERED RACE SERIES 1:8 NITRO SPORTSCARSstatus: UPCOMING

Race:	from 26.01.2026 [08:30] to 09.02.2026 [07:30]
Class:	1:8 Nitro on-road sportscars
Track:	Messina
Direction:	Official
Series:	not selected
Rankings:	Steam powered 1:8 nitro sportscars
Points:	Level 2 ABC (1 - 120) with DNS* factor 50%

Welcome to the 1:8 nitro on-road Sportscars Steam Series.

This is an on-going series of 1:8 NITRO ON-ROAD SPORTSCARS races on tracks which are part of the Standard license and the 'STEAM international Nitro On-road tracks Deluxe' DLC. Both Steam and VRC Pro members can enter this event.

TRACKS:
- Heemstede Netherlands
- Messina Italy
- Speedway Long VRC
- Amstetten Austria
- Keitune Japan
- Speedway Short
- Lloret de Mar Spain
- Luxembourg

STEAM VRC Pro members can earn points for the STEAM leaderboard in 3 racer classes, Club, Sport and Pro, but also for the VRC Pro rankings.

Qualifying starts on Monday and lasts 10 days.
The Main finals start on Thursday the week after and last for 4 days including the weekend.

The event is raced in 3 racer classes, Club, Sport and Pro. The racer level is measured during a certain period and if your results are good you will be upgraded to a higher racer class!

Enjoy the racing!

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Messina

The Messina track on the island of Sicily in the south of Italy, host of the 2005 IFMAR World Championships for 1:8 scale sportscars won by racing legend Lamberto Collari. Located right on the beautiful Messina beach this track must be r/c racers paradise... The track lay-out is relatively simple but this makes it even more difficult to gain time and make a difference.

VIDEOS
Watch Race2theWorlds winner Kevin Pignotti (IT) master the Messina track with his 1:8 nitro powered car.
View the XRAY VRC Pro Masters 1:8 nitro at Messina.

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8 Racer(s) are currently registered for this event > View

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Registered members

	Nutty Fox, United Kingdom member since 10.04.2021 racer class: Pro status: Offline
	Joel Lopez Reyes, Dominican Republic member since 24.02.2024 racer class: Sport status: Offline
	kazuyuki k, Japan member since 09.04.2024 racer class: Sport status: Offline
	Ricardo P, Mexico member since 12.01.2021 racer class: Sport status: Offline
	Anthony J, USA member since 27.08.2015 racer class: Pro status: Online
	Pedro Pozo, Spain member since 01.09.2011 racer class: Pro status: Offline
	Anthony L, France member since 08.11.2011 racer class: Sport status: Offline
	Angelo Calci, Italy member since 06.08.2021 racer class: Pro status: Offline

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Event timetable and format

Round: QUALIFYING

Dates:	from 26.01.2026 [08:30] to 05.02.2026 [08:30]
Duration:	race: 4min, warm up: 1min
Race options:	participants: all, tries: 50, direction: Official , view position: free
Track condition:	grip: 100%, humidity: 75%, pressure: 1013hPa, temperature: 20°C
Other options:	level: International, round format: all, start mode: grid start, sorting mode: total

Round: MAIN FINAL

Dates:	from 05.02.2026 [09:30] to 09.02.2026 [07:30]
Duration:	race: 15min, warm up: 1min
Race options:	participants: all, tries: 5, direction: Official , view position: free
Track condition:	grip: 100%, humidity: 75%, pressure: 1013hPa, temperature: 20°C
Other options:	level: International, round format: all, start mode: grid start, sorting mode: total