IFMAR picks Gateway RC Park, Florida, to host the 2027 1:8 eBuggy Worlds

Photo: Red RC, 29/09/2026 (source)

The IFMAR federation has selected Gateway RC Park, in Lake City, Florida, to host the 2nd Electric Off-Road 1:8 eBuggy World Championship, scheduled for mid-November 2027.

A fully rebuilt indoor track

The venue, run by Lance MacDonald, is a fully rebuilt 250 x 150ft indoor track built on the former Southside RC Raceway site. It will also host the Elevate presented by Exalt 1:8 off-road event, scheduled for December 11-13, 2026.

Marcus Kaerup, defending champion since the inaugural edition

The first 1:8 eBuggy World Championship, held in 2025 in Portugal in front of roughly 120 drivers, was won by Marcus Kaerup on a Team Associated chassis. The Danish driver will head into this 2nd edition in Florida as the defending champion.