Tekno RC announce Tebo departure
Tekno RC has announced the departure of Jared Tebo from its factory team. The move was much anticipated when the American offroad manufacturer announced the signing of Ryan Maifield last month. Tebo joined Tekno four years ago after being the main face of Kyosho for many years and put the smaller brand into the mainstream with plenty of successes in that time, most notably the 2019 Reedy Race of Champions. Making his own follow up announcement on social media thanking Tekno for ‘the journey’, Tebo revealed the announcement came sooner than planned adding he had hoped to retire with the brand. As yet no announcement has been made on his future plans but he did clarify he will continue his racing career in 2023. Announcing his departure, Tekno said, ‘The end of the year is almost here and with it brings a change to our team. Jared Tebo will no longer be representing Tekno RC after 2022. We’ve had four excellent and memorable years with Jared. We enjoyed learning and improving together as well as celebrating some big wins. Piloting his various Tekno RC vehicles, he reached the top step of the podium 17 times at major events across the country. Add another 28 major event podium finishes along with a decent stint as the #1 driver in the world according to Top25.com, it becomes apparent that his time at Tekno RC has been very successful. We would like to thank Jared for all of his positive contributions to Tekno RC, on and off the track. We wish him the best in the next chapter. Thanks, Jared!!!’
Following up the Tekno RC announcement with his own personal message on social media, Tebo said –
Well, it’s a bittersweet post. I can now say that my time with Tekno RC will be ending at the end of 2022. It’s been a fun, challenging, and rewarding 4 year journey together. To be honest, it’s ending sooner than I was planning, or expecting, I thought I would end my racing career with them. Plans change and that is the job/industry.
I’d like to thank everyone at Tekno, from the owner, all the managers, the designers, my teammates, and the awesome warehouse/shipping guys. I will miss seeing that my order is literally shipped minutes after I place it. We worked hard, we all learned things together, and we had some great successes together. Winning the Reedy Race was INCREDIBLE, a moment I will never forget! I did my best to represent the brand well and offer my services the best I could, and I’m happy with the mark I left at Tekno!
On to new challenges and a new journey ahead! Change is always happening in life, and it’s exciting to embrace it. I will be continuing on with my racing career in 2023 and years to come. I had some very good and exciting opportunities present themselves to me, I can’t wait to share them to you all. Thank you to all the people that support me, you all mean a lot to me. It’s incredible to read all the positive and kind words, you guys probably don’t realize how much they are appreciated.
See you all soon!!!
Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]
