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December 31, 2010

Jörn Neumann rejoins Durango

After 3 years of racing for different brands, most recently Yokomo, Jörn Neumann is going back to his roots. Jörn was one of the first drivers for Team Durango, and the most successful. At the age of 13 he won the 2004 Euros and in 2007 he made the A-main at the Worlds in Japan. From now on, with the support of Team Durango and Gerd Strenge, Jörn will race the DEX410 and the upcoming DEX210. His first race will be the Petit Race in the UK followed by the Reedy Invitational in the USA at the end of January.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

December 29, 2010

Team Durango sign Elliot Boots

Team Durango have announced that one of the UK’s and Europe’s most naturally talented drivers joins Elliot Boots has joined their team. As well as being a regular BRCA national winner and Euros junior champion, the former Mugen driver set the 6th fastest time in one of the earliest qualification rounds at the Pattaya worlds, without any pre-event practice; which really shows Elliott’s raw talent. The DNX408’s fast but secure handling will suit his aggressive style, but for the next couple of months it’s just a case of him getting some track time with the new car to be best prepared for the 2011 season. One of Elliott’s first outings for Team Durango will be with the DEX410 10th scale 4wd buggy, which should keep his thumbs defrosted while snow limits what’s possible with his 8th scale DNX408.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

December 22, 2010

Chris Doughty joins Durango as Project coordinator

Team Durango have announced that former off road European Champion Chris Doughty is now a full-time staff member. Chris has over 20 years RC Racing experience and more than 5 years contributing to successful RC projects, so he is a perfect fit for Team Durango. Chris will be Project coordinator at Team Durango, he will responsible for analyzing the feedback from the Durango Global Racing Team and their customers towards the continued development of the full range of Durango race cars. Making the cars faster and better suited to our customers needs is a team effort, but Chris will play a big part in coordinating that work. Chris had the following to say about joining Team Durango:

I am incredibly excited by this new opportunity at Team Durango, I have always kept an eye on the development of the Durango cars over the years and it’s clear that their ideas are great, and very well implemented. Being part of this going forward is fantastic and I can’t wait to start working with the Race Team and Durango staff.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

December 20, 2010

Brian Kinwald testing the DESC410R

Team Durango are reporting that for the last month, two-time World Champion Brian Kinwald, has been testing the DESC410R. Asking Brian how he felt the testing had gone he said “After driving a few different 4wd Short Course trucks I can honestly say that the Team Durango DESC410R feels like you’re cheating! When you’re out on the track it has more steering and superior suspension capabilities over any other truck by far. I won’t name names, but many top drivers have seen it run and they all say the same thing, ‘That’s not even fair’. I have only run it for a few weeks and already I’m in love…” Thanks to Brian’s work, Durango are getting close to announcing the final launch date of this new car.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

December 16, 2010

Tresrey DEX410 red carbon chassis plate

Tresrey have released this awesome looking red carbon chassis for the Durango DEX410 buggy. About half the weight of the standard aluminium chassis plate, it features kick ups on both the front and rear of the chassis and is a direct replacement for the original. The chassis plate is softer however than the aluminium version and therefore is better suited to low grip conditions.

View more images of the chassis plate here

December 14, 2010

Durango large pit mat

Team Durango have released their new pit mat, which at 620 x 420mm is suitable for both 1/8 and 1/10 scale cars. It features recessed sections to stop items such as tools and parts rolling off your work area. Made from a tough rubber material that gives a hard wearing and easy to clean work surface, another feature is a large magnet in the recessed section at the front of the pit mat that will securely hold on to screws, nuts and other items that you don’t want to roll off your table when working on your car.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

December 10, 2010

Durango DESC410R goes into production

Durango has announced that the DESC410R has passed all the pre-production tests and has been given the green light for production. They now just need to check the final packing and sign off the instruction manual, and if all goes to plan then the DESC410R will be shipping at the end of January.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

November 24, 2010

Durango DNX408T truggy project is official

Following much speculation if Durango will make a truggy version of the DNX408, they have today made it official. “The demand from the racers out there meant that we had no choice.” We can expect more details on the new DNX408T in the coming weeks and months.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]