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March 4, 2009

LRP seek Sales Representative Export

While the overall economy looks bleak and people seem to lose their jobs every day, its nice to see that LRP are doing well and are expanding. The German company are seeking a Sales Representative for their Export department to provide support for the company’s international distributors. Fluent English is a must, so if you have good knowledge of all things R/C and have always wanted to live in Germany, then now is your chance.

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February 24, 2009

Traxxas announces Title Sponsorship of TORC

Traxxas have announced that the company will be the 2009-2011 series title sponsor of TORC, The Off-Road Championship Series. The series will be referred to as The Traxxas TORC Series or The Traxxas Off-Road Championship Series, and will feature the best drivers and most competitive teams in short-course racing on tracks across America. Race fans will be able to enjoy the action at home with national network television coverage beginning in June 2009. This is a big deal, not just for Traxxas, but the RC car industry as a whole who will benefit from the huge exposure that sponsoring a series of this scale brings.

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January 31, 2009

Xray Column – Back to the Future

Xray Column - Back to the Future

The 27th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the Xray product line, lists each ones strong and weak points, scores them and offers an idea as to what will be changed in future versions.

So at the end we worked around the XT8 to reach a middle ground, allowing the 2009 version of the XT8 to retain as many parts as possible but also to improve those areas and parts which will bring the XT8 to the next higher level once again. The truggy market has been enjoying increasing popularity worldwide and as such I am convinced that the 2009 XT8 will again be a level better in 2009.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 29, 2009

Radio Control Motorsport Experience

HPI Racing in conjunction with Tamiya America, Inc. and Kyosho of America announced today their participation in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, on April 16-19, 2009. The three largest hobby manufacturers in the world will be joining forces at the 2009 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach [LBGP], in the first “Radio Control Motorsport Experience.” This collaboration within the hobby community is aimed to increase awareness for the hobby grade radio control market. The combined marketing forces at HPI Racing, Kyosho America and Tamiya America, Inc. are prepared to take their respective companies to a broader audience than what is currently available within the radio controlled hobby industry.

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January 27, 2009

VP Pro USA Established

Andrew Smolnik was in contact to let us know that together with Gene ‘The Machine’ Hickerson, who both have over 30 years of combined R/C professional racing experience, have established VP Pro USA. Both front running racers, they look forward to bringing high quality VP Racing tires and accessories to the United States. Hickerson, who leaves behind a long history with Pro-Line tires, will help with R&D as well as look after sales for VP Pro on the East coast, while Smolnik will concentrate on expanding the business on the West coast.

Source: VP Pro USA [vp-pro-usa.com]

January 25, 2009

New Kids on the Block

Listening to the news one would be forgiven for thinking 2009 is going to be a year with little to look forward to. During the off season Formula One was shocked by the news that the Honda F1 team would be no more, while the World Rallying Championship took a hammering with the loss of the iconic Subaru team and Suzuki. The r/c industry will not escape the knock on of the world’s current economic downturn but its not going to be all doom and gloom, at least not for fans of 1:10 onroad nitro.

Continue reading the article here…

January 20, 2009

Sirio to debut 2009 engine line

Following on from our story on Sunday regarding the production of the new Team Orion engines going to the Star Motor Engineering plant, some elements of what our source told us were not correct particularly regarding the future of Sirio. Having spoken to Andrea Rossi (pictured above) he wishes to assure our readers that Sirio is still very strong and will be present at next months toy fair showing off their new line of engines for the 2009 season. We will be reporting live from the show floor in Nuremberg and will be bringing you details of these new motors. We apologise sincerely for any inconvienience caused.

January 19, 2009

Minicars Sweden expand to new premises

Some good news out of Sweden from our friends at Minicars, who recently celebrated their 40th year in business, have sent us details of their new awesome soon to be finished premises 45 km away from Uppsala. Importers for a large range of brands into Sweden, business is good and so they have to move premises. The new building will house the offices of Minicars as well the company’s warehouse and there are retail office spaces for rent within the building that houses an office hotel too. Right around the back is small buggy track for holding local races and the building itself is located just of a motorway with easy access. The plan is to move in this summer when work is complete.

Click here for more information about the build.

Source: Minicars [minicars.se]