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January 13, 2016

Hot Race Tyres sign Joao Figueiredo

Italian company Hot Race Tyres has announced the signing of young Portuguese driver Joao Figueiredo to their off-road team for the 2016 season. The Kyosho driver plans to participate at events such as the national championship, the Montpellier GP, the Neo Race as well as the European and World championships. Joao has the following to say:

It’s with great honor that I announce that I’ll be racing with HotRace Tyres for this 2016 season. I have been trying/testing this tyres since the IBR Indoor Worlds 2015. As they have a unique type of rubber, their traction and feeling on the track is simply amazing, I’m very happy to make this change and I must thank Nicola Marrone for the trust and help he as been giving to me and for this awesome opportunity. Thank you.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

January 13, 2016

JP Richards teams up with Maclan Racing

Maclan Racing have announced the signing of JP Richards for the 2016 season. The 2014 Reedy Race 2WD Open Class winner and former ROAR National Champion has spent the last several months working with Maclan Racing on development of their new 1/10 sensored racing motors and speed controls. In the most recent CRCRC Midwest Electric Championship, JP has achieved podium finishes in both 2WD and 4WD classes with the company’s soon to be released MRR series motors.

Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]

January 12, 2016

Kilic brothers join Nemo Racing

After being with Horizon Hobby and TLR for four year Germany’s Burak and Berkan Kilic have made the switch to Nemo Racing for the 2016 season and beyound. The successful siblings will use the use the Agama A215 nitro buggy, the forthcoming A215E E-buggy as well as the A8T truggy along Bullitt engines and Beta tyres. The former German 1/8th Nitro Truggy Junior Champions along father and mentor Abdullah “Apo” Kilic have the following to say about the deal:

After four years of being with Horizon Hobby we are switching over to Nemo Racing UK. It’s been a fantastic four years for us and we would like to thank Horizon Hobby and especially Mr. and Mrs. Schamuhn for the fantastic support. We now look forward to racing for Nemo Racing and we would like to thank Jon Hazlewood for the trust in us. We will race both nationally and internationally and we are trying to bring the Agama brand further ahead.

January 11, 2016

Mike Truhe O.S. powered for 2016

O.S. Engine have announced the signing of Mike Truhe to their team for the 2016 season. The multi-time ROAR national champion will use the Japanese engines in his Mugen vehicles and he has the following to say about the deal:

O.S. engines are the best products you can buy. I can honestly say that I feel like I have absolutely no kinks in the armour.

Source: O.S. Engine [osengines.com]

January 9, 2016

Andrea Pirani joins F.T. Line

Only days after signing Rick Vrieljinck, F.T. Line have announced another high-class addition to their team. Andrea Pirani will join Rick V. and Francesco Tironi himself to run the F.T. Line .21 engine throughout 2016. The ENS podium finisher has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy to start this new partnership with F.T. Line. I would like to thank O.S. Engines for the support they gave me in the past two years, with a special thank you going to Mr. Shimazaki and Mr. Yukami. I’m ready to face a tough 2016 season with F.T. Line, sure i’ll be able to better the results achieved in 2015. I also want to thank F.T. Line in the person of Gino Voghera for the chance they gave me. I will be competing in the Euro Nitro Series, European Championship and AMSCI Italian Nationals.

Source: F.T. Line Engine [facebook.com]

January 8, 2016

New season but no change as Volker tops DHI practice

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It is the long established opening international race of the new season, but the early signs from the DHI Cup is that little has changed for 2016 with Ronald Volker topping the practice times in Odense. Closest to the 6-time winner of the Danish classic would be Alexander Hagberg, the gap over 3-consecutive laps being 1/10th of a second. Winner of the event in 2013, then driving for Xray, Adrien Berntsen would complete the Top 3 for new Danish manufacturer Gizmo with Viljami Kutvonen making it four different manufacturers at the top of the time sheets with his Awesomatix.

Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here.

January 8, 2016

Hupo Honigl joins Xray Factory team

Xray is have announced that the multiple European Champion and Worlds finalist Hupo Honigl has joined Xray team to race off-road with their XB4, XB2, XB8, XB8E and on-road with the X12. Hupo, who recently announced his departure from Serpent, will race all Austrian races as well international events such as Euros & EOS. The 30 time Austrian National Champion and reigning 1/12th Stock European Champion had the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to be part of the Xray team. I believe that Xray work as hard as a company as I do as a racer. Xray wants to improve their products all the time and I hope I can help them with my 20+ years of experience. After building the first car, I was 100% sure I made the right decision – the quality and the fitments of everything is just unique in the RC industry and none of any other cars I ever built is even close to this. I´m really looking forward to some successful years together and I hope I finally found my new home.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 7, 2016

Scotty Gray joins Serpent America

Serpent have announced the signing of US top driver Scotty Gray to join the on-road team of Serpent America. Scotty will work closely together with Paolo Morganti and the team at Serpent America, focussing on 1/10th electric and nitro classes, as well as GT and 1/8th nitro on-road. Scotty says: