VP-Pro have announced that they have signed RC racing legend Atsushi Hara. Hara has a ton of experience in 1/8 & 1/10 platforms and many years of racing in top competitions including a number of world titles under his belt most relevant being his 2008 IFMAR 1/8th offroad World Champion title. With Hara’s signing, VP-Pro looks to improve on its existing tire range and continue to bring high-quality and affordable tires to everyone.
Source: VP-Pro [vapon-company.com]
Power HD has announced the signing of Finnish talent Max Mört to their factory team. Max Mört is a European Championship semi-finalist in 1/8th nitro buggy, DNC Expert class champion 2018 in 1/8th nitro buggy and multiple Nordic championship and Finnish national podium finisher. He will use Power HD high-end brushless servo S35 for 1/8th nitro both in throttle & steering and low profile servo S15 for 1/10th 2WD. Max will be racing in the Finnish national series 1/8th nitro, European championship and major European races 1/8th nitro in the coming season.
Source: Power HD [chd.hk]
Former off-road world champion and current drift car designer for Japanese brand RêveD Hayato Matsuzaki has signed up to use the full range of products by Arrowmax. On the deal Hayato said ‘Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be a part of Arrowmax team. I am looking forward to being able to use the full range of high quality tools. They look cool and are great for beginners to pro guys.’
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Top Australian racer Kyle McBride, who only days ago announced on social media his departure from the Infinity Offroad team, has today announced that he has joined the Tekno RC team. Kyle, who will run the entire range of Tekno RC’s 1/8th to 1/10th buggies and trucks released the following statement announcing his new deal:
It is with pure pleasure and absolute excitement that today I officially announce my joining of Tekno RC & Coast2CoastRC Racing! Before I say anything else, I want to give special thank you’s to Daniel Lewis, Ilias Arkoudaris and Justin Moore for providing me with this awesome opportunity to join the Tekno family! I am over the moon to be apart of this team moving forward and I believe that we will do something truly special together for the rest of 2021 and beyond. I will be running all of Tekno’s range of vehicles from 1/8th to 1/10th buggies and trucks and promoting their wide variety of outstanding products and race cars. It will be truly amazing to see this company grow here in Australia and Asia as I represent this team to the absolute best of my abilities.
Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]
Former ETS race winner, Yannic Prumper will be joining Arrowmax for the upcoming seasons. On the new deal, the newly signed Yokomo driver said ‘I am really proud and excited to be able to join the Arrowmax team. They are well known for their high quality tools. From now, I will use their whole range of products in the pits.’
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
MR33 have announced the signing of US Onroad front runner Lex Tyler to their factory team. Lex will use the complete range of MR33 products to keep his Onroad program running and he will attend all important Onroad races in the USA. Lex had the following to say:
I am happy to join MR33 team for 2021. I’ve recently had the opportunity to utilise MR33 tools and travel accessories while keeping my pit area and equipment well organised. The wrenching experience has been an absolute pleasure and results keep getting better since changing brands. I’ve gained much confidence with MR33 products and highly recommend them.
Source: MR33 [tonisport.de]
Capricorn have announce that Jeffrey Rietveld has joined their factory team for the upcoming season. The Dutch driver leaves Infinity to join an already strong team which contains former WC Dominic Greiner and new signing Paolo Morganti amongst many others. Multiple ENS finalist Jeffrey has this to say:
I’m really happy to announce that I’ll be driving for Capricorn from 2021 onwards. A very big thank you to Patrizio for this opportunity and his trust in me. I’ve already had a warm welcome from the team and am very much looking forward to racing and working together to get the best results possible!
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
RC-Project have announce that former World Champion Robert Batlle has joined their official team. No doubt talented, Robert is also a great brand ambassador and while he will become an official driver, a close collaboration has also been created between 36Mood and RC-Project which will lead to the birth of many interesting new products. Robert joins current WC Davide Ongaro as having his own line from the Italian brand.
Source: RC-Project [rc-project.it]
