Italian company BP Racing announce the signing of Mirko Salemi for the 2014 season. Mirko will run the new BP-RS4 1/8th nitro on-road car nationally and internationally. This is what Mirko has to say about the deal:
First tests have been very good and I am sure the car will reach some important results both nationally and internationally.
Source: BP Racing [bpracing.it]
FX announce that the European Champion 40+, Peter Harder has joined the FX team and will run the 5K in the 2014 season. Peter is multiple Danish 1/8th off-road and Nordic 1/8th on-road champion and has the following to say about the deal:
I know Juraj and his focus for an absolute perfection for everything he makes and I was very interested to test the engine he has developed and produced and there was a no real surprise for me as the engine is exactly what I was expecting from him – best quality and the highest reliability of any engines I ever run. After the several races where I successfuly run the engine I have decided to keep the engine installed in my car for the 2014 racing season. I will be travelling to as many races as possible to support our team and I will be more than happy to everyone. Hope to see you all.
Source: FX [fx-engines.com]
Pro-Line announce the addition Mikael Johansson to their factory team. The Swedish Xray driver will use Pro-Line rubber during his 2014 campaign that will see the 1/8th and 1/10th EFRA Buggy Euros, the 1/8th World Championships and the Nordic Champs beside other selected events. This is what Mikael has to say about the deal:
I’m very glad to join this team with all of the big names in it and to use Pro-Line’s products. After testing Pro-Line I feel very comfortable with this deal and I really looking forward to make my best to get some good results with it as well.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Reds Racing announce the latest addition to their team in the form of Dutch frontrunner John Ermen. The Xray driver raced with RB engines before and has the following to say about the deal:
Thanks to Marco and Mario Rossi, we did some tests and I am impressed with the performance and speed of the engines. In 2014 I will race the Dutch Nationals, German Nationals, ENS series and the European Championships. Let’s get the race season going and hope for some good results.
Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]
Mark Green recently signed a contract extension with Serpent for the 2014 season. The multi-times champion will continue to race Serpent’s 1/8th and 1/10th nitro cars during his 2014 campaign that will see races such as the EFRA Euros, 1/10th Worlds and the Euro Nitro Series. Mark will also run the S411 electric touring car at selected national events. Mark Green will continue to work closely with Michael Salven on new developments and has the following to say:
I am very happy and excited to be able to continue with Serpent into 2014 and look forward to try and better my 2013 results with new developments and to have fun racing with all the team and continue to help fellow racers with Serpent products in their quest to go fast and enjoy serpent race cars.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Spanish top level racer and 2013 1/8 Euro B vice-champion, Nacho Lopez has signed a contract with XRD Engines. The Spain-based Serpent designer and 2013 Spanish Champion will run the new XRD engines during his 2014 campaign that will include the EFRA Euros on his home track beside other races. This is what Nacho has to say about the deal:
For this year in which I will have the 1/10 European Championship in my home track, I was looking for the best engines. And after testing XRD products carefully I’m convinced of I have chosen the best option, XRD engines. I’m very happy to join this great team with really good drivers. Thanks to XRD, especially Patrizio Rossi for this great opportunity. I’m looking forward to the 2014 season and can’t wait to run these engines this year.
Source: XRD [xrdtech.com]
Xray have announced that Steven Weiss has re joined the Slovakian company. Steven was part of the team back in 2007 when he claimed the TQ and 2nd at the EFRA Euros in France. After campaigns with other teams Steven has now returned and has the following to say about the deal:
I’m very happy to be back with the best team in the industry. The last 4 years were full of new experiences and involvement with RC projects and various companies & teams which helped me to grow both personally and professionally. All the experiences taught me that there is no better company and racing team in the RC industry than Xray. Since the 2014 is a very important racing year with World Championship on schedule I wanted to race with the fastest car and have a backup of a professional and strong team and as such there was no other option for me than Xray. I am very happy to be given this opportunity to come back to the team and I will do all my best. I am extremely motivated for the upcoming season and can not wait to get to the track once again.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Xray announce that US on-road super star and World Champion Ralph Burch will race all the on-road classes in 2014 with Xray. Ralph will attend all major races to support the Xray USA team, competing with Xray’s RX8, NT1, T4 and X12 cars. Ralph says:
I have been racing with Xray team since the very beginning since I have started to race the very first T1 more than 13 years ago. Over the years we have built a very effective team work & cooperation which has resulted into some of my best achievements in my racing career including the World Champion title. I am very proud to represent this finest company and I am very happy that our cooperation will continue and I hope some more great results will come either for me or for anyone at the Xray team. I have been available to any Xray drivers with any their questions or comments and I am looking forward to see you all during the 2014 at the races.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
