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January 27, 2014

Marek Cerny renews with Xray

Xray announce that 2013 ETS Stock class Champion, Marek Černý has renewed his contract with the Xray factory racing team and that he will race the company’s T4 touring car in 2014. The European Junior Champion has the following to say about the deal:

Being part of the Xray team is a dream come true. Racing the best performing car and having the best possible support helped me to win last year the world’s most competitive racing series ETS and is an obligation in 2014 for me to do my best to retain the title. Since I joined the factory team my experience and results have improved and I enjoy being part of the team a lot – the professionalism, dedication and working atmosphere are second to none. I would like to thanks especially to Martin Hudy for all his advices, support and trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 26, 2014

Brian Kinwald’s Reedy Race RC10 World’s Car

Brian Kinwald's Reedy Race RC10 World's Car

1993 World Champion Brian Kinwald is racing this Team Associated RC10 World’s Car kit in a RC10 demo class during this weekend’s Reedy Race of Champions in Huntington Beach, California. Brian, who back in the days piloted the RC10 to another World Championship title, did some modifications to this World’s Car kit in the form of period correct side frame, front kick-up and motor plate machining, he uses the original “non-threaded” shock absorbers with plastic spring preload clamps and he is running all-modern electronics like a 7.0T Reedy brushless motor, LRP brushless speed controller and a Reedy shorty LiPo pack. Following the re-release of the original “Gold Tub” RC10, Team Associated will soon also have a limited edition of the iconic 1994 World’s Car kit available Brian is driving here.

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January 24, 2014

Tekno RC signs Curtis Door

Tekno RC announce that Curtis Door has signed on for the 2014 season. Along with an incredible driving talent, Curtis brings a wealth of setup knowledge and dedication to the RC industry. Curtis will be running the full line of Tekno RC nitro and electric vehicles in the upcoming season. He’s been tearing it up lately in the Northern California region against some well known pro competition, taking down a couple TQ’s and wins at recent events.

Source: Tekno [teknorc.com]

January 24, 2014

Miguel Matias joins Xray

Xray announce that European Champion and multi-time Portuguese National Champion Miguel Matias has joined the their factory team. Miguel is a professional off-road car racer with many years of experiences and a stunning list of achievements and victories. Miguel joins the factory team and will work closely with the R&D team on the further development of the Xray electric and nitro off-road car platforms. He will attend a variety of national and international race in 2014 including the 1/8th Euros and Worlds, the 1/10th Euros, the Neo Race as well as a the Portuguese nationals. This is what Miguel has to say about the deal:

I am very excited to join the Xray team. Over the years I have admired the constant growth of the Xray company which is in my opinion a result of their very dedicated and professional work. Having tested both XB4 and the new XB8 I was surprised by both reliability and performance. Since the 2014 is the year of Worlds I wanted to have an absolute confidence in the car and to have a strong team backup and as such it was an easy choice to join the forces with the Xray. I am looking forward to work with the R&D team and I would like to thank to Xray for this opportunity. I will do all my best in 2014 in both 1/10 & 1/8 off-road and hope to see you all during the season.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com] 

January 24, 2014

Dirk Wischnewski signs with Team Shepherd

Shepherd Micro Racing announce that Worlds finalist and multiple European and German champion Dirk Wischnweski joins their factory racing team for 2014. Living close to the Shepherd company he will be heavily involved in the development of the Velox V10 Pro sharing his huge knowledge with the team. In the upcoming season Dirk will attend the ENS series, the EC in Valencia and the Worlds in Bangkok as well as some regional races giving track side assistance to fellow Shepherd racers. Dirk had the following to say:

First of all I would like to thank Xray for their support over the last few years but now it’s time for a new challenge. I’m really happy to work together with Patrick and the rest of the Shepherd crew for the future. It was not so easy for me to make a decision for the 2014 season but when I think about the small distance to the company and the great improvements Shepherd made on the Velox V10 last year I’m really optimistic and looking forward to attending the upcoming races.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 23, 2014

Hot Race Tyres sign Alexander Hagberg

Top international on-road racer Alexander Hagberg has signed to race with Hot Race Tyres for the 2014 season. Alex will be using the tyres during his upcoming 1/8th, 1/10th and 1/12th campaigns. This is what Alexander has to say about the deal:

I have known Nicola for years and I have always been impressed by his commitment to product development and innovations. I am positive that Hot Race Tyres will be very competitive in all categories in the future. I have signed a one-year agreement, and will be using Hot Race Tyres in my 1/10, 1/8 and 1/12 cars for 2014.

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracerc.com]

January 23, 2014

Carlos Duraes joins Team Serpent

Serpent announce that top Portuguese off-road driver, Carlos Duraes has joined their talented team of drivers. He will race the company’s Cobra 1/8th buggy and will also assist in the development of the Cobra buggy platform. His key races for 2014 are the NEO Race, the European and World Championships and also the Portuguese nats beside other major buggy races in Europe. Additionally Carlos will have outings with Serpent’s 1/8th and 1/10th electric buggies.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 23, 2014

Paul Lemieux joins Team Hobbywing

Team Hobbywing welcomes Paul Lemieux to the team. The multiple US National Champion will exclusively use Hobbywing speed controllers in all his electric cars in 2014. This is what Paul has to say about the deal:

I am excited to race Hobbywing speed controllers in all my cars for the 2014 season. In testing the product I feel like it is a very solid speed controller. I also feel like Hobbywing as a company and team has good knowledge in this department which is something that I tend to lack personally, so I am looking forward to learning a lot.

Source: Hobybwing [hobbywing.com]