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June 1, 2013

JJ Wang signs for Matrix Tyres

JJ Wang sign for Matrix Tyres

Matrix Tyres in Italy have announced the signing of JJ Wang to their factory team. The young talented 15 year-old is the current reigning Chinese National Champion in both 1/10 and 1/8 GP and a member of the US National team competing in this year’s 1/8 Worlds Championship in Japan. After extensive testing at the Pre-Worlds, Matrix and JJ have formed this new partnership. JJ had this to say about the deal:

I want to thank Cristian at Matrix for his support during the Pre-Worlds and for giving me the opportunity to drive with Matrix. I enjoy working with Cristian on tyre testing in Japan and feel really good about using Matrix tyres for my 2013 race season as well as the upcoming Worlds.

Source: Matrix Tires [matrixtires.it]

May 27, 2013

Mike Swauger continues with Xray through 2013

Xray have announced that former EP World Champion and multiple US National Champion Mike Swauger has confirmed he will continue to race with the Xray team through 2013. Mike will continue to run the RX8 and NT1 at all major onroad races including this year’s World Championships in Japan. He had this to say about the deal:

I would like to thank Ralph Burch and everyone at R/C America and Xray for the past two years of racing. I’m excited to have signed with team again for the 2013 season and looking forward to having a great year of racing with the Xray Team. See you at the next race.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 22, 2013

Mark Pavidis joins VP PowerMaster

VP PowerMaster would like to welcome our new addition to the team, 2006 IFMAR Nitro Off-Road World Champion, Mark Pavidis. Mark is one of the most widely-known and accredited off-road racers in the R/C racing world. Mark’s name is also synonymous with AKA Products, the championship winning tires and accessory company he co-founded with two other R/C legends, Joel Johnson and Gil Losi Jr. Mark knows a thing or two about R/C and what it takes to win at the highest levels of R/C nitro racing. He chose VP PowerMaster to give him solid performance and incredible fuel economy. In Mark’s first race out on VP PowerMaster he brought home the TQ and win in the 1/8 Buggy Masters class at this year’s 2013 Nitro Challenge race in Arizona and then did it all again at the 2013 Silver State Off-road Challenge in Vegas.

Source: VP [powermasterfuels.com]

May 15, 2013

Reedy signs Swiss national champion Patrick Hofer

Reedy have announced that multi-time Swiss national champion Patrick Hofer has joined the Reedy factory racing team. Hofer will be using Reedy LiPo batteries, Sonic motors, and Reedy nitro engines in his Team Associated vehicles. Thanks to his extensive racing and testing experience, Patrick will be instrumental in new product development as well as increasing the visibility of the Reedy brand in Europe.

Source: Reedy [teamassociated.com]

May 13, 2013

Hobbywing signs Patrick Hofer

Hobbywing have announced the signing of Swiss Team Associated driver Patrick Hofer as another addition to their team of international drivers. The multiple Swiss champion has been a front runner in the Swiss, German and European racing scene for years and brings a large amount of experience to the team. He will be using Hobbywing’s latest V3.1 in all his 1/10 scale off-road rides and the 150A Xerun ESC in his 1/8 scale electric buggy.

Source: Hype [hype-rc.de]

May 13, 2013

Yuichi Kanai returns to RB engines

Having just recently left Team Orion, RB Products have announced that former World Champion and Kyosho buggy designer Yuichi Kanai has re-joined their factory team. RB had this to say about the return of their World Championship winning driver:

Everyone at RB is delighted with Yuichi’s choice – having one of the true pioneers in RC ‘come home’ is truly something special, we’re proud that Yuichi chose RB after extensively testing all the engines in the market, he went for RB – the power behind his most successful years. In the last couple of weeks Yuichi tested both the BX & the BXR engines, saying ‘he loved them!’ and that it was both a personal choice to return to RB but also the engine that came out on top in his personal tests.

Source: RB [rbproducts.com]

May 3, 2013

Tim Wahl joins Xray factory team

Xray have announced that German multiple junior champion Tim Wahl has joined the Xray factory world racing team. Tim has been a young talented driver who has showed in the last years excellent results and permanent growth. Tim and Xray have joined the forces for the 2013 season to achieve the best possible race results at German and international events. Tim will race the T4 platform and will participate all major international races. Tim had this to say:

I have been racing with Xray since 2006 and now I’m really happy to be a part of the Xray factory team. It is the chance to learn a lot from the other guys in the team and improve both my skills and results. The working atmosphere in the team is great and I really like how we push each other forward. I’m really looking forward to a successful year 2013 with the Euros and the ETS races. I would like to thank Xray and SMI for the support and the trust in me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 2, 2013

Matt Schreffler joins Serpent America

Serpent America has announced they have signed top US offroad driver Matt Schreffler to their team. Matt will be running the Cobra GP Buggy and Truggy, as well as the Spyder 1/10 2wd Buggy that will be introduced in July. The SoCal native will compete in this year’s ROAR Nationals in Gas and electric as well as the IFMAR Worlds which take place in California in September. Matt had this to say:

I appreciate the opportunity that Serpent has given me and hope to have much success with Team Serpent. I would like to thank Joaquin Desoto and Paul Ciccarello of Serpent America for providing me with this opportunity and hope to prove successful in my new venture.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]