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December 12, 2012

Michal Orlowski to lead Team Durango Poland

Team Durango have announced that Michal Orlowski, Bartek Zambrzycki and Pawel Staszewski will form Team Durango Poland for the 2013 season. Under the guidance of Matthew Orlowski, this young team of highly talented drivers will race in some important European events. Michal and Bartek will attend the EOS race series, the Mibosport Cup and other races in Poland, while Pawel will race in off-road classes in Poland. A fourth driver, Piotr Okonski, will begin his race season with the team in May.

View the rest of the team here

November 23, 2012

David Loppini joins KM Racing

KM Racing have announced the signing of young Italian driver David Loppini to their racing team. David showed great speed in qualifying 4th at this year’s European 1/10th 200m Championships in Cassino, as well as a steady string of results on the National circuit over the past few years. He will run alongside former European Champion Dario Balestri as they both compete for results for KM in the Italian and European championships in 2013. David had this to say:

I am proud to be selected as KM driver in the same year in which KM wins the world championship in Bangkok. Running as team mate of Dario will be both a challenge and a growth opportunity. Thanks to Dario, Kenny and Hang for making this dream happen. I will do my best.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

November 20, 2012

Torsten Müller signs for SMI Motorsport

SMI Motorsport, German importers for Xray, have announced the signing of Torsten Müller to their Racing Team. The reigning German Class 2 Champion, will run the company’s Xray RX8 for the upcoming season at National and International Events. Torsten had the following to say about the deal:

Firstly, thanks a lot to team Shepherd for their support for the last years. Now it’s a new challenge for me and I’m really happy to join the Xray Team Germany and I will do my best for the next seasons.

Source: SMI [smi-motorsport.de]

November 7, 2012

Elliott Boots joins RDRP team

Revolution Design Racing Products is proud to welcome UK super star Elliott Boots to their world-wide team of drivers. The young Brit just ended a fantastic domestic nitro off-road season and will compete in electric off-road racing during the Winter season using Revolution Design Racing Product’s Ultra Pinions and Ultra Series of Tools and Accessories to help getting the most out of his Kyosho rides.

Source: RDRP [revolution-rc.com]

November 7, 2012

Shin Adachi joins Hobbywing

Team Hobbywing has signed Shin Adachi, one of the top Japanese drivers to their team. The HB/HPI driver has been racing R/C cars since he was 3 years old and has amassed an impressive list of achievements throughout his career. Shin joins former World Champion and HB team mate Andy Moore and Yokomo star Yannic Prumper on the international team.

Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]

November 5, 2012

Ignacio Candel Laveda joins Reds Racing

Reds Racing have announced Ignacio Candel Laveda from Spain as their new official Team Driver. Ignacio will be running the R5T Team Edition engine for the 2012/2013 season in off-road and last weekend the Spanish driver won the Levante Championship in Spain. Reds Racing expects to achieve great results and look forward to working with Ignacio on the continued development of its products.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

October 29, 2012

Simon Reeves goes Beta tires

UK TLR racer Simon Reeves is the latest addition to Beta Tyre’s team of talented racers. Simon is a strong force and an established racer with numerous national main final appearances bringing a vast amount of knowledge to the team. He will not only help with continued development of Beta tires and products but also assist racers trackside with tire choice and general help throughout his 2013 campaign.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

October 22, 2012

Marc Rheinard joins Hot Race tyres

Multiple world champion Marc Rheinard has signed to Hot Race tyres in a one off deal for the 200mm World championship to be held in Bangkok next month. The newly signed Capricorn driver will join fellow World Champion and Tamiya team mate Jilles Groskamp along with European Vice Champion Mario Spiniello in choosing the tires from this young tire company.

Source: Hot Race Tyres