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July 29, 2012

Jimmy Maddison joins Awesomatix

Touring car driver Jimmy Maddison will make a return to the world of R/C after a four and a half year sabbatical. The multiple British champion, 2007 IIC winner and 2008 DHI cup winner has joined the Awesomatix team and will be great asset and ambassador in the coming years. Jimmy will join an already strong team that includes Ivan Laptev, Steen Graversen, Viljami Kutvonen and Freddy Südhoff. Jimmy had this to say:

Wow….I am so pleased to have the opportunity to drive for such a fantastic team, the car is something special and ground braking, I am looking forward to working with the guys on and off the track to develop this amazing chassis and get a few titles under its belt. I must say a special thank you to Oleg for believing in me after my break from racing and giving me this chance. Thanks Oleg. See you all trackside real soon

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

July 25, 2012

Viktor Wilck joins Sweep Racing

Sweep racing have announced that they have signed 2012 Reedy Race champion Viktor Wilck as their new factory driver through to the end of the 2013 season. Viktor will play a important part in testing new tires along with Jilles Groskamp beginning right after the world championship. Viktor had this to say:

After some tests with the Sweep tyres I’m very excited to join the Sweep racing team. As I spend a lot of time racing I’ve seen the commitment and effort sweep put in to there production to make the perfect tire! I’m looking forward to test and develop new tire that make for better racing.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

July 23, 2012

Torsten Müller joins Team Orion

Team Orion have announced that German racer Torsten Müller has joined their racing team for the remainder of 2012 and beyond. The East Germany based 1/8 on-road racer, who is successfully competing in the South German Championship, has chosen the Team Orion CRF R21 Factory Team engine to power his Shepherd ride. Torsten had the following to say about his move:

I saw the results that Team Orion achieved with their 1/8 off-road and 1/10 scale touring engines and gave the R21 a try. The tests were successfully and I was impressed how powerful the R21 engine is and how stable it performs. I’m pretty happy with my decision to use Team Orion engines in my next races.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]

July 20, 2012

Wouter Wynen joins X Factory team

X Factory announces that Wouter Wynen, recent winner of the Belgian GP, has signed to drive the American company’s unique products through the end of 2013. “I’m so happy to have Wouter on the Team at last,” said company spokesman Chazz Sinclair. “He has been a top competitor in the BeNeLux series and all over Europe for many years, and we are glad to have his knowledge and experience working for us. We have wanted him to join us for more than a year, and expect him to be a great help developing and testing new products.” Wynen said,

I tested several different cars this spring in preparation for the BeNeLux series and the GP, both mid-motor and rear-, on both astro and dirt. The X-6 Squared is not the newest of them, but is clearly fastest on all surfaces. Smooth and collected, very easy to control, especially in corners and over bumps. I was truly amazed at the difference.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com] / Image: oOple

July 17, 2012

Meen Vejrak joins Team Ride

Thailand based Ride have announced that Meen Vejrak, 2012 TITC Winner, has joined their Team from the start of this month. The multi discipline top international driver will use Ride Tires, bodyshells and the complete range of Ride Accessories.

Source: Ride [rc-ride.co.jp]

July 5, 2012

Kay Koops joins Team Serpent

Former 1/6th large-scale off-road European Champion Kay Koops has joined Serpent to run the company’s Cobra 1/8th buggy. Kay will run the Dutch Buggy-Cup and he also plans to attend the Neo race and 2013 European Championships.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

June 16, 2012

Reedy Power for Vesa Yli

Reedy have announced that Finnish racer Vesa Yli, the man behind V-Dezign cars, has joined the Reedy factory racing team for the remainder of 2012 and beyond. Vesa utilized the power and duration of Reedy LiPo batteries as a privateer to win the 2012 Finnish 1/12 Modified championship, and will now race as a full factory driver with both Reedy LiPo batteries and Reedy Sonic motors. He had this to say:

I am really happy to join Reedy to run their batteries and motors in my 1/12 and off-road cars. I have been very impressed by the performance of their products during testing and racing and I am looking forward to race at the World’s, Euro’s, Nordic’s and Finnish nationals as well as other international events. Reedy’s dedication to develop the fastest products decade after decade is really impressive. I also want to thank my long period motor and battery sponsor Nosram – and especially Reto Koenig – for the great support that has helped me to success since 2007.

Source: Reedy [teamassociated.com]

June 13, 2012

Marcel Guske moves to TLR Germany

Horizon Hobby Germany have announced that they have signed star of last year’s Euros in Germany, Marcel Guske away from Mugen and the RMV team to race for TLR. Along with signing Marcel they have also lured away young Burak Kilic, and his father Abduallah, who we featured last week when a video documentary was made about them. Both drivers wanted to thank Mugen Seiki and RMV for their support in the last years and a special thanks was directed to Mathias Reckward for his professional support and a great cooperation.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.de]