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September 18, 2008

Drescher clarifies Boots & Associated split

Following the surprise move by top young British Associated driver, and European Junior Champion (above), to Xray, Team Associated representative Craig Drescher has issued the following statement regarding the move.

Team Associated would like to announce and explain the mutual departure of Elliot Boots from Team Associated/CML. Elliot started with Team Associated at the beginning of the production RC8 project and greatly assisted Team Associated and CML in testing, promoting and supporting Associated’s first venture in to the 1/8th scale market. As with all new projects there were vehicle, electrical and engine problems that skewed results and caused frustration for young Elliot in the late 2007 and early 2008 seasons.

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September 10, 2008

Drake and Truhe join Ultimate Racing

Ultimate Racing have announced that after testing some UR products, top American Losi/GRP drivers Adam Drake and Mike Truhe have decided to join the Ultimate Racing Team. They will be using some UR products like the wheel balancer, balancing gum, light and closed BS wheel nuts, special pin grease, green clean, aluminium washers and nuts, antenna tubes, among others that do not conflict with any of the current products of their main sponsors.

Source: Ultimate Racing [ultimateracing.es]

September 8, 2008

Olly Jeffries joins Team Associated

CML Distribution have confirmed that 1/10th scale touring car ace Olly Jeffries has left Hot Bodies & Mirage Racing and has returned to his roots by signing for Associated & CML. Olly will campaign the TC5R throughout the winter of 2008 and summer 2009 and having tested the car he felt immediately that he was making the right choice and will join current drivers Alan Bickerstaff, Andy Robson and Steve Lander. With European Associated representative Craig Drescher stepping away from the Touring scene, the time was right for Olly to come back and lead the team into 2009.

Source: CML [cmldistribution.co.uk]

September 1, 2008

Jonas Kaerup switches to Tamiya

RaceRC.dk are reporting that former European Champion and top Danish racer Jonas Kaerup will run the Tamiya TRF416 after a year with the HB Cyclone which saw him take the Danish National title. Continuing to race for Team Morfars.dk, the former Corally team driver is excited to be running the Japanese made car which won this years European Championship as well as 2 World titles and countless International events.

Source: Race RC [racerc.dk]

August 26, 2008

Dennis Fadtke joins TOP Racing

Racing Art Company were in touch to tell us that leading German driver Dennis Fadtke has joined their team and will now drive all the company’s products. Fadtke, who was the runner up in the Stock class at the 2007 DHI Cup as well as a multiple National race winner, will now pilot the TOP Racing Scythe ARP chassis. In addition Dennis will power his car using Alien Power EP4600 Team Spec batteries and Alien Power Warp brushless motors.

Source: Racing Art [racingartcompany.de]

August 22, 2008

Kinwald extends X-Factory agreement

X-Factory have announced that 2-Time World Champion Brian Kinwald has agreed to extend his agreement with the company through the end of 2009. Kinwald, who has won more than 30 U.S. National Championships, has been instrumental in the design of X Factory’s upcoming X-60 conversion for the AE T4. From his home in Tucson, Arizona, Kinwald said:

Working with Paul Sinclair on the new truck conversion has been one of the most satisfying projects of my R/C life. Paul has lots of great ideas and we talk frequently to make our ideas work together.. He puts our concepts into Solids and sends me the drawing, then we talk about it, make changes, and Paul sends a new one. I can see my input going directly into the design as it takes shape, something that’s never happened before. I’m just so happy here at X Factory.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

August 8, 2008

Marc Rheinard running TM at Worlds

Told to us a few weeks ago, Team Magic have today confirmed that former World Champion and current 1/12th and 1/10th scale electric European Champion Marc Rheinard will compete at the 1/10th scale 200mm Worlds, which takes place this weekend and all of next week. A deal put on the table by Novarossi, Marc will partner current 1/10th scale 200mm European Champion Dario Balestri in running the Italian made engines together with the Taiwanese made Team Magic G4. This will be Marc’s first taste of on road nitro racing, having only tested briefly in Italy a few weeks ago, and Red RC will catch up with Marc to get his impressions on racing gas track when we begin reporting live from Portugal, beginning next Monday.

Source: Team Magic [teammagic.com.tw]

August 1, 2008

Champion tops final practice at Euros

Ronald Volker

Practice for the 2008 EFRA European Championship for Electric Touring Cars is over and it is defending Champion Ronald Volker who is officially the fastest man around the Nitro 15 track as we get ready for the first of five qualifying heats. The Hot Bodies/LRP team driver produced 17 laps in 05:06.832 in the last of the 6 practice runs the drivers have had to prepare for the event. The German was again at the controls of his newer Cyclone TC for the run switching only to a Jaad 3.5 degree rear mount and has now nominated this chassis for the big event. Although it doesn’t count for much Volker said it felt good to top the practice.

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