We were saddened to hear of the untimely passing of Belgian National Electric TC Champion Koen Joosens. The young driver was killed in a tragic accident on Wednesday the 7th of May. A Schumacher team driver and leading figure in the Belgian RC scene, he will be sorely missed by the racing community and everyone that knew him. Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.
Source: M-Auto [m-auto.nl]
Spanish company, Merlin Fuel, have announced that top Austrian racer Daniel Tomaschko has joined their team. Winner of the recent European 1/8th ‘B’ Championships warm-up race in Kirchberg, the Serpent driver will use the company’s fuel and other products for the rest of the year.
Source: Merlin [merlinfuel.com]
Seen in the pits at this weekend’s Worlds Warm-up race in Thailand, is Atsushi Hara testing what looks like the new Team Orion Vortex motor in his Hot Bodies Cyclone. The former World Champion left the Swiss company at the end of 2006 to join Team Checkpoint, but the US company appears to have done little in the way of development in recent times and this appears to have left the Japanese driver looking for alternatives. Also spotted on Hara’s workbench are some Team Orion cells, and this new combination seems to be working as he is currently fastest after today’s controlled practice although we dont know if he will run with this motor in qualifying.
Image: Pre Worlds [thailandwc08.com]
Top German Electric touring car drivers Yannic and Bjorn Prümper have confirmed their move to Speed Passion motors and East Coast Bodies. The Serpent team drivers leave behind previous electric suppliers GM Racing and will make their debut for their new sponsors at this weekends German Indoor Electric Touring car Nationals, where both have a good chance at the title. The 2 brothers have been tearing up the tracks recently, with older brother Bjorn winning the recent Corally Thunderdays, while 14 old Yannic was battling with World Champions at last months LRP Masters, where he finished 8th overall.
Team XS Power were in touch to tell us that top US gas racer Jeremy Cupps has signed to their company to run IDM engines for the following season. Team XS Power also wanted to report that they are now the exclusive importer for Shepherd Micro racing in North America.
Source: Team XS Power [teamxspower.com]
KO Propo in America have contacted us to let everyone know that top Kyosho racer Taylor Peterson has joined their team. A multiple race winner and finalist, Taylor will use KO Propo radio equipment in his Kyosho Inferno buggy and truggy with immediate effect.
Source: KO Propo [kopropo.com]
We have received word that Kyosho America team driver, and USA Worlds team #8, Cody King has changed fuel suppliers, moving from Sidewinder to Byron Fuel. Cody had the following to say about the deal:
I will be running the new Byron GEN2 Pro Driver blend fuel this year at the Nationals and the Worlds. I am really happy to be running what I think is the most advanced fuel blend on the market, and also for a company with a rich tradition in the RC industry. I had nothing but good experiences with Sidewinder, so please allow me to thank Morgan Fuel for the last two years of flawless support.
Xray have announced that top Australian Touring car racer Peter Jovanovic has joined Xray to race their NT1 and T2008 chassis’. One of Australia’s youngest and most celebrated on road Champions, he has a long string of State and National titles, as well as a 3rd place finish at the 2006 200mm World Championships.
Joining Team Xray has been a huge step in my racing career, I have had my eye on Xray for a while now and it is a huge relief joining and working together with such a high performance racing team. I had tested the T2008 and its smoothness and consistency was the first thing that made me know that Xray is going to make a big impact on my racing and take me another step further. Thanks to Xray and Custom Model Cars for making this all possible.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
