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Above is a great video biography of top US racer, 2007 Silver State Champ and World Championship finalist, Mugen racer Scott Hughes. This video is a produced in association with the US Pro Cup and the Dirt Racing and gives a great insight into the life of this top driver who also works for Pro Line, in their Marketing department.
A few months ago we showed you images of the new BX-1 1/8th scale buggy from Italian company Blade Racing, well now they have announced the first team drivers for this car. Italians Gianluca D’Orazio and Francesco Ciriello have both agreed to race the car for the coming season and will form the official team that will represent the marque at major races.
Source: AOL [automodel.net]
Top British gas driver Gareth Bell has been confirmed as a GRP driver for the 2007 season, where not only will he race the Italian foam but will help in the development of the companies products. Additionally Gareth, who forms a team with his mechanic and brother Martyn, will run the GRP made Falcon range of engines in both the 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm classes in which Gareth runs the Mugen chassis’.
Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]
You may recall that we mentioned Australian racer Ari Bakla yesterday as he dominated the truggy class at the AWJ Nitro Challenge. Well now, thanks to our Aussie partners Rube Dude, you can read a very interesting interview with this multiple National Champion racer and get an insight into the man and the RC import business he runs.
Read the full interview here.
Source: Rube Dude [rubeduderc.com]
The news that Matteo Dapporto had joined Xray first broke in mid February but only today has that announcement been made on the company website. Matteo, who is also sponsored by RB, is one of the best racers in Italy and has made multiple visits to the main final at both World and European Championships
I used to race for many RC companies and collaborate with many companies to develop new products and this is what I prefer to do most. I would like to be a part of a great team made up of people that like to help each other to grow constantly and help drivers to get the best performance
that they can.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Top German off road racer Patrick Feschtschenko has joined the LRP Nitro team for 2007 and will exclusively use LRP Nitro products in this years racing campaign. A World finalist, Feschtschenko was also chosen by LRP to help develop the range of LRP Nitro products using his extensive knowledge and experience that has seen him win many International events.
Source: LRP [lrp-electronic.de]
Recently we reported that long time Mugen racer Stuart Wilcox had signed to race for Team Losi for the 2007 season to race with their 8ight buggy. Well it seems that it will be all change for Stuart this year with the announcement by Mirage R/C Enterprises that he has now signed to use GRP tires as well.
Stuart is excited about using the GRP tyre line up for the up and coming season. Stuart will be in close relationship with GRP to develop new tread patterns and compounds throughout the season! Models in Motion drivers Darren Cole and Steven Childerhouse are also joining the Mirage/GRP team for 2007! Models in Motion will be supporting GRP trackside at all events so you don’t have to look far for mega traction!
Source: Mirage [mirageracing.com]
We are going to run with the Kyosho press release as it tells you everything you need to know about whats going on this cool promo photo.
Kyosho America factory drivers Cody King and Ryan Lutz have signed with Sirio and KO Propo for the 2007 racing season. Both drivers will be running the new Sirio Evo III STI off-road engine in the buggy and truggy classes, and using the latest KO Propo EX-10 Helios C2 Limited Edition radio system. The power of the Sirio engine and precision of the KO Helios C2 means both drivers will have top-quality support equipment, virtually eliminating concerns about reliable control, consistent performance and maximum horsepower, which gives them more time find the fastest line around the racetrack. It’s World Champion hardware for the next generation of champions!
Source: Kyosho America [kyoshoamerica.com]
