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January 18, 2017

Mugen Seiki Europe welcomes Marco Natale

Mugen Seiki Europe has announced the signing of Marco Natale to their international racing team. The Italian ace will use the MBX7R Nitro and Eco buggies during his forthcoming campaign that will include appearances at the Italian nationals and at major international events. Marco had the following to say:

I am very happy with this new adventure, thanks to Mugen Seiki Europe giving me this great opportunity. The quality and performance of Mugen Seiki cars made an easy decision for me to join. I am very proud to be part of Team Mugen Seiki.

Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]

January 18, 2017

Team Magic Europe sign Andres Gonzales

Team Magic Europe have announced the signing of former Galician Touring Modified Champion and Spanish Nationals A-finalist, Andres Gonzales to their team. Andres will campaign Team Magic’s electric touring car at local and national races and also at select international events including the ETS.

Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]

January 17, 2017

Paolo Morganti teams up with Capricorn

Capricorn have announced the signing of former ROAR champion and US front runner, Paolo Morganti to their team. After several years spent with Serpent, and in addition to his GT class engagement with IGT8, Paolo will race the complete range of Capricorn nitro cars in his 2017 campaign. Paolo says:

I will like to thank Patrizio Rossi and all the staff at Capricorn RC for the opportunity of joining this company. The level of commitment in searching for the ultimate performance is one of their characteristic that I have always admired. I’m looking forward to start running the cars.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 17, 2017

Yokomo confirm Ryan Maifield signing

Finally confirming what we already know, Yokomo have announced that top-ranked offroad specialist Ryan Maifield has joined their team. Bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and experience in all facets of offroad racing, Ryan will play an integral role in helping Yokomo develop their vehicles to be better suited to North American style tracks, and serve as brand ambassador attending numerous events throughout the US, Europe and Asia. Having tested extensively in the build up to this weekend’s Reedy Offroad Race of Champions, Ryan had the following to say:

The Yokomo YZ-2 and YZ-4 have performed flawlessly in my testing, both cars respond very well to small changes making the cars easy to get dialed in. The precision and quality of the Yokomo parts are second to none which makes my life easier and lets me focus on tuning and racing instead of constant maintenance.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

January 16, 2017

Pro Style power Robert Batlle for 2017

RC Pro Style have announced the signing of Robert Batlle to their team. The record Spanish National and former World Champion will use the company’s high-performance LiPo battery packs in 2017 and he has the following to say about the deal:

Rc Pro Style will be my new battery supplier for all classes that I race. I would like to thank Daniel for all the confidence he has placed in me and my team for this new year. I hope to be able to spread the word about this Spanish brand wherever we go!

Sourec: RC Pro Style [rcprostyle.com]

January 16, 2017

Lee Martin powered by Thor Fuel for 2017

RC Concept have announced that UK frontrunner, Lee Martin will use Thor Fuel to power his RC Concept equipped rides for 2017. Lee will attend the UK BRCA Nationals as well as all major 1/8th off-road events such as the Neo Race and the European Championships to name just a few.

Source: RC Concept [rcconcept.net]

January 15, 2017

CML Distribution sign Antoine Rossetti

CML Distribution have announced the singing of French top driver, Antoine Rosetti to their team. Antoine will race in the French 1/10th Championship in order to qualify for the European Championship in 2018, which will take place in Reims. He brings with him a wealth of experience and victories including a 2WD third place in 2011 from the European Championship in Pau. Antoine will be running the RC10B6/B6D in 2WD and the new RC10B64D in 4WD, powering his cars will be the Reedy Mach 3 brushless motors, Reedy 510R Blackbox ESCs and Reedy LiPo batteries. The whole of team CML UK and CML France welcome Antoine and look forward to some great results in 2017 and beyond.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

January 13, 2017

Adam & Ronda Drake join O.S. and Trakpower

Following his departure from Novarossi last week, Hobbico have today announced that Adam Drake, along with his wife Ronda, have joined the O.S. and TrakPower race teams for 2017. This R/C power couple has been kicking the competition for a combined 50+ years, racking up countless wins at all levels. Now they’re bringing that expertise to a track near you, coaching race peers and helping Hobbico make fast drivers even faster with cutting-edge products. “O.S. is passionate about winning and is the proven choice of champions,” Adam explains. “I’m honored to be a part of the team.” Ronda adds “It has been a dream of mine to run for O.S. Everyone knows that they are the best engine on the market!”

Source: Hobbico [hobbico.com]