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February 7, 2012

Teemu Leino confirmed to Hot Bodies

Team HB have confirmed the addition of former Xray driver Teemu Leino to its ranks to join other new signing Shin Adachi alongside Atsushi Hara, Andy Moore, Ty Tessmann and Jesse Robbers. Teemu is a multiple world class race winner, with previous wins at the LRP Race, TITC, IIC and the European Championships. Plus multiple podiums at the European Championships and a 3rd place finish at the World Championships. Teemu will be a valuable addition to the World Championship Winning Team HB. Here are a few words from Teemu Leino:

I choose HB as they have the best cars for my racing classes. Also the HB Team always prepare well for big races like the World Championships, which are on this year. The HB Team also has some of my good friends so I should have fun at the tracks.

Source: HB [hotbodiesonline.com]

February 7, 2012

Simon Moss re-joins Schumacher

Schumacher would like to announce that top UK Off Road driver Simon Moss has re-joined the team for 2012. After a winter spell away from Schumacher, Simon is now back to join their team to run the new Cougar SV2 and CAT SX3 cars. Simon had this to say:

Its a great feeling to be back at the team where I feel I belong. I’m really looking forward to the 2012 season and working hard to have another fantastic year driving for Schumacher. I would like to thank Shaun and the guys at Ansmann for their support over the winter, but unfortunately things didn’t work out. I’d like to thank the guys at Schumacher for making this move happen. It should be a great year ahead

Simon’s first race was at the Schumacher Indoor Masters at Worksop this last weekend where he finished an excellent 3rd in 2WD and 4th in 4WD.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

February 6, 2012

Niclas Nilsson wins South Swedish Cup Rd5

The fifth round of the South Swedish Indoor Cup was held on an indoor track, in Växjö, southern Sweden. The track saw some low grip and a fairly easy layout but it was hard to drive fast on. After three rounds of qualifying Niclas Nilsson took TQ followed closely by Markus Hellquist and Daniel Carlsson, only 2 seconds separating those 3 drivers. In the opening final there was a good race between Niclas, Markus and Daniel. None of them was able to stretch the lead or overtake so the order stayed the same though Daniel was only 4 tenths of a second from taking second.

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February 6, 2012

Drake, Moller & Smith win at Snowman Rd2

Round 2 of the Snowman Series was this past weekend at ARC Raceway. The event had 10 heats and it was TLR, Novarossi, Pro-Line driver Adam Drake who TQ’d both rounds of qualifying in the 1/8th Pro Buggy class in front of teammate’s Drew Moller and Colby Poh. Drew Moller TQ’d the 1/8th Pro turck class. In the 30 minute buggy final Adam Drake won followed by teammates Cody Smith and Colby Poh making it a 1, 2, 3 sweep for TLR, Novarossi and Pro-Line. Drew Moller won the 20 minute truck final followed by TLR teammate Andy Carillo in 2nd while Cody Smith won the 10 minute 1/8th electric final with his TLR 8ight E.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

February 6, 2012

Vesa Yli dominates Finnish 1/12th opener

The first round of Finnish 12th scale nationals were held in the city of Seinajoki, close to Vaasa city where 1/10 electric offroad were held last summer. This year’s famous FinTrack Tour has been divided in to both 12th and touring car series separately, which means both classes get more suitable tracks to race on. The 12th scale national championship series consists of 4 races held from January to April. Also new for this year is 10.5t blinky class which is now run as its own and not combined with modified like last year.

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February 5, 2012

Due & Numan take Open classes at Reedy ROC

The 18th running of the Reedy International Off Road Race of Champions showcases the best drivers in the World with both an Open and Invitational category. Both categories only have two classes, 2WD and 4WD buggy. With a total of nine podium spots available, Team Associated drivers occupied a stunning seven positions and took the win in two of the three classes. In the 2WD Open class, third qualifier and Team Associated/Reedy/LRP driver Chad Due claimed his first major victory by winning the tie-breaker over Team Manager and teammate Brent Thielke. Due’s finishing positions of 3-1 in the two 10-minute main events beat Thielke’s score of 2-2 and earned him an invitation to the prestigious Invitational class for 2013.

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February 5, 2012

Burt, Parsons & Law win at FSEARA Rd4

Round 4 of the FSEARA (Florida State Electric Auto Racing Association) took place at Minnreg in Largo, FL. Minnreg is an indoor carpet track, one of the few in Florida. Every year, Mike Boylan hosts this race as the warm up to the annual Snowbird Nationals in Orlando, FL and this warm up race attracted many locals & out of town racers. From Friday to Sunday, there are both oval & on road events to prepare for the 400+ entry Snowbird Nationals. This on road event alone had about 70+ entries, making this an important on road race to attend.

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February 5, 2012

Open Challenge Brandys – Announcement

A little bit short notice but the organisers of the Open Challenge Brandys race in Brandys Nad Labem in Czech Republic have got in touch to announced their event. Open to 1/10 open, 1/10 hobby, 1/10 GT and Formula 1, the race is a one day event which takes place on Saturday the 11th of February and will see Serpent Factory driver Marc Fisher competing. Entries are now open and you can find more information here.