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January 23, 2015

Oliver Franke teams up with Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of Germany’s Oliver Franke to their team. The multiple ETS Pro Stock winner and podium finisher is backed by several stock class titles and he will race both nationally and internationally in his 2015 campaign that will include the ETS, LRP TCM and selected national events. Oliver has the following to say:

My goals for this season are to participate at international events like the ETS, LRP TCM and also National events, to get the best out of the car and help strengthen Yokomo’s presence in the Pro Stock category. I would like to thank Team Yokomo’s Robert Itoh and Yukijiro Umino for giving me the opportunity to become a member of a very strong team. I am looking forward to many international events and being successful there. So far I am very impressed with the solid build and awesome quality.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

January 23, 2015

Naoto Matsukura joins Kyosho Factory offroad team

Team Kyosho International have announced that 4-time World Champion Naoto Matsukura has joined their factory offroad team. The multiple time Japanese National offroad Champion and current 4wd Vice World Champion will use the company’s line of 2wd and 4wd buggies. Naoto left Yokomo at the end of last year having raced both on and offroad for them and has subsequently joined Tamiya to race their electric touring car.

Source: Kyosho [kyosho.com]

January 23, 2015

Tessmann heads 4WD practice at Reedy Race

After two rounds of 4WD practice at the Reedy Race of Champions in California, HB’s Ty Tessmann heads the pace with the Canadian setting the fastest lap time from Ryan Maifield and World Champion Steven Hartson. Defending champion Ryan Cavalieri would end up fourth quickest despite pulling an arm off his Associated in the second practice. With a best lap of 20.457, Tessmann was fastest by 0.140 from Maifield with Hartson running an almost identical time around the OCRC Raceway track to his former team-mate.

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January 22, 2015

Rivkin sets early 2WD pace at Reedy Race

Up and coming offroad star Spencer Rivkin set the early practice pace in 2WD buggy at the 21st running of the Reedy Race of Champions. Having only signed a multi-year agreement with Team Associated and Reedy last month, the 16-year-old set the fastest lap of the morning at OCRC Raceway ahead the TLR’s JP Richards, Associated team-mate Steven Hartson and defending back to back champion Ryan Cavalieri.

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January 22, 2015

Martin Wollanka renews with Xray

Xray has announced that European Vice-Champion and multiple Austrian Champion Martin Wollanka will continue to be part of the Xray factory team to race 1/8th and 1/10th off-road classes in 2015. Martin will race at the 1/8th and 1/10th Euros and Austrian Nationals as well as selected international events and the EOS series. Martin says:

The 2014 year was the first year for me being part of the Xray factory team and I could not be happier for the support and the great handling car which allowed me to win all the National races as well gaining the title of European Vice-Champion. I am very happy to be part of the very professional and hard working team. The dedicate work of Juraj and entire team motivates me to improve all the time and I hope for even greater results this season. I am looking forward the 2015 races, see you soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 22, 2015

McGinty & Ogden win at the Colonels Winter Classic

The annual Colonel’s Winter Classic was held at Phil Hurd Raceway in Savannah, GA with 261 entries for this event. In the Pro eBuggy class, John Michael McGinty III would TQ two out of three rounds to take the TQ honors. In the main he quickly gapped the field leading from start to finish to take the win. In doing so he put down the fastest lap of the weekend.

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January 21, 2015

Hot Race Winter Shootout – Report

The HotRace Winter Shootout took place in Chiari, Italy this past weekend in 1/10th Electric Touring Car and 1/12th pan car classes. The event attracted some of the best Italian drivers and illustrious foreign guests such as Alexander Hagberg, Marc Rheinard, Viktor Wilck, Kyle Branson, Marco Kaufmann, Thilo Thodmann and the newly crowned 4-time back-to-back ETS champion Ronald Völker. The Touring Car Modified class’ triple A-mains proved to be extremely intense, with the drivers offering a fantastic show on the tight and technical track. Ronald Völker, starting from the pole position, ultimately won the race from 2nd placed Alexander Hagberg and Kyle Branson who rounded out the podium.

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January 21, 2015

Peter Pinisch continues with Reedy

Long-time Reedy factory driver Peter Pinisch has signed a contract extension and will continue to use Reedy motors, batteries, ESCs, and accessories in his 2015 racing campaign. Pinisch, a former European champion, 3-time World Championship finalist, and regular EOS finalist, will concentrate on the EOS Series, European Championships, Austrian Nationals, and IFMAR World Championships as well as smaller regional events.

Source: Reedy [reedypower.com]