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February 10, 2015

Ben Panic wins Lap Paradise 1/8th Offroad League Rd2

Round 2 of the Lap Paradise 1/8th Offroad League in Johor Bahru, Malaysia was held on a newly installed layout over the weekend. A new back section imitated the famed C-Netic track in Indonesia and it challenged the field as it was a lot tighter than the Indonesian version. With a good watering overnight by the track crew the first half of the day was run on a grooved track. Four rounds of qualifying split the drivers in to Christmas tree finals. By the time the finals came around the track had dried out, the groove was still there but the line was very tight and it was loose and dusty everywhere else with ruts forming.

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February 9, 2015

Flavio Elias joins Hot Race Tires

Hot Race Tyres has announced the signing of top South American driver Flavio Elias to their team. Flavio was instantly impressed by the performance of the tyres and he will use them in his upcoming campaign that will include races such as the national and South American Championship as well as the Winternats and other events.

Source: Hot Race Tires [hotracetyres.com]

February 6, 2015

Jerome Aigoin teams up with Reds Racing

Reds Racing has announced the signing of French superstar Jerome Aigoin to their expanding off-road race team for 2015/2016. Jerome will join fellow Kyosho drivers Cody King and Elliott Boots to race Reds Racing’s latest off-road engines.

Source: Reds Racing [redsracing.it]

February 6, 2015

Martin Bayer joins FX

After a very successful stint with LRP as his nitro engine supplier European Champion and World Championship finalist Martin Bayer now teamed up with FX to run the the company’s engines in his Xray rides. Martin will not only race but also assist with R&D and he will also provide technical support and help at races. Martin says:

I have been working with Juraj for several years and he is the most dedicated, passionate and hardest working guy in the RC industry. As I have been always looking for new challenges and want to improve my knowledge and skills I did not hesitate at all when I got offer from FX to be part of the R&D team. As I have seen the in-house production which is second to none I was sure about the manufacturing capability and possibilities. After several extensive tests I was pleasantly surprised by the performance of the engine and was really confident to get into this new adventure. I am really excited and will do all my best both with racing and the further development of the engine. I will be travelling around the world and will be available for technical support to the FX drivers so do not hesitate to see me.

Source: FX [fx-engines.com]

February 6, 2015

Ralph Burch inks contract extension with Xray

Xray has announced the contract extension with seasoned on-road racer and former IFMAR World Champion Ralph Burch for 2015. Ralph will attend all major electric and nitro races to support the Xray USA team and to race Xray’s line of on-road cars. Ralph has the following to say about the deal:

I have been very happy for the work our Xray USA team has achieved over the last decade and including the last year. Over the years we have built a very effective team work & cooperation which has resulted into some of my best achievements in my racing career including the World Champion title. We have a strong commitment to continue our work to provide the best possible service & support and I will do my best at all the major USA races as usually. I will be available to any Xray drivers with any their questions or comments and I am looking forward to see you all during the 2015 at the races.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 6, 2015

Chris Banham wins Nitro Buggy at New Zealand Nats

The New Zealand Nationals 1/8th Offroad Nationals was held at the ARCCC track with qualifying spreading across two days, starting on Friday and finishing on Saturday. In the Nitro Buggy class Chris Banham was sitting tie on points with Jonathan Collucio after the five qualifying rounds with his best time being only 1 second slower. Kent Perry ended the qualifiers in 3rd place.

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February 5, 2015

16th annual The Dirt Nitro Challenge – Announcement

The 16th annual Dirt Nitro Challenge will be run from the 18th to the 22nd of the February at the prestigious Fear Farm RC Raceway in Phoenix, AZ. The event attracts the best offroad drivers in the World and this year will be no exception. This event will offer more classes than ever before with the main classes being 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy, 1/8th eBuggy and Gas Truck. Alongside the 1/8th classes there are also 1/10th Buggy, Short Course and Truck categories as well as 1/5th scale Buggy/Truck, with the latter running on a separate track. The event starts on Wednesday the 18th of February for practice and runs through to Sunday the 22th for the mains. For more information on the event and details on how to enter check out The Dirt’s new website here.

February 5, 2015

Jörn Neumann signs with Serpent

Serpent has announced the signing of Jörn Neumann to their factory off-road team. Serpent and Neumann agreed in a long term commitment which includes racing, testing and commercial work as sales promoter with Jörn racing Serpent’s full range of 1/8th and 1/10th nitro and electric off-road vehicles and he may even have a go in 1/12th scale racing to battle with racing buddy Hupo Hönigl who joined the Serpent factory team in January. Jörn will continue his racing career alongside longtime mechanic and mentor Gerd Strenge who will act as his mechanic and race engineer. The forthcoming Dirt Nitro Challenge will be Jörn’s first outing for his new sponsor and he has the following to say about the deal:

The full package made me think not long. A sales-support and promotional job and continue being a Pro driver is very good for the future. On top of that Gerd Strenge will be my mechanic and race engineer. This was an amazing opportunity which we had to take. The current Serpent car-line up is one of the most complete ones in the entire RC industry.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]