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January 19, 2018

Evans leads the way in RROC practice

Dustin Evans leads the way in practice for this year’s 24th running of the Reedy Race of Champions. The former champion was fastest after the first two rounds of practice in both 2WD and 4WD at OCRC in Huntington Beach. With Nick Black building his toughest track for OCRC’s fifth hosting of the infamous race, behind Evans it was Ty Tessmann who was second fastest in both classes with former champions Ryan Maifield and Dakotah Phend completing the Top 3 in 4WD and 2WD respectively. For reigning champion Ryan Cavalieri, he would kick off his quest for a fifth Reedy Race title with the fourth fastest 3-consecutive laps in each class, the Associated driver knowing better than most that practice pace doesn’t count for much once the Reedy’s heads up race format gets underway.

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January 18, 2018

Olly Jefferies teams up with EZ Power

EZ Power have announced the signing of UK’s Olly Jefferies to their team. The Xray factory team driver will use EZ Power batteries in all of his electric rides from now on.

Source: EZ Power [ezpower.it]

January 17, 2018

EZ power for Daniel Kobbevik

EZ Power from Italy have announced the signing of young Norwegian, Daniel Kobbevik to their team. The Xray factory driver and IFMAR Worlds finalist will use EZ Power batteries and accessories throughout the 2018 season and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am superhappy to get the opportunity to run EZ batteries, the performance is supernice, and I am very excited for the 2018 season! Big thanks to Lorenzo Ristori for the chance to use the EZ products.

Source: EZ Power [ezpower.it]

January 15, 2018

Alexander Hagberg signs with Sunpadow

Sunpadow have announced the signing of Sweden’s Alexander Hagberg to their factory team. The former long-time ORCA factory driver will power all of his Xray rides using Sunpadow’s high-performance batteries while also assisting with Research and Development. Alexander says:

In recent years, Sunpadow batteries have shown its high performances and reliability in the competitive racing industry. I am highly motivated to be using their range of batteries to compete from now on.

Source: Sunpadow [arc-chn.com]

January 15, 2018

T-Works sign David Ronnefalk

T-Works have announced the signing of Sweden’s David Ronnefalk to their factory team. The 2016 IFMAR 1/8th Buggy World Champion will be using T-Works accessories in all of his HB Racing vehicles and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to be representing T-Works for 2018 and beyond. As I didn’t make any official announcement during 2017 it was time to do so now. I want to thank Mr. Wilson Woo for the opportunity to use his high quality accessories on all my HB Racing vehicles. The unique “UFO” screws look really cool and they are also very strong compared to many others I have tried. If you haven’t given them a try yet, I really recommend you to do and I’m sure you won’t be disappointed!

January 12, 2018

Robert Pietsch joins O.S. factory team

Robert Pietsch has announced that he has joined the O.S. Engines factory team. The Mugen Seiki designer and former IFMAR 1/8th Nitro On-road World Champion was Picco-powered before but switched to O.S. engines for the Worlds last year. From January he is now an official member of the Japanese squad and has the following to say about the deal:

I’m happy to announce to join OS factory team up from now. I want to thank everybody in OS company and especially Mr Shimazaki, giving me the chance to team up with this highly prestigious company. I’m greatly motivated and excited to race all major events the upcoming season. Last but not least a big thanks goes to the Picco brothers for all the support in the past. See you at the racetrack!

January 12, 2018

Power HD sign Meen Vejrak

Power HD have announced the signing of Thailand’s Meen Vejrak to their factory team. The former IFMAR 200mm World Champion will be using the company’s Storm series of servos in both his nitro and electric rides and while competing at all major races such as the Worlds, ETS, TITC, Reedy Race, AOC and more, he will be also assist with product development and he has the following to say:

I feel honored to be part of the PowerHD Team. After the trial, I know that it is the servo that I will be proud to represent for both EP & GP models. Thank you, Mr.Harma Ye, for providing me with amazing servo.

Source: Power HD [chd.hk]

January 12, 2018

MCCM Mulhouse track faces closure

The French Mini Car Club Mulhouse track, located close to the Swiss and German boarders, currently faces threats of being closed by the government. Built on government provided land in 1988, the club of around 40 members had a busy 2017 season as they hosted both the ENS and the EFRA 1/10th 200mm European Championship and heavily invested beforehand to create a top notch facility. It is understood that the land will fell victim of new infrastructure projects and that the members currently are not allowed to use the property. In order to raise awareness of the matter, the club has started a petition here with the hope to change the mind of the town’s government in the case of a large number of signatures.