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January 10, 2012

Simon Kurzbuch extends contract with Shepherd

Shepherd Micro Racing have announced that Swiss star Simon Kurzbuch has extended his contract with them for another two years. The World and European Championship main finalist will continue to use the Velox V8 at various national and international events including the European Championship A in Portugal. Together with his father and brother as mechanics he will also help the Shepherd team to improve their products by giving assistance on testing new items. Simon had the following to say:

I’m looking forward to racing another two years for Team Shepherd. The A-Final at the WC in Miami and at the EC in Luxemburg were definitely the highlights of the last season. This hadn’t been possible without the good support and cooperation of the whole team. I would like to thank Team Shepherd and my two fantastic mechanics.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 9, 2012

Freddy Sudhoff joins Awesomatix team

Top International touring car driver Freddy Sudhoff has made the switch from Hot Bodies to race for the Russian Awesomatix team. The German driver, who is a front runner in the Euro Touring Series, where the A700 took its first international win last summer in Rd6 of the Pro Stock series, will join an already strong team that includes Ivan Laptev, Steen Graversen and Martin Lissau. He had this to say:

First of all I want to thank HPI/ HB for the support during the last two years. But now I am looking forward to a great experience and new challenges. Therefore I changed to the very innovative Awesomatix team with it’s designer Oleg Babich. My first tests went very well and I am quite confident for the upcoming season as the car sets new standards in quality and performance.

Source: Awesomatix [awesomatix.com]

January 9, 2012

Olly Jefferies to run Reedy Sonic for 2012

UK-based Reedy/Team Associated driver Olly Jefferies’ cars will be powered by Reedy Sonic motors for 2012. Olly’s Team Associated TC6.1 and 12R5.1 have been powered by Reedy LiPo batteries for some time, but he now expects to take advantage of the powerful motor/battery combination early on in the season and at the World Championships this summer. Jefferies, one of the premier on-road drivers in Europe and a regular on the BRCA UK 1/12 and TC circuit, is looking forward to his new equipment and had the following to say:

I am very happy to be running the Reedy Sonic motor for 2012 and to carry the Reedy name on my car. I have been extremely pleased with how testing has gone. Combined with the Reedy LiPo, TC6.1, 12R5.1, and the hard-working guys at Team Associated/Reedy, I feel very confident for the coming season.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]

January 9, 2012

Hara & Rheinard continue with ABEC35

Ball bearing specialist, ABEC35, continues with a strong team this year by extending their contract with Hot Bodies factory driver Atsushi Hara and Tamiya factory driver Marc Rheinard. Both world champions will once again run the company’s range of high quality ball bearings in their respective cars throughout 2012.

Source: ABEC35 [abec35.com]

January 9, 2012

Kyosho Masters 2012 – Announcement

Kyosho France were in touch to inform us of the 14th running of the Kyosho Masters. The race will take place at Sucy en Brie in France from the 15th to the 17th of June this year. It will be your typical Masters with top racing, lots of fun and giveaways. For more information you can contact the organisers at kyoshomasters@kyoshoeurope.com

January 8, 2012

dBoots chosen as official tire of EOS

As the New Year is upon us, all of us in the EOS organization want to wish everyone a very happy New Year. The new year will bring with it the beginning of the much anticipated Euro Offroad Series, kicking off in the Czech Republic on February 10th to 12th. As we prepare for the EOS, we would like to take this time to announce that the official race tire for the 2012 EOS will be dBoots tyres. Adam and all the team at dBoots have been working very hard with us to ensure the EOS will be a tremendous success and with the quality of the dBoots tyres it will prove to be a winning combination.

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January 4, 2012

Pro-Line sign Adam Drake

Pro-Line has made another big name signing with the announcement that Adam Drake will join their team. Tim Clark said “Pro-Line’s #1 core value is team 1st and that is why we are so thrilled to have TLR’s Adam Drake join forces with Team Pro-Line for 2012. Adams performance and professionalism on and off the track combined with a never give up attitude is well deserving of his overwhelming popularity amongst fellow racers and fans. Adam Drake added “I’m excited to have signed with Pro-Line Racing for 2012. Pro-Line is a world class manufacturer and has a wide range of tires for all scales of racing along with 11 IFMAR World Championships. I will be running Pro-Line tires and inserts on all my TLR and Losi vehicles for 2012.”

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 4, 2012

LRP Touring Car Masters – Announcement

LRP have announced that the 15th running of the LRP Touring Car masters will take place from the 30th of March to the 1st of April in Eppelheim, close to Heidelberg, Germany. Open to both modified and open stock classes, as well as the usual round of the LRP-HPI-Challenge, the event attracts big name drivers who will all be looking to prevent the winner of the last two years Ronald Volker from making it 3 in a row. Registration is already open and if you wish to enter you can do so by visiting the official event site here.