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January 10, 2011

Simon Nicholson joins Kyosho

Multiple Australian National and State Champion Simon Nicholson has joined Kyosho for the 2011 season. The former Corally team driver, who will run the Japanese company’s latest TF6 touring car chassis, sent us the following statement:

I would like to thank all the Corally team (Yoko, Susanne, Joeri and others) for all their support over the last few years, it has been a great experience for me racing with the team and all working together. Also many thanks to Ari and his team at HEI for all the help over the years. I am delighted to be offered this deal by Kyosho and I am really looking forward to working together with them for the 2011 season. My first international race with the TF6 will be the TITC in Bangkok, Thailand in February.

January 8, 2011

Viktor Wilck extends Tamiya contract

Continuing with the December/January signing madness, our friend Viktor Wilck drop us a mail to say that he has signed a 2 year extension to his Tamiya contract. The Swedish ace, pictured above with Kiyo Suzuki from Tamiya Japan, gave us the following statement:

After joining Tamiya back in 2007 I have had 4 successful and educating years. So when my contract ran out it was an obvious choice to continue when Tamiya presented this opportunity. I’m looking forward to 2 years of extensive racing, starting by focusing on the 1/10 Off-road Worlds in Finland preparing with many other Off-road events and off course the TC Euros.

January 8, 2011

Dario Balestri to run Capricorn in 1/8th scale

Italian company Capricorn have announced the signing of double European Champion and multiple World Championship finalist Dario Balestri to their team. The Italian driver, seen above with his mechanic Stefano Puccinelli, has inked a 2 year deal which will see him run the 1/8th scale Capricorn LAB-C801. The former Motonica driver who recently joined KM Racing for 1/10th scale, will continue to run Novarossi engines.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 8, 2011

Indoor Euros Warm up race – Announcement

The organisers of the 2011 Indoor European Championship in the Czech Republic have been in touch to let us know about their Warm-up race that will take place from the 22nd to the 23rd of January at the Sport-V-Hotel in Hrotovice. On Saturday there will be free practice from 12:00 to 23:00 but if there is too many drivers it will go to controlled practice. On Sunday there is an official race, which consist of 4 qualification rounds and 3 finals and as on the EC itself only LRP CPX tires will be allowed. Further information can be found on the official event site here.

January 8, 2011

Jared Tebo and KO Propo

Jared Tebo continues to announce deal extensions with sponsors heading into the 2011 season with today’s announcement that he has committed to a further 2 years with KO Propo.

I have just re-signed my 2 year contract with KO Propo. This is another company that welcomed me in my major move for 2009. Their products were amazing right from the start. I don’t think people really know how great and superior their products are. They are always working very hard to better themselves and set a higher standard in their category. We have built a very good relationship, and I look forward to working with them the next two years and beyond. I would like to thank KO Propo Japan, KO Propo, and Robert Morris for the great partnership we have. I will be running KO Servos, Receivers, and Radios in all my cars. Thank you for your support.

January 7, 2011

LRP Touring Car Masters – Announcement

LRP have announced that the 14th running of the LRP Touring Car masters will take place from the 25th to the 27th of March 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 last year’s winner Ronald Volker from doing the double. Registration is already open and if you wish to enter you can do so by visiting the official event site here.

January 7, 2011

Ryan Lutz commits to Durango until 2021

Team Durango have informed us that US racer Ryan Lutz, the man who was setting some of the fastest laps at last November’s World Championships, has signed a 10 year deal with the company.

I am extremely excited today to have forged a long term contract with Team Durango. Originally we agreed, in principle, to work together until the end of the 2010 season and we would talk longer term come December. Another thing this offered was the chance to really test the DNX408 and get to know the company before making any decisions. This is why I am so excited to have signed a 10 year contract with Team Durango. In the past three months I have gotten to see how this company operates, and the pride that they take in making top-of-the-line racing vehicles. Their slogan is, “Serious about Racing” and I have never witnessed a company take this more to heart. That is why I am confident that the next 10 years will be wrought with success for both parties involved and why I am proud to put my name alongside Team Durango. In the next 10 years I will do everything I can to help Team Durango make the best R/C cars on the planet, and help make sure their customers are as satisfied as possible with the products they are buying! All-in-all with this deal of a decade in hand I’m ready to get started winning and performing at my best for this company that has put a lot of faith in me! I’m really looking forward to it!

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

January 6, 2011

Andrew Smolnik joins US Agama team

VP Pro USA have announced the addition of Andrew Smolnik to the 2011 Agama USA Race Team. Multiple Time National Champion Smolnik has been in the R/C Industry for many years and will be a great addition to the new Agama USA racing team. His extensive experience in R&D and setups will bring another great element to the USA program. The former CEN driver joins Gene Hickerson, Levi Jackson and Josh Cyrul, and will ensure that Agama USA is well represented at all the major events in 2011.

I would like to thank Agama International and Agama USA for the opportunity to represent their fine racing products. I am looking forward to an extremely busy and prosperous return to competitive racing this year and I feel that the Agama A8 can give me the competitive edge I need to win. See everyone at the track.

Source: VP Pro USA [vp-pro-usa.com]