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December 6, 2022

Ollie Payne leaves Roche

A partnership that started out when he was one of the rising stars of 1:12, top international 1:12 racer Ollie Payne has announced he is leaving the World Champion manufacturer Roche. The multiple British National Champion achieved a number of significant successes with Roche, the most recent of which included a double win at the Masters of Foam event in Belgium. Announcing the news on his Facebook page, the IFMAR World Finalist said, “I would like to thank Max Ma and Roche for all the support I have had over the years which has enabled me to win and podium many events but now I feel now is a time for new opportunities and a new beginning. Thank you to all the people that have supported Roche in my time as a factory driver”.

Source: Ollie Payne [Facebook]

December 6, 2022

Teghesi joins HB Racing

HB Racing has announce that Italian offroad racer Fabrizio Teghesi is the newest member of the HB World Racing Team. Teghesi, who last month announced he was leaving long time chassis sponsor Kyosho, will represent HB at both at national and international events. Commenting on his move to HB Racing, the former Italian National Champion said, “I’m excited to be a part of the HB Racing family Factory Team. I really enjoy the project around this brand, I trust in what they trust! I will run 1:8 Nitro Buggy, 1:8 Nitro Truggy, 1:8 EP Buggy and 1:8 EP Truggy, and for the future who knows if I will add some other HB vehicles! I will drive at national and international races, but overall I will help all HB Racing enthusiasts with setup, advice, videos, and all other matters they need, I will even develop customer experience making connections with all of you and the HB headquarters, please feel free to contact me for information about HB racing! I would like to join the HB family and support as best I can! As maybe some of you know I’m active on all social network platforms such as Facebook, where you can find me as Fabrizio Teghesi RC, Instagram @fteghesi_rc and on my YouTube channel FabrizioTeghesi. Follow me for my new adventure with HB Racing! Can’t wait to hit the track with my new D819RS and E819RS”.

Source: HB Racing [Facebook]

December 6, 2022

Mazzeo joins Capricorn

Two weeks after announcing his departure from Serpent, Alessio Mazzeo has revealed his switch to Capricorn. The Italian follows Dominic Greiner and Merlin Depta in joining the Italian manufacturer from Serpent with all three set to represent Patrizio Rossi’s brand at the Miami Nitro Grand Prix this week in Florid of which Mazzeo is the defending Nitro GT champion. Making the announcement on social media, on the Capricorn Facebook page the 200mm World Championship podium finisher said, ‘My first real “change” after 18 years. A collaboration that makes me proud, all made in Italy. It’s going to be hard to do better than Capricorn has done in years past, one more reason to thank the company and its staff for this ambitious choice’. On his own social media Mazzeo added, “Thank you Patri and all the Capricorn family for this generous opportunity celebrating Italy, our passion and our love for doing things, I hope you are just as winning in this sport as it has been for others. Can’t wait to get back out in the game alongside some of the best drivers in the world. See you on track very soon!

Source: Alessio Mazzeo [Facebook]

December 4, 2022

Clean sweep for Orlowski at US Carpet Offroad C/ships

Michal Orlowski executed the perfect clean sweep at the US Carpet Offroad Championships in Cleveland converting his double buggy TQ in to two victories on finals day. The Schumacher driver’s third consecutive week of racing in the United States, it was his second week in Cleveland. Having taken a podium in Touring Car and 4th in 1:12 at the legendary US Indoor Champs On Road race, turning his attentions back to offroad the Polish driver dominated pulling off similar success to the Florida Carpet Champs double win which kicked off his latest US tour. Only the second running of the event, in 2WD it would be TLR’s Dakotah Phend who would finish second with Brandon Foote completing the podium ahead of Joe Bornhorst. In 4WD, Team Associated’s Aydin Horne denied Phend second place takes to a win in A3 ahead of his fellow American.

Image: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

December 4, 2022

Bayers wins GT8E at Miami Electric Grand Prix

Martin Bayer is the 2022 Miami Grand Prix GT8E Champion. With the electric classes kicking off the annual week long event at Homestead RC Raceway in Florida, the Xray designer secured the TQ with the fastest time in the second of the four rounds of qualifying at the 2020 GT World Championship venue. Vice Champion in both nitro and electric at the inaugural World Championship, Bayer was the only driver to manage 19-laps in qualifying securing pole for the triple A-Mains ahead of Serpent’s Jose Almonte and Capricorn’s Natanaele Sensei. In the finals, Bayer would win all three encounters with the big battle being for second between Almonte and Sensei who would finish tied on points with the former listed as P2. In 1:10 Modified Touring Car, it was also a European winner with Hotrace Tyres boss Nicola Marrone securing the TQ from Felix Law before going onto win all three A-Mains to win ahead of fellow Italian Filippo Domanin with Law completing the podium. Drivers will now turn their attentions to the Miami Nitro Grand Prix which has attracted a very strong international entry.

Image: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 4, 2022

Double TQ for Rivkin at INS12 Finals

JConcepts is wrapping up the 12th season of its popular Indoor National Series with the INS12 Finals at Action Hobby in Arizona this weekend where Spencer Rivkin has clinched the double TQ in buggy. The fifth race of the annual series, the Team Associated driver secured the overall TQ in 2WD Mod after taking the opening 2 of the 3 qualifiers. Taking the third qualifier, as Rivkin had a DNF, Yokomo’s Ryan Maifield will line-up second for the triple A-Main at the 2023 1:10 Offroad World Championship venue followed by Broc Champlin, Ryan Cavalieri and Ty Tessmann. In 4WD, Rivkin completed a clean sweep topping all three rounds. Rob Gillespie was his closest challenger in Q1 while Champlin kept him on his toes in Q2 & 3 to secure P2 on the grid. Behind Gillespie, Cavalieri will start fourth ahead of Dustin Evans, Tom Rinderknecht and Cole Tollard.

Image: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

December 3, 2022

Orlowski double TQ at US Carpet Offroad C/ships

Recently crowned the overall Modified Champion at the Florida Carpet Champs, Michal Orlowski is again on form on carpet this weekend having just completed the TQ double at the US Carpet Offroad Championships in Cleveland. The second running of the Scotty Ernst promoted event, which runs a week after the same venue hosted the legendary US Indoor Champs On Road race, the Schumacher driver has secured the overall TQ in 2WD buggy from TLR’s Dakotah Phend. The back to Back ROAR National 2WD Champion, Phend took the opening qualifier from Brandon Foote as Orlowski found himself only 5th fastest. In Q2 & 3 however the Polish driver found his rhythm on the difficult track conditions beating Phend in Q2 and Foote in Q3 to lock up the overall TQ. In 4WD, the former European Champion wrapped up things early taking the opening two rounds ahead of Aydin Horne to secure pole position for tomorrow’s (Sunday) A-Main when Horne, Phend, Joe Bornhorst and Foote will be looking to deny him the victory.

Source: Michal Orlowski [Facebook]

December 2, 2022

Ongaro leaves AKA after 5 years & 2 World titles

Reigning 1:8 Offroad World Champion Davide Ongaro has announced that he is to leave tyre sponsor AKA. The Italian has worked with the American brand for 5-years and in that time claimed the sport’s great prize not once but twice winning back to back World titles in 2018 in Australian and earlier this year in Spain. The factory Team Associated driver made the announcement on his social media saying, “Here we are, we have reached the end of 2022 and with this post I wanted to communicate that for next season I will no longer be part of the AKA team, it has been 5 years full and full of emotions, full of positive results, but also of results where we struggled a bit, but that’s part of the game. Having won 2 world titles and knowing that you have made a part of history with AKA was truly a unique emotion, but unfortunately our paths diverge and it is time for a new challenge. I wanted to thank EVERYONE, truly EVERYONE without excluding anyone, you have been part of me and you will always remain in my heart, both mine and my family’s, I learned so much and I am grateful, we will surely see you again on track. Simply THANK YOU. Stay tuned, super excited for a new adventure… DAVIDE”.

Source: Davide Ongaro [Facebook]