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January 16, 2019

Xray & RC America sign Brandon Clements

Xray have announced that US top driver, Brandon Clements is joining the RC America and Xray racing team for 2019. The IIC 17.5T, CTS Modified, 17.5T and Formula champion will campaign the company’s T4 touring and X1 formula platforms at major events around the country and he had the following to say about the deal:

I couldn’t be more pleased to announce that I have joined the Xray team. I would like to extend a huge thank you to Xray and RC America for this exciting opportunity. I’m looking forward to working with my new teammates and contribute to the continued development of the Xray T4 and X1 platforms. See you all at the track!

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 16, 2019

PLMS Xray Racing Series Rd4 – Report

The fourth round of Polish PLMS Xray Racing Series was held in Scinawka Srednia recently. The schedule saw five rounds of qualifying followed by triple mains for everyone. The track was laid out with black high-grip carpet and the perfectly flat surface made for some quality racing. In Modified, Jirka Vysin made his comeback to RC racing in style and took the overall win from Jakub Michalski and Jarosław Siwek, all piloting Xray cars.

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January 16, 2019

Kevin Zwahlen wins at SITCC Rd2

The second round of the SITCC series was held in Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland last weekend. The event suffered from a somewhat low turnout on drivers with only 42 entries for the three classes. The Touring class however still created some entertaining races especially in the four A-main finals and in the end it was HB Racing’s Kevin Zwahlen with the win from the Xray duo of Xavier Deparde and Cham Dassanayake.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 16, 2019

Protoform WCICS Rd4 – Report

The Protoform Western Canadian Indoor Championship Series round 4 arrived at the ocean side city of Victoria, British Columbia. Local club IROCC hosted an amazing race, with a team of volunteers in the familiar Mary Winspear Center. In Touring Modified sometimes qualifying works like an exact science, and last year’s champion Wayne Mah took a solid TQ and back to back wins, looking strong again with his new Team Associated car. Xray’s Korey Harbke battled with fellow Xray team mates Luke Pittman and Black Bell, splitting the 2nd, 3rd and 4th place finishes across the rest of the rounds, with Luke and Korey having an awesome battle in A3, swapping the lead back and forth with Luke taking it at the end. When the dust settled, it was Wayne Mah, Korey Harbke, and Luke Pittman on the podium.

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January 16, 2019

32nd Annual Electric Winter Midwest Champs – Report

One of the longest running races in RC history, the legendary Winter Midwest Championships is now in its 32nd edition and still going strong as entries nearly hit 400 this year to kick off the 2019 indoor racing season from Jeffersonville, Ohio. There was something special about this year’s event as you could feel the excitement in the air that made this year a little bit different than years past. Silly Season perhaps?! Many were anxious to hit the track and show off for their new sponsors and make a name for themselves and there’s no better way than to have an awesome outing at the legendary CRCRC. This year’s layout was a blast, pure and simple. The track dimensions cater to a long fast straightaway, but this layout featured a front straightaway that had a really technical triple, triple section. Truthfully, it tested everyone’s jump timing … including the pros.

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January 16, 2019

Motiv RC signs Frank Root

Motiv RC has announced that long-time racer and Team Losi Racing engineer Frank Root will be using Motiv products in his racing efforts in 2019. Frank’s input, professionalism and his ability to showcase the brand at off-road events will be a huge help in the company’s attempt to bring Motiv products to the forefront. Frank had this to say about joining the team:

I’m beyond excited to be joining the Motiv and Gravity RC team for 2019. From my testing, I knew that Motiv motors and batteries were outstanding, and their performance will allow me to perform at the highest level. I’ve known Paul for over 15 years, and I know that anything he is involved with will not be outperformed as Paul has the tools and experience needed to win. I look forward to working with Paul and Zac Rose, as well as the rest of the team, to get dialed in quickly, and start posting top end results in the very near future.

Source: Motiv [motivrc.com]

January 15, 2019

Melvin Diekmann joins Shepherd factory team

Shepherd have announced the signing of German 1/10th 200mm specialist, Melvin Diekmann to their factory team. A multiple ENS finalist and podium finisher, Melvin can already look back on a great series of victories in his young career. He and his father form a strong team and have been able to make life difficult for many big names in the past.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 15, 2019

Ryan Maifield wins at CRCRC Winter Midwest Champs

The 32nd Annual CRCRC Winter Midwest Championships were held this past weekend at The Ohio RC Factory in Jeffersonville, Ohio. CRCRC is very well known as the first big 1/10 electric off-road race at the beginning of each year and brought in an impressive 380 entries. In 4WD Modified Buggy Yokomo/Team Orion’s Ryan Maifield went onto TQ rounds 2 and 4 of qualifying to secure the overall TQ. Maifield then went onto dominate A-mains 1 and 2 by leading every lap and taking home the 4WD Modified Buggy title.

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