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January 19, 2019

Keven Hebert Motiv-powered for 2019

Motiv have announced that Keven Hebert will be representing the brand in 2019. Other than Keven’s ability to compete with their products among the worlds best, he brings in many years of experience and most importantly a championship attitude that really makes the difference. Keven had this to say about the deal:

I am excited to be running for Motiv in 2019! Not many of you know this but when I first started racing, the first pro racer I met was Paul Lemieux, It was in 2002 at a race in Canada. Even though I could not speak English back then he was there to help and did everything he could to help me. 17 years later I am happy to be running for a company that has killer racer products made by one of the most genuine people in the industry. Looking forward to seeing you all at the track!

Source: Motiv [motivrc.com]

January 18, 2019

Knudtson doubles at DieHard RC Winter Series Rd6

Race 6 of the DieHard RC Winter Carpet Off-road Series was held at DieHard RC of Snohomish, Washington last weekend. The event brought in a staggering 193 entries in total while another 30+ novice entry showing is very promising for the future of the sport. In the 2WD Modified Buggy A-main it was Kody Knudtson with the win from the 2 spot on the grid as John Walentia, coming from P2, ended the 7-minutes race on the runner-up spot. TQ holder, Tyler Wilbur had to settle for 3rd overall.

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January 18, 2019

Hudy Indoor Championship – Report

The 6th running of the Hudy Indoor Champs was presented by ProLevel RC in their new location in the St. Louis Chesterfield mall. ProLevel RC’s newest venue is located one of St. Louis’s biggest indoor malls with hundreds of people walking by everyday. A perfect location to get some much needed exposure for the hobby of RC Racing and it is also home to the 2019 ROAR Carpet On-Road Nationals from March 7th to 10th. Racing-wise, Modified Touring is always the premier class of any event and it saw Chris Adams taking the TQ and win from Paul Lemieux and Josh Cyrul.

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January 16, 2019

2018/19 Essex Winter Series Rd3 – Report

The 2018/19 Essex Winter Series marked the half way point this weekend with the third round of the championship. With Elliott Harper and Olly Jefferies tied on points at the top of the championship, both were looking to get their 2019 campaigns off to a strong start. However, there was some surprise in the first qualifier when Elliott broke his Xray on lap two, it wasn’t Olly who took the lead of the group, but Associated’s Matthew White. Matt maintained his composure and took the round by a few tenths of a second over Olly’s Schumacher, with Kyle Branson taking third with his Capricorn chassis. Chris Grainger showed the improvements the Associated team had found by backing up his team-mate and taking fourth, with privateer Stefan Chodzynski rounding out the top five.

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January 16, 2019

Reds Racing welcome back Cody King

Following the popular return of Cody King to RC racing, Reds Racing have announced the signing the former IFMAR 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion. Cody and his dad Paul were integral in the advancement of the Reds Racing product line since 2013 and Reds Racing are pleased to have them back on board to start the next chapter of the 2010 IFMAR World Champion’s career. Cody’s talent is unsurpassed and Reds Racing expect to see more great things from now until the future.

Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]

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]