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May 1, 2015

Lehua Lin joins Team Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of Lehua Lin to their team. The Chinese driver is considered an off-road expert with his best achievements so far being A-main appearances at FEMCA Championships as well as a podium finish at the 2013 FEMCA EP Buggy Championships. Lehua has the following to say about the deal:

I am very honored to join Team Serpent and very much looking forward to work with other world class racer on the works team. With the support from Team Serpent, I am sure I have the best package ready for the year 2015.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 30, 2015

Kaufmann wins at South German Championship Rd1

The first round of the South German Nitro On-road Championship was held at the MCC Türkheim club. The main final of the 1/10th 200mm class saw many great fights and good sportsmanship and up front Steve Baumgarten and Marco Kaufmann battled for the lead. At the end Marco was able to take the win one lap ahead of Steve Baumgarten with Julian Gaisbauer taking the final podium spot.

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April 30, 2015

Mathieu Brier joins Xray

Xray have announced the signing of French 1/5th scale European Champion Mathieu Brier to their team. The French National Champion and Worlds finalist will race 1/10th scale electric on-road and off-road classes at national events as well as the EOS and ETS. Mathieu says:

After my previous years racing the 1/5 class I wanted to move onwards and decided to race also the 1/10 class and looking for the best product, team and support there was no other option for me than Xray. I am very happy that the French distributor RB Products have proposed me and I got this great opportunity to be part of the Xray team. I am looking forward the 2015 season and cannot wait once I hit the track.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 30, 2015

Wang Hai Feng joins Team Yokomo

Yokomo have announced the signing of 6-times China National Champion Wang Hai Feng to their team. The reigning China National Electric Touring Car Champion was signed to strengthen Yokomo’s position in the important Chinese market and he will use the company’s machinery through to 2016 in his campaign that will see attendances at National and International races including the TITC, the Japan Nationals and also selected ETS events. Wang has the following to say about the deal:

First of all, I would like to thanks T.O.P Racing company made a big support in the past three years,helped me reach a new level in my career. I also very thanks Team Yokomo Tom san and Targert RC give me this opportunity to join such great team. I will try my best to improve myself and looking forward the IFMAR EP Worlds in Beijing 2016.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

April 29, 2015

Spencer Rivkin doubles at JConcepts Stock Nationals

The 4th annual JConcepts Stock Nationals were once again hosted by the world famous OCRC Raceway. This unique race brings Stock and Modified racers from all over the country to compete against one another in the hottest segment of RC racing. This race offers a spot for everyone with 12 different classes covering all skill levels and vehicles, each one requiring a 17.5 stock motor. The race brought in a record number of entries at 290, which far surpassed last year’s entries by 100.

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April 29, 2015

Miguel Matias wins at Portuguese Nationals Rd2

The 2nd round of the Portuguese National 1/8th Off-road Championship started out on a dry high-grip track but on Sunday the surface would be humid and slippery making for a good challenge for everyone. The A-main saw a lucky Miguel Matias taking the win despite a broken glowplug in the final minute of the A-main and behind him Ricardo Monteiro (TLR) finished in 2nd place while Xray driver Nuno Rebelo rounded out the top 3 result.

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April 29, 2015

SARDA On-Road Electric Nationals Rd2 – Report

The second round of the 2015 South-African ORE National Championship was held at Durban RC Club with a new track surface where the traction and humidity challenged all drivers to get a stable and fast setup. With another open and fast layout the boosted classes showed good high-speed racing between the top drivers. The 2014 champion and current championship leader Jason Hillcoat continued his good form by taking the TQ and win after a dominating performance in the Touring Car Modified class. The battle for the rest of the podium saw some great racing in all three mains with team mates Deon Gove and Antonio Caroli managing to take 2nd and 3rd.

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April 29, 2015

Guedes wins at Portuguese Nitro On-road Champs Rd1

António Guedes wins at Portuguese Nitro On-road Champs Rd1

The first round of the Portuguese National Nitro On-road Championship took place in Maia near Porto. In the 1/8th class António Guedes, coming from the 5 spot, moved into 3rd early in the race and he was able to up his game even more after a tyre change mid-race that gave him more confidence in the car. Lap by lap he closed the gap to the leader and after the final pitstop he managed to take over the lead and he kept it to the checkered flag.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]