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December 18, 2008

Jared Tebo teams with Byron Fuel

Byron Originals have announced the addition of Jared Tebo to the Byron Factory Team. Jared fills the role as “Lead Team Driver” and will bring years of experience and exceptional driving skills to the rapidly expanding Byron Team. Not only will Jared be flying the Byron Race banner around the world, but he will be providing valuable input into enhancements to the current line of Byron Fuels and also the development of allied Byron Fuels Accessories lines. Jared had the following to say:

I am extremely pleased to be part of the Byron Fuel Team. Race Gen2 is awesome, runs great, burns clean and keeps my engines running stronger and longer. And I can count on that quality on a consistent basis, gallon after gallon.

Source: Byron Fuels [byronfuels.com]

December 18, 2008

Team Associated Pro Comp SC8

Team Associated have announced the release of the Travis Coyne edition Pro Comp SC8, the latest edition to their line of 1/8th scale, nitro 4WD, authentic race truck replicas. Based on the championship-winning RC8T truggy platform, the SC8 was designed to meet the scale specifications of the full-size short course race truck. It’s all there, Fully assembled and ready to go, underneath the replica body, roll cage and wheels beats the heart of a RC8T. Team Associated’s Pro.28 engine and XP3D Computerized Digital FM Radio system are factory installed. The differentials and shocks come filled with the proper silicone fluids, making it faster and easier than ever to get Team Associated SC8 performance out of the box and into the dirt.

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December 17, 2008

Team Shepherd signs Dejan Sabeder

Team Shepherd have announced that the 7-times Slovenian and Croation National Champion Dejan Sabeder joins their team for the 2009 season. The well experienced electric driver wants to continue his success in the 1/8th scale nitro class and with his knowledge he will also give support to the local Shepherd racers in Slovenia and Austria.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

December 16, 2008

Caribbean Winter Cup report

We received a report from the Caribbean Winter Cup that took place at the Barceloneta RC Speedway in Puerto Rico, last weekend. Mugen driver Mike Swauger and Paolo Montanti from Serpent made their way to Puerto Rico for this race and proceeded to take the top qualifying spots, with Paolo TQ in the Sedan class and Mike TQ in 1/8th scale. Both drivers also established a new track records in their respective classes. In the 1/10th A main, Paolo took the win followed by Kyosho team mates Jose Colón and Pedro Alvarado. Prior to the beginning of the Outlaw and 1/8th mains it started to rain, so the races were stopped and the results were taking from the final starting order. This gave the TQ-win in 1/8th scale to Mike Swauger, in front of Paolo Monganti in 2nd and local Mugen driver Andy Báez in 3rd. In the outlaw class, Edgar Tirado who took the win, followed by Javier Malavé and Carlos Fuentes.

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December 16, 2008

Xray Column – In Between the Worlds

Xray Column - In Between the Worlds

The 24th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about his trip to the 1/8th scale World Championships in Charlotte NC.

My realistic expectation was to get 1 car into the final and if we had good racing luck we might even have good chances of getting onto the podium. But at the same time I was realistic and knew that no matter how good your drivers were or how great your cars were, there were dozens of other factors out of your control which could and would influence the result; no matter how well prepared and good you are, you still need good luck.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 16, 2008

Robin D’Hondt moves to Motonica

Italian company Motonica have announced that Belgian driver, and former European finalist, Robin D’Hondt has joined their team. The former Serpent driver and current Belgian National Champion will be driving the soon to be released P81 in 2009 and as well as running the National series will contest the World Championships in Lostallo.

Source: Motonica [fastom.com]

December 15, 2008

JConcepts signs Ryan Maifield

Ryan Maifield has signed on with JConcepts to run their full range of products for the upcoming racing seasons. Although Ryan has been running JConcepts products for some time, they feel that this agreement strengthens their relationship:

Ryan gives us an amazing opportunity to win races at any level, and will enable racers worldwide to have further exposure to the product. We know that his abilities on track are well complimented by his off track attitude and willingness to assist others. JConcepts looks forward to working with Ryan today and in the future as we’re working towards a common winning goal.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

December 15, 2008

Due & Brown take Mod titles in Wisconsin

Hosted by S&N’s Trackside Hobbies in Milwaukee, WI, the Wisconsin Off-Road Championships brought racers together from across the Midwest. With 27 heats of intense racing, the small 80 x 40, super high-bite track surface meant very tight racing and lots of excitement throughout the weekend. Qualifying proved to be extremely close with most positions separated by just tenths of a second and saw Chad Due take his Factory Team B4, T4 and B44 to the TQ position in the 2WD Mod, Truck Mod and 4WD Mod classes, with Washington’s own Scott Brown following closely behind in all three classes. In the single leg Truck Mod final, Chad Due was able to use his TQ honors to pull away slightly from Scott early, but with a small bobble on one of the first few laps, allowed Scott to take his Factory Team T4 to the front and run mistake free the rest of the way to victory, leaving Chad trailing closely behind, taking 2nd overall. The 2WD Mod class saw Chad Due drive his Factory Team B4 flawlessly, taking victories in the first 2 legs, securing the Championship, with Scott Brown able to cruise to victory in A3 to take 2nd overall. The 4WD Mod class saw a dominant drive from Chad Due, with Scott Brown and local star “Nick the Quick” Achterkirch completing the podium positions.

Source: Associated [rc10.com]