Sunpadow have announced that it has signed a contract with Shin Sawada, a young driver from Japan. At only 17 years old, he has already performed very well in major events such as the Japanese Nationals and is definitely a driver to watch. Shin Sawada will use Sunpadow LiPo batteries to participate in all races.
Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]
Schumacher Racing have welcomed top Norwegian driver Daniel Kobbevik to their team. Daniel strengthens an already stellar European line up and will be travelling to races Worldwide. He has some great results to his name, TQ and 2nd place 2019 Euro’s 4WD, 4th place IFMAR 2019 Worlds 4WD, Multiple EOS podiums both 4WD and 2WD and 14 times Norwegian National Champion. Daniel had the following to say, ‘2022 will for sure be different and when I got the chance to join the already strong Schumacher team together with Jorn and Michal it was easy to jump on board. It will be exciting to see what we can do together with this new chapter in my career and will also be cool to work close with Tris and the rest of the team. Thank you to Robin, Muz and Tris for this opportunity.’
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
Hobbywing have announced that 4-time World champion Ryan Cavalieri has joined their factory team. The TLR driver will use Hobbywing ESCs and motors to participate in all electric car competitions going forward. ‘I’m really excited to be joining Hobbywing and being a part of the family. I would like to thank everyone at Hobbywing for making this possible. I will work closely with the team and help out in anyway to contribute to the already successful line up of products. I’m excited to get out there and start racing.’
Source: Hobbywing [hobbywing.com]
Hobby Action in Chandler, Arizona have announced the date for the 2022 Desert Classic which will be held from the 3rd to the 6th of March. Entries are open from the 16th of this month and the race will be open to all the usual classes.
Schumacher Racing are extremely happy to welcome top USA racer Blake Champlin to the team. Blake will bring even more speed to the team and will further help support customers in the US and worldwide. Blake had the following to say, ‘I’m very happy to be joining the #SchumacherFamily for 2022! I’m appreciative of the opportunity I’ve been given by Muz and Robin over at Schumacher. I’m looking forward to bringing my knowledge and skill over to help represent and promote such an awesome brand. I’m very excited to work with the team, as well as reunite with my brother, Broc, to form a great duo. Let’s see where this year of racing takes us.’
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The Drake Racing have announced the signing of Joe Bornhorst to their race team. Joe brings with him a wealth of knowledge and amazing attitude on and off the track. He will make his O.S. Speed B21 AD2 powered debut at the Southern Indoor Championship and The Drake Racing will be supporting all of Joe’s nitro powered needs. Joe’s engine of choice will be the O.S. Speed B21 Adam Drake 2 for both nitro buggy and truck. The Sworkz factory driver had this to say about his 2022 nitro engine program:
2022 is going to be a great year with the support of Adam and Ronda from The Drake Racing. It gives me a lot of confidence knowing my O.S Speed B21 AD2 engines will be prepared, broken-in, and services by The Drake Racing.
Source: The Drake Racing [thedrakeracing.com]
Axon have announced that Akio Sobue ha signed a multi-year contract starting in 2022. The main purpose of the contract is for him to work as an Axon driver, participating in races including big events, and at the same time he will be involved in Axon’s product development. Akio will be using the Axon TC10 in the main category of EP touring cars and will attend races both in Japan and overseas. This exclusive contract will accelerate the development of the TC10 and other Axon products, and will lead to further improvement of the brand.
Source: Axon [team-axon.com]
Kyosho is pleased to announce the signing of Ryan Lutz for 2022 & beyond. Ryan will be showcasing their Inferno series at the highest level at every major event. RL will make his debut at the Southern Indoor Championship (SIC) in few weeks. Ryan Lutz:
‘It’s been 16 years since I signed my first professional R/C deal with Kyosho and now I’m back with the storied company that gave me my start. I’m so excited to race the legendary Inferno lineup of 1/8th Offroad Kyosho vehicles again! So many of the same people work at Kyosho America and have welcomed me back like family! I can’t wait to get started!’
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
