December 31, 2018

Jared Tebo inks deal with Tekno RC

Following a lot of rumours on social media Tekno have finally announced the signing of Jared Tebo to their factory team. Not only is Jared regarded as one of the best drivers in the world, but as a former world champion he brings a wealth of experience to the team. Jared will be racing as well as assisting in the setup and development of Tekno’s entire lineup of 1/8th and 1/10th vehicles. The former long-time Kyosho driver had the following to say:

I am beyond excited to be joining the Tekno family for 2019 and 2020! I’ve noticed the growth in customers and the great track presence that they’ve had, and that’s something I wanted to be a part of. Daniel and Matt attend a lot of races, and you can see the passion they have for RC cars and the industry. Tekno has taken a different approach with their brand, and they strive to create innovative products with great performance. I can’t wait to race the cars and share my input of 18 years professional racing experience. I think the combined results together are going to be great, and the experience will be exciting. I will be racing the full 1/8 NP, 1/8 EP, and 1/10 EP line of vehicles! I want to say THANK YOU to Daniel, Matt, and all the Tekno staff for this opportunity. I feel very welcomed already, and I’m excited to work with and meet all my new teammates! Bring on 2019, see you all soon …

Source: Tekno RC [teknorc.com]

December 31, 2018

Martin & Hazlewood win TORCH Festive Fun Meeting

Titchfield Off Road Club Hants held their 2018 Festive Fun Meeting this past weekend. Yokomo’s Lee Martin would top qualify the 2WD Buggy class as Yokomo driver Jon Hazlewood wrapped up the 4WD Buggy qualifying. With a clean sweep in all three A-mains Lee then also took the day’s overall win in 2WD from Stephen Brown (Schumacher) in 2nd and Yokomo driver Yasir Mughal in 3rd.

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December 31, 2018

Jared Tebo signs with Maclan Racing

Maclan Racing have announced the signing of multiple ROAR and IFMAR title winner, Jared Tebo. The former long-time Team Orion driver undergoes pretty drastic sponsorship moves for the new season with the Maclan Racing deal being the first to becoming announced. Jared brings with him years of sustained success racing at the highest levels of RC, winning multiple ROAR and IFMAR titles in 1/10 scale competition. Maclan Racing has been developing products and establishing a strong regional presence over the past few years, and with the signing of Jared Tebo, is looking forward to showcasing their products at a national level. With several high profile races on the schedule this year including the Reedy Race of Champions, ROAR National Championship and IFMAR 1/10 World Championships, Maclan Racing is looking forward to powering Jared’s success in 2019 and beyond. Jared will be using the Maclan Racing MMAX Pro ESC, MRR V2M motor, LiHV Graphene battery, MR8.2 motor, and the forthcoming MMAX8 ESC in his 1/10 and 1/8 vehicles. Here what Jared has to say:

I’m extremely excited and happy to announce that I will be joining the Maclan Team for 2019 and 2020. I would like to thank Willie Chung for this great opportunity and Brandon Dyche for the great support already. Electronics are very important; the feel has to be correct, as that’s what connects your throttle finger to the track. I was really surprised by the performance during testing, the knowledge of the electronics and the determination Maclan has to produce top level products. I know that will translate into extra confidence in my driving and great results together. I will be using Maclan Motors, ESC’s and Batteries in both my 1/10 vehicles and 1/8 EP vehicles. I can’t wait to get 2019 going, my first major race with Maclan electronics will be the 2019 Reedy Off-Road Race of Champions. See you guys at the track!

Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]

December 30, 2018

Viktor Wilck announces Serpent departure

Top Swedish racer Viktor Wilck has announced his departure from long-time sponsor Serpent. Back-to-back podium finisher at the IFMAR ISTC Worlds in South Africa and China, Viktor can look back on a pretty fruitful electric and nitro campaign with the iconic brand and he has yet to announce his new chassis sponsor. In the meantime Viktor had this to say about his departure:

As of 31st dec will be my last day with Serpent company and racing Serpent cars. I would like to thank everybody at Serpent for this last 4years. And especially Mr Lau and Felix Law for all there dedication and support. I have learned a lot during this time and been great to work together with everybody at Serpent. We achieved some great result with a brand new platform and highlights being podium at Reedy Race Invitational and back to back 3rd place at the IFMAR World Championship. I wish everybody the best of luck at Serpent and now looking forward to new challenges.

December 30, 2018

SWorkz sign Juan Carlos Canas

SWorkz have announced the signing of Spanish 1/8th Off-road frontrunner and former Mugen driver, Juan Carlos Canas to their factory team. The 2016 EFRA European B Buggy Champion will campaign SWorkz buggies through to the 2020 season and he has the following to say about the deal:

I am very happy to be part of this young, but very focussed SWorkz team. First sessions with the car make me really confident for the next years. Thanks also to the Spanish SWorkz distributor Jorge Revert for his support.

Source: SWorkz [sworkz.com]

December 27, 2018

Elliott Harper wins at XRS UK Rd2

The Newbury Club recently held round two of the Xray Racing Series UK with a solid entry for the four classes of Touring Modified, Touring Stock 13.5T, Touring Stock 17.5T and 1/12th scale. In Modified it was again Elliott Harpet taking the win ahead of Damian Giddings and Jamie Hickin.

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December 27, 2018

Lovan Winter Series Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Lovan Winter Series was held over the weekend just before Christmas. The club did the utmost to make a flowing but technical track on the 35x18m surface they had available. The race attracted a massive 104 entries and had the honour of being the biggest electric RC car race of 2018 in Belgium. The quality of the field was also quite high, with no less than seven national champions, four multiple national champions, three ETS/EOS A-main finalists and three European champions. Five classes were run, separated between Formula, 1/12 GT and LMP, and touring Stock and Modified. Touring Stock was the biggest class with 58 drivers, probably thanks to the liberal rules, which allowed every 13.5 motor, blinky speed controller and rubber tyres with a hardness of at least 26 shore. The race format was the same as for round 1, three free practice rounds without reseeding, four qualifiers of which the fastest one would count to determine the grid and triple finals for everyone.

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December 26, 2018

Ryan Cavalieri leaves Team Associated

Multi-times IFMAR 1/10th Off-road World Champion, Ryan Cavalieri has announced his departure from long-time sponsor Team Associated. Having joined their factory team back in 2005, Ryan and AE can look back on a very fruitful campaign with Ryan adding three IFMAR Worlds and 28 ROAR national titles to his belt. Ryan has yet to announce his new team, as do high-level drivers such as Jared Tebo and Ryan Lutz, adding some spice to an otherwise pretty silent silly season. In the meantime, this is what Cav has to say about his departure.

With the year almost coming to an end I would like to announce that I will no longer be with Team Associated. Our first contract started 13 years ago when my dad and I were brought into a meeting with Brent Theilke and Cliff Lett to discuss my racing future and that’s where it all began. April 1st, 2005 I joined the ae team and a lot of people thought it was an April fools joke. This turned into something much bigger than that. I would go on to win my second World championship in August 2005 in Italy with a Jconcepts/ ae 4wd. I also top qualified my first 2wd World Championships that same year and would place runner up to Neil Cragg. Six years later in Vassa Finland, I would get my biggest accomplishment by winning 2wd and 4wd World Championship titles. My first Roar National title came in 2006 and I would go on to win a total of 28 National Championships with Team Associated. I would like to thank Brent Theilke, Cliff Lett, Richard Saxton, Kody Numandal and Sean Cochran, these guys all contributed to my racing program with many wins and podiums throughout my 13 year long career with Team Associated. With the new year approaching a new chapter is about to start. Stay tuned to hear what’s next.

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