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January 5, 2016

RC Concept net Reno Savoya

French company RC Concept have bagged themselves a big fish with the signing of multiple World finalist and 3 times European Champion Reno Savoya to run the full RC Concept line of nitro and electric products through to 2019. With the Shark onboard RC Concept aims to improve greatly through his expert feedback and it was great that pre-season testing produced happy faces all-round. Reno will make his race debut with the new products at this weekend’s Italian Job Race in Padova.

View a video interview with Savoya here

January 5, 2016

JQRacing ties up with ARMA Energy

JQRacing have announced that US-based energy drink company ARMA Energy have become a major corporate sponsor. Known for their involvement in a variety of extreme sports, including motocross racing, ARMA Energy seems to be a perfect fit to JQRacing’s renowned “out of the box” attitude and the SoCal-based company “will play a significant role in building an international, professional RC racing team”, according to JQRacing. Details about the cooperation have yet to be announced but it is understood that the deal is more than beverage cans being placed on pit tables and busty models posing with RC cars.

Source: JQRacing [jqracing.com]

January 5, 2016

Bradley Baird teams up with Kyosho

Kyosho Europe have announced the signing of Bradley Baird to their team. He joins a young Kyosho UK team and his first major race will be in February at the Montpellier GP in France. Brad will be racing the BRCA 1/8th National events, local club races in 1/10th and 1/8th off-road as well as the Kyosho Masters in June at the Sucy en Brie track.

Source: Kyosho [kyoshoeurope.com]

January 5, 2016

Joe Bornhorst joins Pro-Line

Pro-Line have announced the signing of US racer Joe Bornhorst to their team. The factory Tekno RC driver is another big gun to leave AKA and he has the following to say about the deal:

I’m really excited to be signing with Pro-Line for 2016! I feel that with this addition to my racing program, the possibilities are endless. I would like to give a huge thank you to Daniel Adams and Pro-Line for giving me this opportunity, and I will see everyone at the CRCRC 1:8 Midwest Champs for my first big race with them!

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 4, 2016

Team Durango DEX210F mid motor 2WD buggy

Team Durango’s DEX210F shaft-driven mid motor buggy, as it was used at the 2015 IFMAR Electric Buggy World Championships, is soon available for the public. Making use of the front section of the DEX210v3 and the back-end of the DEX410v5, the car is purpose-designed for high-grip astro turf, carpet and clay surfaces thanks to its special weight distribution. The battery and motor layout can be easily adapted by using saddle or shorty LiPo packs and a front or mid motor configuration to accommodate different track conditions easily. The power is transferred by a heavy duty slipper clutch and a lightweight gear differential with composite inserts. The chassis is a wide 6061 aluminium plate to which an aluminium rear bulkhead with carbon fibre shock tower attaches. New hard-anodised aluminium suspension mounts with composite inserts allow easy toe and anti-squat changes while the rear Multi-Axle driveshafts help to adjust the on-power steering characteristics by using different length driveshafts. The kit, that will become available shortly, is topped off by a new mid cab design bodyshell.

View more images here

January 4, 2016

Team Durango DEX410v5 – Full details

Following a first teaser Team Durango now have more images and information on the forthcoming DEX410v5 1/10th electric 4WD buggy available. The backbone of the partly redesigned buggy is a wider 6061 aluminium main chassis that allows for a multitude of electronic configurations. The buggy can be run with saddle pack LiPos who can be shifted forth and back while the use of a shorty LiPo battery allows to run the motor in a front or rear position. Along with the new chassis goes a redesigned rear bulkhead assembly with zero rear kick-up for an ultra-low differential placement. The new design is meant to increase rear-end traction while creating a forgiving handling style on all surfaces.

Continue reading here

January 4, 2016

Bloomfield wins at Herts Nitro Winter Series Rd5

Round 5 of the Herts Nitro Winter Series was held in unseasonably warm weather which allowed an almost bone dry track right from the off. Darren Bloomfield would take a commanding TQ in the Nitro Buggy class with fellow team drivers Ollie Currie and Callum Niblett were both running strong and pushing each other on along with Jamie Clancy as they disputed 2nd overall behind Darren. The main final saw a masterclass from Darren as he powered away from the field to take a dominant win. Behind was where the action was, with Ollie, Callum and Jamie battling it out for 2nd. Jamie eventually dropped off the back of the other two and left the Agama juniors to fight it out for 2nd. Ollie eventually took the place after Callum made a hard charge to get on the back of him but ultimately fell a little short, and this completed an Agama 1-2-3 podium lockout.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

January 4, 2016

JP Richard joins Team Durango

Team Durango have announced the signing of 2014 Reedy Race 2WD Open class winner and Stock ROAR National Champion, JP Richards to their team for 2016. The former TLR driver has a wealth of racing experience to bring to the team with also a strong focus on further increasing track side support and social media coverage for all Team Durango drivers. JP has the following to say:

I am super excited to be joining Team Durango for the 2016 racing season. I’d like to thank Travis Amezcua and Brad Brucker for the opportunity. Their products have been proven on a national and world level and I look forward to continuing that heritage. My first race will be the CRCRC Midwest Champs the 2nd weekend in January, then the Reedy International Race Of Champions.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]