Alpha Plus announce the signing of Joe Bornhorst and Derek Weatherholt to strengthen the US team along team manager Ryan Lutz. The two drivers are both Midwest fast guys and have shown their potential already. Both are poised to make 2015 be break out years for themselves in the Nitro Buggy and Truggy classes and Alpha Plus is pleased to have them on board.
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Xray have announced that long time team driver and 2014 IFMAR 200mm Gas On-road World Champion Alexander Hagberg has extended his contract for 2015. Alexander has been with Xray since “ever” and the team cooperation has been successful over the years with Alex being a great supporter and member of the development team. The Swede will attend the European 1/10th Electric and Nitro Touring Championships, the 1/12th Euros, the ETS and many other races beside the local Swedish Cup and Nationals in 2015 and he has the following to say:
I have been racing for Xray ever since the start of my international racing career. Over the years we have built a strong and successful relationship which has resulted in 2014 into my best achievements gaining the title of World and European Champion. The titles I have achieved last year have been a culmination of our long term hard and dedicated work and I am more than happy to announce that for 2015 I will continue with Xray team and will do my best to repeat the success also this racing season.
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The Russian Touring Masters 2015 will be held from the 27th to 29th of March in St. Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city. The event will see the running of four different classes including Modified, 10.5T Stock blinky, 17.5T Stock blinky and 13.5T Stock with Hobbywing combos, with Russia’s fastest drivers, such as Denis Zuykov and Kirill Trofimov plus special guests from abroad in attendance. The 2014 LRP Touring Car Masters champion, multiple ETS A-finalist and Awesomatix team driver Viljami Kutvonen is already confirmed for the race and more information can be found on the event’s official website by clicking here.
Serpent have released a first teaser for their forthcoming SRX-4 1/10th scale 4WD buggy kit. Serpent promise to have more information on the Billy Easton designed buggy available soon, with the release being planned for end of March, beginning of April, and we will keep our eyes and ears open on details that may float around in the pits during this weekend’s Reedy Race of Champions.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
For HPI Racing’s Q32 2WD micro buggy come a range of option parts such as a high speed gear and stability set, optional rims and tyres as well as an USB charge cable. Starting with the high speed gears and stability set, the kit contains three different gearing sets for acceleration and top speed adjustment, as well as a steering toe set to increase the front toe out angle by 1 or 2 degrees. Also part of the package is a tweak screw set to adjust the turning radius to be wider or sharper.
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German electric on-road frontrunner Jan Ratheisky has recently teamed up with LRP to run the company’s electric brushless motors, speed controllers, battery packs, chargers and power supplies. The Euro Touring Series Formula champion and Pro Stock Vice champion will also assist with product development. Jan’s 2015 event schedule includes the LRP Touring Car Masters, the ETS and also the Euros and German nationals and he has the following to say about the deal:
During last year’s European Championships in Spain I was impressed by the team work of the LRP crew and I was involved in the tests right from the start. After a couple of practice runs and nice talks with Ales and Jürgen I was offered a team drive – an offer I could not deny.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
Round 4 of the 2014/15 BRCA 1/12th scale Nationals took place at Crewe last weekend. A track which combined fast, sweeping bends with a tight and technical infield section proved to be challenging for drivers but also very good for providing some close, clean racing. The weekend is split into two separate race meetings, with classes for 13.5 and 10.5 Stock on Saturday and 10.5 and Open Modified on Sunday.
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New from Yokomo come the Racing Performer B series LiPo competition battery packs. A special inner cell structure of the 100C packs boosts the performance, making the batteries ideal for both Stock and Modified classes. The B series 7.4V batteries are available as a 5800mAh standard, 4800mAh shorty and 3500mAh low-profile variant with the with the standard and standard height shorty pack offering a unique 5mm and 4mm connector tube configuration to offer reverse polarity protection. As a bonus the first batch of the batteries will include suitable bullet-type connectors.
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