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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 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.

December 26, 2018

Essex Carpet Clash Rd1 – Report

Last Sunday saw round 1 of the new Off Road Winter Series take place in, Hornchurch, Essex, UK. 80 racers arrived at 8am to be greeted by a track laid on new grey EOS carpet. The jumps were highlighted, being red carpet covered and were strategically placed around the track with the biggest nearest the rostrum. Other smaller jumps also proved popular, with two very technical ones in the middle section, which had to be taken with caution but, had the same skill set required for everyone to negotiate them. In attendance were many of the UK’s Off Road National Series drivers. But the day was dominated by Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski.

Continue reading the report here

December 25, 2018

Jared Tebo departs Kyosho

After fulfilling a second five-year stint with Kyosho as an International Team driver, Jared Tebo after ten years, will be retiring from the Kyosho Team. Jared got his start in 1:8 nitro off-road racing with Kyosho back in 2004, taking victories in most of the major events during that season. He moved to another brand for a few years, and then came back to Kyosho in 2009, just in time for the release of the MP9 on the nitro side, and during the reign of the RB5 and ZX5 electric buggies in the 1:10-scale categories, and the RT and SC trucks. Over the past ten years Jared amassed eight ROAR National Championships in the electric categories along with a total of 26 podium finishes. In IFMAR competition, Jared notched a World Championship title for the Ultima RB6, a podium finish behind the win of Cody King in Thailand in 2010, and total of five podiums in IFMAR competition. His former team states:

Kyosho staff would like to thank Jared for representing its products for the last ten years, and for being such a dedicated ambassador for Kyosho and for the sport in general. We wish him the best in whatever endeavors his future will bring, and thank him for his unwavering dedication for a decade.

Read Jared’s statement here

December 21, 2018

Ryan Lutz departs Tekno RC

Tekno RC have announced the departure of veteran racer, Ryan Lutz from their team. In late 2014, Ryan joined the company and with his help, Tekno have grown from a niche brand into a leading manufacturer in the RC industry. His presence brought the brand into the spotlight, and his many wins have helped Tekno RC rise toward the top of the leaderboard. Some of the highlights seen during their time together include a 2nd place finish in Nitro Buggy and 3rd in Nitro Truggy at the 2017 ROAR Fuel Nats, another 2nd place in Nitro Truggy at the 2018 ROAR Fuel Nats along with well over 100 wins at large events around the world. He isn’t just known for his driving ability and professionalism on the track and in the pits. It’s been a very successful relationship for all involved, however, for 2019 Lutz and Tekno are going separate ways.

Read the full announcement here

December 21, 2018

Martin Bayer sweeps XRS Slovakia Rd3

The third round of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin, Slovakia. In the off-road classes it was Xray’s Martin Bayer who was on top all weekend, taking the TQ spots in both 2WD and 4WD Buggy. Max Götzl took two 2WD qualifiers, however Martin beat him in the final round for the overall TQ. With straight wins in A1 and A2 Martin secured an early overall victory as Adam Izsay scored a win in A3 for the overall runner-up spot. The 3rd place went to Max Götzl for an all-Xray podium.

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December 20, 2018

Xray Racing Series Poland Rd2 – Report

The second round of the Xray Racing Series Poland was held at the Zatoka Sportu venue, part of the Lodz University of Technology. The race attracted 150 entries, making it a pretty busy weekend for the organisers. 4WD Modified Buggy saw Bartosz Zalewski taking the overall TQ after winning Q1 and Q3. After the final it was still Bartosz on top with Bartek Kramża, Sebastian Migal and Jakub Łuczak following behind.

Continue reading the report here

December 20, 2018

Sunpadow International Offroad GP – Announcement

The 2019 Sunpadow International Off-road Grand Prix will be held from March 22nd to 24th at the Sunpadow ARC track in Xiamen, China. The prize money race will be held in 1/8th Nitro and Electric Buggy classes and sign-up is available here from the 2nd of January 2019.