Maclan Racing have announced the signing of multi BRCA National winner and European A-finalist, Kev Lee to their UK team. With 25 years of race experience, and as a regular top 10 finisher, Kev is a valuable asset to the team that he will be representing at the Mid West Regionals, Nationals, and the European Championships in Italy.
Source: Maclan Racing [maclan-racing.com]
LRP have announced the signing of Spanish up and coming driver, Dani Batlle. Brother of record national and former IFMAR World Champion, Robert Batlle, Dani will use LRP electronics in his upcoming 1/8th nitro and electric campaign and he has the following to say about the deal:
I am really happy about the collaboration with LRP. I think LRP is one of the best brands in RC with high-quality products and exceptional service and that’s why I have chosen to run for Blue is Better. I hope I can celebrate many victories with them both in nitro and electric racing.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
After winner three of the four rounds of the recently concluded Cyprus LRCC Championship, held solely in Limassol, Andreas Thrasyvoulou took the overall title. The Agama duo of Andeas Theodotou and Marios Christodoulou came in second and third respectively while Andreas Sykas (Agama) and Simos Tikkis (Mugen) completed the top 5 result.
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HB Racing have announced the addition of 2010 IFMAR 1/8 Nitro Buggy World Champion, Cody King to their team. The former long-time Kyosho driver was linked to HB Racing for some time now but it took until the week of the 2017 The Dirt Nitro Challenge to officially announce the deal. Cody has the following to say:
It’s exciting to join the HB Racing team, and be reunited with Philippe Neidhart, Adrien Bertin, and David Ronnefalk. Clearly the platform has potential after winning 3 of the last 5 Worlds, including the last 2 in a row. The Team Orion engines have only improved over the last few years, and I won the Pattaya Worlds with Team Orion power. It feels like a fresh start with a great team, and I’m looking forward to 2017 and beyond.
Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]
The sixth round of the Lestr Cup was recently held in Prague, Czech Republic. Young Milan Mudra was on fire and able to take the overall TQs in both 2WD and 4WD buggy. Milan would also sweep the A-mains to take the 2WD win from Arnold Lorenz in second and Honza Kapicka in third. In 4WD it was again all about Milan who took another overall victory from Marek Ornst and Frantisek Kalenda in second and third respectively.
Round four of the Xray Racing Series Slovakia was held at the Hudy Racing Arena in Trencin. The event was held in several electric on-road and off-road classes and it attracted some of the countries fastest drivers. In the premier class of Touring Modified Martin Hudy was the man to beat and at the end it was only about who would round out the top 3 result. Ultimately Jakub Simurda and Oliver Havranek would join Martin on the podium.
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Coming from HRC Distribution’s HRC Racing brand are the TSW shock shaft pliers. Machined from high-quality aluminium and sporting a red anodised finish for wear and looks, the pliers help to attach or remove ballcups without damaging the shaft’s delicate surface. Five different size grooves fit the shock shafts of a multitude of scales including 1/12th, 1/10th and 1/8th.
Source: HRC Distribution [hrcdistribution.com]
The penultimate round of the Schumacher Indoor Masters Series was held at Worksop this past weekend. A huge entry once again of 144 competitors showed just how popular this event has become. As always the qualifying format was round by round, with the best two results to count towards the final and grid position. In 4WD it was Richard Lowe who was the man to beat, taking TQ in all four rounds to line up on pole position, ahead of Craig Collinson and James Helliwell. The finals were then again a Lowe show with James Helliwell climbing up one spot to second overall while Steve Pierce obtained the final podium spot.
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