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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

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]

January 4, 2016

Speith & Pauwels win at MIO Cup Rd3

The third round of the International Indoor Off-road Cup held at Model Indoor Oss took place this past weekend. In the 2WD Buggy class Oliver Speith (Schumacher) took the TQ with a clean sweep from Schumacher teammate Bart Mullink. The finals then again were an easy affair for the German who scored wins in all three A-mains to take the day’s victory from TLR’s Wesley van Helmond with Bart Mullink rounding out the top 3 result. The 4WD Buggy class had David Pauwels (Yokomo) being equally dominant as Oliver in 2WD. The TQ holder would win all three A-finals from runner-up after the qualifiers, Arie Vos (Xray). Bart Wubben (Xray) rounded out the podium result in 3rd.

View the 4WD podium here

January 4, 2016

Jonathan Yeung sweeps Laliwarehouse GP series

The fourth and final round of the Laliwarehouse GP 2015 was held this past weekend in Hong Kong. Jonathan Yeung would TQ both the 1/8th Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy classes and while bringing home the win in Buggy in front of father Carson, the young man was stopped from taking the win in Truggy category by a mechanical issue while leading the race in the closing stages. Instead Carson Yeung would take the win for the Yeung family. Overall Jonathan would take the title in the Nitro Buggy class and despite not making the podium he would also grab the 2015 title in the Nitro Truggy class after already securing the 1/8th E-Buggy and 1/10th 4WD Buggy titles as well as the 1/8th Tekno Cup. Runner-up in both Nitro Buggy and Nitro Truggy went to Carson Yeung.

View the Truggy podium here

January 1, 2016

2016 JConcepts Indoor National Series

2016 JConcepts Indoor National Series - Announcement

JConcepts have announced the schedule for the 2016 Indoor National Series. In its 6th year, the Indoor Series continues to grow each year with series and individual participation. Manufacturer support from sponsors such as JConcepts, Team Associated, Reedy, Hobbywing and Schuur Speed is unmatched and regional and world talent always make for the most competitive racing. The series is unique and diverse making stops in Missouri, Washington, California, Massachusetts and new for 2016, North Carolina. For the most up to date information please visit JConcepts Events or register for events directly at RCsignup.com.

View the event details and race dates here

January 1, 2016

Tanner Denney completes move to TLR

Team Losi Racing have announced the signing of Tanner Denney to its Factory Team. The former long time Associated driver brings years of experience and race winning results to the team including countless JConcepts Indoor National wins, KBRL Series wins, ROAR National finalist and the coveted Reedy Race Open Class Champion to name just a few. Denney will once again be teammates with one of his local mentors, Ryan Maifield. Maifield took Denney under his wing at a young age and helped groom him into the talented racer he is today. To round out the deal, Denney will be making the switch to run the new Spektrum servos in all of his 1/10 and 1/8 vehicles. In the horsepower department, Denney will also be making a change to Team Orion.

Source: TLR [tlracing.com]

December 31, 2015

Yaniv Sivan wins at Israeli League Rd5

The recent fifth round of the Israeli League was held at the technical, high traction Tavor Motors raceway near Ashkelon city. Yaniv Sivan would take the TQ from Tal Siles and Dan Price and right from the start of the 40 minute final Yaniv was able to open a gap on the field with Omer Assayag and Tal Siles hot on his heels. Some 12 minutes into the race Tal, running in third place at that time, ran into technical issues, leaving Or Balulu, Ofir Avitan and Dan Price to fight for the third spot. Ultimately Yaniv Sivan (Kyosho/Reds/Pro-Line) would take the win from Omer Assayag (Agama/Alpha/Pro-Line) while Or Balulu (Agama/Bullett/Pro-Line) rounded out the podium result in third place.

Thanks to Yaniv Sivan for the report.