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March 4, 2014

Matt Chambers joins Tresrey & Yaiba Racing

Tresrey and Yaiba Racing announce the signing of top US off-road racer Matt Chambers. Matt brings with him years of professional racing experience and will assist with R&D and product development. Matt had this to say:

I would like to start off by saying a big thank you to Tresrey and Yaiba Racing. This is a unique opportunity for myself as I will be able to compete at national level races with any manufacturers chassis that Tresrey and Yaiba make quality option parts for. It will be great to get to race the numerous 1/10 platforms available knowing I already have the best option parts for each. I’m extremely excited to be representing these fine companies for 2014: Tresrey, Yaiba Racing, Reedy, Pro-Line, Airtronics, Avid, UpGrade RC, B-Fast, Bradley Fine Line Designs, OCRC Raceway, and MHOR RC Raceway.

Source: Tresrey [tresrey-usa.com]

March 4, 2014

Colton Kiefer wins E-Buggy at Chi-Town Shootout

Mike Colton wins E-Buggy at Chi-Town Shootout

Colton Kiefer has won the 1/8th E-Buggy class at the 2014 Chi-Town Shootout. He took the win in front of Tekno’s Randy Cathcart while Mike’s Serpent team mate Joe Sorwell completed the podium. Adam Cholka and Pinky McCarty finished 4th and 5th respectively.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 4, 2014

Mike Gosvig signs with Xray

Multiple Danish 1/10 on-road champion, Mike Gosvig has joinded the Xray factory team. In the recent years, Mike has repeatedly proven his talent and professional attitude as a private driver by winning multiple Danish Championships as well as greatly representing at the races. Mike now joined the Xray world racing team and will primarily focus on 1/8th and 1/10th off-road classes. This is what Mike has to say about the deal:

I am very honored to have the chance to be part of the most professional RC car company in the world. I have been racing Xray cars for some time now, and as such I know and admire their attention to detail, their high quality, and their outstanding performance which has allowed me to win many races. I am grateful for this opportunity to be part of the Team, so I can learn and improve my skills and in return give better results. It is wonderful to have such a strong team behind me, and I am confident going into the upcoming season. Thanks goes to North TQ for their help that allowed me to achieve my racing goals.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 4, 2014

Manuel Dressler wins Paraguayan nats Rd1

The first round if the Paraguayan national 1/8th off-road championship attracted drivers from Hohenau, Capitán Meza, Ciudad del Este and Asunción. The schedule saw three 10 minute qualifiers, 30 minute semifinals and a 45 minute main. The race then was won by Manuel Dressler, Michael Mende and Fabio Lang (all Serpent).

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

March 3, 2014

Travis Amezcua doubles at Chi-Town Shootout

The 2014 Chi-Town Shootout in Joliet, Illinois had Team Durango’s Travis Amezcua walking away with the win in the 2WD and 4WD Modified Buggy classes. Travis’ Team Durango team mate Ryan Lutz ended the race sitting in the runner-up position in both classes after the two also won the 30 minute endure race. Last but not least did Travis took the famous Dash For Cash race to end his successful weekend.

Source: Team Durango [team-durango.com]

March 1, 2014

Zach Phillips wins 2WD Mod at 2014 Winter Cup

The 2014 Winter Cup at JCP RC Raceway in Indianapolis, Indiana took place with a total of 160 entries. The race format saw four qualifiers, and triple A-mains with bump-ups. In the highly contested 2WD Modified class Kyosho’s Zach Phillips took TQ and made maximum use of the pole position by winning the first A-main with a clean run. In A2 he had a small bobble in the opening laps letting him drop to 2nd, but he was able to recover in order to take the win and therefore also the overall victory in the 2WD Mod class.

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February 28, 2014

40+ European Champion joins FX

FX announce that the European Champion 40+, Peter Harder has joined the FX team and will run the 5K in the 2014 season. Peter is multiple Danish 1/8th off-road and Nordic 1/8th on-road champion and has the following to say about the deal:

I know Juraj and his focus for an absolute perfection for everything he makes and I was very interested to test the engine he has developed and produced and there was a no real surprise for me as the engine is exactly what I was expecting from him – best quality and the highest reliability of any engines I ever run. After the several races where I successfuly run the engine I have decided to keep the engine installed in my car for the 2014 racing season. I will be travelling to as many races as possible to support our team and I will be more than happy to everyone. Hope to see you all.

Source: FX [fx-engines.com]

February 27, 2014

Mikael Johansson joins Pro-Line factory team

Pro-Line announce the addition Mikael Johansson to their factory team. The Swedish Xray driver will use Pro-Line rubber during his 2014 campaign that will see the 1/8th and 1/10th EFRA Buggy Euros, the 1/8th World Championships and the Nordic Champs beside other selected events. This is what Mikael has to say about the deal:

I’m very glad to join this team with all of the big names in it and to use Pro-Line’s products. After testing Pro-Line I feel very comfortable with this deal and I really looking forward to make my best to get some good results with it as well.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]