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December 31, 2022

RC Indoor Arena to host opening round of Swiss 1:10 Offroad Nationals

The newly opened RC Indoor Arena in Wädenswil, Switzerland, is to host the opening round of the Swiss 1:10 Offroad National Championships. The 600m2 offroad track which is equipped with new EOS carpet, will host the event over the weekend of January 21-23 with Saturday’s programme made up of 1:10 2WD Buggy while Sunday will see 4WD Buggy and 2WD truck action. While a round of the Swiss National Championship, the race is open to drivers who do not hold a Swiss Federation licence. Race registration is via myrcm.ch .

Source: RC Indoor Arena [rc-indoor-arena.ch]

December 31, 2022

Cavalieri joins WRC Racing

In a month that has been filled with driver announcements, the biggest surprise of them all has come in the form of Offroad superstar Ryan Cavalieri being announced as a factory driver with WRC Racing. The Italian brand, who have the SBX-2 1:8 Buggy platform, simply posted an image of the multiple World Champion on their Facebook page with the simple text ‘Ryan Cavalieri welcome to the WRC factory team!’. Recently the company announced a number of Team Managers across the US, with Cavalieri now the icing on the cake in terms of brand expansion in this key offroad market.

Source: WRC Racing [wrc-racing.com]

December 30, 2022

Martin announces departure from Yokomo

Lee Martin has announced his departure from Yokomo. The news the British driver will not continue with the Japanese brand into 2023 is the second such announcement in recent days with Ryan Maifield also out of their factory squad. Martin spent nine years representing the brand collecting plenty of championship titles in that time and was particularly important in establishing the brand in Europe in more recent years. Making the announcement on social media in which he hints a new manufacturer announcement is imminent, the multiple European Champion said, ‘With 2022 almost over, it’s time to say a massive thank you to Yokomo as our time together has come to an end. We have spent a fantastic 9 years together and brought some fantastic results, products, experiences and more! 3 x EOS series championships, 2 x European championships, BRCA National Championships and IFMAR worlds podiums to name a few. I would like to thanks Mr. Tom Yokobori for trusting me back in 2014 to lead the charge and then of course Shinno for being by my side throughout our time there together. We built a great team and made so many friends. I have some exciting news coming, so don’t think you have seen the end of me on the top step! 2023 is going to be a good year and it starts very soon’.

Source: Lee Martin [instagram]

December 29, 2022

Schumacher Racing announce Neumann departure

Schumacher Racing has announced the departure of Joern Neumann from their factory 1:10 Offroad team. The German joined the British manufacturer at the beginning of 2018 and over the followed four years enjoy much success with the brand. Announcing the news on their Facebook page, Schumacher stated, ‘As we draw near to the end of 2022 Schumacher Racing would like to say goodbye and thank you to Jörn Neumann. Jörn has contributed massively over the last 5 years to the team, development of our products as well as securing some great titles and results for us. We wish him all the best for the future’. Shortly afterwards the multiple European Champion and former Reedy Race Champion posted on his own page, “I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone at Schumacher for 5 successful years together. It has been a fantastic time. We achieved great results at many events. Soon a new chapter will start.”

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

December 28, 2022

Kobbevik joins Sworkz 1:8 Factory Team

Daniel Kobbevik has been announced as part of the Sworkz 1:8 Offroad Factory team for 2023. The former Xray driver, will split his offroad race duties between Sworkz and Schumacher, having joined the British manufacturer at the beginning of 2022 as part of their 1:10 race team. Commenting on the Sworkz announcement the 18-year-old Norwegian said, “I am very exited to join the SWORKz team for the next years. Being very impressed by the quality of the products, I am looking into a successful racing season!”. Sworkz boss Max Sonnleitner’s added, “It’s a real pleasure to have the young Norwegian Top pilot in our factory team. I am sure he will fit perfectly into the SWORKz family and make his way!“

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

December 28, 2022

Yokomo ends Maifield contract

Yokomo has officially announced that it will end its contract with Ryan Maifield and the contract with the American offroad star will expire at the end of December 2022. A title that eluded Maifield for so long, his partnership with the Japanese company finally delivered the sport’s greatest prize when he did the double at the 2017 1:10 Offroad World Championships in China taking both the 2WD and 4WD World titles. Following the recent announcement that he switched his 1:8 programme from Mugen to Tekno, the announcement doesn’t come as a major surprise as the American brand has its own 1:10 4WD Buggy offering.

Source: Yokomo [teamyokomo.com]

December 28, 2022

Mattia Polito joins Sworkz

Sworkz has announced that former Kyosho driver Mattia Polito has joined its 1:8 Offroad factory team line up for 2023. On the announcement, the Italian and former European B Champion said, “After a few tests it was totally clear to me, that Sworkz will be my team in the next years. Can’t wait to hit the track with the cars!” Sworkz boss Max Sonnleitner added, “Mattia is a perfect addition to our actual team. I am very happy that he has chosen Sworkz as his chassis for the next years and 100% sure we will have success and fun with him in our team!”

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

December 27, 2022

Tebo to race Hotrace Tyres

Hotrace Tyres has announced that Jared Tebo has joined their factory team. The American star, who switches from AKA, is the second key signing for the Italian company who earlier this month announced that factory Sworkz star Juan Carlos Canas would be racing on their rubber in 2023. Commenting on the announcement Tebo said, “I’m really excited to be joining the HotRace family. I would say this has been in the works with Nicola for 5 years, and now the timing is finally perfect. Nicola shows so much effort, dedication, and love for RC and his brand, it is great to see and motivating. The products work amazing, I’m excited for this opportunity and long term plans to work together and build together!”

Source: Hot Race Tyres [hotracetyres.com]