Hobby Action in Chandler, Arizona have announced the date for the 2022 Desert Classic which will be held from the 3rd to the 6th of March. Entries are open from the 16th of this month and the race will be open to all the usual classes.
Schumacher Racing are extremely happy to welcome top USA racer Blake Champlin to the team. Blake will bring even more speed to the team and will further help support customers in the US and worldwide. Blake had the following to say, ‘I’m very happy to be joining the #SchumacherFamily for 2022! I’m appreciative of the opportunity I’ve been given by Muz and Robin over at Schumacher. I’m looking forward to bringing my knowledge and skill over to help represent and promote such an awesome brand. I’m very excited to work with the team, as well as reunite with my brother, Broc, to form a great duo. Let’s see where this year of racing takes us.’
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
The Drake Racing have announced the signing of Joe Bornhorst to their race team. Joe brings with him a wealth of knowledge and amazing attitude on and off the track. He will make his O.S. Speed B21 AD2 powered debut at the Southern Indoor Championship and The Drake Racing will be supporting all of Joe’s nitro powered needs. Joe’s engine of choice will be the O.S. Speed B21 Adam Drake 2 for both nitro buggy and truck. The Sworkz factory driver had this to say about his 2022 nitro engine program:
2022 is going to be a great year with the support of Adam and Ronda from The Drake Racing. It gives me a lot of confidence knowing my O.S Speed B21 AD2 engines will be prepared, broken-in, and services by The Drake Racing.
Source: The Drake Racing [thedrakeracing.com]
Kyosho is pleased to announce the signing of Ryan Lutz for 2022 & beyond. Ryan will be showcasing their Inferno series at the highest level at every major event. RL will make his debut at the Southern Indoor Championship (SIC) in few weeks. Ryan Lutz:
‘It’s been 16 years since I signed my first professional R/C deal with Kyosho and now I’m back with the storied company that gave me my start. I’m so excited to race the legendary Inferno lineup of 1/8th Offroad Kyosho vehicles again! So many of the same people work at Kyosho America and have welcomed me back like family! I can’t wait to get started!’
Source: Kyosho [kyoshoamerica.com]
HB Racing welcomes a new member of the HB World Racing Team, Jessica Pålsson from Sweden. Jessica is 19 years old and already 2 time Swedish Champion and a 3 time Swedish Cup Champion. Speaking about here new HB Racing signing, Jessica said, ‘I’m super excited to start 2022 with the HB Racing Team with so many great drivers and mechanics all over the world! Thank you so much Philippe for giving me this amazing opportunity to join the HB Racing Team! I’m really charged and ready to fight with my new HB Racing buggies!’
Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]
Sunpadow have announced that they have signed a contract with 4-time World Champion Ryan Cavalieri. The US driver is also a 29 times National Champion and winner of many other international prizes and in the new season, Ryan will use Sunpadow LiPo batteries to participate in all races.
Source: Sunpadow [sunpadow.com]
HB Racing have announced the signing of Mason and Kaden Fuller for the 2022 racing season. The Fuller brothers have already had results on the racing scene, and the HB racing team welcomes them with wishes of great success in 2022. On their move to HB, the Fullers commented, ‘After attending all of the major 1/8th scale events for the last couple of years and watching all of the cars on a variety of tracks, we are excited to be joining the HB Racing team. The HB car is the most planted and stable while still carrying amazing corner speed. We would like to thank HB owner Philippe Neidhart, HB Racing team manager Chad Phillips, and the entire HB racing team for the opportunity to join the team. We can’t wait to work with such a passionate company and drive a car with so much potential for 2022 and beyond.’
Source: HB Racing [hbracing.com]
SWorkz have announced that top US driver Joe Bornhorst is joining their team to race 1/8 and 1/10 with SWorkz products. The former Tekno driver joins an increasingly competitive team with new signings Tanner Denney & Kyle McBride as well as Elliott Boots & Juan Carlos Canas. On his new deal Joe said ‘I’m very excited to join Sworkz for 2022 and beyond. Thank you to Max, Georg, and everyone involved for the opportunity to be a part of this great race team. Everyone has been more than welcoming already and I am very eager to see what the future holds’. Max Sonnleitner followed up by saying ‘We are happy to have Joe Bornhorst in our factory team for the next years. He is a great person and I am sure we will have great results in the future’.
Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]
