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March 13, 2014

Shepherd Velox V8 EC announced

Shepherd Micro Racing announce the soon release of the Velox V8 EC 1/8th nitro on-road kit, made to honour the European Championship titles of Jilles Groskamp (EC-A) and Daniel Sieber (EC-B) won with the Velox V8 Pro in 2013. The main focus with the EC was to simplify maintenance and setup for an easier to work on car. Therefore the EC features a quick release front solid axle and one-way thanks to new 2-piece bulkheads, the rear will have updated wishbones for easier anti-roll bar adjustment and the redesigned front bumper comes with integrated body mounts. Also new to the EC kit is an updated main chassis, a redesigned radio plate and new longer arms for the rear body mount. The kit is set for a March/April release.

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February 21, 2014

Marco Vanni joins Team Shepherd

Shepherd announce that top Italian racer Marco Vanni joins their team for the 2014 season. After finishing second at the Trofeo Picco in Fiorano at the end of last year and finishing in 5th place at the recent Winter Nationals in Fort Myers, Marco decided to run the 2014 season with the German-based squad. Planning to race the full Italian championship, the European championship, two ENS races and some selected international races he will be a great ambassador for Shepherd. Marco had the following to say:

I’m very happy to join this great team with their succesful high quality products. Thanks to Team Shepherd for this great opportunity especially to Armin who arranged everything. I’m already very happy with the car and really looking forward to the upcoming races.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 24, 2014

Dirk Wischnewski signs with Team Shepherd

Shepherd Micro Racing announce that Worlds finalist and multiple European and German champion Dirk Wischnweski joins their factory racing team for 2014. Living close to the Shepherd company he will be heavily involved in the development of the Velox V10 Pro sharing his huge knowledge with the team. In the upcoming season Dirk will attend the ENS series, the EC in Valencia and the Worlds in Bangkok as well as some regional races giving track side assistance to fellow Shepherd racers. Dirk had the following to say:

First of all I would like to thank Xray for their support over the last few years but now it’s time for a new challenge. I’m really happy to work together with Patrick and the rest of the Shepherd crew for the future. It was not so easy for me to make a decision for the 2014 season but when I think about the small distance to the company and the great improvements Shepherd made on the Velox V10 last year I’m really optimistic and looking forward to attending the upcoming races.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 23, 2014

Awesomatix GD2 gear differential internals

German Awesomatix distributor Shepherd Micro Racing introduced a brand new metal gear set for the new Awesomatix GD2 differential which comes without any internals. Already successfully tested by Freddy Südhoff and Max Mächler using the gear set results in a very smooth and durable diff action. The set includes six gears as well as two hard-coated 7075-T6 aluminium diff pins. Included are also all needed shims. The GD2 diff set fits all A700 models.

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January 20, 2014

Alessandro Balboni joins Team Shepherd

Shepherd announce that they recently signed RC-talent Alessandro Balboni for the 2014 season. The young Italian driver already had his first race at the US World Nitro Cup in Kissimmee at the end of 2013 showing a very competitive pace clocking some of the fastest laps of the race. Alessandro had the following to say:

Thanks to Team Shepherd and especially Giovanni Bianchi from B-Racing for this great opportunity. I’m really happy to join the strong Team Shepherd for the 2014 season and I’m looking forward to attending the upcoming races with my Velox V10 Pro which has exceeded my expectations already.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 17, 2014

Jilles Groskamp re-signs for Shepherd

Shepherd have re-signed reigning European 1/8 Champion Jilles Groskamp. The Thailand based Dutch driver and current ISTC World Champion will be attending both 1/8th and 1/10th Euros as well as the 1/10th Worlds which are rumored to be held near his current residence in Bangkok. ‘With his professional behaviour and uncompromising attention to detail Jilles is one of our most important drivers. His feedback and ideas help us improving our products even more and also at the track he is a great help for the team’ says team boss Patrick Schäfer. Jilles has the following to say.

I would like to thank Patrick and the rest of the Shepherd crew to give this opportunity for already my fourth year with Shepherd. Last year we had some great results by winning the 1/8 Euros, TQ at the 1/10 Euros and of course some great show at the 1/8 Worlds! In the meantime some further developments are in progress and I can’t wait to test and drive both 1/10 and 1/8 for upcoming season. See you soon on the track!

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 16, 2014

Bernd Rausch joins Team Shepherd

Shepherd have added Euro “B” and German national finalist Bernd Rausch to their team. Already testing the Velox V10 Pro at the German Open Indoor Masters and qualifying third behind Dominic Greiner and Patrick Schäfer he is eager to run the full 2014 season with the German car powered by Sonic engines. Bernd is going to attend the Euros in Valencia, the German Championship and various race of the ENS series as well as regional events like the Nitro West Masters and the West German Championship. He had the following to say:

First of all I would like to thank Kenny from KM and Adrien from Orion for the good times we had. I’m really looking forward to joining Shepherd and being a part of a team with some of the best racers in the world. Especially after their innovations on the V10 Pro it will be a pleasure to attend some big international races in 2014.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 16, 2014

Shepherd V10 Pro aluminium middle shaft

To save weight in the drive train of the Velox V10 Pro Shepherd have released an aluminium shaft for the middle bearing block. Compared the the standard shaft the weight saving is about 65% resulting in improved performance and for better durability and wear resistance the shaft comes hardcoated.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]