Modelix Racing have announced the signing of Jean-Pierrick Sartel to their world racing team. JP is a very promising and talented French driver that will be running and helping on the development of the Procircuit tyres, Ultimate engines and other Ultimate Racing products.
Source: Modelix Racing [modelixracing.com]
NitroPro Fuel have welcomed US frontrunner and former 1/8th Nitro Buggy World Champion, Cody King to their team. Cody will be running NitroPro fuel for the 2017 season and beyond and he has the following to say:
I’m pleased to announce I will be running NitroPro Fuel for the 2017 racing season and beyond. I’m very picky about what fuel I put through my engines, so I chose the best quality stuff I could find. I have been testing and running NitroPro fuel for awhile now, and I have to say I’m very pleased. The consistency, mileage, and performance is impressive. Thank you to Anthony and everyone at NitroPro for the opportunity. I’m really looking forward to the future and the upcoming racing season.
Source: NitroPro Fuel [rcaddictionproducts.com]
Reds Racing have announced the signing of multiple ROAR champion Dakotah Phend to their factory team for the 2017 and 2018 season. The former Team Orion nitro factory team driver will be using Reds Racing nitro engines and will be attending all major nitro off-road events. Dakotah had this to say:
I’m very excited to be representing Reds nitro for the 2017-2018 season. The whole Reds team strives to continue to improve on their products and is fully dedicated to making the best engines on the market!
Source: Reds Racing [reds-racing.com]
Mugen Seiki Europe has announced the signing of Marco Natale to their international racing team. The Italian ace will use the MBX7R Nitro and Eco buggies during his forthcoming campaign that will include appearances at the Italian nationals and at major international events. Marco had the following to say:
I am very happy with this new adventure, thanks to Mugen Seiki Europe giving me this great opportunity. The quality and performance of Mugen Seiki cars made an easy decision for me to join. I am very proud to be part of Team Mugen Seiki.
Source: Mugen Seiki [mugen.eu]
The 2017 Kick Off race will be held at the M.A.C.H. One track in Helmond, The Netherlands on the 22nd and 23rd of April. The season opener will see 1/8th nitro and electric classes run on the club’s astro turf track with the Saturday being devoted to practice and a first qualifier while Sunday is the official race day. More information and registration is available on the club’s website here.
The opening round of the Grass Roots Series was held at Thunder Alley RC Raceway in Beaumont, California. With 148 entries for the 1-day race, this was the first time in a while that the Californians could get on a track to race due to the rain they had. It was a lot of fun, lots of big jumps and a technical layout. The track started out with some muddy spots and remained wet throughout the day, due to the moisture in the track it developed a lot of ruts and bumps so at times it was difficult to navigate. Qualifying went well for newly signed Xray driver Ty Tessmann, he managed to TQ both rounds over Drew Moller (Mugen) who qualified second and Cody King who qualified third. In the main Drew Moller starting from the second position would challenge Ty throughout the race, at one point Tessmann would make a mistake allowing Moller to get by and then the latter would make a mistake giving Ty back the lead. The first fuel stop both came in together, on the second fuel stop Ty was approaching lapped traffic so his Gord called him in a bit earlier giving Drew the lead for a lap. On the next lap Moller pitted and Ty regained the lead and was able to create a gap, and ultimately went on to take the win from Drew Moller in second and Shawn Kirkman (Tekno) in third.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Capricorn have announced the signing of former ROAR champion and US front runner, Paolo Morganti to their team. After several years spent with Serpent, and in addition to his GT class engagement with IGT8, Paolo will race the complete range of Capricorn nitro cars in his 2017 campaign. Paolo says:
I will like to thank Patrizio Rossi and all the staff at Capricorn RC for the opportunity of joining this company. The level of commitment in searching for the ultimate performance is one of their characteristic that I have always admired. I’m looking forward to start running the cars.
Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]
Dialed In Raceway played host the second annual Stadium Nitro Shootout. The event is part of the Legendary Adelanto Grand Prix that has over 20,000 spectators. Friday’s practice was limited due to rain throughout the day, but the weather was great for the 1/8th event on Saturday. The track was fast, flowing and had huge jumps and ultimately it was Adam Drake who the 25-minute Expert Buggy and Truck finals.
