March 24, 2015

Michael Derderian continues with Xray

Michael Derderian continues with Xray

Xray have announced the re-signing of multiple French champion Michael Derderian for the 2015 season. Michael is focused on nitro touring car racing and will compete at all major national and international races including the French National Championship, the Euros and the ENS. The 4-times French Elite class champion had the flowing to say:

I have been racing with Xray for several years with a great success and as such I did not consider any other option than to continue with the World Championship winning team. I am happy to be part of the development team and will continue to help Martin and rest of the team with the further development of the NT1. During the year I will participate at all the major races including ENS series, Euros and of course the National series as well. I will be available at the French races to help to any Xray drivers, so do not hesitate to contact me with any your questions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 23, 2015

Ruben Perez joins Xray Junior Team

Ruben Perez joins Xray Junior Team

Xray have announced the signing of up and coming Ruben Perez to their talented Junior Team. Ruben is a 12-year boy from Spain who has shown an exceptional talent and he will be racing all Xray off-road cars including the XB8, XB8E, XB4, and XB2. The Spaniard will be racing at the European Championships, the Spanish national series and at regional races and he had the following to say:

I am very very happy to be given this opportunity and I cannot thanks enough to Xray for their trust in me. My main goal is to continuously improve my racing experiences in order to participate at the European Championship 2016 that will be held in my home country in Spain. I will race all the main races in Spain including the National Championship series and with the Xray cars and the support I am extremely confident.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 23, 2015

Shay Brand doubles at Tennessee State Champs

Shay Brand doubles at Tennessee State Champs

This past weekend the Tennessee State Championship race was held at ROCCK Racing in Knoxville, TN with an amazing crowd of over 160 racers from all over the Southeast. Shay Brand TQ’d all three rounds of Pro E-Buggy to take the overall TQ. After some really close qualifying battles with Dylan Gerard in both Truggy and Buggy, Shay was able to take the final round and get the TQ in those classes as well.

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March 23, 2015

2015 Florida Winternats – Report

2015 Florida Winternats – Report

The 2015 Florida Winternats were held this past weekend in Ft. Myers, Florida with the usual mix of national drivers and international guests. Held in several 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road categories the premier class of 1/8th Open was won by Ralph Burch, who took the win from Mike Swauger and Simon Kurzbuch. Kyle Branson and Paolo Morganti rounded out the top 5 result.

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March 20, 2015

2nd Annual SWorkz Challenge – Announcement

2nd Annual SWorkz Challenge – Announcement

AMain.com’s world-famous Silver Dollar R/C Raceway will host the Second Annual SWorkz Challenge presented by JConcepts on May 29th to 31st. The race will also serve as the ROAR Nationals Warm-Up Race so you can expect to see the nation’s top nitro off-road racers as they prepare and test for the coveted nationals. The race will see Pro, Open, Electric and 40+ 1/8th scale classes with the Open class racers won’t want to miss the SWorkz Challenge sponsorship opportunity as there will be a sponsorship deal with SWorkz, JConcepts, ProTek R/C and Airtronic. Combined with a best trick contest, TQ’s “$100 Dash For Cash” for all class TQs and Chico’s finest food trucks serving tasty grub, the SWorkz Challenge is sure to be a huge event in late May. More information can be found here and here.

March 19, 2015

Nacho Lopez Picco-powered

Nacho Lopez Picco-powered

French Picco distributor Racing Experience announce the signing of Nacho Lopez to their team. The Spaniard will use the Italian engines during his 1/8th and 1/10th scale campaign and he had the following to say:

I’m so happy to reach this agreement with Racing Experience and Picco. After a not so good 2014 season I felt there was time for a change and after Racing Experience became Picco distributor for Spain, this opportunity came a long that I could not pass on. After testing in two races new .12 Picco EMX WC platform, I’m delighted with the performance of this new engine. I think the best that I’ve ever have! I am really looking forward to my first 1/8 nitro race next weekend with the first Spanish Nats to test new Picco .21 EMX engines! I’m sure that with this  partnership we will achieve really good results together over the coming years.

Source: Racing Experience [racing-experience.fr]

March 19, 2015

Euro Contest 2015 – Announcement

Euro Contest 2015 – Announcement

Bittydesign officially announce the 2015 Euro Contest, held at the Barco-Off racetrack in Italy from June 5th to 7th. Situated around an hour’s drive from the Bologna airport the track offers a unique “US style” layout that will receive some big changes for the 2015 race. Entries for the 3-day event are limited to 192 drivers with Friday seeing free practice, qualifying on Saturday and the Last Chance Qualifier (LCQ) followed by the Superpole and Finals on Sunday. The race is held in Nitro Pro and Open Buggy classes as well as an 1/8th E-Buggy category. More information and registration is available here.

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