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January 12, 2015

Riccardo Berton wins at Italian Job Race 2015

The 2015 edition of the The Italian Job Race was held this past weekend at IBR Padova in Italy featuring the usual turnout of local talent and internationally experienced drivers. In the 1/8th Pro Nitro Buggy class it was TLR’s Alex Zenchettin who took the qualifying honours with his RB-powered buggy from the UK front runners Elliott Boots (Kyosho/Reds) and Darren Bloomfield (Agama/Bullitt). Alexander Stocco (TLR/Novarossi) and Renaud Savoya (HB/Team Orion) rounded out the top 5 result while other international pro drivers such as Lee Martin in 8th and Robert Batlle in 11th were found further down the field.

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January 10, 2015

Cody King to remain at Kyosho

Cody King has finalized a new contract with his long time chassis sponsor Kyosho. This contract extension will push the relationship between King and Kyosho to 15 years and beyond. During his tenure with Kyosho, Cody has 18 National A main appearances, 4 consecutive IFMAR Worlds final appearances, and one World Championship title in 2010. Cody will compete in the 1/10 off-road, and 1/8 off-road categories using Kyosho vehicles with the biggest race on the calendar for 2015 being the IFMAR 1/10 Off-Road World Championship at Yatabe Arena in Japan.

Source: Cody King [codykingrc.com]

January 9, 2015

New Capricorn deal for Kyle Branson

Young British ace Kyle Branson has renewed his contract with Capricorn for another year to run their entire range of cars. Kyle will also attend the complete ETS series with the recently announced TE03 along with other races around Europe and the UK and will also attend all major 1:10th and 1:8th races with his nitro cars. New for 2015 Kyle will run Capricorn tyres and fuel. Kyle gave the following statement:

I would like to thank Matteo Passerini at Runner Time for the help and support that he has given to me. And also Piero Torregiani at Contact for everything he has done for me and helped me with over the years. Lastly thanks to Patrizio Rossi at Capricorn for allowing me to continue with them for another year.

Source: Capricorn [capricornrc.com]

January 7, 2015

Riccardo Rabitti to use Pro-Line tires in 2015

Multiple Italian National Champion Riccardo Rabitti will use Pro-Line tires for the 2015 season following a deal with Italian importer Italtrading. The designer of the Radiosistemi 1/8th buggy, who made the semi finals at last year’s World Championships in Sicily, will also use EZ Power batteries from the same company to power the radio equipment in his cars.

Source: Italtrading [italtradingstore.it]

January 6, 2015

Multi-year deal with JConcepts for Cole Ogden

Cole Ogden

US racer Cole Ogden has agreed to a new multi-year deal with JConcepts for 2015. One of the best 1/8th drivers on the east coast of the United States, Cole established a reputation for winning during the 2014 season. Placing in the quarters at the Worlds in Italy last year the young driver from McDonough, Georgia will now team up with the Florida based crew to further sharpen his racing abilities while he looks to work alongside teammate Ryan Maifield at all major 1/8th events in 2015. JConcepts president Jason Ruona states, “This is a great opportunity for us to establish this relationship with a terrific and still upcoming 1/8th driver. We want to provide a steady base of communication, support and experience while utilizing great speed to further develop our products. We take great pride in developing drivers and in this case, we want to help Cole get over the top and race among the greats for years to come.” Look for Cole to begin his racing with JConcepts in early 2015 at the Colonels Classic in Savannah, GA, before the team turns their attention to the worldwide opener, The Dirt Nitro Challenge in February.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

January 6, 2015

Ari Heinonen moves to Agama for 2015

Nemo Racing have announced that top Finnish racer Ari Heinonen will be running the new Agama A215 Buggy in 2015. After coming to the UK for a test session with Darren Bloomfield, Ari was delighted with the performance of the new car and took only a few days to decide that he wanted to be part of the Nemo Racing family in 2015. Having set some stunning times at the Euros in 2014, he was unlucky to not make the main final as his pace was clearly good enough for such a top result. To complete his race package, Ari will use Bullitt engines, Beta tyres & accessories and Piranha Fuel.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]

January 4, 2015

Neumann to run full Maxima package in 2015

Joern Neumann to run full Maxima package

Multiple European Electric Offroad Champion Joern Neumann has made the announcement that from 2015 he will be running the complete Maxima package, both engine and fuel, having only run the Thai company’s fuel up until now. The former Durango team driver, who ran FX Engines last season, had the following to say about the deal:

After already using Maxima fuel last year, I decided for the entire Maxima package for 2015. I want to thank Chira Ratanarat and Sascha Baumann for giving me the chance to use the best engine and fuel for the upcoming season.

January 4, 2015

Dominic Greiner joins Arrowmax

Arrowmax RC announced the signing of young German Serpent driver Dominic Greiner to their team. The World Championship top qualifier will be using Arrowmax honeycomb tools, set up tools and accessories. This is what Dominic Greiner had to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to be a part know from the Arrowmax team. The quality is still perfect from the tools and setup parts. Also the silicone liquids are constant and very good. I’m looking forward for the good cooperation in the next years.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]