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January 14, 2013

Lee Martin signs for Pro-Line

Pro-Line have announced the signing of European & British National champion Lee Martin for 2013. Lee is a World Class racer and has already shown that his newly acquired Pro-Line rubber is capable of World Class results by dominating the Italian Job in his opening event. He had this to say:

I’m proud and excited to be joining one of the major brands in not just tyres, but in RC racing in general! Pro-Line has been a leading brand since as long as I can remember and I will push to succeed and increase their ever growing list of race wins and titles.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 13, 2013

2013 Dirt Nitro Challenge – Announcement

The organisers the 2012 Dirt Nitro Challenge in Arizona were in touch to tell us about their annual event which will be run from the 20th to the 24th of the February. Back again at the Fear Farm RC Raceway in Phoenix, AZ, the event attracts the best offroad drivers in the World and this year will be no exception. This event is open to both gas & electric 1.8th buggy as well as truggy, short course and 1/5th buggy/truck, with the latter running on a separate track. The event starts on Wednesday the 20th of February for practice and runs through to Sunday the 24th for the buggy mains and you can follow all the action here on Red RC. For more information on the event and details on how to enter you can view the event flyer here.

January 12, 2013

Tebo signs for 2 more years at Team Orion

Jared Tebo has re-signed with Team Orion for another 2 years through to the end of 2014. This will be Tebo’s 5th and 6th consecutive year with Team Orion. Over the past 4 years with Team Orion, Tebo has recorded 7 ROAR National Championships along with many other major wins. Team Orion team manager Joe Pillars has this to say, “Four years ago we were looking to expand our Race Team with another big name driver. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect with the news that Jared was available. Tebo has helped build Team Orion’s electric and nitro race program and we cant wait for the next 2 years”

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

January 9, 2013

Ryan Cavalieri re-signs with Team Orion

More driver signings with Team Orion confirming that current IFMAR 2wd & 4wd Buggy World Champion Ryan Cavalieri will remain with Team Orion through 2014. This will be Cavalieri’s 8th and 9th consecutive year with Team Orion and both parties couldn’t be more excited. Over the past 7 years with Team Orion, Cavalieri has recorded an impressive 15 ROAR National Championships and 2 IFMAR World Championships along with countless other wins. Team Orion USA Team Manager Joe Pillars says, “Its great to have Ryan on our Team for another 2 years. Ryan and I go way back, we have built a solid and trusting relationship that has worked very well. I cant wait to see what the next 2 years brings”.

Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]

January 9, 2013

Dominic Bauer joins TLR

Horizon Hobby Germany have announced that Austrian youngster and rising star Dominic Bauer has made the move from Mugen to Team Losi Racing. The reigning National Champion will be using high performance products from TLR, Spektrum and Dynamite. Dominic had also made the move from Novarossi to Alpha engines for the new season.

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.de]

January 8, 2013

Teemu Leino re-signs with Team HB

2012 1/10 Nitro Worlds TQ Teemu Leino has re-signed with Team HB for the 2013 season. Coming off a promising 2012 season Teemu is looking forward to an even better 2013 when he will once again be campaigning the HB TCXX, R10 and D812 platforms. Teemu Leino had this to say about the deal:

I’m really looking forward to 2013 with HB x HPI Racing as they have made great job to have top performance cars in each category that I race. 1/10 Electric TCXX, 1/10 Nitro R10 and 1/8 Off-Road D812, all these cars started the WC finals with number one last year so that shows that these cars has top performance. Also atmosphere in the team is really great so its always lot’s of fun to go racing with the team.

Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]

January 8, 2013

Henrik Nilsson joins Xray

Front running Swedish off-road racer Henrik Nilsson has joined the Xray team to race the XB9. Henrik is a multiple Swedish cup winner and a multiple Swedish championship podium finisher. Henrik is a well-known and respected driver in Sweden and will give be a new force in the Xray team in the Nordic area. Henrik had this to say:

I am very happy to join up with Team Xray Sweden for the 2013 season. My focus will be set on the national races and cups in Sweden and will try his very best to be a top contender for the Swedish championship. I would like to extend a sincere thanks to my previous sponsors for whom I have raced for the six last seasons. Now I have been looking forward to this new challenge with Team Xray Sweden.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 7, 2013

Ty Tessmann re-signs with Team HB

Team HB is pleased to announce that 2012 ROAR Double National Champion and Worlds Podium finisher Ty Tessmann has re signed with Team HB for the 2013 season. Coming off a fantastic 2012 season Ty is looking forward to an even better 2013. Ty will be campaigning the New HB D812 platform for the upcoming season. Ty had this to say:

I would like to start off by thanking HB for all the support they have given me and the success we have had together. I want to thank Tatsuro Watanabe, Hiro Kasuya and Torrance Deguzman for helping to make my 2012 season so successful. I am excited to be signing with HB for the 2013 season, I look forward to racing with the best.

Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]