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January 10, 2012

Simon Kurzbuch extends contract with Shepherd

Shepherd Micro Racing have announced that Swiss star Simon Kurzbuch has extended his contract with them for another two years. The World and European Championship main finalist will continue to use the Velox V8 at various national and international events including the European Championship A in Portugal. Together with his father and brother as mechanics he will also help the Shepherd team to improve their products by giving assistance on testing new items. Simon had the following to say:

I’m looking forward to racing another two years for Team Shepherd. The A-Final at the WC in Miami and at the EC in Luxemburg were definitely the highlights of the last season. This hadn’t been possible without the good support and cooperation of the whole team. I would like to thank Team Shepherd and my two fantastic mechanics.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]

January 10, 2012

Hang takes Hong Kong title with Rd4 win

The final round of the 2012 IFMAR WC 1/10 GP Selection series took place last weekend at the ACO Racing Track in Hong Kong. KM Racing team driver Hang TQ’d the three qualifiers by one lap over the second driver Poon who was driving the Xray. Hang was the only driver who could make 30 laps in the qualifiers. In the 30 minute final, Hang led from start to finish, heading second placed driver Chan with his NT1 by 4 laps, breaking his own track record with the best lap of the day. Hang was using the newest H-K1 side battery version & the waist twister system and the handling was great. With this results Hang became 2011 Hong Kong Champion and won the first spot of the two available to attend the 2012 IFMAR World Championship in Thailand.

Source: KM [km-rc.com]

January 9, 2012

Drake & Moller wins Rd1 of Snowman Series

ARC Raceway kicked off its 2012 race season this past weekend with round one of the Snowman Series. Consisting of four rounds, round one had 12 heats. TLR, Novarossi, Pro-Line driver Adam Drake TQ’d both rounds of qualifying in the 1/8th Pro Buggy class in front of teammate’s Drew Moller and Matt Schreffler. In the 1/8th Pro Truck class Ronda Drake TQ’d round one with her new TLR 8ight T 2.0. Drew Moller TQ’d round two and would be the overall TQ for the truck class. In the 30 minute buggy final Adam Drake ran flawless and took the victory by more than two laps over Carson Wernimont in second and Colin Herzig in third. Drew Moller won the 20 minute truck final followed by teammate Andy Carillo in 2nd and Ronda Drake in 4th after a rough start.

View the final results here

January 9, 2012

Kyosho Masters 2012 – Announcement

Kyosho France were in touch to inform us of the 14th running of the Kyosho Masters. The race will take place at Sucy en Brie in France from the 15th to the 17th of June this year. It will be your typical Masters with top racing, lots of fun and giveaways. For more information you can contact the organisers at kyoshomasters@kyoshoeurope.com

January 9, 2012

Luca Piromalli joins Serpent Italy

Serpent have announced that Italian driver Luca Piromalli has joined Serpent and will run the Serpent 966-Team Edition in the coming season. Having recently tested the 966-TE in Cassino, he was very impressed with the speed and handling of the car. Luca will take part in all the main Italian races as well as the Euros and be joined by Mazzeo, Tedechi and more strong Italian drivers this year.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 9, 2012

Sabrina Lechner re-signs for Hot Race tires

Hot Race tires have announced the continuation of cooperation with the German driver Sabrina Lechner for 2012. The Serpent/OS driver will participate in the German national championships and international competitions in both 1/8th and 1/10th on road using the Italian made tires.

Source: Hot Race tires [hotracerc.com]

January 6, 2012

Richard Cree joins Team Durango

Multiple Euros A-Finalist and well respected racer, Richard Cree has signed up to race with Team Durango for 2012. Richard, who works as a design engineer for McLaren F1, transitioned to 1/8th buggy a few years ago from 1/10th off road and this is where he’ll be concentrating his skills as well as contributing his vast knowlege to the development of the DNX408. Richard will also be wheeling the new DEX210 at some select races between his 1/8th commitments. Richard had this to say:

I’m really excited about getting involved with the development of the Team Durango platforms. I feel my blend of professional motorsport experience mixed with my RC experience puts me in a unique position to help the guys in the design team push things forward. My first priority is getting plenty of track time with my new rides to get familiar with the geometry, then we can start working on set ups and future developments.

Source: Durango [team-durango.com]

January 6, 2012

Stephane Bouche rejoins Team Shepherd

Stephane Bouche has rejoined Team Shepherd for the 2012 season. After one year away the front running Frenchman has switched back to the German manufacturer using the Velox V8 in the upcoming season. Stephane plans to attend both Euros A and B as well as all rounds of the French National Expert Championship giving support to all fellow Shepherd drivers. Stephane has the following to say:

I’m really enjoying to come back to the Team Shepherd for 2012 after 1 year of transition. The Velox V8 “eleven” is really successful and I hope to have some good results for the Euro B in France and Euro A in Portugal next year. I would like to thank Team Shepherd and French distributor Andelle Competition for their confidence, and best whishes to all for 2012.

Source: Shepherd [team-shepherd.com]