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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]

January 6, 2012

Xray sign Alessandro Remia

Xray have announced that Alessandro Remia, the very talented but young 12 year old Italian driver, joins their team in 2012 to race the all-new XB9. Alessandro was 2011 National Champion in the F2 category and this year he will be attending all Italian races as well as the European Championships.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 5, 2012

Yannick Aigoin joins Team Associated

The TLR exodus continues with French & European Champion, and World Finalist, Yannick Aigion joining Team Associated. For many years Yannick has been at the very top of the European and World 1/8th nitro scene. A consummate professional, his dedication to performance and promotion is exactly what Team Associated and CML have been looking for as they look to build on the success of the new RC8.2 in France and into further International markets. In addition to driving the RC8.2, Yannick will also be working with CML to further drive sales of Team Associated product through a new business venture, CML France. Since being granted distribution rights for France alongside their established UK market, CML have been steadily building a customer base within France and will now be able to provide dealers with a more attractive one-to-one contact through Yannick both trackside, in-store and online.

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January 5, 2012

Jason Branham to use Beta Racing Tires

Hobby Pro USA have announced that Agama driver Jason Branham will join Beta Racing Tires in 2012. Pro Driver Jason Branham said “First of all I would like to thank Pro-Line, Todd Mattson, Tim Clark and Daniel Adams for all the help and support over the last 6 years. Everyone at Pro-Line has been very committed to helping me as much as possible and for that I can’t say thank you enough. I’m excited to move on to Beta tires for 2012 and I want to thank Beta, Gene Hickerson and Andrew Smolnik for this opportunity. I’ve had very positive testing sessions with the Beta Tires and they feel extremely planted and consistent. Looking forward to using their products!”

Source: Hobby Pro USA [vp-pro-usa.com]

January 4, 2012

Pro-Line sign Adam Drake

Pro-Line has made another big name signing with the announcement that Adam Drake will join their team. Tim Clark said “Pro-Line’s #1 core value is team 1st and that is why we are so thrilled to have TLR’s Adam Drake join forces with Team Pro-Line for 2012. Adams performance and professionalism on and off the track combined with a never give up attitude is well deserving of his overwhelming popularity amongst fellow racers and fans. Adam Drake added “I’m excited to have signed with Pro-Line Racing for 2012. Pro-Line is a world class manufacturer and has a wide range of tires for all scales of racing along with 11 IFMAR World Championships. I will be running Pro-Line tires and inserts on all my TLR and Losi vehicles for 2012.”

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 3, 2012

Pro-Line sign WC Cody King

Pro-Line have made the announcement that they have signed current 1/8th offroad World Champion Cody King away from AKA. Tim Clark said “The Pro-Line Team is excited to announce current IFMAR World Champ Cody King on our team roster for 2012. Cody and his father, Paul King, refined their nitro racing skills as Pro-Line Team members during the peak of the Pro-Line Saturday Series and have since proven themselves as World Class competitors with many national caliber wins and a current IFMAR world title. We look forward to partnering with Cody for the defending of his IFMAR World Championship title.” Cody is “really excited to be working with Pro-Line for 2012. Pro-Line is a dedicated team of individuals and I expect great results using their products.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 3, 2012

Graham Alsop joins Bullitt engines

Bullitt engines have announced that long time top level racer Graham Alsop has joined their international team. Graham has been racing at the top level for years and after many with his previous engine sponsor, has decided that he needed a new power plant for 2012. After completing many hours of private testing, Graham was convinced the Bullitt B-218 was the engine him to take him forward.

Source: Nemo Racing [nemoracing.com]