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January 2, 2014

Ty Tessmann re-signs with HB/HPI for 2014

HB/HPI Racing have announced that Ty Tessmann has re signed with Team HB/HPI Racing for the 2014 RC racing season. After a successful 2013 season which included winning ROAR National Championships and a podium spot at the IFMAR World Championships, Ty and Team HB/HPI Racing is looking forward to an even better 2014. Ty had the following to say:

I am very excited to re sign for another year with HB/HPI Racing, we have had a very exciting and successful 2013 season and have made some innovative progress with Torrance Deguzman and the rest of the HB/HPI Racing team. I am looking forward to more developments and more exciting results in 2014. I would like to thank Tatsuro Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kasuya, Torrance Deguzman and the rest of the HB/HPI Racing team for their support in 2013 and look forward to working with them again in 2014.

Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]

January 1, 2014

Hupo Honigl confirmed at Team C

After much speculation about his future, multiple European Champion Hupo Honigl has been confirmed at Team C. Having announced that he was leaving Durango some weeks ago, the Austrian racer now joins the Absima Team C Europe racing team and will not only strengthen their race team but help with the development of Team C’s line of offroad cars. Hupo had this to say:

First of all I would like to say thank you to Team Durango for the support over the last couple of years. It was a great time and I would do everything in the same way again! It was a really hard decision, mainly because of the teamwork with my friends Gerd Strenge and Jörn Neumann and also the rest of the awesome crew at the racetrack! Now I´m looking forward to a new Chapter! I appreciate the pleasant welcome from Stephen Shih and Jürgen Laux to my new home Team C. In the first year i would like to concentrate on racing 1/10 offroad mainly in Europe – if there is any spare time some 1/8th buggy and maybe some electric touring car. Full of motivation I can´t wait for the first race with my new rides!

Source: Absima [absima.rc-car-news.de]

January 1, 2014

Pro-Line 1/8th Pin Point Z3 tires

Pro-Line Pin Point 1/8th

Pro-Line have sent us an exclusive image of their new Pin Point Z3 (Medium Carpet) Off-Road 1/8th Buggy carpet tires for front or rear. With Pro-Line entering the 1/10th carpet offroad market half way through last season, and being selected as the control tire for the popular EOS, the US company has jumped into the growing 1/8th carpet offroad scene with a larger version of their Pin Point pattern in carpet compound. We are told the tire will be made available in mid January.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

January 1, 2014

JConcepts Dirt Webs tires

Developed by Brian Kinwald and JConcepts designer Jason Ruon, Dirt Webs debuted during the 2013 IFMAR World Championships in Chico, CA, where Ryan Maifield used the front tire to set the fastest lap times on his way to 3rd overall in the 2wd class. Originally based on the popular Pressure Points tire and combining uniformly positioned Web-Bars to create an amazingly stable tire. The Dirt Webs relies heavily on the Web-treatment for massive forward acceleration while inside the supported bar portion rests horizontal and vertical alternating bars which help balance side-bite and backs up the Web-Bars to help minimize wear. Down in the corners, small Pressure Point sized pins break-in quickly providing surface area for specialty indoor racing and also lend a helping hand to stabilize the tire in extreme high-grip conditions.

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December 31, 2013

TLR 22 2.0 Universal Joint driveshafts

New from TLR, designed for the 22 2.0, these Universal Joint (UJ) driveshafts create less “Bone Bind” or “Driveshaft Lock-Up” allowing for freer rear suspension movement, especially on power. This allows the car to squat more on acceleration, creates more side bite and is more consistent when throttle inputs vary. This is a great setup tuning option for high-grip surfaces or very bumpy surfaces, especially outdoor Astro Turf, carpet and some higher bite dirt or clay surfaces. The Horizon Hobby UK is exceptionally excited for this product release as they have found great improvements in performance with the UJ’s on most of their circuits.

Source: TLR [horizonhobby.com]

December 31, 2013

A-Main Hobbies sign Tebo, Tessmann & Moller

A Main Hobbies have announced that current 1/10 2WD World Champion Jared Tebo, Worlds’ finalist and ROAR 1/10 4WD National Champion Ty Tessmann and rising star Drew Moller will be representing the International A Main race team for 2014. Tebo, Tessmann and Moller are elite level racers who will elevate A Main’s presence at races all over the world. A Main Hobbies’ CEO Kendall Bennett had this to say about the addition of the three drivers: “Our race team is stronger than it’s ever been and when you consider that Atsushi Hara and Lee Martin are also on our team you can see why we’re really excited for 2014. A Main Hobbies has always been dedicated to R/C racing and will continue to grow our presence at races and racetracks everywhere. We have no doubt that our new drivers will be excellent ambassadors for our brand and our industry.”

Source: A-Main Hobbies [amainhobbies.com]

December 31, 2013

Miguel Matias leaves Team Losi Racing

Miguel Matias leaves TLR

Multiple European Champion Miguel Matias has announced his departure from TLR, the latest top European racer to leave after Darren Bloomfield quit the team some weeks ago. The Portuguese driver gave no word on where he is going next but with the new year just around the corner we will soon find out. He had this to say:

After a couple of years racing with Horizon/TLR it is now time to embrace new projects! But first I would like to thank all the support given by Horizon/TLR during this time, specially to Adam Drake and David Spashett, some of the best people I worked with in this industry. 2014 will certainly bring me new challenges! See you soon!

December 31, 2013

Fluke wins final in Malaysia as Jessel takes title

The final round of the Malaysian National Championship was held on the 29th December at the newly open 3 Stone Park Onroad track in Glenmarie, Shah Alam. The title would be decided in the final round between 2 Team Serpent drivers, Jessel Leong and Nick Chong, who were only separated by 1 point. Kimie driving a Capricorn still had a mathematical chance of winning the title, needing both the Serpent drivers to falter and to take a podium result himself. After completion of the qualifying heats another Serpent driver,Fluke took the TQ with his 977.

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