Marc Reinhard leaves Tamiya, what does it mean for the future of TRF?

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At the last ETS in Germany, Marc Reinhard announced he would part ways with Tamiya. It will be interesting to see where he's going to go next. Maybe Xray, to battle it out with fellow German Ronald Völker? Or will one of the smaller teams like Infinity snatch him up?

And more to the point for us, what does the departure of 'our' front man mean for the future of TRF? Tamiya quietly pulled out of off-road racing a few years ago when they decided to stop updating their offers, and I have a feeling that this could very well mean the end of Tamiya Europe's racing ambitions. In Japan I'm sure Akio Sobue and Naoto Matsukara will continue to be a force to be reckoned with on track, but Tamiya Japan is very much a different company from Tamiya Europe and Tamiya USA. 

On his last race, Marc sported a classy black-and-white variant of his usual paint job.

All I can say, as a fellow racer and fan of TC, is thank you Marc, and the best of luck to wherever you decide to go next.

Source The RC Racer