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February 6, 2008

Toy Fair – Serpent Motorsport

Serpent S120

As shown on Red RC on Tuesday, Serpent had lots of new products on their booth this year including the new S240 and the S120. Unfortunately the S500 electric 4wd buggy is not yet on the booth, but is expect to arrive later on in the fair. The S120 was not being shown to press, only distributors, as we are told that it features some unique design features, in particular the lateral damper and central tweak adjuster, that Serpent are keen to keep out of sight from competitors. As you can see from the picture we did take of the car, Serpent have also designed and produced new wheels for the 1/12th car which we are sure will work on other similar chassis’.

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February 6, 2008

Toy Fair – CS Electronics

CS Electronics

Next to Schumacher and sharing the same booth, was their distributor for Germany and own brand CS Electronics. On display they had a number of really nice products such as a new range of cells, matched from Intellect 4600 cells with 3 different configurations for stock, modified and off road. Also seen was a trio of new stock brushless motors, miniature brushless motors for the M18, new electronic speed controllers and even some new foam tires. The tires are available pre mounted on yellow 1/12th and 1/18th scale wheels and have been made using Asian foam. CS also had a new range of traction additive that is perfect for higher grip conditions as well some tyre cleaner that doesnt disolve the glue thats hold the wheel to the tire, such as can be the effect when using brake cleaner.

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February 6, 2008

Toy Fair – Team Orion

Team Orion 5300

Alongside its new parent company Kyosho, Swiss manufacturer Team Orion was present and on the stand were a number of new and interesting items and I was lucky enough to have Oscar Jansen run me through the good stuff. First up are these 5300SHO cells, which have an amazing capacity combined with a very safe cell, while for the US Market there are some new ROAR legal 4600SHO cells. Team Orion were also happy to inform me that there range of LiPos had been approved by ROAR.

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February 5, 2008

Serpent S500, S120 and S240

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Serpent have announced that they will release 3 new electric powered cars at this week Nuremberg toy fair, which Red RC will be covering live from the Show floor. To be shown at the fair is the new S500 4wd buggy, the S120 1/12th scale pan car and finally the S240 1/24th scale pan car. The Serpent booth will contain all the company’s usual products as well including the 08 versions of the 720 and 960 as well as the S400 and F180.

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February 5, 2008

Team Magic 1/8 Concept Car

Team Magic have released details about their new 1/8th scale circuit Concept car. Still in its prototyping phase, the car still sports many white proto parts and is sure to have some final tweaks and small design changes before the car hits the market. Yet to be named, this new competition racer features lightweight precision made bulkheads & mount, quick release front and rear axles, quick release 2 speed system as well as many features you would expect from a 1/8th scale chassis.

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February 4, 2008

Xray Column – My Micro Love

Xray Column

The 15th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj talks about the development of the Pro version of the M18 truck.

It was fairly easy to brainstorm about what we needed and wanted to improve and change for the new M18T. We needed to bring the platform to the new level of high-competition racing so as to meet and exceed the expectations for reliability and performance. The code project for the new car was set right away, to make a professional M18T and as such the name M18T PRO was set in place. The goal was set, we just had to work out all the details.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 4, 2008

Sirio 2008 Engine line-up

On Saturday we showed you the first pictures of the new Sirio BK Evo4 STI, spotted while track testing in Italy. Sirio have been in contact since and were kind enough to supply us with the first pictures of their .21 range of engines for 2008. As well as the green headed BK Evo4 STI (above), the new line includes other buggy motors such as the CL7 B, the CL7 B STI and the magnesium headed version of the BK Evo4. For circuit racers there are 2 motors to choose from, the RR STI and the CL7 R STI. Later this week we hope to bring you more information about the new Sirio engine line, as well as internal pictures of the motors, taken at the Nuremberg Toy Fair in Germany.

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February 3, 2008

Ishima Racing Rave M1.0R buggy

New RC Company Ishima Racing have contacted us to let us know about their Rave M1.0R 1/8th scale buggy, which will be shown to the public for the first time next week during the Nurnberg Toy Fair. The buggy is designed by Claude Lachat and is fully packed with the latest innovations. Claude Lachat is very well known among the racers as one of the best designers in the world for 1/8 racing buggies, and for more than 1 year has been designing and working exclusively for Ishima Racing.

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