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February 8, 2009

New Team Orion catalog available

Our sponsors Team Orion have announced that their 2009 product catalog, presented for the first time at this weeks Toy Fair in Nuremberg, is now available in both the English and German language. As you know from our coverage of the fair, the company has many new products on offer like starter boxes, new servos, new chargers, alkaline batteries and much more, which can all be found in the catalog. In addition you can learn more about the company and find background information from the R&D department led by Adrien Bertin and Oscar Jansen.

To download the Catalog, go to the Team Orion site here.

February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – Miscellaneous

Racing Experience, the company of former RB man Bernard Durand, introduced us to their new range of fuels and tires. The fuel will be available in different grades, with a specific type for running in engines, and different Nitro content, while the tires will be available for both 200mm touring and 1/8th scale on road with the wheels contaning metal particles to create the desired amount of flex.

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February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – Novarossi

Another engine manufacturer getting a make over accross the range was Novarossi, the Italian establishment has upgraded all cooling heads in their Nova line to purple, so no more blue as seen on last years 353, among others. The 353 has also received an upgrade, with a new larger crank pin, and so is no longer the only engine in their .12 line using a unique conrod. The mounting point between the carburettor and crankcase has also been fitted with a plastic isolator and so aims to stop the transfer of heat into the carb and allows them to use an aluminium carburetter which has more stable tuning, than a plastic version, but which had until now gotten too hot.

February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – Traxxas

Traxxas had the honour of having the most technology built into one small car with their Summit. This off road basher is powered by a 775 10 turn motor, with space for up to 2 battery packs, and so in normal mode is super quick. Take it off road, and using a switch on the transmitter, it uses a number of its 5 servos to lock the front and rear differential and so can be instantly transformed into a crawler. There were many open mouths at the stand upon seeing this.

February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – Ultimate Racing

Spanish aftermarket parts and performance upgrades maker Ultimate Racing showed off their new range of professional tools. Featuring blue anodising and updated super durable tool tips, the range is very complete. They were also showing off their clutch system, which has been adapted to fit the Associated RC8, which is now being raced by their star driver Robert Batlle. Other items on show were some cleaning putty and anti friction copper grease which is to be applied to areas of metal on metal contact in the car.

February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – Xceed

The 3rd and final company present on the Serpent booth was Xceed, who were displaying a greatly increased range of products. Amongst some of the parts being tested with distributors were new fuel, new cells, electric speed controllers and tire traction additives. We dont know if all or any of these products will go into production but items that will are a new 15A version of their power supply, which is of course smaller than the original 30A version and is only supplied with a single USB port.

February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – RB Products

French company RB Products have been busy in the lead up to the toy fair with what is essentially a completely revamped line of engines, most getting new names and others update looks, while there are also some completely new motors too. The buggy engines are getting a new cooling head that is 17% lighter than the previous versions, while for all sizes and types there is a competition and sports line.

February 8, 2009

Toy Fair 2009 – Sirio

Italian brand Sirio, and Andrea Rossi, were located in hall 7A and while the majority of their range stays the same, they have the newest evolution of their XXX S12 that TQ’d the World Championships in Portugal last summer. The motor has a new crankcase, updated timing and has the same lightened head as well as a new blue anodised carburettor venturi. It should be on the market in 3 months.