Mugen Seiki were showing off their new Ninja range of O.S. made motors on their stand this year. Branding of the engines stays the same as when they were GRP made and the engines retain the same grey finish but of course the motors themselves are completely different. Currently they only have the JX21 B01 buggy engine as the other motors are not ready yet. Also for the engine was one of the new range of Ninja JX series exhaust systems and manifolds.
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Hot Bodies have the company’s new Cyclone D2 2wd electic buggy on display. This long awaited and much hyped car is here apparently only still in its prototype form but it looks pretty good. Shown only under a glass cover, the car comprises of a tub chassis, similar to other cars in its class as well as having the electric motor mounted behind the rear axle. The version we saw also had carbon shock towers, but without having talked to a Hot Bodies rep I cant tell you any more about it.
UPDATE: The car also has a metal chassis, which I hadnt noticed before.
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Tokyo hobbies Optional Parts (T.O.P.) have announced that they have signed top US racer Josh Cyrul who will be representing T.O.P. as a driver and engineer. Masato and Vincent Yip of T.O.P. Racing had the following to say:
We are extremely happy that Josh has decided to race for us. Not only is he a world class driver, but also a respected inventor and innovator. We are dedicated to making an impact in the R/C industry and we feel Josh is the right person to lead us.
Source: RC Tech [rctech.net]
RB Products are here on there very nice orange stand and on it they have some new products and lots of new engines as you would expect. Firstly all the RB buggy and truggy engines sport the new L2G cooling head, a rather low and large diameter cooling head with a nice decorative circular indent on the top. New motors on display for buggies are the C6BBT, a turbo plugged motor with a wide rpm range and fast and smooth acceleration as well as the updated WS7III with its reinforced crankcase and now features a turbo combustion chamber. The booth also features a new truggy motor in the shape of the RT, which has improved drivability and fuel consumption over previous versions and when used with the outlaw THG02 pipe will give you crazy torque.
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Along with Team Orion on the Kyosho stand is Reckward Tuning, who have some new products including a new line of bodyshells for on road gas cars. Above is the new Lola 1/8th scale called the Expert 8, which follows a conventional shape but unlike the latest generation of 1/8th shells it doesn’t feature the channels above the front lights. Also on the stand is a new 200mm touring car shell based on the Dodge Stratus, as well as the company’s previously released Symbio truggy shell. We will be back tomorrow to be shown a number of new optional parts that are available from RT for a variety of different cars.
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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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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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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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