Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Atsushi Hara confirmed at Team Orion Categories - Drivers, Electric, On Road, Racing, Team Orion - comments closed 
As we suspected back at the Worlds warmup, Team Orion have announced the return of one it’s all time favourite drivers, 2008 Reedy Race of Champions winner Atsushi Hara. Atsushi has had a long history and many victories with Team Orion over the years and after a little break joining Team Checkpoint, they are very pleased to welcome him back to their World Champion Team. “It feels like I am returning home”Atsushi commented on his recent visit to Team Orion USA. With Atsushi’s amazing skill combined with Team Orion’s new BL motors , ESC’s, chargers, as well as their award winning line of performance batteries, they see a bright future ahead together.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Team Orion Platinum II 5000mAh LiPo Categories - Batteries, Electric, Products, Team Orion - comments closed 
Team Orion have released the Platinum II, a 5000mAh 7.4V LiPo pack, the latest in their already extensive line-up. The 20C cells are once more made by Kokam, and they have been mounted in a rugged impact-resistant protective case, while for further protection the pack has an integrated fuse that protects it in the event of any problems that may occur. The Platinum II features a balancer connection and is supplied with two 4mm gold connectors and a Tamiya plug mounted cable.
Source: Kyosho [kyosho.de]
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Team Orion CRF engines have arrived Categories - Engines, Products, Team Orion - comments closed 
We received notice from our site sponsors Team Orion that the first batch of their eagerly awaited range of CRF .12 and .28 engines have just arrived at Kyosho Germany. Amongst the shipment was the Team Orion CRF .28 v2008 truggy engine, Team Orion CRF .12 v2008 touring engine, Team Orion CRF 3-chamber off road pipe EFRA3030 and the Team Orion CRF 3-chamber on road pipe EFRA3029. All these products are now available.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Team Orion 2400mAh Experience LiPo Categories - Batteries, Electric, Products, Team Orion - comments closed
Also new from Team Orion is the release of their newest LiPo battery, the 2400mAh Experience LiPo Power Battery. Consisting of 2-cells, this 7.4 volt pack has a 20C rating and shares the same high quality Kokam cells as the 3200, 3600, and 4800 that Team Orion has already released. With a MSRP of $59.99, this is one of the easiest and safest way to get into LiPo batteries.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Team Orion have announced the upcoming release of some new team clothing that includes a new t-shirt and hooded sweater. Both garments are made from black cotton and both feature a large Team Orion logo across the chest, offset so that it goes under the left arm. The hooded sweater sees the logo more offset than on the t-shirt while both logos are printed in grey and white which gives the clothing a bold look. Available in the usual range of sizes.
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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Team Orion Vortex SL & 1:36 BL Categories - Electric, Motors, Products, Team Orion - comments closed 
Yesterday we showed you the first pictures of the production Vortex Experience and Micro 1/18 brushless motors from Team Orion. Today we have more first pictures from the Swiss company, this time from the brushless Vortex SL, a line of sensorless motors that have been designed for those racers that want high performance on a budget, with a speed version and a high torque version set to be released. Also new is the Vortex 1:36, a BL motor that brings larger scale performance to the smallest scales of racing cars, and when sold will be initially available in 2 different versions - 9500KV and 10300KV.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Team Orion Vortex Experience & Micro BL Categories - Electric, Motors, Products, Team Orion - comments closed 
We already showed you the first pic of the production version of the Vortex Race BL motor last week and now we have some more first images from Team Orion. Pictured above is the final production version of the Vortex Experience Touring Combo, developed for those who are not yet wanting to invest in race or sensored systems but would still like race winning performance. Supplied with a sensorless speed controller, the motor features a centre barrel of real carbon fibre to create a tuned magnetic field, making the Experience the optimum solution for those with brushless RTR’s that wish to take it to the next level. Also new is the Vortex Micro 1/18 BL motor, for 1/18th scale vehicles to achieve new levels of tuning and performance that their 1/10th big brothers currently have.
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Friday, April 25, 2008
Atsushi Hara rejoining Team Orion? Categories - Drivers, Electric, Racing, Team Orion - comments closed 
Seen in the pits at this weekend’s Worlds Warm-up race in Thailand, is Atsushi Hara testing what looks like the new Team Orion Vortex motor in his Hot Bodies Cyclone. The former World Champion left the Swiss company at the end of 2006 to join Team Checkpoint, but the US company appears to have done little in the way of development in recent times and this appears to have left the Japanese driver looking for alternatives. Also spotted on Hara’s workbench are some Team Orion cells, and this new combination seems to be working as he is currently fastest after today’s controlled practice although we dont know if he will run with this motor in qualifying.
Image: Pre Worlds [thailandwc08.com]
