As of today, current IFMAR 1/8 Nitro Buggy World Champion Cody King, current ROAR 1/10 Modified Truck, 1/8 Buggy & Truggy National Champion Jared Tebo, along with current ROAR 1/10 4wd Modified Buggy National Champion Ryan Cavalieri will once again join forces under the Team Orion name. All three drivers have reached that World Championship milestone and are looking to capture more in the upcoming years.
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Team Orion have announced the release of their Advantage IQ Power power supply with 16 Amps output. It has a maximum power output of 220W and can be used with 100-240V power sources. Available in 5 different versions for use in different regions.
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Team Orion have released their new pit lamp for making working on your car that much more comfortable. Making use of either 12V DC or 100 to 240V AC, the lamp been made out of aluminum and can be folded for easy storage and transportation. It comes supplied with a variety of different plug adapters.
The new Team Orion Advantage TwinSpec charger features the Advanced Twin Charge System which allows the simultaneous charge or discharge of two batteries with currents of up to 20A. With two individual channels which can be setup and used independently one from another, it means that you can charge a LiPo battery on one channel and a NiMH battery on the other. You can also charge a battery on one channel and discharge another battery on the other channel, all at the same time. During use you can easily switch from one channel to another, just by pressing a key.
Team Orion have introduced their all new line up of Vortex digital servos. Totally new developments, they offer features like lightened pinion gears or full aluminium body and bring together high performance with great prices. The Vortex Digital HV servos feature a full aluminium body, lightened titanium gears and coreless motor and come in 3 different versions, the VDS-HV 1205 (12kg/0.05s), the VDS-HV 1609 (16kg/0.09s) and the VDS-HV 2612 (26kg/0.12s). The Vortex Digital servo also features coreless motors and lightened titanium gears and in standard size comes in 4 different versions, the VDS 1106 (11kg/0.06s), VDS 1308 (13kg/0.08s), VDS 1712 (17kg/0.12s) and the VDS 2315 (23kg/0.15s) and also in a low profile version, the VDS 1009 (10kg/0.09s). Finally there is the entry level Vortex Digital EXP servo, the VDS-EXP 1112 (11kg/0.12s) which comes with metal gears and a coreless motor.
Having shown the first image of the new competition CRF 5-port engine only yesterday, Team Orion have released the full features and spec list of this latest addition to their line of CRF competition engines. The motor features a CRF crankshaft with angled gas channel and external slots as well as a high-performance ABC liner and two needle carburetor with aluminium body for improved throttle response characteristics and increased fuel economy. Team Orion have also released details of another new engine, the Alpha Discovery 3.5cc 5-port Low Budget competition engine. With all the great features of a competition engine combined with a low budget price, this turbo plugged motor offers good power and mileage and features a CNC machined lightweight piston and bi-steel competition ball bearings.
View the full feature list of both engines here
We have little or no information available on this new engine from Swiss company Team Orion, other than this is their new CRF 5-port buggy motor and it will be shipped to distributors this week. More information as we get it.
Source: Team Orion [teamorion.com]
Team Orion have introduced two new LiFe receiver packs in 1100mAh to their Marathon range of batteries. Supplied in either hump or standard configuration, these 6.6V packs are lighter and safer than LiPos and remove the need for a voltage regulator. Supplied with either a BEC or UNI connector and JST-KH balancer plug.
View the standard configuration pack here
