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February 4, 2010

Toy Fair 2010 – Team Losi

On the Horizon Hobby stand, Team Losi are displaying their new 8ight EU 1/8th scale buggy. Using information and input from their European team drivers, Darren Bloomfield, Yannick Aigoin and Martin Bayer, the US company have come up with this new kit for Europe. Sporting front aluminium caster blocks, more inclined kingpins, new shock pistons, diaphragms, springs and sway bars, this new chassis is ready to tackle the faster flatter tracks in Europe. New front and rear shock towers and a new body shell finish off the changes. Available as a kit it will be sold in Europe and Australia only.

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February 4, 2010

Toy Fair 2010 – Serpent

Serpent are at the toy fair showing their all new 811 Cobra buggy. Chief designer Billy Easton is also present and we had a chat with him about the new car. With a focus on making the car simpler for the end user as well as being able to perform at a high level, Billy has put a lot of effort into the finer details. Another focus was to bring the car in at a good price point while still being highly spec’d, everything you see in the photos coming as standard, with the exception of the option ball raced anti roll bar that is in the front and rear of this car. With only a limited number of gallons through the test car it has already performed really well and now with only some minor changes and finishing touches need to be made to the current shock tower, rear lower bracket and the shocks themselves, the car is expected to be launched in April.

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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.