Vampire Racing are showing off their Type AB Plus brushless motors. Available in 4.5T to 8.5T, they are expected to be released in March and will have a range of different rotors available for tuning. They also have the first prototype of their new speed controller, the SR1(+), on their stand whose CAD images we had online prior to the fair.
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Taking the spotlight on the Associated stand was the just recently announced SC10 4×4 4-wheel drive truck. It features a composite modular chassis design with sealed receiver box and removable ESC tray, combined with 13mm big bore shocks, a decoupled slipper clutch and a hybrid belt/gear drive system. Apart from this completely new product the rest of the stand showed off their increasing range of SC trucks including the SC8e, SC10 2wd and the mini SC18, showing that this is an important market segment for AE.
Venom are rocking the super moto spec options for their VMX450 dirt bike here at the toy fair which include the the most obvious option, the slick grippy super moto tires in place of the conventional off road version. Up front the bike can be fitted with the aluminium triple clamp system for securely mounting the front forks of the bike, while for stopping power there is the optional front braking system. The rear of the bike sees the new adjustable chain tensioner built into the swing arm and to hold the body in place securely there are aluminium body posts.
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Xceed have a number of new items on display at their stand including these setup systems for both 1/10th and 1/8th scale on road. Your conventional system in how it works, it features new plastic eccentric inserts that can be pre-set to the preferred tire size for more precise measurement and adjustment, while rubber feet prevent the blocks from sliding on your setup board. Coming in green anodised aluminium, it is supplied with the toe in plate and comes packed in a handy carry bag. Xceed also have their new tweak station, a standard affair in green, it will be supplied in a box.
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Las Vegas based Thunder Power RC are displaying their wares here at the show with a focus on their new range of 65C LiPo packs called the G6 Pro Race series. Available in the usual range of configurations, with and without wires, they and the Sport Race series feature the company’s Generation 6 chemistry that offers super low weight, offering 60% more power and 100% more life cycle than recent generation packs. This means up to 600+ cycles, while at the same time being capable of charge rates of up to 12C for super fast charge times. Also on display is the recently announced Z3R sensored brushless motors which were designed and developed from the ground up, tested rigorously and race proven in the hands of top racers.
Swedish company Dirt Champ Design, who we featured at last year’s fair, are back again this year with their production timing unit. The main box sits at the side of the track with an infrared transponder in the car and as the driver passes by it counts their lap time and displays it on the included timing software installed on a laptop, which makes it great for private testing. At the show they made a number of new announcements, one of them being that they will now sell the unit as a complete track package with 10 transponders along with the timing unit and software. The new improved software will now also be supported on the Mac platform, having been PC exclusive prior to this, and finally they will have a new iPhone app call iLapR that feeds the timing information from the timing laptop to your phone instantly over the internet. Although in the early stages they are also working on spoken lap times that can be transmitted via bluetooth to a headset on the driver, keeping them informed of their progress on track.
Apart from their new Helicopter line, which you can see on our new sister site Heliplane, LRP have put their new RTR S8 Rebel BX in pride of place on their stand. This entry level RTR is a low cost 1/8th scale buggy that has been completely designed by LRP and features a low maintenance and efficient universal drive train with 3 oil filled spider differentials and hardened differential outdrives for durability. Fitted with a specially designed Big block LRP Z.25R Sport pullstart engine the steering is handled by a strong 9kg servo. The suspension geometry with big bore shocks has been taken over from the competition S8-BX buggy.
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Robitronic were keeping tight wraps on their all new prototype competition 1/8th scale 4wd buggy, only allowing selective photos to be made. The new car is a completely purpose built platform for the BL class and features some very nice features. The backbone of the chassis plate is an aluminium center strut with angled carbon plates on either side that create a V shape to the bottom of the car for extra ground clearance and better stability in the air. The drivetrain resembles that seen on a modern 1/10th 4wd buggy with an ultra efficient straight shaft configuration that enables a saddle pack mounting configuration to accept two 2S LiPo packs using their neat battery mounting brace system.
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