Red RC

February 5, 2011

Toy Fair 2011 – nVision launch

Another busy day, we are just fresh back from the nVision official launch here at the fair in Nuremberg. The event was attended by the President of producer LM Filippo Abrami, new team driver Yannick Aigoin, LM technical manager Gino Voghera, CRF development manager Adrien Bertin and CRF’s own Philippe Neidhart. With the engines now on sale, the nVision brand positions itself as the future of engines, hence the name’s play on words, leading the way through the use of the patented CRF technology.

Continue reading the report

February 5, 2011

Toy Fair 2011 – S-Workz

S-Workz, a new company who we have covered in the past is displaying their all new S350 BK1 1/8th scale buggy and it looks very nice. Looking fully optional, the pro spec buggy is a mixture of carbon and red anodised aluminium, with the shock towers made from 7075 aluminium. The chassis is also anodised and features a 10 degree rear kick up and with a front bumper with integrated front chassis protector. The engine is mounted at a 6 degree angle for bringing the weight closer to the centre line and the lower suspension brackets are all aluminium with the exception of rear most bracket.

Click here for more information and photos

February 5, 2011

Toy Fair 2011 – Schumacher

Schumacher have their all new CAT SX3 on show here, which we already covered in depth in an earlier official release. Featuring a new battery configuration that sees the car use a saddle pack configuration and central motor mounting position which gives the a more rearward bias that helps it in the jumps. A new slipper configuration and large bearings supporting the center shaft offer extra durability while the 2 gear and 3 belt transmission configuration sees the motor rotating in the same direction as the wheels which makes the car more agile.

Click here for more information and photos

February 4, 2011

Toy Fair 2011 – HPI Racing

With a focus mostly on the recreational segment, HPI Racing had only a few items of interest for us including the new Atsushi Hara Edition HB .21 race engine by O.S. Speed. This pro racing engine features the exact spec as used by the former World Champion to take the runner up spot at the Worlds in Pattaya, and sports a new lightweight black cooling head with commemorative Hara engraving.

Click here for more information and photos

February 4, 2011

Toy Fair 2011 – Hobbytech

French brand Hobbytech were showing off their ever expanding line, which apart from the Spirit buggy which is finally in production, they have a wide range of RTR of Race Roller chassis. The Race Roller STR8 EPX2 is a pre assembled brushless powered 1/8th scale buggy whose configuration is based on the Spirit buggy but which has been adapted to its new power plant featuring a large battery box which is balanced off the electronics on the opposing side. Supplied without electrics there is a combo that you can get that comes with powerful motor, speed controller and Savox steering servo.

Click here for more information and photos

February 4, 2011

Toy Fair 2011 – Agama

Spanish Factory driver Daniel Vega was on hand at the Agama stand to run us through the full range of available option parts for the A8 Evo. The car itself remains the same but the different tuning and strengthening parts has grown. Starting from the front there is the new aluminium 10 degrees caster blocks as well as new spring steel material drive shafts and shorter diff drive cups. For the shock absorbers there is new larger shock caps to allow for more air volume while the shock shafts and pivot balls are coated in titanium nitride. The servo saver pivot posts are now available in coated aluminium for extra strength while the main drivetrain connection parts are now also available in the same material.

Click here for more information and photos

February 4, 2011

nVision Crankshaft revealed

Having written about the new nVision engines yesterday, a chance encounter with Adrien Bertin and Yannick Aigoin resulted in pictures of the newly developed and quite radical crankshaft. As you can see from the photos, the fuel enters the crankshaft as normal but is sent into the combustion chamber through the 4 holes on the crankshaft end plate. The ensures that the fuel is thrown directly up into the liner more efficiently, instead of being splashed off the back plate. We were also told that the NVB521R race spec is the only engine of the two to be announced to feature this new crankshaft.

View more images here

February 4, 2011

Toy Fair 2011 – Novarossi

We stopped by the Novarossi stand to be given the run through of the new additions and updates to their line of engines. While the 2010 line of engines will continue to be sold, the new additions include the Plus 4 buggy engine which features a new sleeve with a lower and newly shaped exhaust port. Also internally there is a steel plate on the back plate for reduced friction while externally and most noticeably there is an all new low centre of gravity cooling head which comes down over the top of the crankcase for better heat dissipation and as there is less material required around the bottom of the head, and because it has been strategically machined, it is very lightweight. There will also be an S version which will come supplied with a front ceramic bearing, in addition to the rear ceramic bearing that comes as standard.

Click here for more information and photos