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1. 1. Headlines/Breaking News from Orlando Business Journal - bizjournals.com

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   Published on: 1/10/2006   Last Visited: 1/10/2006

   The local finalists are Neil Tilbor of Taiyo Edge Ltd.

2. 2. The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business

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   Published on: 2/10/2004   Last Visited: 2/11/2004

   "Our toys are different from others in the NASCAR category because we make the driver as important as the vehicle," said Neil Tilbor, Taiyo's chief executive officer.
   
   "Usually, a NASCAR model car just has blacked-out windows and you can't see a driver. Our toys have a 12-inch figure of the driver that sits in the seat but it also can be removed to stand by itself."
   
   Tilbor, formerly an executive at Ideal Toy, has built his own $20-million-a-year toy business in just four years, concentrating on the growing popularity of radio-controlled gadgetry.
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   Tilbor, who formerly lived in the Northeast, said he chose the Daytona Beach area as a headquarters site partly because of Daytona International Speedway. A sports car enthusiast who frequently races on weekends, Tilbor has competed in past 24 Hours of Daytona races.
   
   Proximity to Orlando International Airport also was important. "We knew we'd be flying all over the world to toy fairs, so we wanted to be within an hour of the Orlando airport," he said.
   
   Tilbor and partner Mick Hetman recruited several other executives from other toy companies and started bringing out products under the Team Edge brand name in 2001.
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   "We added the younger, hotter drivers at the suggestion of our retailers," Tilbor said.
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   Tilbor said the Dale Jr. toys, available in either a go-kart or a stunt motorcycle version, are leading the company's sales, followed closely by the Jeff Gordon go-kart model.
   
   However, Tilbor believes there will be plenty of demand for the old-timers. Many adults, as well as youngsters, want to collect the "legends" of stock car racing, he said.
   
   "The Dale Sr. phenomenon is amazing," he said. "He's the next Elvis."

3. 3. The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Business

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   Published on: 2/10/2004   Last Visited: 2/11/2004

   "Our toys are different from others in the NASCAR category because we make the driver as important as the vehicle," said Neil Tilbor, Taiyo's chief executive officer.
   
   "Usually, a NASCAR model car just has blacked-out windows and you can't see a driver. Our toys have a 12-inch figure of the driver that sits in the seat but it also can be removed to stand by itself."
   
   Tilbor, formerly an executive at Ideal Toy, has built his own $20-million-a-year toy business in just four years, concentrating on the growing popularity of radio-controlled gadgetry.
   ...
   Tilbor, who formerly lived in the Northeast, said he chose the Daytona Beach area as a headquarters site partly because of Daytona International Speedway. A sports car enthusiast who frequently races on weekends, Tilbor has competed in past 24 Hours of Daytona races.
   
   Proximity to Orlando International Airport also was important. "We knew we'd be flying all over the world to toy fairs, so we wanted to be within an hour of the Orlando airport," he said.
   
   Tilbor and partner Mick Hetman recruited several other executives from other toy companies and started bringing out products under the Team Edge brand name in 2001.
   ...
   "We added the younger, hotter drivers at the suggestion of our retailers," Tilbor said.
   ...
   Tilbor said the Dale Jr. toys, available in either a go-kart or a stunt motorcycle version, are leading the company's sales, followed closely by the Jeff Gordon go-kart model.
   
   However, Tilbor believes there will be plenty of demand for the old-timers. Many adults, as well as youngsters, want to collect the "legends" of stock car racing, he said.
   
   "The Dale Sr. phenomenon is amazing," he said. "He's the next Elvis."