Blazej Orlowski joins Hot Bodies Poland
Multiple Polish Stock class National Champion Blazej Orlowski has signed for Hot Bodies for the 2011 season. The former Tamiya Poland driver will run the latest TCX touring car in both the national series and in Euro Touring Series races. Blazej want to give special thanks to Niko Triandafilidis for the great support over the past few years.
Source: HPI Poland [hpi.pl]
Sunday, May 1, 2011
DE Racing D8 Hara Edition mud guards
DE Racing has just released these new mud guards for the Hot Bodies D8 Hara Edition. They have been altered from the originals to accommodate the use of optional threaded hinge pins in the rear hubs as found on the Hara Edition. Sold as a pair, they come supplied with fasteners.
Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]
Friday, April 22, 2011
Grid RC Ve8 motor mount
Grid RC have released this new motor mount for the Hot Bodies Ve8. Designed to support the popular Neu/Castle and Tekin motors, it uses an eccentric style of mesh adjustment that allows precise mesh settings and when locked, holds it regardless of how hard the vehicle is driven. The ball bearing motor plate will support four mounting screws for most 1/8 motors and a special pattern for the Tekin that uses six holes. The Grid motor mount allows enough spacing so that the sensor cable can be used and the Grid custom top differential bulkhead plate is also included with the mount kit.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tyler Vik joins Hot Bodies
Hot Bodies have announced the addition of Tyler Vik to their factory driver list. The former Kyosho driver races multiple classes from 1/8th off-road to 1/10 touring and is successful with everything he drives. Tyler joins an already strong team stateside that features Ty Tessmann, Jesse Robbers and Josh Alton and will make his debut race at the Silver State Nitro Challenge in April.
Source: Hot Bodies [hotbodiesonline.com]
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
HB/HPI Spray t-shirts
Gear up your clothing with official HB/HPI racing shirts, as worn by ex-World Champions Andy Moore and Atsushi Hara. These official HB/HPI T-shirts are the latest design that all the HB/HPI team drivers are wearing at the race track. They feature HB, HPI and Atsushi Hara Racing Products logos on the front and back and are printed on 100% cotton and available in a range of sizes to fit all racers.
Source: HPI [hpieurope.com]
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Hot Bodies 21XZ-B Hara Edition engine
As revealed at this year’s toy fair Hot Bodies have released their new 21XZ-B Hara Edition engine. Based on the O.S. Speed motor that Hara used to take a close 2nd place at last year’s World Championships in Pattaya this limited edition engine features a new lighter crankshaft, modified to improve response and improve torque. It has then been DLC coated for better fuel flow and increased durability. The low center of gravity cooling head is also new, featuring limited edition graphics and finally the latest version black anodised carburetor is included, with a 6mm venturi it gives an excellent balance of power and fuel economy.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Exotek XX TCX LiPo chassis
Exotek Racing continue to expand their line of LiPo chassis’ with the release of the new XX for the Hot Bodies TCX. This high performance multi adjustment ultra narrow LiPo chassis is only 90mm wide across the rear and at 2mm thick it improves flex all while reducing the overall center of gravity over the stock chassis. The new design allows for 2 side ways battery mounting positions and 2 front or back battery mounting position while the 3 piece battery cups ensures tweak free secure battery mounting.
View more images of the chassis here
Friday, March 4, 2011
Litemodz TC6 & TCX super spools
Litemodz have produced two super spools for the Team Associated TC6 and Hotbodies TCX. Incorporating a 7075 T6 alloy centre and uniquely designed heavy duty replaceable Delrin cups with integrated sleeves, this system eliminates all unwanted backlash offering great performance. The added bonus for the TC6 is that the blades are no longer necessary.
Friday, February 25, 2011
