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November 11, 2015

Schelle D413 +4mm alloy chassis & B5M C-mount

Schelle Racing Innovations have new option parts for the HB D413 and the Team Associated B5M buggy available. Starting with the aluminium stretch chassis, the +4mm longer wheelbase gives the car a longer footprint, reducing the pitching weight transfer that can cause the car to “3 wheel” and pick up a rear tyre in the turns. Also in the air, the car with the longer chassis is less sensitive and the car is also meant to be easier to control and drive hard without getting upset on braking, turn-in, or corner exit. Also, at 153g total weight the added 53g of weight and stiffness created by the alloy material stabilise the car on high grip. The chassis is recommended for indoor astro, carpet, and high-grip clay and the set includes the 2.5mm 7075 chassis, front top deck, instructions, chassis protector, O-ring dogbone spacers, and a Schelle mini decal.

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November 10, 2015

DE Racing SpeedLine Plus 2.4 4WD front wheels

DE Racing has added 2.4″ 4WD buggy front wheels to their SpeedLine Plus 2.4 range of 1/10th buggy wheels. They feature a 12mm hex and offset for use on many models including the Kyosho ZX-6, TLR 22-4, Hot Bodies D413, and Team Associated B44.3 when using their 12mm hex conversion. The wheels are manufactured in the USA and available in eight colours including black, blue, green, orange, pink, red, white and yellow.

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October 29, 2015

HB D413 +6mm chassis, Ackermann set & C-hubs

HPI Racing have new option parts for the HB D413 4WD off-road buggy available in the form of a +6mm main chassis, an Ackermann arm set and 15 degree caster blocks. Starting with the chassis, which was used by HB drivers such as Ty Tessmann during the recent IFMAR Worlds, the carbon fibre plate offers a 6mm longer wheelbase for increased stability and it must be used with the +3mm top front and rear top decks. Despite being longer the chassis is good for the use with the standard centre driveshafts. Other new parts include an optional steering Ackermann arm set made from carbon fibre as well as 15 degree caster blocks for the front of the buggy. The items help to fine-tune the steering characteristics for a variety of surfaces.

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October 22, 2015

HPI Pro5 4 degree soft C-hub set

New from HPI Racing and made for the HB Pro5 touring car is a soft C-hub set. Coming as pairs and including kingpin bushings the steering knuckle carriers with four degree built-in castor are made from a softer composite material and they are designed to fine-tune the handling of the car in various track conditions.

Source: HPI Racing [hpiracing.com]

October 4, 2015

First look at the HB D2’16

First look at the HB D2'16

On display for the first time at this week’s IFMAR World Championships at the Yatabe Arena is the unique D2’16 from HB. Designed to be a versatile platform it is particularly good on loose surfaces on which it has done most of its development work and testing. While not the final chassis, the configuration is set and it allows for 8 different battery positions, 4 inline and 4 sideways positions. Massively adjustable it has 9 kick up options, 5 caster positions, 5 trailing arm positions as well as adjustable arm sweep, all without using additional parts.

View more details and photos of the D2’16 on our events page here.

September 18, 2015

Exotek Sport 3 orange anodised alloy option parts

Exotek have a range of aluminium option parts for HPI Racing’s Sport 3 4WD club-level touring car available in the form of a spur gear mount, centre driveshaft and 12mm clamping hex adapters. Starting with the spur gear mount, the CNC-machined part weighs in at only 2.6g versus the 8.4g of the original steel adapter. The mount accepts stock or aftermarket gears with 2 or 4-bolt pattern such as the ones from HPI, Kimbrough and Xenon. Coming orange anodised for wear and looks the adapter is a direct fit on the Sport 3.

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September 18, 2015

MIP Rollers D413 drive system

Coming from MIP and made for the HB D413 4WD buggy is the all-new Rollers drive system. Based on the design ideas of the rebuildable Pucks system for 2WD buggies the Rollers offer better wear characteristics for demanding applications such as 4WD buggies while being completely rebuildable at the same time. The design revolves around replaceable tubes that offer a larger surface than conventional pins and due to their softer material they are also less harsh on the outdrives as they wear faster than the steel parts while being much cheaper to replace than a full driveshaft. The sets are available for the front and the rear of the D413 and they include new shiny driveshafts, the rollers and new steel outdrives.

Source: MIP [miponline.com]

August 20, 2015

Exotek D413 aluminium & steel suspension options

New from Exotek and made for the HB D413 1/10th scale 4WD off-road buggy are 10 degree C-hubs, 12mm front locking alloy hexes and high tolerance flanged bushings. Starting with the castor hubs, the heavy duty 7075 aluminium and precision machined parts weigh it at only 5.5 grams per piece and they are much stronger and stiffer than the stock plastic hubs, for optimum suspension action and reduced play. They come polished and anodised in factory orange. The hubs match the stock geometry and accommodate a, not included, set screw for the hinge pin.

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