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April 30, 2007

Hot Bodies WC Edition Black CVDs

Hot Bodies continue to release options for their World Championship winning Cyclone touring car, with the latest being these black MIP CVDs. These are the same MIP CVDs as the purple versions that come as standard on the Cyclone Moore-Speed World Championship Edition, but obviously these are black, and when installed they aid durabilty and performance. Suitable for any Cyclone or Cyclone S car, this set comes with 2 CVDs and includes parts to add MIP CVDs to either the front or rear of the Cyclone.

Source: Hot Bodies [hbeurope.com]

April 25, 2007

HB Cyclone World Champion decal

Drive a Hot Bodies Cyclone, or some other car from HB, then you’ll like these decals. An extra set of decals to let all your racing mates know who’s boss. Outfit your bodyshell, car and tool box with official Cyclone World Champion decals for those extra bragging rights at the track.

Source: HB Europe [hbeurope.com]

April 24, 2007

Hot Bodies Cyclone D4 optional parts

Hot Bodies Cyclone D4

HPI / Hot Bodies will start shipping a whole lot of new optional parts for their 4wd electric buggy, the Cyclone D4. Some new parts offer new tuning possibilites such as the new rear side suspension blocks that now come in 2.0 and 2.5 degrees of toe-in, in place of the standard 3.0 degrees that comes with the car. Other tuning parts are the new purple anodised rear hubs that offer now 0.5 and 1.0 degree of toe-in as well as adding strength to the area due to the use of aluminium. Also available are some new matched springs in different ratings, aluminium wheel hubs for extra strength and reduced flex, a front one way shaft and finally just for looks are some new flourescent yellow wheels.

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April 24, 2007

HB Cyclone brushless motor mount

Hot Bodies have announced that they will be shipping this new motor mount for their World Championship winning Cyclone touring car. Available in 3 anodised colours; purple, blue and black, the new motor mount is made especially for mounting brushless motors by providing more space to allow you to use up to 110 teeth on the spur gear. This is done by allowing the motor be mounted further away from the center shaft.

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April 17, 2007

Hot Bodies Cyclone S RTR

Hot Bodies have officially announced the RTR version of the Cyclone S, their sport version of the World Championship winning Cyclone touring car. Factory assembled to exacting specifications, the Cyclone S RTR will feature everything that makes the Cyclone S a great car, such as World Championship-winning racing geometry, reinforced composite chassis and shock towers, front and rear ball differentials, aluminium motor mount and full adjustability of critical race-tuning settings. This car comes with a pre-painted Dodge Stratus shell and all part are upgradeable to the existing Moorespeed World Championship Edition Cyclone options.

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March 30, 2007

Hot Bodies Cyclone D4 shipping

Hot Bodies Cyclone D4

Just a quick word to say that HPI Japan have announced that the long awaited Hot Bodies Cyclone D4 4wd buggy will be shipping in April, so expect to see in your local hobby shop or online store in the next couple of weeks. As well as announcing the cars release HPI Japan have also shipped some optionals for the D4 like a 1.2mm anti-roll bar instead of the kit 1.4mm, a high downforce wing and a front one-way axle.

Source: HPI Japan [hpiracing.co.jp]

March 29, 2007

Velocity Racing foam bumpers

Its a slow news day when we start writing about foam bumpers but unfortnately that day has come so here it is. Japanese company Velocity Racing have released these high density foam bumpers for the Hot Bodies Cyclone and excitingly enough they come in 2 different colours, are super lightweight, and sport such nifty features as removable foam cutouts to allow you to customise how the bumper should compress under impact.

Source: Extreme [upp.so-net.ne.jp/EXTREME]

March 12, 2007

HB High quality matched Springs

Hot Bodies have released these matched high quality springs for use with their World Championship winning on road electric Cyclone chassis range. We wrote about these springs last Christmas when they were originally released under the Atsushi Hara Products brand, but now they are available from Hot Bodies / HPI direct.

Featuring ground-flat ends, cool black coating and a simple paint marking to identify the strength of the spring, these are the ultimate Cyclone tuning spring. The springs are each 25mm long and will fit a variety of shock absorbers from various manufacturers.

Source: HB Europe [hbeurope.com]