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October 31, 2014

HPI Micro RS4 Subaru WRX STI clear bodyshell

HPI Racing’s Subaru WRX STI Global RallyCross bodyshell is now also available in a clear version, allowing to create own paint schemes. The body ships with a large flexible vinyl decal sheet for detailing, including window lines, headlights, grilles, tail lights, HPI logos and several other details. A convenient overspray film is included, as well as vinyl window masks to make painting quick and easy. To make mounting the body simple, an instruction sheet is included and the body, that is made for a 150mm wheelbase chassis, has dimple marks for drill locations.

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October 13, 2014

HPI Savage XL GTXL-1 Vintage bodyshell

Made for HPI Racing’s Savage XL Octane and XL 5.9 is the GTXL-1 Vintage bodyshell. Resembling the look of 70’s and 80’s pick-up trucks the body is ideal to replace the XL’s standard body for something new and differently looking. Moulded from thick 0.040″ clear polycarbonate the body also includes a pre-cut vinyl decal sheet including headlights, grille, tail lights, official logos, window frames, door handles and more. Dimple marks for the Savage XL body post locations help to perfectly align the body on the chassis.

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October 7, 2014

Hot Bodies D413 yellow disc wheels

Hot Bodies introduce new optional wheel sets for the D413 4WD off-road buggy. Beside the standard white rims now also fluorescent yellow sets are available for the front and the rear of the buggy. They come as pairs and are built to the same specs as the white wheels.

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October 2, 2014

HPI announce HB Pro 5 electric touring car

In the build-up of the 2014 IFMAR Electric Onroad World Championships HPI Racing today announced the soon release of the Hot Bodies Pro 5 touring car kit. No exact details are known yet but HPI promise “a complete re-think of the standard TC design” that was needed due to the massive increase of speed and power available from today’s brushless motors and LiPo batteries. HPI states: “The Team then further refined this concept to achieve the ultimate goal of supreme “stability” and “flow” in a no holds barred next level top competition chassis. The resulting Pro 5 chassis affords the driver with the ultimate stability at speed coupled with the edge in being able to smoothly flow in the transition areas.” We bring you more information on the kit as soon as they become available.

Source: HPI [hpiracing.com]

September 26, 2014

HPI Savage XL Octane GTXL-1 bodyshell

HPI Racing have a new bodyshell for the Savage XL Octane gas monster truck available. The GTXL-1 body is tailor-made to fit the long wheelbase Savage XL chassis and its shape gives enough clearance for the large roll cage and cooling head of HPI’s gas-powered Octane truck. The body is moulded from thick 0.040″ polycarbonate, it comes clear and including windows masks and a pre-cut decal sheet.

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September 17, 2014

HPI D8T Tessmann Edition steering block arm set

HPI D8T Tessmann Edition steering block arm set Made for the Hot Bodies D8T Tessmann Edition nitro truggy are five additional steering block arm sets from HPI Racing. They are made to fine tune the handling of the truck with the steering arm set ‘Type 1’ offering the least Ackermann steering geometry with the Ackermann effect increasing across the range of arm sets as the ‘Type’ number increases respectively. More Ackermann makes the car easier to drive, the less Ackermann, the more aggressive the car becomes. All plates are made from high quality carbon fibre and come marked with milled dots for easy identification. Click here to view the Type 6 Ackermann plates

September 12, 2014

HemiStorm Addict Baja 5B bodyshell

HemiStorm have the new Addict bodyshell for the HPI Baja 5B large scale buggy available. Made from high-quality 1.5mm polycarbonate the 5-piece body is of a somewhat different shape compared to the kit body in order to give the 5B a fresh new look. First up are longer sidepods that keep away dust and debris from the crucial parts such as the clutch and pullstart. Additional width ensures sufficient cooling while underneath the skid plate there is a stepped line allowing for extra ground clearance in rough terrain. The body panels also give enough room for Outerwear’s prefilter while the raised front makes it easier to run upgraded linkage setups or additional electronics. Also included with the body comes a paintable lightweight roof that replaces the stock aluminium roof piece.

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September 10, 2014

HPI Micro RS4 Drift Nissan S13 RTR

HPI Racing soon have a new bodyshell variant for the iconic Micro RS4 1/18th scale chassis available. The Discount Tire/Falken Tire Nissan S13 replicates Dai Yoshihara’s tarmac eating drift machine and the belt-driven 4WD chassis is equipped with solid front and rear axles as well as hard plastic drift tyres. A full set of ball bearings reduced drivetrain losses to a minimum. The car is powered by an HPI 180-size motor, an electronic speed control, and controlled by a waterproof steering servo. A 2.4GHz radio system, wall charger and batteries round out the package.

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