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December 4, 2008

Hot Bodies D8 chassis, tires & springs

Hot Bodies have released a number of new items for their World Champion D8 buggy, beginning with this lightweight machined chassis plate. Based on the standard chassis plate, it has been heavily machined to get it down to only 40 grams. A lighter chassis will not only improve steering response but also help with fuel economy, as the car will also be much lighter overall. Also new is a range of buggy tires, which are available in 3 different thread patterns, Block, Chaos and Mega Bite, and each comes in 3 varying compounds, red, blue and white. Finally to further tune your D8’s handling HB have released 2 new springs, blue and orange, both of which are harder than the standard kit spring.

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December 2, 2008

HPI Racing Cyber 10B buggy

We showed you some photos of the new Cyber 10B over a week ago and we said we would find out more information on the car, well we have. HPI Japan have replied and told us that the car will be released under the HPI brand, not the Hot Bodies brand, and is aimed slightly lower down the competition scale than the Yokomo B-Max, designed for use by beginners and intermediate racers. The car accepts a stick pack, which means the batteries can be shared also with a 2wd chassis for example and the 10B is very simple to work on, with minimum adjustments. However they do say that there will be option parts released to increase its performance and setting possibilities. The car is due for release in February 2009.

Image: Hobby Media [hobbymedia.it]

September 28, 2008

HPI Power Manager

HPI Racing have released the Power Manager, an AC to 12 volt DC power supply. Featuring a very compact design, this is the latest in the new range of electronic products from HPI, which has 2 outputs for powering multiple devices. Weighing in at only 756 grams it has a maximum output current of 20A and adjustable voltage of 12.0V to 16.0V.

Source: HPI [hpiracing.co.jp]

September 24, 2008

HPI Brama 10B RTR Buggy

HPI Brama 5B RTR Buggy

Details of the HPI Brama 10B have been floating around for a while, but HPI Europe have only released the official details today. Based on the E10 chassis, the car has full-time 4WD for maximum traction, longer arms and bigger shocks for top handling, plus a racing buggy body shell and massive rear wing for custom looks and race-style handling. With a sealed shaft drive train and pinion/spur combo, you won’t have to deal with rocks or anything else getting stuck and slowing you down, you can keep the hammer down and power out of any trouble you might get yourself into. The spiked tires and coil-over shocks front and rear will just keep going and going, biting and clawing through dirt, grass or mud Completely pre-built and painted, the Brama 10B is already fitted with reliable HPI radio gear, servo, electronic speed control and a powerful motor to get you up to speed in a hurry. Just add your own stick pack battery for the juice, pop some AA’s in the transmitter and you’ll be getting airborne and dirty in no time.

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September 20, 2008

Speed Passion Savage BL Conversion

Speed Passion have released their new brushless conversion kit for the popular HPI Savage, which includes motor mount, motor plate and battery cases. To power your BL ready Savage you can install one of the new range of Silver Arrow V10 1/8 brushless motors, ranging from 3.5R to 6.5R, the mount also fits Novak motors, together with the new Silver Arrow high performance ESC that can easily handle the dual 7.4 volt LiPo packs.

Source: Speed Passion [speedpassion.net]

September 4, 2008

HPI Racing Baja 5T RTR

Coming soon from HPI Racing is the Baja 5T, a ready-to-run 1/5th scale off-road truck that expands on the award-winning Baja 5B family. With the Baja 5T you get aggressive desert truck looks, high performance new features, and compatibility with many of the existing Baja 5B spare parts and option parts, wrapped up in a RTR package that gets you running in just a few minutes. The Baja 5T was inspired by the latest generation of desert trucks that compete in the world famous Baja 1000 race in Mexico. The body was built for a perfect fit on the Baja 5T chassis, with sculpted fenders, scoops, louvers, and an integrated roll cage for authentic desert-tough looks. In true HPI RTR form, the body is completely ready to go right out the box painted in your choice of black or white, mounted, pre-applied racing decals and tinted windows.

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August 30, 2008

HPI Racing Trophy 3.5 buggy

HPI Racing have released the Trophy 3.5, the perfect way to get into nitro 1/8 scale buggy racing. It’s got everything you need for racing fun and bashing convenience, making it the perfect rallycross buggy for jumping right on the race track. It has a fully-featured racing chassis, rugged competition suspension, all-new racing tires, the powerful Nitro Star F3.5 engine and a reliable HPI radio system. Not only is this car ready for the track, it looks amazing too, with a sleek body shell painted with sweet racing graphics and awesome all-terrain rubber tires wrapped around slick black chrome wheels, the Trophy looks as great as it performs.

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July 8, 2008

HPI Racing Baja Nats – Announcement

HPI Racing Baja Nats - Announcement

HPI Racing were in touch to tell us about the First Annual Baja Nationals which will be heled November 8th and 9th at Milestone Ranch MX Park in Riverside California. Bring out your Baja for two full days of competition with the fastest Bajas in the country and have a chance to claim the #1 Baja driver in the country.

More information about this event can be found here.