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Those angry guys at Hostile Racing Products have a new pair of shoes for owners of the HPI Baja 5T. The Crusher Tires feature a realistic and aggressive tread style that should be a good fit for racing or bashing. These tires have sidewall support but no internal ribbing to save your foams. Speaking of foams, none are included so [...]
It’s always cool to see our favorite hobby get a bit of notice in other more mainstream pastimes like movies, tv, and full scale racing. Today brings a bit of attention to one of the biggest and oldest names in R/C, Kyosho. Gran Turismo 5 for the PlayStation 3 is coming this November, and it will be appearing in multiple [...]
The RC Car Action/HPI Racing Race for a Cure event will is coming up next week. Being held over Father’s Day weekend (June 17th – 20th) at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen, CT, this event is going to be raising money for the American Cancer Society so they can keep up the good work of trying to find a [...]
So let’s say you bought a HPI MT2 a while back, you thought you were the cool kid on the block. But then all your friends decided to up and buy Slashes, Blitzes, and SC10s. Now you’re left looking kind of like a tool. So what could you do to save face? How about buying yourself a CKRC MT2SC Conversion [...]
Looks like RPM is showing more love for the HPI Blitz, Blitz ESE, Firestorm 10T, and E-Firestorm owners. The new In-Line Steering Blocks allows for the bigger 5×11 bearings improving durability and performance. The new bearings are NOT included, so you’ll have to get those on your own. Visit the RPM RC site [...]
Pro-Line has a new F-150 body for the Ford lovin’ HPI Blitz drivers in the crowd. It’s officially licensed and features all the Ford styling that all the Ford fans seem to love for some reason. This body comes molded in durable, clear Lexan and includes all the usual stuff: decals, masks, and over-spray film. It’s a [...]
HPI‘s got a new body for the Nitro Monster King. Well, not really new in the sense that it’s “new,” more in the sense that “it’s not painted like the old one.” Actually it’s not painted at all, despite the promo photo, it’s clear so you can spray your own favorite color scheme on it. The NWK-1 has [...]
Have you ever thought that your Savage Flux just isn’t big enough? Maybe you were jealous of all those Savage XLs out there. You know the ones… they flaunt their longer wheelbase like it’s going out of style and aren’t ashamed of it. Well now you can dress up your Flux like an XL and enjoy all [...]
I’d like to thank all the readers who sent me info, news and links about the HPI Baja Tank picture I posted recently. Apparently it comes from the people/minds behind Baja Skunkworks. They make some pretty gnarly 5b options and conversions. If anyone there reads this, feel free to send some PR this way, we’d gladly post it. Your our [...]
Someone sent me this photo, and I was just blown away! I have no idea where it came from, but man would I love to see this thing in action! Anyone out there have more information on this thing? It looks like it’s some sort of HPI 5B Baja conversion. Tanks normally steer with each tread moving separately.. [...]
While we were out at the Short Course Showdown we had a chance to hand out two more Basher Approved ™ awards. It’s always more fun to do these in person, then to just mail them out. On the left is Erik Shauver from HPI Racing accepting the award for the [...]
HPI has some new parts for you Blitz drivers that can help you make your RTR Blitz more like the new Blitz ESE (Extra Super Edition? err… maybe not). First up is the white composite main chassis that is standard on the ESE. It replaces the black nylon chassis on the original Blitz. This new chassis is made from a [...]
HPI Racing now has a roll cage for all of us Savage XL owners! This set will increase the durability factor, and even includes a new fuel tank mount to give it some extra protection as well! The roll cage will only cost ya about $16, probably a pretty good investment. Drop by the official HPI [...]
For the basher HPI people out there, RPM has some new Rear Bearing Carriers for the HPI Blitz, Blitz ESE, Firestorm 10T, E-Firestorm and E-Firestorm Flux. The stock bearings are 5×10, but the new RPM parts allow 5×11 bearings! Every little bit helps! Note, the bearings are not included. Visit the RPM RC site for details.
HPI Racing has announced that their two big boys, the Savage XL and Savage Flux are now shipping with a 2.4GHz radio system! Both of these trucks Reviewed very well, and adding a 2.4GHz radio makes it even more basher friendly! Drop by the official HPI Racing site for more information.
