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Hola amigo’s, and welcome to yet another way-super-uber edition of your favorite Monday morning rc column. First… sadly I must say I learned about the passing of Jim Rupard on Saturday. Jim was a staple of oval racing here in the Midwest and a HOF guy to pit next to. I was lucky enough to spend a week out in [...]
Well howdy there rc fans, yes it’s another Monday morning and time for yet another funtabulously sarcastic Cub Report. I figured I’d go a little old school this week for you long time readers, here we go… What’s going on over at HPI? Remember all the uber-buzz about their new gasoline powered 8th scalers that were going to totally change the [...]
Some big news today out of SoCal, HPI Racing has now become the exclusive distributor for HoBao products in North America and Japan. Here is an excerpt from the press release- “HPI RACING is proud to announce that it will be the Exclusive Distributor for HoBao RC Vehicles in North America and Japan. HoBao is a manufacturer of high quality Nitro [...]
Looks like HPI is going after the all of us classic car fans with their new 1966 Ford Mustang body for 200mm chassis vehicles. The new body comes with a bunch of stickers to help give that scale classic look including shiny chrome stickers for things like the bumpers. Cost of the new bumper will be around $32. #gallery-1 { margin: [...]
For you 1/5 scale guys, just a quick heads up that HPI Racing will be hosting the East Coast Nationals event at their Irvine Lake track. The pictures from previous events make this location look awesome! What a view! The event is September 29-30th 2012, and there is some more info on this HPI Track Page. If you are out [...]
The guys over at HPI have a trick new Toyota Corolla Levin Coupe body for all you on-road fans. This is a 190mm body that easily fits HPI’s Sprint 2 and Nitro 3 line-up of cars, as well as being a great fit for most any electric touring car. The outside is covered with a clear overspray protector, window masks [...]
HPI has always been known for their incredible looking bodies. New from HPI this month is their 200 mm Lexus LS460 Sessions version body that is sure to make your on-road car look a whole bunch tricker. The body is formed out of .030 polycarbonate, it comes with plenty of premium vinyl decals, body post holes are pre-marked for HPI [...]
Looking to add a little customization to your HPI Racing Apache C1? HPI has a clear cockpit available now for around $23. Now you can paint your team colors, logos, and anything else you can imagine to complete that scale look. Have you seen a review of the Apache? Check our Apache C1 Review Right Here.
For those of you looking for extra safety while charging and transporting your Lipo batteries HPI has a new item called the Plazma Pouch Safe Case. The HPI Plazma Pouch is made out of a flameproof material to give superior protection and of course can be used for all your different types of batteries, not just your Lipo’s. We don’t [...]
For all you on-road fans out there HPI/Hot Bodies is releasing a new high-end 4wd touring car called the TCXX. As you can clearly see from all the carbon fiber and anodized parts it is one trick car from front to back. Some highlights of the new Hot Bodies TCXX are- *Rear gear diff *More compact motor mount *Compact bulkheads *More narrow chassis *One piece [...]
No doubt HPI has sold zillions of vehicles from their 5th scale Baja line-up of buggies and trucks. And no doubt they’ve been great fun to drive as well as solid bashers. However, some bashers like to drive their HPI Baja’s in the wet as well as the dry. Unfortunately the stock servo’s were not sealed to keep water out. [...]
If your a Porsche fan, or a Falken tire Fan, it looks like HPI Racing has you covered! They just announced a little teaser that they have a HPI Falken Tire Porsche 911 GT RSR in KIT and RTR coming soon. The kit will come with a clear body, and all the stickers you need to complete the look, [...]
No mx national or F1 grand prix over the weekend. “Sigh”. Let me get a little old biz out of the way. Remember a few weeks ago when I mentioned that one of our interns helped out a big league rc manufacture at one of their booths but he didn’t get paid? Well, he finally got a check in the [...]
The folks from HPI Racing mentioned they are part of a huge giveaway coming up! You can enter to win a customized 2013 Ford Mustang! To enter you’ll need to click HERE and LIKE several different companies on Facebook that are the sponsors of the giveaway, including Ford, Falken, and Vaughn Gittin Jr.. but hey, it’s a chance at [...]
THE HPI Bullet Monster Truck Flux ReviewWhat seems like a long time ago, HPI announced the Bullet MT Flux in Europe, and it finally made it’s way to the USA. From the first announcement we were interested due to it’s size and power. While bigger is always better, sometimes you just don’t want to drive a huge truck like the [...]
