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Looking to add a little carbon to your ride? Xtreme RC Racing has now has front and rear carbon fiber shock towers for the HPI Apache SC and C1 vehicles. They also have a drag link in carbon fiber. The parts are all direct replacements and should be lighter than the stock aluminum. Hit the information page over on Xtreme [...]
Replace your shock retainer caps with this Shock Guard Set for your Apache, D8 & Vorza 16mm big bore shocks. The guard will help protect the shock shaft and spring from debris. They will retail for $15. Also being released by HPI. A 3s battery mount set for the E-Firestorm so allow room for thicker battery pack. $5 Their Flux Shot 4300kvmotor [...]
HPI Racing has released some new option parts for the Trophy buggy and truggy. A hard differential gear set for the 3.5 buggy. The rest are for the 3.5 buggy and 4.6 truggy. Upgrade the plastic busing in your brakes with new ball bearings, sealed bearings for the steering, front and rear orange aluminum suspension holders, aluminum steering arms, and 0 [...]
GH Racing has released some 6061-T6 Aluminum upgrades for your HPI Savage XS. Each upgrade is available in the pictured silver as well as orange. Aluminum Knuckles MSRP: $29.99 Aluminum Steering Block Support MSRP: $29.99 Aluminum Lower Arms MSRP: $29.99 Aluminum Body Mount MSRP: $23.99 Aluminum Upper Arms MSRP: $22.99
Hi Cubby, I read that charging a lipo at a higher amperage will make my truck faster, is that true or false? Travis P. Cubby– Hola Travis, thanks for taking the time to shoot us an email. So… will charging a Lipo battery at a higher/faster rate result in higher output voltage under load, thus making your truck faster? Well I am not [...]
Hello fellow rc’ers, welcome to yet another titillating edition of rc’s most vitriolic weekly butchering of the English language, THE Cub Report. As I am writing this on Sunday night April 1st I soooo could have kick’d out an April Fools column but we did such a good job with our April Fool posts that it would have been [...]
A new on-road body from HPI Racing is the Ford Focus RS. It’s sized for a 200mm touring car chassis. The body is extra thick for durability. (We like that!) Comes with the usual decals, window masks, and fits just about every on-road vehicle HPI makes. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 [...]
New from HPI Racing is a pretty sweet looking Ford F-150 SVT Raptor body for Monster Trucks. Seems like everyone was doing Raptor’s for short course, but for you monster truck fans, HPI has you covered. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Hit the official [...]
Attention drift fans!! HPI Racing has released some details on their upcoming 2012 HPI Drift Challenge – Round 1! The first round will take place at HPI Racing HQ in Foothill Ranch, CA. on April 1st, 2012! It’s free to enter, and there are some good prizes on the block including invitations do the next drift battle in Long [...]
HPI Racing‘s Mini Trophy Truck has been given some cosmetic surgery and is now the Coyote DB. So beyond the body, what’s new with this vehicle? Well… not much. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. It certainly does look cool as a buggy. So what’s the same? Pretty much everything. You’ll still finda 4wd drive-train with metal gear diffs, [...]
Over the weekend, Wrench picked up his HPI Racing Apache C1 and dropped off the pics of the unboxing. We should have one to beat on in the office very soon as well, so expect a pretty in-depth review as we put the new buggies to the test! #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px [...]
Hi Brian and Squiddy! I am really fascinated and really wanted to own Savage Flux XS as my first decent RC. I’ve seen a lot of reviews but yours finalized my decision to purchase one. However, with all the reviews I’ve seen so far, nobody mention (or maybe I missed those parts) about the run time of lets say 2s [...]
Ever wondered what it would be like to be able to go from land to water without any problems? Well I have the answer, an amphibious HPI wheely king! The wheely king is perfect for this build; it’s straight axles, four wheel drive, and chassis mounted steering means that only a few minor modifications need to be made. Keep reading [...]
HPI Racing introduces the Skorpion Short Course Body. It is sized to fit most 1/10th scale short course vehicles. It comes with stickers, window masks and over spray film. For those looking for something a little different for your SC, this may be the body for you. #gallery-9 { margin: auto; } #gallery-9 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-9 img { border: 2px solid [...]
Hey ya guys, welcome to yet another wonderful week in our lovely hobby, and thanks yet again for reading BigSquid. 39 days, 15 hours, 18 minutes and 51 seconds till the cars roll off for the season opener in Formula 1. Just say’n… If you are a noob and have ever wondered “What is the biggest rc race in the [...]
