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In the ‘better late than never’ category, we finally got our hands on the HPI Blitz ESE! Many of us in the office are huge fans of the original HPI Blitz, so we have been looking forward to this for a while. Whenever I see the UPS guy walking in the door [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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.
This looks like a basher from the start! The new HPI Racing Bullet ST 3.0 has just been announced. They just posted images and information over on the HPI Europe site. They have a 4wd shaft drive train, 2 shocks per wheel, and a double deck aluminum chassis. The trucks will come with a Nitro Star [...]
We’ve had some time to spend with the HPI Stage-D Conversion Set and we’ve had a blast trying to learn the ins and outs of drifting. We have, however, run across a few bumps along the way. The Stage-D Conversion Set includes a new chassis, drift tires with some sharp looking rims, carbon fiber plates to hold it all together and [...]
