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The World Championship winning Hot Bodies D8 is now available as a ready to run. The D8S comes fully assembled with big nitro power to go fast and jump long. Some of its features include- * Nitro Star F3.5 engine * 2.4GHz radio system * Waterproof brake/throttle servo * Oil filled big bore shocks * Full bearing set The part number for the HPI/HB D8S ready [...]
Just this past week HPI Racing released another Micro RS4, this time the black Mustang of Vaughn Gittin, Jr. This kit, like its Sprint2 brother, has both soft and drift tires in the box, and I cannot wait to test my hand in drifting! I hope to have some video up soon, but for now here are some nice unboxing images! More information on the Micro [...]
The HPI Firestorm 10T and Blitz are proven bash machines, but they can be made even better. Boom Racing has a full line of Aluminum Upgrades for the two trucks that not only makes them tougher, but also significantly raises their bling factor. The aluminum parts come anodized in several different colors and are made to bolt right on without [...]
Need to replace that beat up body on your HPI WR8 Flux rally car? Now HPI is selling a pre-painted 2012 Ford Fiesta World Rally Team body to make your car look good again. We really like pre-painted bodies here at BigSquidRC, they save time and elbow grease, and they typically look a lot better than what we bust out [...]
“Hey Cubby, What do you think about the Tarmac TIRE D COMP which is being used on the HPI WR8 Flux? Does it have good grip on the asphalt? Their pattern doesn’t seem fit for such surface. Thanks man Omar D.” Cubby- Yo, hey now Omar, thanks for email. We’ve gotten in a bunch of time with an HPI Ken Block WR8 Flux and I [...]
HPI Racing has produced a cool video featuring submissions for their Home Movies Video Contest. The 9 minute video has lots of heavy duty bashing action, and showcases the winning entries. You can still submit your entries as it sounds like HPI plans on continuing the contest. So grab your car and camera and get those videos in to win@hpiracing.com. [...]
To make their latest rally car even more scale realistic, HPI Racing has mounted up nitro power in their new Ken Block Fiesta WR8 3.0. A Nitro Star G3.0 HO engine is used to give you the smell and sound of nitro, while the WR8 chassis is based off the Bullet 3.0 monster truck for maximum bash-a-bility. A scale realistic [...]
The crew over at HPI Racing have announced a new look for their Crawler King. The latest version comes with a 1973 Ford Bronco body, comes in RTR form, and is waterproof for your bashing pleasure. With its 4wd and 55 turn brushed motor, it should be a blast to drive at the local rock pile. The truck in the [...]
Maybe you’ve never owned an HPI Sprint 2 before, but many people have. Those that have know it is a durable, and fun, on-road machine. HPI has announced their latest version of the Sprint 2, a BMW M3. The Bimmer comes in bright orange and is motivated by a 5900kV Flux brushless system. Street price is estimated to be right [...]
On display in the HPI Racing booth at the Toy Fair in Germany was a new Micro RS4 version of the Vaughn Gittin JR ’69 Mustang RTR-X. The upcoming HPI Micro RS4 version looks much like its larger brothers and will come fully assembled and ready to drift. * Fully licensed replica * Includes two sets of mounted wheels/tires- drift and [...]
One of the “big” surprises that HPI Racing showed at the Toy Fair in Germany was their new 1/32 Cue Micro Buggy. The Cue looks somewhat similar to their 5th scale Baja buggy, just in a much, much smaller size. The HPI Cue is small enough to be driven just about anywhere and comes with features like EVA tires and [...]
The HPI Racing crew showed off a pair of new rally style Micro RS4s at the Toy Fair in Germany last week. These super detailed micros were replicas of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI Global Rallycross cars driven by Bucky Lasek and Sverre Isachsen. * Officially licensed bodies * 4 wheel belt drive * 2.4 GHz radio systems * Comes with 6.0V 1200mAh [...]
HPI Racing has announced a new 1/8th scale WR8 Flux Ken Block Ford Fiesta. The latest version features 2013 livery for a sharp new look. Some of the other features of the Ken Block WR8 Flux 2013 Fiesta include- * Waterproof Flux 4000kV brushless system * HPI TF-40 2.4GHz radio system * Licensed fifteen52 Tarmac wheels with HPI tires * Speeds of up to [...]
Finally some video of the HPI Savage XL Octane! The world has been holding it’s breath for the release. Check it out…Glad to finally get a chance to see it in action. For more info from HPI hit This Link. Click Here for more HPI news on BigSquidRC.
Remember the long hours spent over on One18th looking at thread after thread of ubered-out HPI Micro RS4s? Yes, the BigSquid crew has been there too. Then the micro market died out, One18th went away, and so did aftermarket interest in the littlest HPI touring car. HPI has recently released some new Micro RS4s and now we are starting to see [...]
