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Old 10-24-2006, 07:40 PM
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has anyone here ever owned a HPI Procced? i was looking into one, but would like some background on it first.
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What do you want to know? I have one, and it works very well. Ask away.

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Old 10-24-2006, 07:52 PM
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everything. is it fast, does it handle good, is it reliable? i mean all the things a racer needs to know about the car would be awsome if you didnt mind
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I was hoping for more direct questions but here goes. Yes its fast. It handles very well also. Gearing normally for a typical 1/8th track it is as fast as any car out there. It was designed by a very qualified designer who did a great job. The design is quite a few years older than the newer designed cars like the MRX-4R or the serpent 960 or kyosho. In the right hands it is still a great car. Dave Campbell and Ted Hammer and Brent G. made the cars look great when they supported the Proceed through Delta Mfg. I am not sure what part support is like now however. Delta now supports their own car which is based off of the kyosho car.

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Old 10-24-2006, 08:27 PM
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i know it is a little older. and sorry about the broad questions. i know that i could get a newer and probly nicer car from kyosho and other companies, but i love hpi and ive read great reviews about the proceed. so it will keep up with the other 1/8th cars out there? i would probly make some custom chassis parts to lighten it, and i know a sorce around here that can get me parts if i need them. i havent been able to find many stats on the car though. how low does it sit? how tunable is the suspension? and for such an old car is it really worth the money, or should i try a newer model? thanks for your help
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The speed largely depends on what YOU do to it. I have owned several 1/8th cars over the last 10-15 years. Picco Genisis, Parsec Sigma NC4, BMT austin light, serpent vector, and HPI Proceed. They were all good cars. I raced them on racetracks and not in parking lots. The speed was generated by the engines that I ran (mostly RB Concepts). Also how I geared them, the clutch setup and Fuel. They all can ge geared differently but on a racetrack, you do have areas where you need to shift at in order to post quick, fast laptimes.

If you are just playing around then the HPI would be a great car, but honestly they all are good for that. If you plan on racing one and want to be competitive then probably not. I say that because most racers at your club would probably not be able to help you out when you're in a bind.

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ok, so it's 1/8?

got any more info, got any pics?
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its a 1/8th nitro street car. thats basically all i can tell you. im trying to find more stuff out too so.
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lol, ok mate. thanks.
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