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Old 12-03-2012, 12:58 PM
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RELEASE IN JANRUARY 2013

Features
•Centralized chassis weight for superior handling
•Monocoque style suspension arms for strength, stiffness, and ease of cleaning
•HB Big Bore threaded aluminium shocks for excellent suspension control
•Race-optimized steering
•Long stroke shocks for long suspension travel
•Lightweight drivetrain gears have less rotational mass for quicker acceleration
•Lightweight aluminum axles
•Graphite steering knuckle arms
•One-piece engine mount for easy engine installation without resetting gear mesh
•Aluminum front and rear shock towers
•CVD boots to retain grease in axles and keep dirt out
•Adjustable hinge pin heights, kickup, and anti-squat angle
•Adjustable rear toe-in (inboard and outboard)
•Steel skid plate in chassis to extend chassis life
•Aluminum front caster blocks
•Aluminum rear hub carriers
•One-piece radio tray
•Fuel clunk for continuous fuel pick-up even when upside down
•Low-profile air filter
•Front and rear anti-roll bars
•Threaded outer hinge pins
•Steel turnbuckles
•2012 ROAR National Champion!







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Heck yeah!
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http://www.hpieurope.com/kit-info.ph...&partNo=109428
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I wonder if it will come with all of the HA parts as pictured?
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Originally Posted by spunkysandoval
I wonder if it will come with all of the HA parts as pictured?
Should come just as you see it pictured. HB/HPI isn't gonna pull any punches with this one.
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Looks good Looks official!
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Release Date?
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That was fast.... Already being marketed as the 2012 National Champion car.
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Old 12-03-2012, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rsickles
That was fast.... Already being marketed as the 2012 National Champion car.
It won the Nationals in the hands of Ty Tesmann.
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Looks nice. Hopefully it'll cost less than the Hara. I like to looks of the new body....something different from all the current cab foward ones. Good job HB
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Originally Posted by Rsickles
That was fast.... Already being marketed as the 2012 National Champion car.


Ty won the ROAR nitro nationals in june, and ROAR electric nationals in Augest as a electric converted buggy..
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Quite a few pics of the D812 at the Worlds on the HPI facebook page,

http://www.facebook.com/OfficialHPI

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^ I like the vertical stabilizer on Ty's car. That is a really good idea for adding lateral stability on those high speed sweepers. That course actually looks very fun. I much prefer the sweeping turns to 180s that most tracks like to put in here in Cali/US.
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Originally Posted by Neesh
Looks nice. Hopefully it'll cost less than the Hara. I like to looks of the new body....something different from all the current cab foward ones. Good job HB
according to my price it will be a nudge more then the Hara....which is a steal IMO
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Ty running dogbones in the rear.
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