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Dec. 3, 2012, 8:59 a.m.
12/3/2012
By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com
Seen at this year's IFMAR Worlds, the surprise release of a new 1:8 buggy from HPI / Hot Bodies has been announced today! Introducing the D812!
HPI / Hot Bodies Press Release:
Introducing the D812 buggy from the minds at HB! This buggy embodies the latest refinements and improvements that have come directly from the HB racing team for the 2012-2013 racing season.
Starting with the basis of the World Champion D8 buggy, and improving even on the Vice World Champion Hara Edition, the D812 improves the D8 in every way. Monocoque suspension arms allow you to tune the suspension setup for extra flex, more stiffness or even added weights for a completely new feel to your driving. For faster acceleration and quicker in-air pitch control, the drivetrain gears are lighter. New CVD boots retain grease and keep out dirt that can sandblast your drive axles. Aluminium drive axles, caster blocks and rear hubs improve on the already legendary durability of the D8.
The D812 also features the same ease of maintenance and setup that racers have come to love, such as a one-piece radio tray for easy cleaning, and a single CNC engine mount so you can 'set and forget' your gear mesh!
The D812 is completely updated with the latest input from HB team drivers - from the front to rear, the car is fully optimized for top-level racing!
The D812 chassis is constructed from tough and lightweight aluminium, and is designed to be narrow with all of its components sitting as low as possible. The narrowness and low CG allows for the best handling properites, which when combined with World-class suspension design, gives the HB racing team the unfair advantage on the track.
A one-piece radio tray makes maintenance easy and quick, and the one-piece engine mount helps even more by allowing you to remove and re-insert the engine without having to re-set the gear mesh time after time.
The D812 sticks with the suspension design that brought the HB racing team its second World Championship in 2008, followed up with a Vice World Champion position in 2010. A sturdy C-hub style front suspension handles things up front, with aluminium uprights, graphite steering knuckle arms and steel turnbuckles. Aluminium uprights and steel turnbuckles take care of getting the power to the ground at the rear end.
The shocks are the World Champion HB Big Bore shocks, which feature an oil-filled, coil-over design, aluminium bodies with threaded bodies and threaded top and bottom caps. Giving you extra tuning capabilities and controlling the chassis roll at each end of the car are conventional wire sway bars.
Features Summary- 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 aluminium axles
- Graphite steering knuckle arms
- One-piece engine mount for easy engine installation without resetting gear mesh
- Aluminium 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
- Aluminium front caster blocks
- Aluminium rear hub carriers with horizontally captured pivot ball
- One-piece radio tray
- Fuel clunk continuous fuel pick-up even when upside down
- Low-profile air filter
- Front and rear anti-roll bars
- Threaded outer hinge pins
- Steel turnbuckles
- Self-tightening shock mount screws
- 2012 ROAR National Champion!
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