From HPI Racing:
THE ALL-NEW SPORT 3 VENOM 2: DRIFT TRUCK OR RACE TRUCK? WHY NOT BOTH?!
HPI bodyshell designers got whole freedom to design the unique HPI Venom T-10 pick-up bodyshell and we thought it was time to offer it a 2024 replace! A contemporary road look was the purpose and the result’s the Venom 2 T-10 physique – a state-of-the-art pick-up design with smoking-hot beauty and wild graphics!
The all-new Venom 2 is mixed with the venerable Sport 3 chassis for final ease of use!
The Sport 3 chassis is the most recent evolution of HPI Racing’s on-road design. It includes a utterly sealed and extremely environment friendly ball-bearing-supported shaft drivetrain for optimum effectivity mixed with decreased upkeep. The suspension design is taken straight from scale and full-size racing expertise, with a double wishbone suspension fitted with oil-filled coil-over shock absorbers. The totally sealed drivetrain means there are not any uncovered gears, belts or drivetrain elements to get caught with rocks or filth, and the sturdy suspension design means that you can tune the automobile for all sorts of driving situations, from membership racing to drifting. This is a fully-featured, ready-for-anything automobile!
We didn’t cease there, both – included within the field should not one, however TWO units of tires, so you’ve gotten your alternative of untamed drift motion or speedy ‘grip’ driving for monitor and road use! It’s utterly your alternative!
WORK MEISTER S1 WHEELS
The Venom 2 Sport 3 is fitted with WORK MEISTER S1 wheels, which offer a super-cool ‘retro mod’ look, daring and minimal on the identical time – aggressive and purposeful, good for both the road or drift truck look. Work wheels are extensively utilized by varied motorsports groups in GT300, GT500, Formula 3, and the N1 endurance racing sequence. On the road, they’re used on all the things starting from million-dollar McLaren F1 race automobiles to Spoon Sports Honda Civics.
RACE? DRIFT? HOW YOU DRIVE IT IS UP TO YOU!
The superhot pick-up truck physique of the Venom 2 is prepared for sideways drift motion or road racing – simply match the best tires and you’re off!
The Venom 2 Sport 3 comes full with 2 full units of tires. You have your alternative of super-fun drift motion by becoming the Advan Neova AD07 T-Drift tires, that are super-stiff arduous plastic and mounted on black 5-spoke impact-resistant wheels.
You also can determine to do some road bashing and even monitor racing utilizing the grippy rubber Spec-Grip tires, that are additionally mounted and glued on black 5-spoke impact-resistant wheels.
VENOM 2: THE ULTIMATE SLAMMED PICKUP!
Street vans with lowered or slammed profiles have a prolonged historical past, and HPI has constantly offered an RC model of those sought-after mini-trucks. The newest addition to this line is the Venom 2, which brings a contemporary, up to date look to the desk.
It mirrors the present development within the truck market the place giant hoods and even bigger grills are the norm. Despite its trendy touches, the Venom 2 nonetheless pays homage to the long-standing custom of road vans, making it an ideal mix of the previous and new.
The Venom 2, with a width of 200mm, is designed to accommodate nearly all of up to date touring automobile chassis. The bodyshells from HPI are crafted from sturdy clear polycarbonate—a cloth recognized for its excessive tensile energy and sturdiness. Despite its energy, this materials retains flexibility, making it the best choice for high-quality RC bodyshells.
ONE-PIECE MOLDED CHASSIS
The essential chassis is shaped from a single piece of bolstered plastic and options the drivetrain tunnel molded proper down the center, identical to an actual automobile. It’s a step past any plastic tub chassis automobile out there at this time.
LOW PROFILE LAYOUT DESIGN
One of the methods we gave the Sport 3 the absolute best dealing with was to verify all of the parts match as little as doable within the chassis. This provides the automobile an amazingly low heart of gravity for optimum cornering capabilities.
2S LIPO CAPABLE
The Sport 3 includes a versatile digital velocity controller that can be utilized with trendy lithium-polymer (LiPo) or nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries. Please observe a LiPo adapter plug just isn’t included, your mannequin store will be capable to present one.
FITS A WIDE VARIETY OF BATTERIES
The Sport 3 chassis can match lithium-polymer (LiPo) and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) packs of varied sizes, together with the extra-long 7-cell NiMH packs. Whatever your energy necessities, it might probably maintain all of it! A thick hook-and-loop strap holds the pack securely in place, and a easy battery block screws into place to help you regulate the burden distribution ahead or backward for additional steering or acceleration.
ALL-NEW RADIO GEAR
The Sport 3 is straightforward to drive with the included All-New 4 Channel 2.4Ghz FHSS TF-51 Transmitter.
Features:
- NEW – 4th Channel – 100 place digital slider
- NEW – Steering Exponential
- Drop-down steering place for a pure management place
- Foam-covered wheel for additional consolation and grip
- Swappable steering wheel design for left-handers!
- Rubber finger and thumb deal with grips
- Rubber bumpers on all corners for the best safety
- Magnetic space for physique clips or screws whilst you work!
- Digital on and off swap
- Audible warnings for low energy and idle time!
- Servo Reverse, EPA, Trims and Dual Rate switches.
The NEW RF-51 receiver includes a waterproof silicone interior jacket to be used in any climate and a built-in failsafe – Signal on the RF-51 for the automobiles and sign and battery life for the RF-51N on the Nitro! Use the HPI 4-way LED Adaptor (Coming Soon) so as to add headlights and taillights with the built-in LED Light controller!
FULL-TIME FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE
The Sport 3 options full-time four-wheel drive to provide the most management and precision on the street or monitor. All 4 wheels are pushed by heavy-duty gear differentials on the entrance and rear, identical to an actual automobile. The additional traction provides you elevated acceleration and cornering management for optimum confidence and enjoyable.
SEALED SHAFT DRIVETRAIN
The drivetrain of all of the Sport 3 fashions options the motor mounted longitudinally within the molded chassis, subsequent to the lengthy driveshaft that goes down the middle of the automobile. The complete drivetrain, together with the central driveshaft and kit diffs, is totally sealed to forestall filth, rocks and particles from damaging or binding the drivetrain. The driveshaft, diffs and axles spin on ball bearings to maximise drivetrain effectivity.
BOTTOM-ACCESS DRIVESHAFT
The central driveshaft that connects the entrance and rear differentials is well accessed from beneath the chassis. This permits the drivetrain to be utterly sealed to guard it from rocks and particles regardless of the place it’s possible you’ll wish to drive your automobile.
OPTION: CARBON FIBER DRIVESHAFT COVER
You can simply exchange the inventory driveshaft cowl on the underside of the chassis with a carbon fiber cowl that gives additional stiffness and extra-cool appears to be like.
EASY ACCESS DIFFERENTIALS
Getting to the differentials for fast changes is a matter of eradicating simply 4 screws – this lets you come out the diff and alter the grease, verify the gears or simply give it a basic service.
4-GEAR METAL DIFFS
Bevel gear differentials at every finish of the automobile switch energy from the driveshaft to the dogbones and axles that drive every wheel. The all-metal development permits the drivetrain to face up to highly effective brushless motors for straightforward upgrading sooner or later. Rubber-sealed ball bearings assist the differentials and every diff might be tuned independently by altering the diff grease.
OPTION: DIFF SPOOL
The elective diff spool removes all diff motion for direct traction and braking motion out of your set off finger straight to the wheels.
DOUBLE-WISHBONE FULLY ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION
The suspension of the Sport 3 makes use of the race-proven double-wishbone suspension design, much like a full-scale trendy race automobile. You’ll be capable to management the anti-squat and anti-dive of the entrance and rear arms utilizing the usual pivot blocks, and the choice elements help you regulate the sweep and toe angles. You’ll additionally be capable to simply change the roll heart entrance and rear with the racing-style vertical ballstud mounting on each the interior and outer camber hyperlink mounts. Multiple shock mounting positions present a full vary of shock suspension angle changes to go well with totally different street situations.
OPTION: CARBON FIBER SHOCK TOWERS
The choice pair of carbon fiber shock towers not solely look wonderful but in addition provides additional stiffness to the suspension for optimum efficiency. The carbon fiber materials is extra-lightweight which lowers the middle of gravity on the Sport 3 as properly.
OIL-FILLED THREADED SHOCKS
The Sport 3 is fitted with a set of composite coilover-style oil-filled shocks, identical to what you’d see on an actual race automobile! The totally adjustable shocks are totally tunable to supply the optimum chassis efficiency on all kinds of street surfaces. The journey peak is rapidly adjustable through the use of the threaded shock collars. Further tuning changes are additionally doable by altering the springs and shock oil weight.
OPTION: ANODIZED ALUMINUM THREADED SHOCKS
For optimum efficiency, you’ll need a set of anodized aluminum threaded shocks which are machined to perfection. The full anodized aluminum threaded shock physique, aluminum shock collar, aluminum prime and backside caps will help you take advantage of exact tuning changes.
TOUGH FRONT END SUSPENSION
The Sport 3 entrance finish makes use of the sturdy C-hub model suspension seen on the most recent RC touring automobiles, with a vertical ball stud camber mount that permits you to change the entrance finish roll heart – which is a important racing adjustment that enables the Sport 3 to be a step above different sport-level RC touring automobiles. The suspension arm additionally options a number of shock mounting holes for straightforward shock angle adjustment.
TUNABLE REAR SUSPENSION
The rear hub is fitted with a vertical ball stud model adjustment that enables straightforward adjustment of the rear roll heart. Moving the ball stud up or down with the elective spacers adjustments the traction traits of the rear finish because the automobile goes by the turns. The suspension arm additionally options 3 totally different shock mounting holes for straightforward shock angle adjustment.
OPTION: CVD DRIVESHAFTS
The elective all-in-one CVD drive shafts tremendously will increase the precision and effectivity of all the driveline and steering for optimum driving efficiency.
OPTION: ADJUSTABLE CAMBER LINK TURNBUCKLES
The elective set of adjustable turnbuckles will help you rapidly fine-tune the camber setting of your Sport 3 for optimum efficiency.
DOUBLE BELLCRANK STEERING
The efficiency examined adjustable double bell crank system gives optimum steering precision in any respect speeds. A metallic drag hyperlink plate connects the cranks for additional sturdiness, the extra drag hyperlink mounting positions additionally permits for Ackermann angle changes.
RUGGED SPRING-LOADED SERVO SAVER
The Sport 3 contains an adjustable multipiece cam-style servo saver, which protects the servo from crash injury. In the occasion of a crash or collision, the entrance wheels often take an enormous portion of the blow and transmit the impression on to the steering servo. The sturdy spring-loaded cam motion of the servo saver is designed to soak up this drive and defend the servo gears from impression!
ALUMINUM MOTOR MOUNT
The forged aluminum cam-style motor mount holds the motor in place for a safe pinion/spur connection. Two screws maintain the cam firmly in place on the mount, and cooling fins on the lateral assist help warmth dissipation to maintain the motor working as effectively as doable.
RUBBER-SHIELDED BALL BEARINGS
The Sport 3 is totally fitted with a set of rubber-shielded ball bearings for optimum effectivity. The rubber shields hold the mud away from the internals and the lubrication the place it’s wanted, whereas the graceful precision bearings present optimum energy supply from the facility supply out into the driveline.
RUGGED FRONT BUMPER
To defend the entrance suspension, chassis and physique from impacts huge and small, an additional thick foam bumper is securely mounted to the entrance of the Sport 3.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR LOOK
An enormous number of choice our bodies, wheels and tires from HPI helps you to totally customise the model of your Sport 3 to fit your model.
ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT BODY MOUNTS
The adjustable peak physique mounts allow you to match any 1/tenth scale touring automobile physique from HPI Racing onto the Sport 3 chassis. All you could do is regulate the entrance and rear physique mounts to permit the wheels and chassis components to suit correctly beneath the physique. Body pins maintain the mounts in place, and the a number of mounting gap positions help you fine-tune the precise physique fitment.
BODY CHOICES
You can match any 1/tenth scale touring automobile physique from HPI Racing onto the Sport 3, from scorching hatches to supercars, pick-up vans to supertouring racers. All you could do is regulate the physique mounts entrance and rear to permit the wheels to suit beneath the physique correctly. A easy system utilizing physique pins holds the mounts in place, and you’ll fine-tune the match to get the precise journey peak you need.
COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
All HPI Racing kits embrace an in depth multi-language instruction handbook. Exploded diagrams and intensive details about your Sport 3 guarantee that you’ve got the know-how in the case of sustaining and upgrading your package. You also can obtain a digital model of the handbook to your private digital gadget and hold it with you for straightforward reference on the go.
MYHPI: THE ULTIMATE RESOURCE FOR YOUR SPORT 3
Once you’ve bought your Sport 3, add it to your MYhpi storage to get direct details about what is going to make your automobile quicker, extra adjustable and simpler to tune. Add your complete HPI assortment to your MYhpi storage so you’ll be able to immediately entry manuals, movies, suggestions and assist for every of your HPI automobiles!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Length: 431mm (17″)
Height: 127mm (5″)
Width: 200mm (7.9″)
Wheelbase: 254mm (10″)
Includes:
- 4 AA batteries
- 7.2v 2000 mAh NiMH battery with customary plug
- USB battery charger