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Instant 60+ mph FLUX Fuelled Rally Action
We’re excited to introduce the most recent addition to the favored WR8 household: the enduring 1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth! With its traditional Orange, Red, and White Repsol livery, this rally legend is immediately recognizable to followers and stands as one of the vital celebrated liveries of its period. What higher technique to increase the fan-favorite WR8 platform than with this timeless Group A Ford Escort RS Cosworth!
Underneath the formally licensed and well-known reproduction Ford Escort physique, the WR8 FLUX chassis is predicated on the HPI Bullet RC monster truck, which implies it’s massively robust and may take an actual beating on- or off-road! The WR8 FLUX is powered by a large 3700KV brushless motor and waterproof 3S-capable pace controller, delivering energy by robust metallic gear differentials and the totally ball-bearing-supported 4WD shaft drivetrain of the Bullet monster truck.
With genuine rally suspension geometry, oil-filled dampers, and extra-thick sway bars, you’ll get pleasure from distinctive management, whether or not on dust or tarmac. Plus, high-spec smooth compound tires and real rally wheels guarantee your trip not solely performs however turns heads wherever you go!
The HPI Racing WR8 is filled with options designed to boost sturdiness, whether or not you’re tearing up the observe or hitting rugged terrain. It contains high-ground clearance, a skid plate, foam entrance bumper, optimized rally-style suspension geometry, shock particles guards, mud deflectors, and far more. This is the proper machine for racing pals on RC Rally-style programs, multi-surface tracks, or anyplace your adventures take you!
Ford Escort RS Rally Wheels
For the last word in reproduction appears and improbable efficiency, each HPI WR8 Ford Escort RS Cosworth is fitted with race-spec, genuine rally wheels. The wheels assist the automotive stand out as a scale reproduction. Our high-impact nylon is ideal for light-weight but ultra-durable building, and these 2.2″ Rally wheels are an ideal match for the Escort, enhancing each type and dealing with.
HPI WR8 TARMAC TIRES
The normal tire for the WR8, it is a nice all-around tire for apply, racing and extra! With a practical tread design modelled on the precise tires used within the WRC and at tarmac rally occasions world wide, these tires are designed to get the utmost quantity of tread to the bottom whereas permitting mud and dust to be ejected from the shallow grooves spaced artfully across the tire. The low sidewall provides wonderful nook talents in all circumstances.
300mm Ford Escort RS Cosworth Replica!
This formally licensed Ford Escort RS Cosworth reproduction is designed in a 300mm wheelbase to match the WR8. Crafted from high-strength polycarbonate, the bodyshell is molded in two items and hand-finished with the 1996 reproduction livery. We’re assured you’ll agree it completely captures the spirit of the unique whereas taking HPI Racing bodyshells to the following degree.
The 1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth, a homologation particular for the World Rally Championship (WRC), was constructed on a truncated Sierra Cosworth chassis and was obtainable as a street automotive from 1992 till 1996. Our reproduction is of the 1996 San Remo Rally, the automotive went on to return third general within the championship successful the Rally Indonesia alongside the way in which.
ALL-NEW LED LIGHTING
The WR8 Ford Escort RS Cosworth comes geared up with a brand-new LED lighting equipment.
The era-appropriate warm-white headlights, tail lights, and brake lights are all managed by the brand new TF-51 transmitter and RF-51 receiver, which now characteristic an built-in mild controller. This system is channelled by the HPI 4-way LED Adapter for seamless operation.
Tunable suspension
Suspension Just Like a Full-Size Rally Car!
Fans of rally vehicles, from actual ones to scale ones, know that to get the most effective out of your automotive it’s worthwhile to have a sturdy, tuneable suspension system. That’s why the HPI Racing WR8 FLUX makes use of double wishbone suspension in any respect 4 corners, fitted with actual coil-over oil-filled shock absorbers and thick sway bars entrance and rear, similar to actual racing vehicles! Thick most important suspension arms are mated to sturdy uprights fitted with a pair of rubber-sealed ball bearings for efficiency that matches the legendary Ford Rally Team!
Fully Adjustable
Full Adjustability Just Like The Real Thing!
All this perform is nothing if you happen to can’t customise the automotive to your liking. Although we’ve set the automotive to be nearly good proper out of the field, you may simply modify a great deal of settings, precisely like an actual racing automotive! Ride peak, shock angle and extra are easy to regulate if you wish to dive underneath the hood – HPI make it straightforward to be your individual race automotive mechanic AND driver! Whether you need to drive like a professional or be your individual chief mechanic: it’s straightforward to do each with the HPI WR8 FLUX!
FLX10-3660-3700KV BRUSHLESS MOTOR
The FLUX FLX10-3660-3700KV motor delivers large energy – loads of juice for immediate acceleration and sufficient energy to tug out of nearly any sideways drift. Option pinion gears can be found to fine-tune the pace and torque supply! The brushless design assures most efficiency with almost no upkeep required.
FLX-10 3S802 Flux ESC with XT-60
With the capability to deal with 2S and 3S LiPo energy, the FLX-10 3S802 Flux digital pace management can deal with the most recent, strongest batteries you may match within the WR8 FLUX. The FLX-10 3S802 options an built-in cooling fan to maintain it cool in heat circumstances, reverse so you may again out of jams with ease, and for optimum adjustability it’s totally programmable with Hobbywing’s LED Programming Card.
ALL-NEW RADIO GEAR
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
- Leftie pleasant! Swappable steering wheel design
- Rubber finger and thumb deal with grips
- Rubber bumpers on all corners for the very best safety
- Magnetic space for physique clips or screws when 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 internal jacket to be used in any climate. A built-in failsafe can also be a serious characteristic: Signal failsafe for electrical autos, and sign & battery for the RF-51N on Nitro autos! The RF-51 additionally makes use of the HPI 4-way LED Adaptor so as to add headlights and taillights with the built-in LED Light controller!
GO-FAST PARTS GALORE!
The HPI Racing WR8 FLUX is tremendous straightforward to improve to make it quicker, extra responsive, even cooler-looking, more durable and extra sturdy. Swap the wheels for various kinds and colours, change the tires for gravel or different off-road surfaces, add alloy braces and suspension elements, decrease the load with woven graphite choices and beef up the drivetrain with hardened metal elements – the selection is yours!
MYhpi: The Ultimate Resource for Your WR8
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Features:
- Officially Licensed 1996 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
- High-spec genuine rally wheels and tires
- FLUX FLX10-3663 3700Kv Brushless motor
- Waterproof FLX10-3S802 pace controller
- Pre-Assembled 1/eighth scale automotive
- Based on the Bullet monster truck
- Waterproof steering servo
- Enclosed receiver field
- 3mm aluminum chassis with centralized weight steadiness
- Full-time 4WD for wonderful management
- Efficient and difficult shaft drivetrain
- Front skidplate with sturdy foam bumper
- Composite chassis braces for additional driving really feel
- Tough oil-filled 4-gear differentials
- Aluminum shock towers entrance and rear
- Oil-filled coil-over shocks with adjustable trip peak
- Front and rear sway bars for wonderful dealing with
- High floor clearance for driving on most surfaces
- Mud guards for rear shocks stop dust build-up
- Quick entry to all essential upkeep factors
- Dual bellcrank steering
- Cam kind servo saver
- All hex head {hardware}
- Full set of rubber-sealed ball bearings
- 2.4GHz radio system
SPECIFICATIONS:
Length: 485mm (19″)
Width: 227mm (8.9″)
Height: 172mm (6.7″)
Wheelbase: 300mm (11.8″)
Tire Diameter: 80mm (3.2″)
Drivetrain: Full-Time Shaft 4WD
What you want:
- 4 AA batteries for transmitter: HPI Recommends #101939 Plazma AA batteries
2S or 3S LiPo pack with XT-60 plug: HPI Recommends #160794 2S LiPo or #160795 3S LiPo LiPo Charge Case – HPI Recommends #160013 Plazma Pouch - Battery charger for automotive battery: HPI Recommends: Reactor 600 – #160236 (US), #160237 (UK), #160238 (EU) #160239 (AUS) or, Reactor 200 – #118049 (US), #118050 (UK), #118051 (EU)
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