February 2003

Week Two

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Racer's Gallery index

How the HPI Racer Gallery contest works: Each week, we will update the Racer Gallery with our most recent submissions, in the order we receive them. We will choose one submission each week (which can consist of multiple pictures of multiple cars) to be our Pick of the Week. You may enter the contest as many times as you wish (using different pictures and cars), however you may be Pick of the Week only once per year.

At the end of each month we will choose from the Pick of the Week our Pick of the Month. At the end of the year, we will choose from our Picks of the Month the Racer Gallery Pick of the Year! The owner of our Racer Gallery Pick of the Year will receive a free HPI kit for their efforts! Pick of the Year winners will be contacted by email. To be eligible for the 2003 Pick of the Year we must have your entry by December 1, 2003.

Please note that although your Racer Gallery submissions may not appear in the Racer Gallery immediately, be prepared to wait 2-4 weeks, depending on the amount of entries we receive. For hints and suggestions on how to make your car or truck look its best, see our R/C Photography Tips!

 

We are an entire racing family. Total we have 11 different R/C cars. Most are electric but we do have a few gas power trucks as well. We have a large concrete parking area (50ft. x 90ft.) in the back of our business which makes an excellent area to play with all 5 of our micro RS4s after work and the kids get out of school. all of ther cars were painted by myself. Most of the paint jobs took less than a couple of hours to complete. Each of our girls picked out which colors they wanted and I went from there on their paint schemes.

Blue BMW: Sue Ayers (Mom)
RS4 Micro BMW 150mm. The car is all stock with Novak speedo, Airtronics 102 servo, Novak XXL Fm reciver, Airtronics 3PS Radio & HPI 1100 NiMH battery.

Red CLK DTM: Brad Ayers(Dad)
RS4 Micro Mercedes 150mm, The car is all stock with Novak speedo, Airtronics 102 servo, Novak XXL Fm reciver, HPI 1100 NiMH battery, Airtronics M8 Radio & pre mounted foam tires. This car is being upgraded to a carbon fiber chassis, big block motor and a ball bearing front diff in the near future.

Purple NSX: Sarah Desormeaux
RS4 Micro Honda NSX 140mm, The car is all stock with LRP V6.0 Speedo, Aritonics 102 Servo, Traxxas 3 Channel Reciever & Radio

White/Purple Skyline: Alyssa Ayers
RS4 Micro Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R 150mm, The car is all stock with Novak Cyclone Speedo, Airtronics 102 servo, Novak Mercury receiver, Airtronics CX2P radio.

Purple New Beetle: Emily Desormeaux
RS4 Micro VW Beetle Cup Racer 140mm, The car is all stock with LRP V7.1 Speedo, Airtronics 102 Servo, Hi-Tech Lynx Am receiver and radio.

And finally, a picture of all three of our girls with their respective cars.

Thank you for helping us enjoy our family time even more with an inexpensive r/c car that all of us can enjoy very much.

Brad Ayers - ttpainter

Bryan, TX.

 

Dan Clark
Denver, Co

 

Here are some signs I found on the Oregon Coast while on vacation. My Savage has a Proline F-350 "Crewcab" extended painted multi-hew green/brown/blue over silver/chrome by Jason with multiple body contusions added by myself. It has stainless steel drive axles from Kipster racing and a multitude of tweaks designe by myself and friends.

Great website!
Jim Owens aka Ponyracer
Harrisburg, Oregon


From Michael Hulse


Here is my Nitro RS-4 Type SS. I have Spent ton$ on this car on Hop-ups and other things. I absolutely love this car!! I love to paint bodies for the car and here are some of the best pics of them. Thank you for the awesome car!!

Michael Fluken, Denver, Co

 

 

My name in Jimmy, and I've been a member of the HPI forums for a while... I just thought I'd finally officially subit some of me cars to the gallery... This particular Micro RS4 with the Mazda body ( I have two) has a Ratzas chassis, Team Orion Elite Modified Motor, HPI front one-way and ball diff. The electronics consist of a full sized Futaba servo, Novak XXL, and a Futaba MC330CR... I have the AVModelle custom wheel set with titanium axle and universals to help top off the look...and all the decals are custom made. Also here's my Trueno for submission

Thank you for your consideration

Jimmy


Hi, my name is Craig from Bloomington, IL and this is
my most successful paint job on my hopped up ready to
dominate Micro!

Thanks HPI, it's a cool car!


Hi HPI!!

Bill from Clearwater Florida...

Here is my Nitro MT Racer:
OS .15 CVR!!!!!!!!
THS Racing Pipe
Hardened gears
Powerline Shocks all around
Powerline Steering w/Bearings
Powerline Gear Carrier
2 Speed Transmission
Metal Gear until the CVR melted it!!
125cc Fuel Tank
Custom HPI Hummer Body
Custom HPI Dodge Dale JR Body

My Racer is very unique, dominates the 10th class at mt Local track.
I draw a crowd to see what sweet Truck just dusted us....
The usual response is ("HPI?? I heard if them..nice truck.....")
All I have to say is I love my Racer, 45+mph

Ron Limcaoco
Fairfax, VA

Kit: Super Nitro
Body: Skyline GTR with custom LED lights
Engine: OS 15 CV-RX
Electronics: Futaba 3PJS Transmitter, Fail Safe and Volwatch meter

Thanks HPI!


I have an HPI RS4 Rally, lowered with the original ball bearings, MIP CVDs,
a Trinity Onyx motor, a JR XR2 radio system with a Hitec ball bearing servo,
a Novak Cyclone ESC, and X-pattern tires. It's pretty quick, and it handles
great with the swaybars and short normal touring car Super Shocks. Since
it's a 200mm car, I can't race at the local track, but maybe they'll let me
if i take out the front drive belt...hmm. Obviously, it has your BMW M3 GT
body with your five spoke wheels.

Eric Williams
3919-B Bonita Dr.
Middletown, OH


Hello, I own a nitro 3 from june 2002. I am extremely addicted with it. I am 19Years old and this is one of my favorite hobbies.
thanks in advance
Bill
Greece/patra

This is my first body that came with the kit (Dodge Stratus)

Hi,
This is my Saleen S7R Nitro RS4 2. It is an awesome body! I have added Carbon Fiber detailing to the hood, the doors, and the rear bumper. Also, I designed and built a Mini H.I.D. Lighting system for the headlight and taillight that looks great at night when you hit about 60 MPH. The wheel are from Venom Racing and are wrapped in belted low profile X-Pattern tires. I put a lot of time into this body and am very pleased with the end product!

Thanks alot,
Stephen Weatherly Miami, FL

Here is a few pics of my SNR which I bought in August 2001. The body is looking a bit worse for wear, but the rest of the car is still going strong. Breakages have been limited to 2 or 3 front suspension arms. Its been hopped up a fair bit. Time for a new engine and body me thinks.

Chen Chu
Perth, Western Australia


Here are a couple of pics of my current favorite Micro.

Chris Stanford
Raleigh, NC


Here are some pictures of my RS4 hpi with a hpi eclipse body. Hope they are good enough to be entered into the contest. Thank you.

Randy Rivera
Yonkers New York


This is my camaro. I run with this body daily and ive crashed it a few times but its still in good condidtion.


Hi!
My Name is Dan North. Im from British Columbia, Canada. Here are a few quick shots for your Gallery. All 4 are of my Nitro MT Racer that I purchased 2 years ago. Options include and RB Concepts X12, HPI Titanium Turn-buckles, HPI SuperShocks, custom Titanium upper deck and more recently aluminum uprights and spring retainers. Shot #4 was the result of a few spare hours and the use of photo shop. The pose is of myself and the trophy girl from the HPI Challenge held in Tacoma 2001. All bodywork is by myself.

Thanx for your time!!

Dan


My name is Shawn P. Head and I am from Atlanta,GA

I've been in this hobby for about 7 years now and thanks to HPI, I now own approx 12 r/c cars. My first nitro car was the HPI RS4 Pro2

Here are a few pictures of my cars.

The Eclipse & Trans Am are HPI Nitro RS4 Pro2s that have been modified with duel exhaust and ram air intake.

I drag race these two cars and they both have been clocked at 68mph in a 1/10 scale quarter mile.

The Mustang Saleen is my pride & joy. It sits on a RS4 Pro3 chassis and has never touched the pavement. I love taking pictures of this car because it looks so cool!

I hope you choose my pictures to be posted in the HPI gallery.

Thank you


Hi,
My name is Safa TORAL. I'm 43 and from Ankara / TURKEY. I like this sport too much. My car is Racer2. It has O.S. 12-CVR engine, HD two speed transmission and all carbon optional parts and more. I think Racer2 is the best car at the market. I'm vaiting for a news for RacerEvo3.
Thanks to HPI
Safa TORAL


hello , i'm from howard beach , N.Y. i enjoy painting hpi bodies,
becase there are so many to choose from. This celica i painted for
my son little "C" . he loves the italian painted body .He has quite a passion for cars at only 2 1/2 years old. guess he takes after his dad.

Hello my name Richard West form Miami, FL. Here are a few pictures of my RTR3 with an HPI Dodge Stratus body. The car is stock out of the box. The body is painted with metallic blue, sprint white and an airbrushed flame job. The Big Dog letters and dog are hand created. Hope you enjoy the ride. Thanks for a great car!!!!

This is my Nitro RS4 RTR 3 I just got i a couple of weeks ago and I love it.
I hope you enjoy my pics.

Patrick White
Port St. John FL.

This is my nitro mini. It is the rereleased one with the .15 star fe. It is all stock. It is a Honda Civic with Pactra Blue Streak and Pactra Black.


Hi Hpi,
Are a few pictures that I have for my Nitro RS4 3 Type SS. I have recently added new shocks and rebuilt the engine to prepare for winter. I love racing cars and it is a great hobby for me! I built the lights for the car myself and added them to the front and back. It looks really good when i drive it around my neighborhood at night!

Thanks,

David Skradski
Fort Collins, CO


My name is Alan R. Yung from Sao Paulo, Brazil. I got interested in off-road trucks after getting the passion for off-roading with mountain bikes, and dirt bikes. I am enjoying my Savage 21 and testing its limits at full potential, as you can see in my pictures.

Here are some pictures of my WRX in a lovely Tn background. I love your site and your cars. It's the only brand of car I trust to race! You guys are awsome! A few specs on the car. Electric DC spec motor HPI rally tires, 3000mah battery,duratrex spike speed controll and a hi tec radio. Thanks again!

Anthony Biffle
Nashville Tn


Hi my name is Brenden Ketz and I just got a super nitro rs4 with a dodge viper gts-r body. I am 13 and new to the hobby but I think that I did my body ok. Anyways, here are some pics of it.


Eden Prairie, M.N.

 


My name is andres. i live in NJ and this is my hpirs4/drag car. it runs on an RB .12 turbo eng., with hpi 2spd. trans. dynamite muffler. It also has drag car front thin rims and rear wide rims on foam tires.

My name is Lonnie Chuma II, from Long Beach, CA. I have a Nitro RS4 2. I made a custom plate for my Saleen body. This set is from an outing at the park in Tucson, AZ, with my cousin last year. This last picture was taken just as an accident happened with my cousins truck (T-bone), my car flipped over and the picture shows the car about to touch down on the ground again after a 360 degree flip. It was too bad no one had a camcorder!

-Lonnie E. Chuma II


Hi

I like to submit you some pics of my new HPI Toyota MR-S GT Body on my special tuned Pro2. It looks very fine, I think. My next body will be the new Murcielago, if I finished it, I will send you pics of it!
HPI is great!!!

Kind Regards, Christian Lauer, Erlangen/Germany

these are just som epics of my porsche gt3


Hi,my name is David and my father is posting this picture for me due to my age.I am only 9 years old and love to race my father and 2 uncles with thier nitro cars.We live in central New Jersey and race as often as possible.

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I,am Scott. I am David's father and I would like to say that he has done a excellant job on this car.The only thing I did for him was to design and install a custom headlight and tail light system in the body for him.


Hi my name is Joe Kearns from Perth Western Australia.
This is my first Nitro R/C that i have built from scratch.
Its all stock Nitro MT Racer kit. My engine is a Novarossi CX12.


Hi -

I received this HPI RS4 3 Type SS kit for Christmas. I decided to replace the stock Firebird body with HPI's 200 mm Porsche 911 Turbo body. Although I didn't try for anything too elaborate, since this is my first kit, I think the car turned out well. I like to think of it as a cross between a street and race car. I painted the body with Pactra Racing Yellow and the wheels and wing with standard gloss black.

I hope to see my car in your gallery soon!

Thanks,
Ashley Jones
Columbia, SC


these are a few pics of my car its a dodge viper gts-r concept its my first kit and first paint job hope you like them.

thank you, Ryan Riches


Hello:
Just purchased your MT Nitro RTR. I love it! Ran Tamiya cars in the past, very impressed with components and duablity of HPI. Upgraded to fiber brake, Shiny CVD's, front / rear springs, and the infamous Slipper Cluch. The Slipper Cluch is a must for jumps and I highly recommend putting one on before running the truck too much. It will save your drive and engine!

Michael Carter
Orlando, Florida


From Needforspeed9k9

n a 10/2 motor, titanium turnbuckles, full ball bearings, motor heat sink, 3000 batteries, super rooster reversible. i have a set of off-road tires and a set of street tires. this truck is alot of fun and survives amazing crashes with seldom anything breaking.


Hi my Name is Ronald Wibisono, from Sydney Australia and i have a few pics of my RC'S that i would like to submit for the comp. The kits that are in the photographs are : HPI RS4 generation 2 kit, HPI RS4 generation 3 SS kit, and a micro RS4.

Hi here are some pics of my HPI Ford F 150 when I first painted it and some of what it looks like now
Ben Doyle
Shepparton Australia

Here are some pics of my HPI CLK GTR. I've just gotten into the sport so I'll have to hone my painting skills after I learn to not wreck. Nimrod McDade Vancouver, W


Hello,

Here is my PRO3 with BMW GT3 GTR.

Sutti


Hi everyone !
This car has a RS4 kit,with Transam body.
No need to write any comment,images tell everything

Sukru Balci / Istanbul,Turkey

 

For more pictures and tips please visit my homepage www.hobbyrc.com


Here is my new Nitro RS4 3 SS with BMW M3 GT body. Hope you like it enough to come get some!

Brisc0

Springfield, MO


Hi name is Steven Bortolotti from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and this is a Pic of My Honda S2000.

Hope u like it!!!!

I have been racing HPI car's now for 4yrs and I Love Them. I race at many HPI challenge races including the 2002 world finals in Japan. I have a pro2, ralley, micro, rs4 racer2 (x2), rtr3 (2), and a super rs4. I race now with my 5 yr old son, Ivan.

Glad I made the move from electric to Nitro. I don't think I'll ever go back.

Dennis from Washington State


ed lee
Ridgefield NJ.

Here are a few pics of my RS4 3 SS with the S7 body!

Rex Wui

Dublin, CA


Hi this is my Rs4 3 SS I hope u like it My name is Tom Golding and I am from Calverton NY

Hello Webmaster

Excuse my bad English.

I send you my pictures from my Micro. We are 6 guys that likes to drive the micros in the wintertime. We meet us every Thursday evening to race with it.

And it’s funny.

Rene Habrik
Switzerland


Here are some pics of my nitro RS4 3 conversion to an RS4 MT with masher 2000 tires. It runs great.

Patrick White
Port St. John, FL

These are just some of the bodies I have painted. I have been into R/C for over 10 years and still enjoy the hobby.

Eric Alferes
Honolulu, HI

Hello my name is Steven Bortolotti from Toronto, Ontario Canada, and this is a picture of my Honda S2000. I hope u like it!!!

Bye!


Colin and his Dad, Larry live in Raleigh North Carolina. They got a new Savage .21 for Christmas really enjoy it. The only thing they added was an aluminum center skid plate from New Era Models and lots of water proofing for the electronics because Colin loves the mud so much. Recently, they found themselves trying to answer that age old question, What can you do when school is canceled because of snow? Stay in side where it's nice and warm... NOT! Colin, age 8, the driver, says, "Lets run my new truck in the snow! #8-o

Well, there are not many RC trucks, even with all the water proofing you can imagine that will last long in freezing temps in the snow, but the Savage 21 was awesome!


Here are some signs I found on the Oregon Coast while on vacation. My Savage has a Proline F-350 "Crewcab" extended painted multi-hew green/brown/blue over silver/chrome by Jason with multiple body contusions added by myself. It has stainless steel drive axles from Kipster racing and a multitude of tweaks designe by myself and friends.

Great website!
Jim Owens aka Ponyracer
Harrisburg, Oregon


Aloha HPI,

Here are some pics of my RS4 Pro3. It has an LRP Sport ESC, Trinity 16T motor, HI TEC LYNX FM radio. I really like the Pro 3 as it is my first r/c car in 10 years, it is easy to drive and to work on. Thanks for considering my Pro 3 for the gallery.

Mahalo,
John Huihui


From Michael Hulse

- HPI body

- HPI Tires

- RPM Wheels

- Reedy motor

- LRP ESC

- Proline disc brakes


This is my HPI electric RS4 Rally converted into a touring car so I would
have a wide array of 200mm bodies to choose from, with the convenience and
versatility of an electric, rally, and concourse- The body is HPI's 200mm
Lamborghini GTR painted Pactra Daytona Yellow, backed with sprint white. It is great fooling people with this pic of a lambo in my driveway! Thanks

John Narciso
Houston, TX USA


Here's some pics of my Micro, running eagle front and rear bulkheads, and Orion ball diff, Flash ESC and Elite modified. It's a nice diversion, when I'm not goofing with the RS4 pro/rally, with a Trinity Speedgems 11 turn double, 2 speed, and Novak ESC, on 31mm HPI rims (rally tires) I've also got an RS4 MT, not shown. I wouldn't own any other brand of car........

Aaron Stanley
Santa Cruz, California


Greetings HPI!,
Enclosed please find two pictures on my sweeeeeeet Savage 21. Early upgrades include, New Era upper arms, Team Orion 5 cell battery pack, 3 way recharge on/off switch, HPI mega filter, and The Awesome El Camino body. Painted with Pactra Purple metalic, White Pearl, and White undercoat. Alclad Chrome was used on the Blower and bumpers. Thanks for a great truck HPI. James Lee, Fishers, IN USA

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February 2003

Week Two

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Racer's Gallery index