#Formula 1 rc car game driver
As a former World Champion in the 1/8th Nitro On-Road category, we wanted to know what his first impressions were of driving the HB R8.Īs a world class experienced driver and a legend in nitro on-road racing, how do you find the HB R8?Īdrien: I think the real first experience with R8 is its esthetic. The axles front and rear feature quick-change wheel locks that will fit any of the popular 1/8th scale racing wheels available now.Īdrien Bertin is the most experienced nitro on-road racer on Team HB. The laydown shocks are mounted to a woven graphite shock tower, and also to graphite arm braces that stiffen the already thick rear arms. The rear body mounts are directly attached to the uprights and can be tuned with a variety of mounting choices. An extra-thick adjustable sway bar helps stop chassis roll for faster corner speeds. Roll center is controlled by adding or removing orange-anodized spacers. Thick pivot balls allow infinite adjustability of the rear toe angle and width, while an extra-thick turnbuckle adjusts the camber. Every piece has its purpose with no extraneous parts to take up space or add unnecessary weight. Like the front, the rear suspension of the HB R8 is a highly tunable sculpture of function. Will you join Team HB racing the R8 on the track? It's meant for the elite, the racers who will accept no compromise to be the best. The HB R8 means business and takes no prisoners. The lightweight 2-speed transmission, Kevlar-reinforced drive belts, tough layshafts and top quality ball bearings make the R8 super-efficient to let the maximum amount of engine power propel the car forward as fast as possible. To turn your setups into podium places and wins, the R8 is equipped with centrally-mounted engine and receiver battery, coilover shocks, low-profile carbon fiber shock towers, pivot-ball style connections and adjustable sway bars front and rear. With equipment such as a 5mm thick 7075 aircraft aluminum alloy chassis and bulkheads, woven carbon fiber upper deck, braces and steering arms, splashproof receiver box and aerodynamic front and rear bumpers, the R8 is lightweight yet tough enough to handle contact on the track. The R8 is a fully-featured racing kit, packed with a host of pure performance features to make you the fastest driver on the track. The R8 is the fastest and most advanced on-road car HB has ever released, and every feature on it screams 'performance'. Team HB has never been one to shy from a racing challenge, and has taken on the 1/8th nitro on-road racing class with the R8. This is a racing category that is not for the faint of heart. Every driver requires a fully-fledged pit crew as well, just to handle refueling duties and engine tuning during a single 5-minute driving stint - and of course extra equipment, spares and special racing fuel. These cars demand the utmost from the drivers, with hyperspeed reaction times needed to negotiate chicanes, S-bends and other drivers. Thanks to the super-lightweight components, powerful big-block nitromethane engines, four-wheel drive and extra-wide and superlight racing tires, these cars are lightning-fast, requiring the utmost skill and unblinking concentration to make them perform at their highest. Dubbed 'the Formula 1 of RC', this phrase is well-deserved - as these cars can easily hit speeds of 80 mph (128km/h) and higher, with jaw-dropping acceleration and cornering speeds that make every other on-road car look like a pale imitation at best. In RC racing, there has always been an air of mystery, danger and excellence around 1/8th scale nitro track cars.
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