HPI D box

[rocco79]

http://hpiracing.com/index2.htm

Check this thing out! Its like 1:1 car stability systems!

[Ponch]

Sounds too good to be true....And sounds like it won't work but hey, whatever... IDK we'll have to wait for reviews.

[Traxxas_Junkee]

I saw a video on it somewhere, I think it was TRCZ

[thenewguy821]

The video is impressive....

[thenewguy821]

D-Box video

[Michowski]

now thats sweet

[Ponch]

That's awesome.....So does it just help with drifting or would it help to throw it on a revo/savvy?

[rocco79]

its says it helps with rutted out tracks so id assume off road would worrk too

[SixVi6-Camaro]

hmm... I wonder what ROAR will think of this? Its really an electronic Driving aid.

[rocco79]

LOL!! Thast what i was thinkin!

[Racin' Ranger1]

that video is awesome

[Ponch]

Not that I know of...But it says it's good for other things too, so mabye drifting is just a "perk" for OR guys that want to? IDK.

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Has anyone seen how much that device costs? I could see it in a 1/10th Gas Truck!

[PoPRC]

Very Cool. HPI said its probably not legal. If its cheap enough, maybe I'll get my friend to get one so he stops wrecking his RS4 all the time!

[maxximum_44]

Sweet vid!

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Another site reviewed it and showed the $145 retail price!!! ouch

[SixVi6-Camaro]

Its a cool idea but it will be horrible for people that run that D box all the time because they will be crappy drivers and not know how to handle the Rc in loose conditons without it. Traciton control and stability control does the same to people driving 1:1's.. now days people don't know when to countersteer or hardly drive at all when the need uprises in slick conditons. Sad really..

[Ponch]

Good point, it's like putting training wheels on but never taking them off...

[rusty savage]

wow that should make 1/10th scale stadium a whole lot more interesting! the rustler might be drivable!

[mikeh]

New hope for Jato drivers LOL!

[DAVEC-NITRO-RS4]

Its a cool idea but it will be horrible for people that run that D box all the time because they will be crappy drivers and not know how to handle the Rc in loose conditons without it. Traciton control and stability control does the same to people driving 1:1's.. now days people don't know when to countersteer or hardly drive at all when the need uprises in slick conditons. Sad really..

I still remember some of the first magazine reviews of new cars that came with Stability Control, especially the C5 Corvette. I believe it was that car that had a warning comment in the manual, something like:

While Stability Control systems can assist in correcting speed and direction of the vehicle, it cannot overcome the laws of physics associated with traction and momentum. Do not rely on Stability Control systems to correct for conditions that exceed the limits of tire traction.

Or something like that....good lawyer wrote that.... he must have been around that case where the RV owner put on Cruise Control and went in back to make a sandwich ("The manual didn't say I couldn't").

[squirrel]

wow that should make 1/10th scale stadium a whole lot more interesting! the rustler might be drivable!

The rustlers are slow enough to control anyways!!! LOL j/p rusty!

Would like to see it in a 1/10th.

[rusty savage]

not with a 7-8 cell 5800 novak bl! Its dang near impossible on dirt!

[Nexus]

This HPI thing is nothing new....It's actually a gyro system that has been used in R/C Heli's for awhile. I think the original piece is made by Futaba for half the price. It's exactly the same and I'm pretty sure HPI just rebadged it. I looked at both and the HPI branded one is exactly the same as the Futaba but for 40 bucks more or something.