A Star is born for Howells and HoBao
On Sunday the new Hobao HyperStar made its debut in the UK at the hands of John Howells in the excellent Stoke Nitro Car Club Winter Series.
The car has a completely new front-end design and utilises the excellent pivot ball system, which allows easy adjustment of caster and should produce more steering both in and out of the corner. The car should now carry more corner speed in effect.
The front chassis brace has also been altered. It is now no longer attached to the radio tray and goes directly to the chassis making it stiffer which will also aid 'turn in'.
To accommodate this Hobao have re-designed the radio tray which now has an easy access flip lid for the receiver and receiver pack! That?s the theory, but how did it go in real life?
The new HoBao HyperStar is a real threat.
The race meeting was composed of three 5 minute qualifying round and one final of at least 17 minutes. A pretty standard format nowadays. John qualified top with the car in round 1 with the only eight lapper of the round. After, John commented that the car was very planted, very quick in the corners, and that he felt that the new front end helped the car perform over the rough stuff.
John improved his time in both rounds two and three resulting in TQ for the day. He went on to win the 20 minute A final by ONE lap ahead of some notable works drivers from other teams. Posting laps at times two seconds a lap faster than second place, John felt this fantastic pace was down to the improvements in the new design making the car extremely forgiving and easy to drive. The jumping ability of the old car was always good but the new HyperStar was a whole new level, irrespective of the jumps profile.
Congratulations to John and the rest of team for putting four HoBao in the A Final.
John and the UK HoBao Racing Team.
Keep an eye on this site for further news and developments on the HyperStar?s arrival, expected soon.
The new HoBao HyperStar is a real threat.
The race meeting was composed of three 5 minute qualifying round and one final of at least 17 minutes. A pretty standard format nowadays. John qualified top with the car in round 1 with the only eight lapper of the round. After, John commented that the car was very planted, very quick in the corners, and that he felt that the new front end helped the car perform over the rough stuff.
John improved his time in both rounds two and three resulting in TQ for the day. He went on to win the 20 minute A final by ONE lap ahead of some notable works drivers from other teams. Posting laps at times two seconds a lap faster than second place, John felt this fantastic pace was down to the improvements in the new design making the car extremely forgiving and easy to drive. The jumping ability of the old car was always good but the new HyperStar was a whole new level, irrespective of the jumps profile.
Congratulations to John and the rest of team for putting four HoBao in the A Final.
John and the UK HoBao Racing Team.
Keep an eye on this site for further news and developments on the HyperStar?s arrival, expected soon.
