First run HPI Trophy Flux

My son gives his brand new HPI Trophy Flux a first run. This is the standard setup with 2x 2s 5000mah Lipos

Some time later we radared it's factory setting top speed at 65Km/h

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• HPI
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• Flux
• Brushless
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• Racing

[Oddman76]

I am 36 years old is it wrong to want one :) awesome video of the buggy btw.

[AdrenaCo]

@Oddman76

There's absolutely NO reason why it would be wrong to buy one!

The older the boys, the bigger their toys! ;-)

And thanks for the compliment on the video.

[panosvafiadis]

how much speed??



[AdrenaCo]

@panosvafiadis

We radared it at 65Kmh

[Inklebonker1]

@dacal86 How would you say this stacks up against the e revo?

[dacal86]

@Inklebonker1 i drive mine in the snow and mud! and its electric.

[Inklebonker1]

@AdrenaCo I guess ill just go back to looking at traxxas rcs. I love large scale buggies but its a shame when you cant drive in mud or snow.

[AdrenaCo]

@Inklebonker1

Well, not really...

The canopy protects the interior quite nicely, but water will still get inside. The on/off switch is right in the spray of the rear wheel... and the original servo (which we already replaced since it did not have metal gears) is not waterproof. Not sure about the ESC. The receiver sits in a nice little box, but also not 100% waterproof.

My son made some transparent covers to protect the switch, the ESC and the servo, but it still is not waterproof.

[Inklebonker1]

@AdrenaCo Thanks ill give them some thought. Also is this model waterproof?

[AdrenaCo]

@Inklebonker1

Yes, it will also run on Nimh batteries. Just not as fast...

Don't worry about Lipo batteries, if you follow the normal precautions they are the best.

They are much lighter too, which is a real advantage for handling and performance!