The hyper 9E is out.
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=270367035734


bet it goes for an outragous amount being the first one....

Mmmm.... Beefy.

That chassis looks sturdy with the 2 huge ribs. I also like the motor mount at the back. Looks like it is designed for motor brakes only.

I dont know if I like the way it looks but Beefy is right. Everything looks reinforced.

Looks cool. I like the solid center driveshaft inplace of the center diff.

its still has a "center" diff it just it located right off the rear cases. Mike is doing a verison like this for the hyper 9 that uses the stock chassis...it more centrally locates the motor and im sure itll look more refined than that...

Seems like a fairly crude and shameless copy of mike's mounts, even w/ the key for a hex wrench for the pinion. Should be tough tho. My hyper st is the toughest thing I own. Had for a >year and swear to god have not broken a thing. crt.5 is the 2nd plce finisher, then the savage, then the revo, then the rustler. no wait, rustler broke less than revo I think...certainly $$$ wise :)

I'll stick with my xb808 and all Mike's goods. :yes:

I second that on sticking w/Mike's goods!:yes:


Most of the manufactures could take a less or two from Mike on what the definition of QUALITY components are

Word!

I have been waiting for this. Bugging my lhs to order me one as soon as they are available. Was even tempted to order the ebay one from Hong Kong but the U.S ones should be here by the end of the month.

Now I just need tekin to get the rx8's out and I will be back into 8th scale.

Didnt look hard enough. Thought it was the same design as most 1/10 4wd buggys are with a solid center shaft.

FYI

HoBao/ OFNA Hyper 9 Plus 6 Chassis

HoBao has released a new chassis for the Hyper 9 that lengthens the rear section by 6mm. The chassis comes with an extended rear driveshaft and chassis/ diff case gaskets.

http://www.rcdriver.com/newweb2/imag...s4-CHASSYw.jpg

Looks pretty beefy, but no dirt guards, what's up with that

Over on the OFNA board, one of the OFNA guys said it would be available in the US at the end of April, so that means end of May probably, but at least its close.

I personally love the layout. Definitely considering giving it a try.

BTW: Original Buy It Now price on that Auction was $550.

Yeah I emailed the guy and thats the price he gave me. straight buy not through ebay was $517 plus shipping.

One way or another I will be racing this car this summer.Hopefully my lhs can get me a little better price though.

Yea, the hyper 9 is only $450 something at Nitrohouse.com the last time I checked. No reason for this to be more expensive. I dont want it anyway until I can get replacement parts for it in the US anyway. Nothing more useless than a car your affraid to drive hard cuz you cant get some of the replacement parts for it. Shouldnt be to long now.

One of mikes original RC8 designs was similar to this but the centre diff was offset just a little too much and the rear linkage heated up to much...

Wouldn't suprise me if Mike didn't have a v2 up his sleeve :)

:yes: should be finished any day now :whistle:

I love the layout of the E-Hyper 9. I'd definitely be getting one of those if I didn't already have lots of replacement parts for my 8ight. Instead I forsee getting an E-8ight 2.0 and selling off the esc/motor combo.

that was my other option. I had an 8ight and sold it. Since 8th scale electric looks like its going to kick off this year I wanted to get back in.

At least the design has been made for large lipo pack.

I'm still waiting for an Hypothetical factory made 808E.
Asssuming they take there time to design it I hope that truly build a 1/8 scale for electric use.
Bath tub chassis, ball diff (yes xray can do it), ultra light chassis . Basically a 1/10 4wd on stéroïds !