New for the 2008 summer racing season is the latest Cyclone touring car! The Cyclone TC has the latest suspension and performance tweaks that our world-travelling Hot Bodies racing team uses, and a fantastic low price to make it easier for club racers to afford! Several new features mark this latest Hot Bodies high-end touring car, making it the weapon of choice for racers around the world. By making several incremental updates to the Cyclone, HB designers are able to give to you extra tuning options front and rear, improved durability, increased rear traction, adjustable stiffness and all-new graphite parts all around!

 

    New Pro Spec Ball Differential Already available as an option part for previous Cyclone touring car versions (#67720), the Pro Spec Ball Diff is the ultimate racing diff! It is more durable, requires less maintenance, and it's much lighter for faster acceleration. The Pro Spec Ball Diff has wider spacing for the diff balls for low stress and wear on the D-cut diff rings, the diff balls go much longer between rebuilds, the outdrives are made from extra-light machined POM (Polyoxymethylene) space-age plastic for rocketlike acceleration, and for extra insurance it uses a newly designed titanium nitride-coated diff screw and nut.

 

    New 18T Centre Pulleys The larger pulleys allow the drive belts to wrap around the larger pulleys for extra acceleration and braking power. The drive ratio is now 2.167 (previously 2.4375), making the drivetrain more suitable for brushless motors, which have plenty of torque for low-end power. Improved drivetrain efficiency is another bonus, so you get more runtime and extra power from your existing electronics!

 

    New 'Two-Way' Front One-Way Differential/Locking Spool For increased tuning options the Cyclone TC uses a front one-way diff that can be simply converted to a locked spool by inserting locking pins. This allows racers the option of using the same part on large, sweeping courses and on tight, small tracks. You won't need any extra parts in your spares box, the HB Two-Way is all you need!

   New 2.0mm FRP Middle Block Deck For increased lateral flexibility and rear traction, HB designers chose a soft material for the middle block deck, going for fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP). This represents the optimal choice to give racers the precise amount of rear traction the Cyclone TC needs for nearly all racing surfaces, giving you the advantage once again over older car designs. You can always fine-tune the car to your handling requirements by fitting the woven graphite or finned aluminum middle block decks available for previous Cyclone models.

 

   New 2.5mm Main Chassis & 2.0mm Upper Deck compatible with Adjustable Torsion Control (ATC) Posts The main chassis and upper deck are machined from the highest quality woven graphite available, to give you a solid foundation for getting your suspension settings right from the very start. The new shape and slightly tweaked layout enhance driving performance, plus the new extra-large holes under each diff prevent track debris from getting caught up in the drivetrain. The main new feature of the upper deck is that it is compatible with our new Adjustable Torsion Control system, or ATC for short. The ATC posts are 2-piece anodized aluminum posts that connect the main chassis and upper deck with variable levels of stiffness. These posts can be left unattached for free lateral movement of the front end, giving you extra traction and steering control, or they can be attached to the upper deck with o-rings of various densities to adjust the level of chassis twist you want to get. You can also use the posts in their 'solid' configuration to firmly attach the front end of the upper deck to the main chassis. Yet another first from Hot Bodies, to give you the best results on the track!

 

    New Moulded Battery Tray The new main chassis is equipped with a battery tray that allows you to securely fit Ni-MH batteries as low as possible in the chassis without going through the hassle and time of grinding or filing the edges of the battery slots. Using a similar design as the HB Cyclone 12 and D4, you'll find it easy to use and a great time-saver!

 

    New Thicker Low-Mount Shock Towers Fitting onto the upper bulkheads, the shock towers are made from extra-thick 3.65mm woven graphite and feature several 'half-hole' upper shock positions (7 in front, 8 in rear) to allow you to fine-tune the handling of your car to any track condition. The lower overall height of the shock towers allows you to slam bodyshells on the chassis for less lift, faster cornering and more top speed. Note: because these shock towers feature a higher mounting point and lower shock mount positions, they are not suitable for previous versions of the Cyclone touring car.

 

    New Reversible Suspension Arms The suspension arms are made from the same super-tough material as before, and now they feature extra shock mounts in 'half-hole' increments, achieved by just flipping the arms! You get 5 different shock mount positions on the rear arms, and 4 on the front, giving you loads of tuning options when combined with the 8 upper shock mount positions in the rear and 7 in the front.

 

    New Easy-Adjust Sway Bar Holders The sway bars feature new one-piece moulded mounts to make installing and changing easier, plus the ends of the swaybars can be minutely tweaked with simple height adjustments using hex-socket ball ends. Being able to precisely adjust your swaybars is an important feature that shouldn't be overlooked!

 

    New Stronger Upper Bulkheads To increase the strength and durability of the Cyclone TC in front- and rear-end collisions, the upper bulkheads at both ends of the car have been raised slightly and given longer reinforcing ribs that extend to the top of the shock tower supports.

 

    New Universal Dogbones We've replaced the universal dogones used in previous Cyclone touring cars with a new design offering increased efficiency and extra durability, giving you more confidence and extra insurance when you're battling on the tough club racing circuits! The Cyclone TC is the ultimate version of the top Hot Bodies electric racer!

 

 With its solid racing pedigree, extra strength, more tuning options and a much lower price, you can't beat this car!