HB Racing have officially revelaed the RGT8-E: a brand new 1/8 scale 4WD electric GT Class race car. Already a winner on the racetrack, a pre-production RGT8-E driven by HB Team Driver Rosario Giaimo took pole position and the A-Main win in the 1/8 Electric GT class at the 2018 European Championships.

With Race DNA from the nitro RGT8 and the World Champion line of HB buggies, this new model is the go-fast choice for the exciting electric GT class.

The HB Racing RGT8-E is based on the race-proven features of the RGT8, and adds the blistering speed of electric power.

Main features of the RGT8-E On-Road Kit:

• Fully adjustable battery mounting system
• Dual clamp aluminum motor mounts
• Low CG adjustable battery mount
• Carbon graphite battery hold-down
• Split center bulkhead
• Carbon graphite rear hub carrier arms
• Aluminum servo saver arm
• High efficiency CVA driveshafts
• Protective boots on central drivetrain
• Aluminum caster blocks
• Aluminum steering blocks
• Carbon graphite front & rear shock towers
• Carbon graphite steering arms
• Stand-up servo mounting
• Enclosed receiver box
• 3mm 7075 aluminum chassis
• Anodized aluminum chassis brace
• Adjustable steel turnbuckles
• Big bore threaded aluminum coilover shocks
• Aluminum arm blocks
• 43/13 diff gear ratio with lightweight gears
• Hinge pin inserts
• HB monocoque hard compound suspension arms
• Threaded outer hinge pins
• Sway bars front and rear
• Lightweight diff outdrives and center inputs

Source: hbracing.com