Introducing the latest version of the European Championship-winning Cyclone 12, the 12X! This car is the result of Andy Moore, Atsushi Hara and the rest of the worldwide Hot Bodies team racing and refining the 2007 & 2008 European Champion Cyclone 12 and turning it into an even better circuit racer!
With several all-new parts and many option parts now as standard, the 12X will be the car to beat at clubs and tracks around the world!
The 12X features improved parts to make racing tighter, faster, more reliable and stronger! With a number of updates to the front suspension, you will experience great on-track handling as you carve the turns! At the rear, a new one-piece graphite axle replaces the older aluminum axle, plus a new left wheel hub clamp provides easier access to the new ride height mount adapters!
We didn't make changes just for the sake of it, however - several of the key components of the Cyclone 12 are carried over to the 12X. We've only improved what racers would appreciate and the track-tested components and ideas implemented by Team Hot Bodies!
The front of the 12X is where we made the most changes to the car - they may be hard to spot, but what we have updated will make a huge difference on the track. The basic layout of the 12X front suspension is identical to the Cyclone 12, it's just a few critical parts that are new. The 3-way reactive caster suspension is still in place, with convenient clips to adjust the caster angle. Metal locknuts hold the wheels in place for a secure fit.
The hingepin and the kingpin are now the #61223 and #61224 pieces with ultra-hard titanium nitride coating, which is extremely durable and smooth - this is the same coating on the best drill bits you can find, so you know it's extra-tough! The 12X is also equipped with graphite lower suspension arms (#66265), which are lightweight and extremely strong. These arms feature an adjustable ball clamp so you can eliminate slop in the steering, which is critical in 1/12th circuit racing.
The newly designed steering knuckles (included with #66265) allow you to get a lower ride height and are also easier to fit the new-style axles (#66266) to. Finally, the new FRP cross brace (#66267) gives you extra steering feel on the track so you can feel more confident on tight and twisty club circuits. For extra front-end stiffness you can use the optional #61673 woven graphite front brace instead of the standard FRP version.
Option springs for tuning are the #61696 0.45mm/5 coil soft spring and the #61699 0.55mm/5 coil hard spring.
The new rear axle (#66261) is also a new design for the 12X. It utilizes a one-piece carbon graphite axle shaft that is made from a single piece of extremely lightweight and amazingly stiff material. The one-piece design provides direct and efficient transfer of power to the rear wheels.
New for the T-bar is an aluminum mount (#66268) that allows you to fix the front of the fiberglass T-bar solidly in place, or let it float freely on specially coated pivot balls. This allows extra suspension feel and traction in all situations when combined with the Cyclone 12 Micro Shock Absorber. The T-bar features 3 separate tweak screw locations for a huge range of adjustability, and two pivot mounts for secure and reliable performance. A woven graphite damper bar secures the rear body posts, battery straps and the damper pads, which control the amount pod action.
Also new on the rear axle is a new left wheel hub (#66262), which features a simple clamping mechanism, extremely light weight, secure 3-bolt mounting for all popular wheel types and great looks. It allows you to 'set and forget' the rear hubs in place without worrying about anything changing during your racing day.
Features
- Lightweight servo mounts with servo saver
- An option for the 12X is the most unique servo mount ever seen on an electric car: the #61645 Cyclone Centre Servo Mount System. To prevent left and right chassis tweak, the servo is mounted exactly in the middle of the chassis using the Hot Bodies Centre Servo Mount. This superb mounting system mounts the servo as low in the chassis as a standard two-piece mount, yet uses a single central mount to attach to the chassis. This gives the driver unparalleled consistency when going through turns, and a distinct advantage over any other chassis design.
- Securing the batteries in place is a one-of-a-kind 'no tools needed' battery strap system that is unique to any RC racing car. The Cyclone 12 uses battery trays and hinged straps to provide you with safe and strong battery security. The battery trays help secure the batteries in place, and allow easy changes of weight distribution forward and backward by simply flipping them 180 degrees. The strap system makes it fast and simple to take out and replace your batteries - no more messing about with sticky and messy tape, no tools to use, and just like the 12x, it's fast!
