HPI Venture18 Stock Arriving Worldwide as Support Parts Line Expands
An HD steel drive shaft upgrade for the Venture18 crawler platform hits the core scale-crawler niche the show covers, and Venture is an established HPI product line they've featured before. However, this is a minor aftermarket/upgrade part (a drivetrain component variant) rather than a new kit, platform, or major system, so it fits the routine catalog-pattern release tier rather than a headline feature.
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HPI Racing has released the #161442 HD Steel Center Drive Shaft Set V2, an upgrade part for the Venture18 line of rock crawlers. The V2 design features a new captured pin design engineered to handle high-torque brushless systems, aggressive tire setups, and extreme crawling angles, offering improved durability and drivetrain efficiency over the stock and previous version shafts.
HPI Racing thanks the community for the response to the Venture18 launch and announces stock is landing globally: Hobbies Australia has stock now, US containers have arrived at port for distribution, and European stock is expected around January 8th. HPI also teases upcoming aluminum, brass, and steel upgrade parts for the Venture18 platform.