HPI Challenge 2000

Radio Control Car Action, Sep 2000 by Patterelli, Louie

The Sunshine State has yet another thing for the rest of us to be jealous about the HPI Challenge.The balmy April climate of central Florida turned a few degrees warmer with some of the hottest one-manufacturer racing I've witnessed in a long time. Ninety racers showed up (some from as far away as Washington state) to try to feed one another taillights at central Rodda's premier race place: Superior Hobbies in Castleberry (Oust north of Orlando)-by far the best place if you're looking for competition. On the first Saturday and Sunday of each month, Superior hosts 200-plus gas and electric RC racers.

They know how to run a race. The competition was very fierce, but not a single person walked away without a smile.

Competitors were given plaques and their choice of one of HPI's beautifully complete and detailed bodies (vitro box-stock competitors earned two bodies)-not bad for a $15 entry fee! If HPI hosts a race near you (or even if it isn't near you), it's worth it to take the time to go have some fun with likeminded individuals. For more info on the HPI Challenge and photos of this and other races, check out the HPI website at www.hpiracing.com.