RE: New HPI 1/8 Gassers
From some of the pics and how thin the transmission is, it leads me to believe that it will have an external 2 speed like those in the lst, mgt, and others. As for the blister comment if its anything like the 1/5th scales then you don't have a thing to worry about, tune them once and always start on the first pull and even at most one or two to prime the motor and then it starts on 3rd pull.
If you guys look back to page 3 you'll notice the engine went from 8cc to 15cc, wonder how much more oomf that's going to provide. From facebook they said we should see this xmas of this year, they said march of last year and we didn't hear anything until after christmas so i guess we will see.