What Makes The HPI Baja 5B Buggy So Popular?

It could be the big size, it could be the big gasoline engine, it could be because it’s by HPI, however it seems it’s popular because of the big fun you can have with the HPI Baja 5B Buggy. A couple of years ago HPI released the […]

Did You Know GBE Offers CNC RC Hobby Machining?

From the first cox RC cars and the Tamiya’s electric RC cars hobbyists have always looked for ways to soup up their stock RC car. One of the ways this is accomplished is through the use of CNC RC Hobby Machining. A quality machine shop like Gabe […]

The HPI Baja Engine.

When you purchase a HPI Baja 5B as a RTR (Ready to Run) or the Baja 5B SS kit, the HPI baja engine that’s supplied is the Chung Yang engine. The Ready to run version comes equipped with the 23 cc version and the SS kit comes with the 26 cc engine. […]

Which GBE Product Are You Looking For?
Currently Gabe Brown Engineering offers CNC machined billet aluminum Shock Struts, Velocity Stack and the new GBE Pro Mount servo adapter. The GBE Pro Mount replaces the stock Baja 5B steering servo with a billet aluminum adapter plate and includes the four mounting screws to install the JR8711 Servo. […]

Which Do you like better bashing or racing?
The RC cars and trucks today are so well built that they will stand up to both bashing and the abuse of off-road racing. When it comes to the 5th scale HPI baja 5B it has proven to be a great car for the dunes, street and the […]

Gabe Brown Engineering Baja 5b Racing
Happy new year! It’s a new year and here at Gabe Brown Engineering we are looking forward to a full year of 5th scale RC off road racing in 2008. It’s a new class of R/C racing (5th scale) and offers exciting growth in the R/C off-road car hobby. The […]

Do you know of a good track for the baja 5b?
After spending many hours pouring over YouTube videos looking for HPI baja 5b videos I have found only a hand full of tracks large enough for the 5th scale rc model cars. While we do not yet know the locations of these tracks, one track […]

What type of pipe is considered a baja 5b drivers pipe?
Some drivers want ballistic top end from their cars while others need a more bottom-to-mid range pipe to get the most from their driving style. Some drivers want their baja 5b to pull wheelies with every pull of the throttle trigger while some demand a […]