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HPI Racing Mini Fail Safe
HPI Racing is releasing their own Mini Fail Safe unit. It plugs between the throttle servo and receiver. Just press the set button while holding the throttle in a position (like brake) where you want it to be when/if you loose your connection. Take my word for it.. if you run nitro, you really should use a [...]
Pro-Line 1973 Ford Bronco Body with Roll Cage for Crawlers
Check out the cool Pro-Line Racing 1973 Ford Bronco body with roll cage for the crawling scene! Fits the Axial crawlers and Losi, as well as probably most other 1/10 scale. All the cool accessories are sold separately, or you can supply your own. It’s a cool look, and I’m glad to see Pro-Line keeping on top of the [...]
Pro-Line 73 Ford Bronco Body
Pro-Line Racing has been doing a great job at picking up some sweet licensed bodies lately. Here is their new 73 Ford Bronco body that is sized for the T-Maxx, Revo, Savage owners. Extended rear body posts, that may be needed are not included. You can visit the Pro-Line Racing site here for more info.
Axial SCX10 with Trail Honcho Body
Check out the new Axial SCX10 with Trail Honcho Body – TR (Trail Ready!) Trail Ready means all you need is batteries, and you are ready to hit the trails. It comes with a 27T motor, high torque steering servo, full bearings, and is ready to get out there and crawl! It’s a sweet looking body, and [...]
2009 Fan Pictures Winners
A few of the winners that sent in Fan Pictures for the 2009 Big Squid RC Prize Contest have sent us their pics with prizes in hand! Congrats to our two top winners here seen with the HPI Flux and the O’Donnell Tool case filled with tools! Congrats to all the winners! In 2010 [...]
Pro-Line Recoil Off-Road 1:8 Buggy Tires
Check out this new pattern from Pro-Line Racing on their new Recoil 1/8th scale Buggy Tires. It’s a new Hexagonal shape that helps with balance and stability. They are multi-purpose, and come in a variety of compounds. Hopefully we’ll see them in that M4 Compound that’s been buzzing around the internet . You can visit the Pro-Line [...]
Ask Cub Reporter, Version 02.17.2010
Dear Cub Reporter, Audi R8 V-10 or Ferrari 458? Elliott Sheak Hey Elliott, thanks for writing in. Ya know, the Audi sure is an awesome piece of machinery no doubt, but it’s not a Ferrari, nothing else is, so if you have an extra quarter mill sitting in the bank, there isn’t really a choice. To buy anything other than the prancing [...]
Traxxas Summit now includes 2.4GHz
Recently we reported that Traxxas would start shipping a bunch of their vehicles with 2.4Ghz radios. You can now add the Traxxas Summit to that long list! It also comes with two 7-cell packs to get you up and running! I’m really glad to see Traxxas continue to make things easier on the new people coming into [...]
Breaking News – Schumacher USA Closing
We just received word that Schumacher USA will be closing, leaving all the sales and distribution to the UK/Europe office. So don’t panic if you are a big Schumacher fan, you can still get your vehicles and parts from the official Schumacher Racing site. Schumacher has been making some waves this year. Lots of new product coming out, sounds [...]
A few more HPI Blitz ESE pictures
Just a few days ago we had some pictures of the upcoming HPI Blitz ESE, well HPI has sent out a few more, so I thought I’d show some here. I really dig the color coded stuff, and the overall look of the parts. I’m happy to see the Blitz getting the attention it deserves. [...]
RPM A-Arms for HPI Blitz
We know the HPI Blitz has really been taking the world by storm lately, and I’m glad to see it, as it really is a awesome vehicle. I’m also very glad to see other companies stepping up and making after market hop-up parts for it. RPM is one of those companies who now [...]
SC8e Combo Pack
New from Team Associated is a combo package for their SC8e truck. The new kit comes with the brushless SPX8 and Vector 8 system. Check out Team Associated for more information.
THE Cub Report, Version 02.14.2010
Are there still any truly “important” rc races left? Well if there is one it’s the IFMAR 8th scale off road world championship, and the “warm-up” or “pre-worlds” race was held in Thailand last week. Hot Bodies came out swinging, dominating qualifying first, second and third with their world championship D8 nitro buggy. The top D8’s were piloted by current [...]
HPI Blitz ESE
Wow, it looks like HPI Racing is getting serious about their support of the short course trucks! First, I really REALLY dig the original Blitz, but this Blitz ESE looks amazing! The parts are all color coded which is very cool! So you know what parts have more flex and what parts are stiffer based on [...]
Shumacher – CORE RC CODE 2.4GHz Radio System
For our European readers, or those really old-school RC’ers, Schumacher Racing has released the new CR138 Core RC CODE 2.4GHz RC system. The system has a ton of features like 15 model memory, timer, servo monitor, throttle and steering curve adjustments, plus lots more bells and whistles all for a pretty decent price. My first few RC vehicles back [...]
