The Parma Rally Xtreme is available right now. The part number is #1239 and it has a retail price of $50. For more information on everything Parma THIS IS the link to their official website.

Check out THIS LINK for more Parma news right here on BigSquidRC.

We have a winner in our Custom Parma Body Contest! Congrats to Kenneth Anders! You have been randomly chosen by our automated software and a message will be sent to you to get your mailing info!

Special thanks to Parma/PSE for the contest, and making a cool looking body.

Didn’t win?? Don’t worry, another contest will start this Monday, so come back and see what’s next! (Hint, you may have to work for this one)

There was no Supercross or Formula 1 over the weekend, ugghhhh, I hate no race weekends. But… the USGP in Austin Texas is just a few scant days away, it’ll be nice to get out of Dodge and rub elbows with F1 fans from across the globe. Bring on Texas, bring on Red Bull, and most importantly, bring on the air horns and the Ferrari tifosi. Yes, I will be dressed Ferrai red from head to toe for three days straight.

In many parts of the country it’s indoor season for rc. If you are a noob, indoor season can mean many different things. For some it means racing indoor carpet, for others it means Kyosho Mini-Z or Losi Micro season, some simply do indoor crawling, some bust out the small heli’s and quads, and yet for others it’s bashing as usual except with heavier clothes and having to dump the snow out of the chassis before packing up for the day.

Personally I’m a Losi micro fan during the winter months. Their small scale allows me to set up a sic supercross track in virtually any room, then bust the track down in a few minutes to resume business as usual. 18th scalers are too big (and fast) to be used in small indoor spaces, but the smaller Losi micro’s are just about perfect, even in small rooms.

A couple of our other BSRC contributors run Kyosho Mini-Z’s during the winter months. Like the small scale Losi’s the Kyosho’s can be run in any small area, but the Kyosho’s are not quite as capable on off-road tracks. However, what they may lack in the ability to huck cardboard triples they make up for in uber scale looks.

Editor Brian and Bill The Wrench Guy go the coat and glove route, their bashing routine doesn’t change much if there is 6″ of snow on the ground. They still grab their Thunder Tigers and Axials and head right outside to the parking lot. Yes, driving in 20 degree temps in the snow can be burly, and yes, it results in a lot of additional maintenance, but they would rather get outside and bash with their normal rigs. After all, a truck isn’t a real basher if it can’t take on all forms of weather.

I will mention that the BSRC crew does hit the occasional carpet track from time to time, but as a whole we tend to avoid them. None of us are wired quite right to put up with all the yelling and screaming that goes on at a carpet track. We’d rather find some place else to get our rc fix than shove an RC12R5 up the rear end of some dude screaming down from the drivers stand about how he just got hacked or wasn’t marshalled fast enough. We’d much rather have our rc fun and stay out of jail.

Most of our staffers have tried the small heli thing over past winters (myself included) but I find them more boring than watching a woman attempting to use an ATM machine. I can only fly one of the ultra easy twin blade jobbers for about 5 minutes before I’m bored and looking to be play heli demo-derby, but that’s just me. Other staffers spend the winter mod’ing their heli’s and polishing their flight skills to a high gloss finish and seem to have a great time doing so.

And of course we have a couple hard-core crawling staffers who do the crawling thing. My idea of a good time isn’t crawling around at .5 mph, mine is hucking big jumps and perfecting rhythm sections, but to each their own. The staffers that do crawling dig the fact they can set up a challenging course just about anywhere, out of just about anything. Plus, there is plenty of tuning and hop-ups to be had in the crawling scene, this seem to appeal to them as well.

From a manufactures standpoint, many of them put a concerted effort into product options for those people living in northern climates, while others don’t seem to realize much of our country is half frozen under a foot of snow during the winter. Seemingly some of those companies that are based in perpetually warm weather have no idea what it’s like to be stuck inside your house for 3 months out of the year. Releasing a new boat in January doesn’t do northern climate people any good, nor does releasing the latest and greatest 8th scale nitro buggy. Sure, there are still plenty of places in the USA where you can drive 8th scale nitro all winter long, but us people from up north really appreciate product that we can use in small indoor areas.

On a different note… we’ve got several reviews heading your way this week. We are shooting for posting the uber Pro-Line Traxxas Slash chassis review this week, as well as a review on the Dynamite Passport Ultralite charger. And… with any luck we’ll post another surprise review to boot. Also of note… we’ve got another contest going on this week, this one involves Parma and our Facebook page, so give it a look.

That’s it for this week gang, support your local hobby shops, tracks and bash spots! Have a rebuttal for anything said in this weeks Cub Report? Send it to me, Cubby at BigSquidRC dot com. Have great week everyone.

YOUR Cub Reporter

We got our hands on this awesome custom Parma/PSE body at the iHobby Expo last month where artist Charlie Barnes was painting up some killer stuff, and people could ask questions and check out his awesome painting skills. You can see the article we did on their booth HERE.
The body is the new Parma Fifty Five SC Baja, and it’s ready to go on your ride! As you can see from the pictures we haven’t cut out any holes for the body posts, but we wanted to give you an idea of what it would look like on a truck.

So, what do you need to do to win? Easy. You need to leave a comment here or on this facebook post, and like this post on our Big Squid RC Facebook Page. We don’t really push our FB stuff, so why not show it a little love right? Residents of the continental US or Canada only! Sorry, but paying $50 to ship a $35 body out of the country just isn’t working for us lately. LOL.

Winner will be announced Friday, 10pm CST, and will be drawn randomly from all valid entries! Good Luck!

So what are you waiting for? Go LIKE this post.

Special thanks to artist Charlie Barnes and PARMA for the body, make sure to stop by their Official Website.

Looking for more Parma news? HERE it is.

If you are a James “Bubba” Stewart fan (like Brian is), you’ll be stoked to know that Bubba is 4 for 4 racing the outdoor nationals on his new Suzuki 450 this summer. Bubba was looking all washed up after a dismal supercross season, but after the switch over to the yellow thumper he is an example of classic domination outdoors. Dungey has been riding well on his big KTM, but not well enough to beat Bubba.

Red Bull’s Mark Webber won the Monacco Grand Prix over the weekend, but the big news for me was Michael Schumacher crushing it in qualifying (unfortunately he was docked 5 spots on the grid due to an infraction at the previous race). Before the race I had high hopes of Schu winning his first GP in years, but those hopes were dashed early when Michael and Lotus driver Romain Grosjean got together off the start. There are plenty of races left this season for Michael to put it back on the podium, and much like Bubba Stewart, a little boost in confidence goes a long ways to on track performance, and it looks like Schu is starting to get some of his old swagger back.

The Ohio powerhouse named Parma released info on a new body last week for your SCT called the Speedflo. The Speedflo is vented in much the same way as a Pro-line Flo-Tek, it allows air from under the body to easily escape helping to prevent your truck from becoming a kite. Opinion on the looks of the new Speedflo was mixed around the office, but I am super stoked to see Parma putting out some new lexan.

Axial posted new uber hop-ups for this EXO Terra Buggy last week. The stock EXO holds up well, but half the fun of owning a new vehicle is personalizing and bling’n it out a bit. Look for a review in the very near future on their new parts.

Yes, you’ve already heard plenty about BigSquid’s way-super-uber June 9th Bash in Chicago, but here’s some more- we’ll be doing a shootout of sorts during the event. Several of the BSRC staffers will be participating in our “Sub-$200 High Speed Shootout”, this is where each entire car must cost less than $200 (all inclusive) and we run’em high speed to see who can bust out the highest top speed. How fast can we go for less than $200? Show up to our Summer Kick Off Bash and find out. Complete info can be found HERE.

Our deepest condolences go out to Adam “The RC Intern” after he lost a close family member to cancer last week. Hang in there Adam, you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

With that I’ll close this weeks Cub Reporter, I hope you are all out enjoying your Memorial Day Weekend, remembering those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for our country while enjoying some good food off your bbq and perfectly chilled beverages of your choice. Till next week support your local hobby shops, tracks and bash spots!

YOUR Cub Reporter

It’s been a while, but we have word from Parma about a new body! The new Parma Speedflow SC Truck Body. The SPEEDFLO SC body has strategically placed cutouts to help with air flow and to minimize that parachuting effect that can really mess up a short course truck on the jumps! The body comes with bolt on number plates, and rear stabilizing speed fins.
It’s scaled to fit the Slash, Slash 4×4, XXX SCT, Ten SCTE, SC10, Ultima SC and the BLITZ!

  Check out the Parma web site for more info.

The guys over at PARMA/PSE have you covered if you’re looking for car and truck bodies, and the paint to customize them as your own unique creations.

The Ford Raptor SVT is a hot ticket in the R/C world, and now Parma is introducing their own take on the truck for the Traxxas Slash.  You can expect to find a full complement of decals, window masks, and all the usual stuff that comes with bodies.  Also on display were a few of their new paint masks and the Mini Mohawk body, which we’ve shown you earlier this week.  Keep an eye on the Parma web site for more info.

On another note, one of the cool things about IHobby is getting all kinds of demonstrations and face-to-face time with experts in the hobby.  Parma will be painting bodies in their booth all weekend and you can stop by, watch how it’s done, and pick their brains for hints and tips to make yourself a better painter.  So be sure to check them out.

Parma knows carpet.  It’s pretty much all they do.  So of course this new body from the gang is made for carpet racing.  Made to fit 1/18 scale cars, but made with all the features of it’s larger 1/10 scale counterparts, the Mini Mohawk Sedan is said to have improved downforce from front to rear, improved rotation through corners, and excellent high-speed control on the fast straights.

The Mini Mohawk comes from the factory with a full set of decals, vinyl window masks, overspray film, and a wing.  Retail price will be $15.99 and it should be hitting your local hobby shop’s shelves very soon.  Check out the Parma web site for more info.