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New Writers in Training!
Hey All, just wanted to let you know that we have a few new writers we will be testing out over the next few days. So if something goes crazy in the news, don’t panic! And don’t blame me! Anyway, please welcome Michael and Adam. Feel free to say hi to them in the Forums . Welcome guys! [...]
Speed Passion 8th Scale Brushless System
New from New from Schumacher USA is the Speed Passion 1/8th Scale Brushless Racing System. It’s designed for 8th scale buggies and truggies! The “Hybrid Drive” technology allows for a smooth start from a dead stop. The full system comes with a backlit handheld programming box! (That I like!) It can handle up [...]
T-Maxx and E-Maxx Sway Bar Kit
If you have been rolling your Traxxas T-Maxx or E-Maxx over a little too often, Blue Groove RC Concepts now has a full anti-sway bar kit for you! The kit comes with front and rear sway bars, 4 carbon fiber dog bone plates, 5 sling bands, 8 adjustment collars and should deliver a great [...]
THE Cub Report, 02.07.09
Did ya know ROAR will crown at least 23 national champions this year? Holy cow, that’s probably a higher number than the reincarnations of the Horizon/Losi Mico-T, Mini-T, and Mini-LST combined! (And nearly as high as the number of hate mails I get each week) Remember how that el’ cheapo 8th scale buggy won the IFMAR worlds last year? Well, [...]
Novak Goes Ballistic with Brushless
New from Team Novak is the Ballistic Brushless RC Motor series. It has a new easy-to-adjust timing assembly that actually alters the RPM range! It also has interchangeable wound stator construction and removable shielded sensor harness. They come in 3.5T to 8.5T for all styles of RC action, on-road to basher! Head over to the [...]
PARMA – Lower Prices and New Compounds
Parma has sent out this new sheet of tires prices with some new compounds there as well. If you are looking to pick up some new on-road shoes, maybe head over and check out their site!
More Breaking Kyosho AKA news?
So if you are a regular reader of Big Squid RC, you will know that there has been more then a few stories and rumors about Losi and Kyosho America floating around here. Well, adding a new plot twist to the whole thing. It looks like AKA who was part of Kyosho for a long time [...]
RCGearing.com – Interesting and Useful!
I wanted to take a moment and mention RCGearing.com . It’s a pretty interesting site. The idea is, that people post up their gearing setups, pinion and spur, with their vehicle types, esc, and battery info. Then they post comments on how the vehicle is running, if the setup runs hot, if it’s slow, stuff like that. I think it’s a [...]
RC Pro Australia and Ryan Lutz Interview
The The RC Pro Series Australia received confirmation today from Ryan Lutz with Tamiya that he will be attending the RC Pro Australia event July 2nd – 5th at the the Mooloolah Valley Raceway. They also have a interview with Ryan that may be one of the longest in RC history. It’s an interesting read [...]
Fan Pictures Just Keep Coming!
Wowza! The Fan Pictures for the Big Squid RC Prize Contest just keep rolling in! What a year this contest is going to be! Here are two more awesome pictures we just received. The Lightning shot looks like he had a pro set up the lights for him! Man my camera skills need some [...]
Reedy 121VR .21 Off-Road Competition Nitro Engine
Reedy has just announced the Reedy 121VR .21 Off-Road Competition Nitro Engine. Some details are 3+1 Port Cylinder, Polished Turbo Scoop Crankshaft, 2-Needle Carb, and was designed in-house at Reedy. It’s built for buggies and should be available in April of 2009.
RC News Writers Wanted!
Big Squid RC is still growing leaps and bounds, and while we have been doing a pretty good job of bringing you all the RC news you want to know about, we can still use some help. If you are one of these people who loves to talk in the forums about the latest RC news, or search [...]
Motor Saver RC Air Filters for Truggies, Buggies and Trucks
The folks over at Motor Saver has a bunch of new products for the nitro crowd. They now have configurations for your RC Buggy / Truggy, Revo, T-Maxx, Savage, and a ‘all trucks’ version. They are made from a very fine micron screen that is hydrophobic (water repellent) . It looks like they have some good [...]
Acer Racing Bearings for the Kyosho Ultima RB5
Acer Racing has announced the release of their Ceramic Nitride Pro Series Bearing kit for the Kyosho Ultima RB5 2WD Buggy. If you are looking for a bearing upgrade for almost any RC vehicle, make sure to head over to the Acer Racing site and check them out.
Hot Bodies Cyclone-S Drift rtr Mazda and Trueno
If RC drifting is your thing, check out these new Hot Bodies Cyclone-S Drift vehicles! You have a choice of a Toyota Trueno AE86 body, or a Mazda RX-7 FD3S. There are a ton of add on and hop-up parts as well like graphite, titanium drift springs, and more. So if you are [...]
