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STL RC Drag Racing Club
Drag racing and high speed runs keep getting more popular all across the country. Yesterday I was lucky enough to meet up with a group in the St Louis Missouri area and do some high speed running. The STL RC Drag Racing Club meets every Sunday where they get their cars out and have a great time [...]
Want to Help or Write for Big Squid RC?
Big Squid RC is continuing to grow. Thank you to all the readers that have been such great supporters over the years! It’s time once again for us to reach out and look for a little help. How? 1) Join the Big Squid RC Street Team!! Or 2) Work / Write for Big Squid RC! We post about once a year [...]
R/C Around the Web – New digs, new threads… edition
Photo of the Week: By julianfb. So after a few months of behind the scenes work, the Big Boss Man decided our new site was finally ready for prime time. Hope you all like it. Also make sure to make use of the new features at the bottoms of each post to “Like” stuff on Facebook or share on Twitter [...]
Futaba 4PKS Shipping Soon!
Word from Futaba is that the Futaba 4PKS will be shipping soon! We have a few of the older 4PK radios around the office, and I’m a big fan. The new 4PKS looks like it has a few ergonomic changes, plus some internal programming enhancements. It’s up to twice as fast as the 4PK! Has tons [...]
Holy Cow! What Happened!?
If you are reading this, welcome to the new and improved Big Squid RC! We are on new, bigger, faster, (read move expensive) servers to bring you all the RC news you need! I’m sure there will be a few bumps in the road, this sort of thing never goes smooth, so we ask for your patience over the next few days. [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, A Weekly Q & A Session, Version 09.09.2010
You shoot us your questions, I give careless advice…. 🙂 ========== “What is your favorite brand of nitro fuel? Karl F.” Cubby– Ummmm….. I’m not sure where you got any kind of indication that I like nitro in any way, shape or form. Nitro sucks, horribly bad in fact, and is nothing but a PITA. I’ve stated before that I’d like to drive nitro, [...]
Axial XR10 – Starting the Build
Recently we mentioned that we got our hands on a XR10 kit from Axial. Bill and I recently started the build, and I thought I’d share a few pics from the work shop. We are going to be using the Team Tekin FX-R Rock Crawling System with two 45T motors and the [...]
Pro-Line Pro Trac Suspension Kit Reviewed!
We just posted in the RC Reviews section the Pro-Line ProTrac Suspension Kit Review. If you are a 2WD Traxxas Slash owner, and you have been having suspension issues, you may want to read this! The kit is a nice upgrade. Click the picture or link and check it out!
JConcepts Punisher Body for Associated B4.1 and B4
Check out the Punisher latest body from JConcepts. It’s designed to fit the Team Associated B4.1 and B4, and comes with 6.5″ wide high downforce V-Wings Check out the JConcepts web site for more info.
Hobby Town – Orland Park, IL. HUGE SALE!
Our local Hobby Town is having an amazing sale this Friday and Saturday! It’s their 5th year anniversary, and to celebrate they have a 25% off coupon anything in the store! Plus spend $100 and get a $20 hobby cash coupon! That’s insane! If you have been waiting for any reason to go buy something RC, now is [...]
ACER Racing’s Latest Bearing Kits
ACER Racing recently sent out an email reminder of all the new products they have been putting out lately. There are a ton of individual bearings, but I’ll post the kit’s here. So if your looking for a new Ceramic Ball Bearing kit for your RC, here’s a start of what they have to offer: Traxxas E-MAXX [...]
THE Cub Report, 09.05.2010- Version Rest In Peace Shoya Tomi…
I don’t know how many of you rc guys follow Moto GP, but they lost a great rider, and a wonderful human being, yesterday during the San Marino Grand Prix in Shoya Tomizawa. In real full scale racing, you put your life on the line every time you swing a leg over, my heart is filled with great sadness [...]
R/C Around the Web - If Cubby can be a day late, then so can…
Photo of the Week:By Stuart Knappstein Build Log: Camel Trophy Defender 110 build. Charted: Scale truck and crawler tires comparison chart. Review: Thunder T610 charger reviewed @ Ultimate RC Shopping Around: Lots of Labor Day Sales out there. Story Time: What’s your worst run away story? Video of the Week:RC Swagger Wagon parody
ACER Labor Day Sale
Even more Labor Day Goodness! ACER Racing is offering 20% off any order over $100 until September 6th, 2010! Use code LD20 at checkout! Head over to the ACER Racing Website for savings.
Kershaw Designs Gen 2 1:10 Brushless Kit Review
We just posted in the RC Reviews section our review of the Kershaw Designs 1:10th Scale Brushless Combo Review. A lot of people are always asking us for tips on cheap brushless systems, well they don’t get much cheaper than $99! Head over and check it out!
