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Question on everyone’s mind: The new Traxxas Ken Block Fie…

Will it Blend? – Ken Block Gymkhana Is the new Traxxas Ken Block Gymkhana Fiesta Rally tough enough to survive Blendtec’s blender?  Find out in this new edition of “Will it Blend?” featuring Ken Block himself. For more info on the Ken Block Fiesta head on over to the Traxxas site.

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ASK Cub Reporter- Pass The Eggnog It's Nearly Christmas- Ver…

Ya know, lots of people are off work this week, but not your hard working/under paid Cub Reporter. Lets see what sort of stuff we have in the giant mail bag this week shall we?Dear santa cubby all I want for christmas is a shiny new schumacher cougar SV pro kit, can you drop one in my stocking when you [...]

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Happy Holidays From Big Squid RC!

From our family to yours, Happy Holidays! Every year we get a few more RC Christmas cards from the industry, and this year I thought I would share them with everyone. I am pretty sure I’m missing one or two, but can’t seem to find them at the moment. I’ll update and add them as more come [...]

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RC-Lights wants you to bust some punks

Have you ever wanted to play traffic cop or pace car at your local track?  Maybe bust some punks for reckless driving or speeding through the pits.  Well RC-Lights has a new kit that will allow you to play out your punk busting fantasies.  Their new 911STROBE Kit and controller allows you to add up to 14 LEDs, in five [...]

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Outerwears – Kyosho Ultima Short Course Truck Shroud

New from Outerwears is the Kyosho Ultima Short Course Truck Shroud. These shrouds really help keep out the dirt and debris, which is something bashers can always use some help with! They come in a ton of colors, black, blue, red, yellow, orange, purple, and lime green. Visit the Outerwears Performance Products site for [...]

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Exotek Blitz Chassis Brace

The folks from Exotek just released a new chassis brace for the HPI Blitz. Any time a company shows a little love towards the Blitz it makes me smile. The new brace strengthens one of the weaker points on the chassis and helps prevent the front from damage. They are available in orange or black. [...]

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Exotek Racing Front Axle Adaptors for XXX-SCT

New from Exotek are these front axles for the XXX-SCT that allow you to mount SC10 wheels to your ride. So if you are running around thinking you need some more wheel possibilities, these will help make that possible. Check the Exotek web site for more info.

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ST RC lightens up your Slash’s or Blitz’s loads

If you’re looking for ways to get an edge on your opponents in some short course racing action, then you might want to turn your gaze to these new turnbuckle sets for the HPI Blitz and Traxxas Slash 2wd from ST Racing Concepts.  The CNC Machined Pro-Light Turnbuckle Kits are made out of lightweight 7075-T6 aluminum.  A complete set of [...]

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Birthday Bash with Adam!

Tonight Bill and I braved the arctic snow to head over to Adam G’s birthday bash at the Leisure Hours Raceway! Adam has been a good friend of Big Squid RC’s for years now, and we were excited to get the invite to his private bash! There were tons of friends and family all having a great [...]

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Novak Trade In Program

News from Team Novak is that they now have several Trade-In programs! These programs are for non-warranty service. This allows for people with current speed controls and motors to replace them or exchange them with another item on the list. People with older Novak equipment can trade their stuff in towards newer models. For more info and details, [...]

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HPI Racing adds 2010 Chevy Camaro to it’s garage

The guys at HPI Racing have a thing for real on road cars.  Nearly their entire on road setup consists of officially licensed body styles from most all of the big name auto companies.  So it only makes sense that they would introduce a new 200mm sedan body based on one of the most well known modern muscle cars.  The [...]

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THE Cub Report, My Hubristic View of The World Of RC- Versio…

Can you believe there are only two weeks left in 2010? Geez does time fly. Next week I’ll be doing my annual “best and worst of” column, it should yield some juicy reading for you guys. But first I have to bust out this weeks Cub Report… It’s pretty rare when something really-way-extra-super-dope gets released but last week Pro-Line delivered the [...]

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R/C Around the Web – I like photos… edition

Photo of the Week:Hyper 8 Pro electric short course conversion by Michael Flower If you have an awesome photo of your car or truck that you think warrants photo of the week honors, there’s multiple ways to get it into consideration.  First is our forum, create a thread in any board, we check them all.  Second is via the Big Squid [...]

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An engine from RC Pro for your RTR

RC Pro Products wants you to throw your old engine in the trash and buy one of their new engines designed for your RTR 1/8 scale buggy or truggy.  The new Alpha Plus RTR line of engines starts with a .21 size for the buggy drivers and a .28 size for truggies.  Both feature a smartly designed pull-start mechanism that [...]

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JConcepts doesn’t want to be left out in the rain…

In what is surely just a coincidence, JConcepts has also decided today to announce their own take on the ribbed front tire for short course trucks.  The Short Course Carver features angular, directional ribs that provide more predictable handling on all kinds of surfaces from loamy to hard packed blue groove.  These tires will come with JConcepts closed-cell inserts and [...]

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