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Monea and Sinclair Join Team Associated!
I flippin’ LOVE the X Games! Team Associated has just signed two bad boys from the freestyle motocross scene; Mark Monea and Cam Sinclair. Look for both of these guys to light it up in the “Best Trick” competition. For those of you who don’t follow the X Games, Cam brought home the gold last year with [...]
Team Associated RC Cheat Sheet App V2
I’m a bit of an Apple fanboy. This isn’t new news. However, Team Associated does have some new news in the form of an update to their RC Cheat Sheet App for iPhone/iPod Touch! New with version 2 comes pit time charts used by the AE race team, enhanced gear ration calculators, and the app now includes [...]
Electrix Boost Buggy Review
Intro- Who the heck is Electrix and why do they deserve your money? Well, Electrix is Horizons entry level line-up of rc cars, and by entry level I mean you can walk out the door with the Boost completely ready to roll for under $140. But is it worth the cash? Lets jump right in to the worlds most kick [...]
- 7/26/2011
- 11:03 am
- Car & Truck Reviews
Electrix RC
Featured Posts - By: Cubby
Traxxas Short Course Shootout App!
You better grab your iPhone because Traxxas just released a new app called the Traxxas Short Course Shootout! You can upgrade your vehicles with new tires, motors, and different types of vehicles like Super Buggy and Pro Light, Pro 2WD and Pro 4×4. They even have tracks from the TORC series! But wait! It gets better, if you play [...]
AquaCraft Minimono Brushless Boat Video!
As if I needed another section of RC to get into, AquaCraft has shot us over a sneak peak video of their new Minimono Brushless Boat. This thing looks just crazy fast for it’s size! 2200kv brushless motor, 20-amp ESC, lipo ready, and a 2.4GHz radio system! The coolest part is that it is just 18 inches [...]
Hitec Waterproof Servos!
Oh snap! You know we love waterproof stuff around here. It looks like the guys over at Hitec have some more fuel for our fire with a pair of new waterproof servos! The HS-646WP and HS-5646WP both feature metal gears, dual ball bearings, 3-pole cored ferrite motors, 2S lipo capability, and most importantly, the industry’s first IP67-Rated [...]
THE Cub Report- 07.25.2011- The 27 Club
How awesome was it on the racing scene last weekend? There was F1 from Germany, Motocross from Washington state, and the IFMAR worlds from Finland, it just doesn’t get any better than that. Congrats to Lewis “Moons Over My” Hammy for winning the German F1 GP, Ryan Dungey for winning up in Washougal, and Ry-Cav for pwn’ing the best in [...]
Awesome Sand Action Wallpaper
A while back we posted about an awesome desktop wallpaper picture from our buddy Paul Jarvis. Well we have another one for you if your ready for a change! This time we have all your sizes covered in case you had trouble re-sizing them yourself. So right click and save as any of the following sizes, and enjoy some rc [...]
HPI TC-FD
If your into the RC Drifting scene, I’m guessing you aren’t even reading this anymore, but over on Tower or something pre-ordering this new HPI drift kit. The HPI TC-FD is their new high end drift machine! It uses a forward motor, and rear battery placement for optimal weight distribution for drifting. The TC-FD is also fully setup for Counter [...]
- 7/22/2011
- 10:24 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products
RC Drifting - By: Brian
HPI Sprint 2 Flux and Sport
We just got word from HPI about their update Sprint 2 Flux and Sprint 2 Sport packages. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-3 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-3 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */The RTR Sprint 2 Flux now comes with a 2.4Ghz radio, brushless motor and ESC, waterproof electronics, LIPO Ready ESC, a [...]
- 7/22/2011
- 9:44 pm
- HPI Racing
New Products - By: Brian
Evan’s 5 Minutes…on too hot to be clever…
It’s Friday Squiddys! It’s time for another five minutes with yours truly. I’m not sure about the rest of the country, but it has been hotter than H-E-Double Hockey Sticks here this week. It has been utterly miserable. It has also had a pretty adverse effect on my bashing time, I can tell you that much. First [...]
ASK Cub Reporter- 07.21.2011- More Rants, More Questions, Mo…
What is the deadline for winning your gambler and can I enter more than once? Robbie D. Pine Bluff, Arkansas Cubby– What’s up Robbie D? For those that have not heard, I am giving away my BSRC test Venom Gambler short course truck. It’s in fine shape and ready to tackle your backyard or track. To enter all you have to do is [...]
MaxAmps Sale! 20% off Green Series LiFe batteries!
Need some new batteries? Wanting to keep it safe and run some LiFE batteries? Now is the perfect time to hit up the MaxAmps.com because all Green Series LiFe batteries are 20% off! Head over there now and get some!
Team Associated RC8.2 Factory Kit
Team Associated now has their 2011 National Championship buggy avaliable for all with their new RC8.2 Factory Kit. The RC8.2 Factory Team kit has a long list of new upgrades like a +3mm 7075 hard anodized chassis, newly designed suspension arms, alloy shock towers, 16mm Big Bore threaded shocks with 4mm titanium nitrade coated shafts, and the JConcepts Punisher [...]
PROTOform SoCal Panel Wagon
As most people that know me know, I’m a big fan of running very different bodies on my vehicles. The more odd or different the better. I like to be different, I like the attention it gets, even if it’s something ridiculous, as long as I’m the only one running it, I’m happy. We just got the press release from [...]
- 7/20/2011
- 11:10 am
- New Products
PROTOform
Tamiya - By: Brian
