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Official Schumacher USA Closing
We broke the news last week about Schumacher USA Closing it’s doors. Today the official announcement came down the pipe: “Schumacher Racing have announced that their USA office will close at the end of February 2010, after 20 years in Tampa, Florida.However this is by no means the end of Schumacher’s presence in USA. Schumacher’s biggest dealers in North America [...]
RC18T2 Kit From Team Associated!
For those folks who can’t make up their mind, Team Associated has the kit for you! The RC18T2/B2 Kit! It’s a 1/18th scale truck and buggy in the same kit. It has a 2 belt drive system, ball bearings, and aluminum threaded shocks. I’m not sure what the difference is besides the bodies that makes it a truck [...]
Newest Sponsor – JGB RC
We’d like to take a moment and welcome our newest sponsor You can visit the JGB RC to the Big Squid RC Family. These guys carry all sorts of RC products, including LiPo Batteries. Head on over to their site, check out their products, and tell them Big Squid RC sent ya when you order.
HPI Racing Work Emotion Wheels
HPI Racing has officially licensed replica wheels from Work. Work makes some of the strongest and lightest wheels for the real world race vehicles. They have all sorts of sizes to fit most HPI vehicles. Drop by the official HPI Racing site for more information.
HPI Racing Mini Fail Safe
HPI Racing is releasing their own Mini Fail Safe unit. It plugs between the throttle servo and receiver. Just press the set button while holding the throttle in a position (like brake) where you want it to be when/if you loose your connection. Take my word for it.. if you run nitro, you really should use a [...]
Pro-Line 1973 Ford Bronco Body with Roll Cage for Crawlers
Check out the cool Pro-Line Racing 1973 Ford Bronco body with roll cage for the crawling scene! Fits the Axial crawlers and Losi, as well as probably most other 1/10 scale. All the cool accessories are sold separately, or you can supply your own. It’s a cool look, and I’m glad to see Pro-Line keeping on top of the [...]
Pro-Line 73 Ford Bronco Body
Pro-Line Racing has been doing a great job at picking up some sweet licensed bodies lately. Here is their new 73 Ford Bronco body that is sized for the T-Maxx, Revo, Savage owners. Extended rear body posts, that may be needed are not included. You can visit the Pro-Line Racing site here for more info.
Axial SCX10 with Trail Honcho Body
Check out the new Axial SCX10 with Trail Honcho Body – TR (Trail Ready!) Trail Ready means all you need is batteries, and you are ready to hit the trails. It comes with a 27T motor, high torque steering servo, full bearings, and is ready to get out there and crawl! It’s a sweet looking body, and [...]
2009 Fan Pictures Winners
A few of the winners that sent in Fan Pictures for the 2009 Big Squid RC Prize Contest have sent us their pics with prizes in hand! Congrats to our two top winners here seen with the HPI Flux and the O’Donnell Tool case filled with tools! Congrats to all the winners! In 2010 [...]
Pro-Line Recoil Off-Road 1:8 Buggy Tires
Check out this new pattern from Pro-Line Racing on their new Recoil 1/8th scale Buggy Tires. It’s a new Hexagonal shape that helps with balance and stability. They are multi-purpose, and come in a variety of compounds. Hopefully we’ll see them in that M4 Compound that’s been buzzing around the internet . You can visit the Pro-Line [...]
Ask Cub Reporter, Version 02.17.2010
Dear Cub Reporter, Audi R8 V-10 or Ferrari 458? Elliott Sheak Hey Elliott, thanks for writing in. Ya know, the Audi sure is an awesome piece of machinery no doubt, but it’s not a Ferrari, nothing else is, so if you have an extra quarter mill sitting in the bank, there isn’t really a choice. To buy anything other than the prancing [...]
Traxxas Summit now includes 2.4GHz
Recently we reported that Traxxas would start shipping a bunch of their vehicles with 2.4Ghz radios. You can now add the Traxxas Summit to that long list! It also comes with two 7-cell packs to get you up and running! I’m really glad to see Traxxas continue to make things easier on the new people coming into [...]
Breaking News – Schumacher USA Closing
We just received word that Schumacher USA will be closing, leaving all the sales and distribution to the UK/Europe office. So don’t panic if you are a big Schumacher fan, you can still get your vehicles and parts from the official Schumacher Racing site. Schumacher has been making some waves this year. Lots of new product coming out, sounds [...]
A few more HPI Blitz ESE pictures
Just a few days ago we had some pictures of the upcoming HPI Blitz ESE, well HPI has sent out a few more, so I thought I’d show some here. I really dig the color coded stuff, and the overall look of the parts. I’m happy to see the Blitz getting the attention it deserves. [...]
RPM A-Arms for HPI Blitz
We know the HPI Blitz has really been taking the world by storm lately, and I’m glad to see it, as it really is a awesome vehicle. I’m also very glad to see other companies stepping up and making after market hop-up parts for it. RPM is one of those companies who now [...]
