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April 2009 Contest Winners!
First I would like to thank everyone that has sent in Fan Pictures for theBig Squid RC Prize Contest!This year we had more names in the hat then we did 6 months into it last year! We are really growing, and it shows! Thank you all for your support! You guys ROCK! Not all of the prizes have arrived [...]
Prize Contest Drawing Info
Just to remind everyone, the first drawing will be tonight! So keep an eye on the page later this evening to see if you were one of the lucky people to go first this year! I’m sure Mini Squid is looking forward to the monthly contests again as well.
ST Racing Concepts Reviews!
We just updated the RC Reviews section with a bunch of new reviews for your reading pleasure! The latest are of some more great ST Racing Concepts tools and hop-ups for your Traxxas Slash!First up are the new MIP CVD’s for the Traxxas Slash! If you are starting to put some more muscle in your Slash, and there is [...]
Press from the Insane RC Speed Run
Just got some word from the Insane Speed Run that happened last week at the Encino Velodrome. Sounds like it was a good time. Speed enthusiasts from as far away as Florida, Alabama and even Japan piloted their RC cars around the steeply banked concrete oval at speeds of 60, 70, and even 80+mph! The excitement [...]
Team Novak – HV Pro Brushless Conversion Review
Over in the RC Reviews section we just posted a write up on the Team Novak HV Pro Brushless system. This whole system is pretty dang awesome. If you are thinking about doing a conversion, go check out Novak’s kits! Click Here to jump right to the review. Thanks for helping out Bill! I think we really gave [...]
Parma PSE Honcho Truck Body
Just released from Parma is the 1/10th scale Honcho Truck Body. It’s designed to give a scale look for your crawler or truck. Made from .040 lexan, and comes with stickers and over spray mask.
Fan Picture Update, First Drawing in a few days!
Here are a few more Fan Pictures for the Big Squid RC Prize Contest. Sounds like a lot of people are pretty excited about the Savage Flux we will be giving away this year as a grand prize! I dig the spoke wheels on that truck, and the Savage XL conversion looks good! [...]
Win a Brand New HPI RACING Savage FLUX!
You are reading that correctly! This year’s grand prize in the Big Squid RC Contest is a brand new HPI Racing Savage Flux! How awesome is that?! I have a feeling we are going to get more entries than all the previous years combined for this baby! The official contest page will be updated soon with all [...]
Fan Picture Updates Coming!
Started to call a little behind on getting the Fan Pictures section for the Big Squid RC Prize Contest up to date, so setting a goal to get that all done today/tonight! If you have sent in a picture, and don’t see it on the page by Wednesday evening, drop me a line. But [...]
Grand Prize Announcement Coming Tonight!
The Grand Prize for the Big Squid RC Contest has finally been locked down! So if you are one of the awesome people who has been sending in pictures waiting to hear what the big prize for the year will be, you only have a few more hours to wait! Check back tonight around 10pm (cst) for the [...]
Silver Lake Baja Bash – June 19-21 Mears MI.
I just received the official flyer from Matt about the Silver Lake Baja Bash event. The event takes place June 19-21, 2009, in Mears Michigan. Looks like a good time. Lots of people ripping it up in the sand. For more information you can check out the HPI Baja Forums.
LRP and Team Associated Get Sidways?
Here is an interesting release, Team Associated and LRP have just announced a new RC Drift Motor and Speed Control! The motor comes in brushed or brushless form called the LRP Ultimo Drifto Type 1 or 2. The LRP Ultimo Drift Speed control can handle NiMH or LiPos automatically, has special drift throttle and brake [...]
Revell Fire Strike Pro Apache and Blackhawk
With the Micro RC Helicopter craze still going strong Revell has just announced a few new realistic heli’s. The Revell Fire Strike Pro Apache and Blackhawk RTF Heli’s! They come with 3-channel digital proportional controls, up/down, left/right, forward/reverse, and are ready to fly right out of the box. One of the cool things about the Revell’s are [...]
Drake Racing Down Under
Word from the RC Pro Series is that Factory Team driver Adam Drake will be attending RC Pro Australia. So if you are in the land down under in July, and want to witness some amazing racing, go watch “The Drake” in action. Make sure to tell him Big Squid RC says hello.
Acer Racing Gets New Girls and New Discount!
Acer Racing has a few new girls for your viewing pleasure, as well as a new discount for your wallets pleasure! Get 20% off any order over $100 with the code acer20. Ok, enough with the distraction, get back to reading the news! Yes, you can click the pic to see a bigger version.. you can owe me!
