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Reminder – Rock Racing at Leisure Hours Raceway
Wanted to show off a quick panorama shot of the Leisure Hours Raceway Rock Racing track! This track is a BLAST to drive on, but it’s not for the weak. Check out some of the action shots of the Yeti below. The rocks are huge, the turns are huge, the hills are huge! Go big or go home right? The [...]
Autel Robotics X-Star Premium Unboxing
We just got our hands on the new Autel Robotics X-Star Premium Quadcopter. It’s got some really impressive stats like a 4K camera, top speed of 36mph, dual gps system, and 3-axis gimbal. The transmitter comes with a mount big enough to hold all smart phones, and even some small tablets. The software is available on both iOS and Android. [...]
Rock Racing at Leisure Hours Raceway
Wrench and I stopped out at Leisure Hours Raceway to check out their first opening test and tune day at their new Rock Racing Course. The track itself is pretty gnarly and not for the weak! All those that get upset at a tiny dent in a back straight need not apply! This track eats trucks for lunch and spits [...]
Record Long Jump Video – Big Squid RC
We recently posted about our Long Jump Event where Paul flew an amazing 262 feet! It took a while to get all the footage from all the cameras together and cut, but it’s finally here! There is some great footage, and it’s amazing to watch how high and how far these vehicles were going. It was crazy to be there, [...]
- 6/13/2016
- 10:17 pm
- Big Squid RC
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A new Batch of PPR RC Wheel Grips
We just heard that PPR RC Products has done a few new batches of their awesome wheel grips, including the special ones in Big Squid RC red/black colors. We have been a fan of these grips since we heard about them. You can read about the Big Squid Edition Right Here. If you want to check out their latest [...]
We’re Hiring Again!
Now Hiring: Video Editor, Writers, Sales, Social Media / Marketing Yep, things are getting crazy around here again, and it’s time to expand the crew. We have updated our job page HERE. First on the list of people we need is a video editor. We have a TON of footage we need to get edited down into amazing bit-sized [...]
Rock Racing Track Opening at Leisure Hours Raceway
Looking to get in some rock racing action? Well if you are in the Midwest, you are in luck. The good folks over at Leisure Hours Raceway have let us know that this Saturday (June 4th, 2016) they are having their opening test and tune day of their new Rock Racing course! Then every other week they are hosting organized [...]
RedRock Boardshop LaGrange L1 Motorized Truck Review
A while back we got our hands on the LaGrange L1 Motorized Skateboard Truck conversion kit from RedRock Board Shop. A few of the Big Squid crew have been interested in trying one of these out, so of course we jumped at the chance to put one to the test. How did it do? Keep reading to find out. Company Facebook: [...]
- 5/25/2016
- 11:44 am
- Other Reviews
- By: Brian
March Bash-ness 2016 Winner – Losi 5IVE-T
In what was a truly epic final battle, the Losi 5IVE-T from Horizon Hobby pulled off a win over the Traxxas X-MAXX in the final round of voting from our readers. Watching the votes pour in on the last day was crazy. The lead changed hands several times throughout the day as Traxxas and Losi fans were out in full [...]
March Bash-ness 2016 Finals!
This is it! The finalists have been chosen! The Traxxas X-MAXX pulled a last minute come from behind win to barely beat the Traxxas Slash, and the Losi 5IVE-T muscled passed the ARRMA Kraton to try and attempt a repeat victory from 2014! It’s going to be anyone’s game! Remember, tell your friends, share the links, get the word out [...]
March Bash-ness 2016 Final Four
Well now is when things start to really heat up. Again, thank you to all of the readers who voted getting the vehicles this far. Your final four are the Traxxas X-Maxx, Traxxas Slash 4×4, the Losi 5IVE-T, and the ARRMA Kraton! Voting for this round will end Tuesday at 10pm cst! Did your vehicle make it this far? Tell your [...]
March Bash-ness 2016 – Round 2
A ‘Thank You’ to everyone who voted in the sweet 16 bracket! Did your vehicle make it into the top eight? As always, there were a few upsets, and a lot of very close matches! The closest being the Durango DEX8T squeaking past the HPI Savage XL by just 14 votes, followed closely by the X-Maxx beating the Yeti XL [...]
March Bash-ness 2016 Sweet 16
Welcome to the battle! Thank you all for your input on creating the bracket from YOUR nominations! It’s time for battle, and lets who makes it to round two! You know how it works, vote for the vehicles you think should make it to the next round. That’s right, your vote ACTUALLY counts. You nominated them, your votes move the [...]
March BASH-NESS 2016 – LETS DO THIS
It’s the near the end of March, and you know what that means right? It’s the time when our readers tell us who they think is the current king of rc in the world! It’s Big Squid RC’s 6th Annual March Bash-ness. For the Big Squid RC Newbies, March Bash-ness is our annual Reader’s Choice event where you, the readers, [...]
Big Squid RC Bash Event
It’s Bash Time! This is the official announcement for the Big Squid RC Spring Bash and Smash 2016! Once again we will be at the awesome Leisure Hours Raceway rain or shine. Everyone always expects us to have a big raffle prize, and you can’t get much bigger than a Traxxas X-MAXX right? Last year we raised a bunch [...]
- 3/14/2016
- 10:52 am
- Events
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