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THE Cub Report, Version 07.19.09
Magazine revenues from advertising are down, wayyyyy down. Sucks to be in the print biz right now. Click here for more info. The end game is going to be clicks for pay, and at this point, Rc Tech and Rc Universe are leading the field. Of course we here at BigSquidRC are working our way up, going a different path [...]
THE Cub Report, 07.12.09
G-day mates, and welcome to another sensational edition of The Cub Report. So Horizon has released full info on their entry into the short course market, named the Strike! So what’s the scoop on the Losi Strike? Well, it’s modeled more after a Traxxas Slash than an Associated SC10, featuring a Spektrum radio and a mid-mounted motor. Bashers praise the [...]
THE Cub Report, 07.05.09
Welcome Squid fans, to yet another riveting edition of THE Cub Report! Rc’ers are still talking about ‘The Hack’. So what was ‘The Hack’? Well, it went down at the ROAR electrics nats last weekend in Nebraska. In the first A-main of 2wd Mod Buggy, Maifield and Tebo were running first and second. On the last lap, Tebo pulled a [...]
Cubby Interview With Carlton Eppes of the RC Pro Series (Par…
Cubby sits down and chats with Carlton Eppes of the The RC Pro Series for a great several part interview. Part 2: Cubby– What’s the biggest problem you see with ROAR? Carlton– I’ve made it a habit during my time with RC Pro to not talk about ROAR. I just wish some of their reps would do the same. [...]
THE Cub Report, 06.28.09
Part of my responsibilities in the real world is taking care of the company that I work for factory drivers. It’s always interesting to watch shy consumers walk by the factory shoes pointing their fingers going “OMG that’s Joe Racer!”, or to slowly come up and beat around the bush for their autograph. I find that really funny, as just [...]
Cubby Interview With Carlton Eppes of the RC Pro Series (Par…
Cubby sits down and chats with Carlton Eppes of the The RC Pro Series for a great several part interview. Part 1: Cubby– For our readers, let’s start off with a little background info Carlton. Where are you from, when did you get into the sport of RC and where did you get your start in rc race [...]
THE Cub Report, 06.22.09, Your Week In RC
Welcome to yet another incredible, inedible, Cub Report. Product news of the week? The new Novak 1,300+ Sintered Rotors . Essentially, these new rotors have been put through a special process to give the magnet more strength. They sell for under $40. But ya know, brushless racing shouldn’t require a “hop-up” magnet, it’s brushless for hecks sake. Some idiots years ago [...]
THE Cub Report, 06.14.09, Your Week In RC
The Traxxas Mini-Revo and Mini-Slash are hitting hobby shop shelves as we speak. This is a bit historic, as it’s Traxxas first entry into the sub-10th scale category. After a quick check of LHS’s and on-line retailers, it sounds like the Mini-Revo is outselling the Mini-Slash four to one. After seeing the 10th scale Slash become such a mega-hit, you’d [...]
THE Cub Report, Your Week In RC- 06.07.09
What an incredible day of racing on the tube today. Started off with the Traxxas TORC race from Cranon WI on SpeedTVHD. Then came the Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix on FoxHD. Next was the AMA Motocross 250 national on SpeedTVHD. The afternoon ended with more Traxxas TORC series from Perris Speedway on ABCHD. Traxxas is getting an incredible “bang for [...]
THE Cub Report, 05.31.09, Version- Waynes World
Very slow week news wise in our industry, so… Lucas Oil. Seen the new stadium in Indy? Watch AMA motocross, where Lucas Oil is the title sponsor? What about the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, where Associated is the exclusive rc car of the series? I don’t know anything about Lucas Oil, but sometimes I think they have Shawn Palmer [...]
THE Cub Report 05.17.09, Version- Over Optimistic
Most of my “industry insider” friends often accuse me of being overly optimistic. For some strange reason, I have some grandiose vision of our sport rising up to near mainstream levels. Most industry insiders, while their standard of living would be greatly increased by this happening, never see this occurring. They’ve been in this industry so long, they’ve seen so [...]
THE Cub Report 05.08.09 – What Is Wrong With People?!
Like the title implies, just what the hell is wrong with some of you people? I only say this because the last two months has been uber hell at various tracks across the Midwest. I’ve seen more transmitters thrown, more straight up hacks, more yelling, more cheating, more screaming, more blood vessels pop’n out of racers foreheads, more bloody sailor [...]
THE Cub Report 05.03.09, Version This Is Racing Not LARPing
First off, a quick word of thanks to all the Cub Report readers. The head cheese here is telling me clicks are way up the last couple months and hate mail is breaking all records. So thanks for reading, regardless if you love or hate, are a local basher, or someone that’s worked in the industry for three decades. The [...]
THE Cub Report- 04.24.09, Version Beck E-Pro
Is it just me or are there some really Fugly trucks being released this year? It might just be me, but it seems like 09′ is a banner year for ugly truck releases. I tell ya, every week there seems to be another one that tops the previous fugmaster. This week it happened to be the CEN Matrix SC truck. [...]
THE Cub Report 04.19.09, Version Viva Vettel
And who said the Red Bull Formula 1 team wasn’t going to win a race this year? The young and determined German, Sebastian Vettel, ran flawless in qualifying for pole, then a flawless race today to pwn the worlds best at the Chinese grand prix. Red Bull team mate, and Aussie’s favorite son, Mark Webber came in second for a [...]
