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Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Maximum Overdrive
When it comes to scale crawling hop-up discussion, over/underdrive gears never fail to confuse noobs. What does “overdrive” even mean? Will it hurt your truck? Click the “Read More” below to get the skinny on a mod that can help your Axial truck get its Billy Goat on.
- 7/18/2014
- 2:16 pm
- Axial
RC Rock Crawling
scale rc - By: Doug
Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Gate Crashers
Bashing your scale truck is a ton of fun, but have you ever thought about competing with it? Any form of competition can be intimidating but you may be surprised at how much you enjoy it if you just give it a try! If you’ve ever thought about taking that new Axial Deadbolt or SCX10 to a comp but weren’t [...]
- 7/11/2014
- 1:00 pm
- RC Rock Crawling
scale rc - By: Doug
Pro-Line Pro-2 Dirt Oval Modified: Part 2
Note – You can read Part 1 of this article right here. In part 1 of this series I took a brand new Pro-Line Pro-2 short course truck and converted it from the intended purpose of SCT to a dirt oval modified car. Since then the car has been completely finished and put through it’s paces on two race nights. Click [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Roughneck Scalers Trai…
Happy 4th of July! I recently had the pleasure of heading out to one of the first official trail runs for the Roughneck Scalers Missouri Chapter and had a heck of a time. The club originally hails from California but recently expanded to St. Louis, MO due to the exploding scale off-road scene in the area. The trail spot was Bangert Island [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Looking Forward to the…
In case you missed it, last week Axial made a huge announcement: the Axial Yeti 1:10 Rock Racer. Regardless of your personal opinion on the vehicle, the release is a big deal for the hobby. If you don’t believe me you should see the outrageous web traffic that our review has been doing! It’s sparked a ton of discussion on [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - How Does the Summit Fi…
Note – Yes, I know there was a huge Axial announcement this week. You’ll hear PLENTY about it very soon on BigSquidRC. 🙂 It’s no secret that the crawling community is hard on Traxxas (then again, isn’t everyone these days?). Many hardcores have long felt slighted by the Big T. Suffice it to say, when discussion on the trail inevitably turns [...]
- 6/20/2014
- 1:05 pm
- RC Rock Crawling
scale rc
Traxxas Summit - By: Doug
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - I Wish I Was Waterproo…
Here’s a little secret for some of you guys – just because a vehicle isn’t “100% Waterproof®!” from the manufacturer doesn’t mean it will explode the moment it makes contact with the wet stuff. Many scalers work just fine in axle deep water without any modification whatsoever. I’ve blown way more stock servos on rocks than I have in shallow [...]
- 6/13/2014
- 3:46 pm
- Hitec
RC Rock Crawling
scale rc - By: Doug
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Trigger King R/C Mega …
The Trigger King R/C Mega Truck Series held it’s first official event last weekend in Wentzville, MO (suburb about 50 miles west of St. Louis). The series was put together to combine the fun of scaling/bashing with the excitement of full scale elimination mud racing. While the aforementioned mega trucks are the main event of the show, there is also [...]
Everybody’s Scalin’ For the Weekend – Backpack, Backpack
The passing of Memorial Weekend means the unofficial start of summer. It also means scaling season is now in full swing! In an ongoing effort to educate newbie scalers, here’s a quick guide to something many people overlook until they are broke down in the woods – a backpack. I know I’ve mentioned a backpack in passing before, but I [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Happy Memorial Day Wee…
It’s Memorial Day Weekend here in the States, so before getting into this weeks piece let me give a big THANK YOU to all the veterans out there! My younger brother (also a lifetime r/c junkie) just went on a six month Air Force deployment to the Middle East so a big hello if you’re reading this! Our soldiers sacrifice [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend: Pro-Line Pro-2 Dirt Ova…
While I haven’t raced in around 4 years, each spring when the weather turns I start getting the itch to build an oval car. Sure, I spent the majority of my “racer days” doing the off-road thing, but once I first went WFO and got sideways with a friend’s open wheel modified I quickly became a convert. I wound up [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - Cliff Cave Park Trail …
With beautiful weather on tap, last weekend my scaling club decided it would be a good time to explore a new trail. We hit up Cliff Cave Park, just south of St. Louis, MO (a popular spot with the Big Squid Bash Crew), and decided to run a very tight stretch of mountain bike trail to see what it held. [...]
- 5/9/2014
- 7:20 pm
- Events
RC Rock Crawling
scale rc - By: Doug
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - RC4WD 1.9 Mud Slinger …
When it comes to scale tires I have “PokĂ©mon Syndrome”. I just gotta catch em’ all. When RC4WD recently announced they were updating their classic Mud Slinger tire I knew I had to try them. The original Mud Slinger was one of the first scale tires that came out when the genre started getting hot. While the tires are technically [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - It's More Fun To Play …
With our Big Squid RC Facebook Group opening its doors last week (you should check it out, lots of cool vehicles being posted), I figured now is as good a time as any to share my Facebook story as it pertains to the hobby. I know it’s en vogue to proclaim Facebook “The Worst Thing Ever©” but for me it’s [...]
Everybody's Scalin' For the Weekend - RTR'n at RECON G6 and …
I’m still recharging from a crazy RECON G6 weekend but have emerged my garage just long enough to bring you this week’s column. If you haven’t yet, check out my two part coverage from earlier this week (mega truck race here, RECON G6 here). Before I close the book on it I wanted to share a couple things that I [...]
