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Photo of the Week:The picture is from Nic Case, the guy who owns the worlds fastest RC record, and this is his latest project car for 2010. He’s working directly with the Team Associated designers this time around. He will be testing this new streamliner on August 15th at the Heartland Park Dragway. It’s powered by a 1521 Neu motor, [...]
Yes indeed, another week, another edition of ASK Cubby. Btw, as I was walking down the halls of the ultra luxurious BSRC offices last week, one of my co-workers had the nerve to say, “Cubby, all the questions you post can NOT be real can they?”. Well folks, yes indeed they are. Truth is stranger than fiction, even the Cubverse. ========== “I [...]
Photo of the Week:Sorry, I just think it’s too awesome. New rule, no more Big Squid original pics as photo of the week. It’s been a light week around the web. Build-Off: Drift car build-off at Scale 4×4 RC. 1. Build your scale drifter. 2. Do a build log. 3. Enter it in the contest. 4. ??? 5. Profit! Contest: July [...]
Welcome back to this weeks ASK Cubby column. This week I present to you an early leader in the “email of the year” competition…… “Hi I bought my Alpha from microtechracing about 6 weeks ago and put it into my new EU took time to run it in on bench and track following instructions,, when to my horror the engine blew in [...]
Photo of the Week:Jumps by mikeTYKEallen (re)Build log: TMaxx 2.5 Engine/Truck rebuild – Good rundown of how to break down and fix up an old engine. Shopping Around: Lots of summer deals online. Free Shipping @ Tamiya, 15% off @ Pro-Line, 10% off @ Voodoo Modifieds. This Weekend: I’m at the ROAR Off-Road Fuel Nats handing out stickers. Video of the Week: I’m having [...]
A day late, but back better than ever (not… LOL)! I’ve been working on our Blitz ESE test this week and missed my deadline for Ask Cubby, but here ya’ll go….. ========== “Dear Brian & Squiddy, I wanted to let y’all know, “great job on your editorial reviews.” I love going to your page every day and reading BigSquidRC, keep up the excellent [...]
Photo of the week:by mole2k on Flickr, posted to the Radio Controlled Hobbies group Contest: Win a Fly-Sky FS-GT2 2.4Ghz entry-level radio set Friendly Reminder: Sunday is Father’s day. Call your dad. Self Promotion: Be sure to check out our LiPo Charger Shootout cause you know you need a new charger. Don’t you want the best? Shopping Around/Cool Link Combo [...]
OMG, is it already Thursday? Welcome to yet another platinum plated edition of ASK Cubby. 🙂 ========== Brian, your cub reporter is the biggest f#$%ing idiot on the internet…… he doesnt know sh%$ about anthing…Lenny Cubby- What’s up Lenny? So you consider me to be the biggest idiot on the Entire internet? The internet is a big place, with literally millions of idiots mashing [...]
Photo of the Week: Wyoming’s Brushless Levant Beetle Action Shotsby Wyoming, plenty more on the Tamiya Crawler Forums Build Log: VMG Bronco Concept Cool Link: 1/8th RC Historic Model Cars Forum Thread: Know your R/C History – Anyone see an R/C older than this one? late 60’s early 70’s Dynamic Models Next Weekend: Leighton Dillard Memorial Race @ Trackseekers, Flowood, MS – [...]
Welcome back to yet another fabulous edition of your letters, and my butchering of the English language…. 🙂 ========== “To the gents at Bigsquid, I have a Turnigy Lipo that is all puffed up. What should I do with it? Collin – Bonnyrigg UK” Cubby- Hey what’s up Collin? Thanks for writing in. So you have a puffed Lipo and you don’t know what to [...]
Pic of the Week: This week, with the LargeScaleRC.com 5th Scale Power Jam happening, I was in a bit of a giant scale rc mood, and that picture is just insane. I have been to a few 1/4 scale rc plane events, and they are a blast to watch, but it’s like flying a full size plane, from [...]
Another week, and yet more fun with reader questions… “This question is for Cub Reporter,Is it ok to rev my engine real high with the wheels off the ground????? Xie Xie, Wang” Cubby- What’s up “Wang”? Seriously, is that your name or did you just sign “Wang” on your email as a cheap joke? Either way, your question is a sound one that [...]
No Photo of the Week: Cause I couldn’t find any good photos this week. Build log: MAN TGA Dakar Truck Help Out: Leighton Dillard Benefit Raffle Next Weekend: R/C RACING SAT., JUNE 5 – WINFIELD, IL – R/C racing in Winfield continues in 2010. There will be a second fundraising R/C race at the Winfield Community United Methodist Church in Winfield, IL. The [...]
ASK Cubby, A Weekly Q&A Session, Version 05.27.2010 We get letters, all kinds of letters here at BigSquid…. ========== “Just an FYI, in todays CUB report you wrote “Jess Alessi” when its actually Jeff Alessi. The JBRL race was at ARC Raceway in SoCal… I was sitting next to Jeff in the pits on sat and hes a good driver for sure. Anyways, just [...]
Photo of the week: Budweiser Nascar Mini Cooper on Xpress Mini Road Runner Chassis by britishopen93 Build log: Dual brushless Clod Buster Event: No Limit R/C World Finals V – May 28-30 @ Digger’s Dungeon – Poplar Branch, NC Forum Thread: Maxamps Out of their Mind???? – Almost two months on and people are still talking about The LiPo Shootout 2. It’s [...]
