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Article: MyRCBox.com Review of the Axial SCX10TR – Conclusion: he liked it. Event: HPI Racing Drift@Forumla-D – About two weeks from now go check out r/c drifting action at the Formula-D season opener in Long Beach, CA. The r/c action commences on April 10th. Shopping around: $40 Wild Dagger – Goodwill score – Proof that some of the best finds can be [...]
Dear Cubby, I enjoy reading your columns every week, but now I have a question for you. I have a VXL system in my Slash and after landing from a jump it doesn’t want to go forward anymore. What do you think is wrong? Trans-Am Man ========== I had a Pontiac Trans Am one time. Mine was a bright red 95 version. I gotta [...]
“I recently bought a Slash 4×4 and hear guys are running a center diff. Whats the benefits?” (name and address withheld by request) Cubby- The Slash 4×4 is a great truck, congrats on your new fly ride. So about that fancy dancy center diff, what’s the real scoop? If you dig pulling massive wheelies, the center diff is not for you. With the center [...]
“Hey Cubby, My son wants to get into fuel powered r.c. cars. Is there anything i should know before jumping in? Are they worth it over electric? Thanks. Dylan S.” Hi Dylan, and thanks for submitting a question that we get about ten times a week here. First off, I hate nitro with a passion that borders on zeal. With that in [...]
Hey Cub-ster, I know you guys are all about bashing and so am I (hence the reason I bought a Savage X as my first RC in twenty years and is my first nitro truck, I love it!). However, I am thinking about getting into RC racing and I think a good place to begin would be 2WD stock CORR events [...]
Hello Cub Reporter I have a question I stripped out the heads of two screws in the front skidplate on my T-Max how do I get them out? John Denver ————— Hey now John, how’s that Rocky Mountain high going for ya? I didn’t realize they had email where you are now days. Or is your name John and you just live in [...]
Dear Cub Reporter, Audi R8 V-10 or Ferrari 458? Elliott Sheak Hey Elliott, thanks for writing in. Ya know, the Audi sure is an awesome piece of machinery no doubt, but it’s not a Ferrari, nothing else is, so if you have an extra quarter mill sitting in the bank, there isn’t really a choice. To buy anything other than the prancing [...]
I must say, we’ve got some real “winners” as readers. Our first letter of the week is proof positive. 🙂 === Brian I just want to let you know the heat sensor came. I also want to tell I will no longer be send any pictures for this contest. I have a funny feeling that the savage and the rest of the nicer [...]
Ask Cub Reporter, A Weekly Advice Column- 02.4.2010 Yes indeed it’s time for yet another scintillating edition of “Ask Cub Reporter”. Oh boy do we get letters, here’s a couple from this week. If you’d like to submit your own, hit us up at cubby at BigSquidRC dot com. ========== I have had a scorpion for about 3 years and tinkered around [...]
Ask Cub Reporter, A Weekly Advice Column- 01.20.2010 ================== First off a couple quick notes. If you have a question for the “Ask Cub Reporter” column, just shoot’em to cubby at BigSquidRC.com. Secondly, the “Ask Cub Reporter” segment is for all questions, from Formula One, to Supercross, to how to set the mesh on your E-Maxx, so feel free to ask [...]
Ask Cubby, Your Weekly RC Advice Column. ================== Cubby, What are the best tires for my Slash? Love Reading Your Stufff Ronny From Pittsburgh Yo what’s up Ronny from Pittsburgh? The stock Slash tires have their upsides, and their downsides. Upsides are they look realistic, and wear a long time. Downsides are they explode on high cell counts, and don’t offer that good of [...]
Just a quick note here, starting next week, and all through 2010, you’ll be able to find the “Ask Cubby” column each Thursday, and “THE Cub Report” posted every Monday morning. Enjoy! ========== First off this week is a question from one of our most frequent emailers, Cory. “HEY ALSO ON THE INFERNO VE DO I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY OTHER [...]
This has to be one of the slowest news weeks in recent memory. But aha! The Cubbster can always dig up a little something to rant about. (even if it is a “nice rant”) Horizon/Losi pre-released some hype on a “top secret” price leader being introduced at the end of the month. Official release date is 08.29, but if you sign [...]
Something really cool happened this week, which seems to be rare in this era of big-buck corporate rc companies. And, no, the cool thing wasn’t a hot new car, yet another piece of blue anodized bling-bling, nor a new “super dope” high voltage lithium based cell. It was simply a piece of advertising. I’m sure many of you remember the classic [...]
Traxxas Horizon/Losi are all over the googolplex hot rock crawling trend. They announced last week that yes indeed, they have a rock crawler on the way with a debut date of June 27th. They will be premiering the most radical comp truck ever released on their website, stiff arming the trade show circuit and making the mags wait. Should be [...]
