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Cubby, Who is your favorite rc journalist and why? Richard P. Cubby– Hey now, what’s up Richie? Thanks for the email. I don’t believe there is such a thing as a true journalist in the rc biz right now, they are seemingly all puppets to their advertisers. Yes, it is sad state the rc media is in right now, but that’s just the way [...]
The new Team Associated T-Shirts for 2012 are available in black, white, or blue. The come in sizes from small to XX- Large, and cost around $20. If your looking to show off your support for the rc hobby with some cool clothing, maybe hit the Big Squid RC Shop for shirts and hats… just say’n..
Team SR has announced some trick new aluminum battery straps for the Associated B4.1/T4.1, Durango DEX210, and the Kyosho Ultima RB5. These high quality Team SR black anodized, 6061 aluminum, “Tripple X” battery braces can help act as a heatsink for your battery to reduce temperatures. Look for a street price of right around $15 and they are available right [...]
New today from Team Grid RC is a specially made servo mount for the TC6 series of touring cars from Team Associated. Not only does the CNC machined Team Grid mount look sano, but it also allows the chassis to flex under the servo for better handling. The new mount also keeps the servo link straighter, allowing it to move [...]
What’s the latest 12th scale pan car from Team Associated? Why it’s the RC12R5.2 Factory Team of course. Some of the hot features are- Updated motor mount and left rear bulkhead for greater durability 2.5mm chassis with centralized Lipo battery mounting location Pivot ball rear pod design Innovative through-shaft center shock design Dynamic strut front end Aluminum side spring retainers Street price for the new Associated RC12R5.2 [...]
Team Associated has some exciting news about wheel hexes for the front and rear of your B4.1, SC10, and B44.1. Announced today, Associated’s new Factory Team 6061-T6 12mm aluminum clamping wheel hexes are said to speed up wheel changes as you no longer have to worry about the hexes getting stuck in your rims. The new hexes are CNC machined, [...]
Team Associated has released a new RTR version of their popular SC8.2e truck, this time with Rockstar/Makita livery. The new Rockstar/Makita SC8.2e comes with 16mm composite big bore shocks, a 2000kv brushless motor, waterproof speed controller, a full roll cage, hard anodized 7075 chassis, new Method race wheels, steel turnbuckles, and a 2.4GHz radio system. Street price is going to [...]
Hello fellow rc’ers, welcome to another edition of THE Cub Report, the satirical column that is responsible for 87.2% of the chat around rc water-coolers every Monday… First off, VIVA FERRARI! Yes, the church bells rang yet again over the weekend, and yes, Alonso padded his points leads even further! Now on to what really matters, rc… So rc is on the verge [...]
A couple of times on Big Squid RC we have talked about the need for Team Associated to hop on the short course buggy bandwagon. Well today we received a little info from someone on the ‘inside’ that there is one in the works. So file this under rumor mill, but we have heard Team Associated is working on a [...]
Team Associated has issued a press release on their new 16 degree caster blocks and spindle set for their RC8 series of buggies and trucks. The new parts fit all the RC8 series, including older models and truggies. With the new Associated caster blocks and spindles geometry is improved giving more forgiving steering. They are available right now with a [...]
A couple of quick shots from the Associated booth including the new SC8.2E and RC8.2E. #gallery-5 { margin: auto; } #gallery-5 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-5 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-5 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */Looking for more posts from the Hobby Town Convention 2012? Click HERE.
Team Associated has a long reputation for putting out quality rc products. Today brought news of their new RC8.2e RS RTR eighth scale buggy. With the newest addition to Associated’s line-up you get the updated RC8.2 geometry, metal gear servo, blue or red body, 16mm big bore shocks, waterproof speed controller, 2000kv motor, tough 7075 hard-anodized aluminum chassis, and much [...]
The guys from Team Associated are big short course truck fans and today they’ve announced their new SC8.2e RTR truck. Hi-lights for the new Associated SC8.2e are a 2000kv brushless motor, waterproof 4S speed controller, 2.4 GHz radio system, Lucas Slick Mist body, 16mm big bore shocks, hard-anodized 7075 aluminum chassis, and a metal gear steering servo. Expect street pricing [...]
You big guys out there can now be in vogue at the track or bash area just like Spike TV’s Ton Jones. Team Associated now has their Stencil and Vertigo t-shirts in sizes 5X and 6X. These high quality t-shirts cost around $20 and you can get more information HERE. Have you read our BigSquidRC Associated SC10 review? If not, click [...]
Hola amigo’s, I hope you were lucky enough to watch (or DVR) the live first moto’s from Hangtown on FuelTV last weekend. The first “lites” moto might possibly have been one of the best in moto history as Monster/Kawi/PC/Traxxas rider Blake Baggett caught and passed world champ Ken Roczen AND “Bam Bam” Barcia on the last lap to take [...]
