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THE Cub Report, 03.04.2013, Version- Living All KCCO
Hey gang it’s Monday morning and time to bust out another work week. Wherever you are I hope you kick ass and the week flies by. First up is some actual rc news, and relatively big news at that. We reported a few months ago about the Thunder Tiger eMTA. If you are a core basher you already know what it [...]
Review- Venom Medion Dual 10 amp Battery Charger with Speake…
THE Venom Medion Dual 10 amp Battery Charger ReviewThe battery charger wars have been raging hard lately and one of the hottest new chargers on the market is the Venom Medion Dual 10 amp. The Medion comes not only with all the “standard” features that a high end charger would include, but it “one-ups” the pack by having built in [...]
- 3/2/2013
- 10:32 am
- Accessory Reviews
Venom Group - By: Cubby
ASK Cub Reporter, 02.28.1013, Version- Your Honest Questions…
“Scale” short course comments As a long time – 30 years – RC enthusiast and racer, I feel that you guys are way off the mark with your “scale” comments lately regarding short course. The class will never grow if we don’t move it more and more towards performance. We cannot go back to Slashes and hard “realistic” [...]
THE Cub Report, 02.25.2013, Version- THE Fig Leaf Edition
Happy Monday everyone and welcome to another week in the wonderful world of hobby grade rc. Whether you work at a manufacture or an LHS, or you are simply a hardcore enthusiast, I hope you have a great week. Brian’s favorite Supercross rider (lol), James “Bubba” Stewart, took the win last night (Saturday) in Hotlanta. Using his proven recipe of “holeshot [...]
Vaterra Kalahari 14th Scale 4wd Desert Raider Review
THE Vaterra Kalahari 14th Scale 4wd Desert Raider ReviewVaterra is the newest name in the rc game and today we’ll be taking a closer look at their Kalahari 14th Scale Desert Raider. The Kalahari comes with detailed scale looks, a brushless power system, and Spektrum 2.4 GHz radio gear, all the makings of a great bash machine. How does the [...]
- 2/22/2013
- 11:43 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
Horizon - By: Cubby
ASK Cub Reporter, 02.22.2013, Version- A Day Late But Better…
Hello, sorry I didnt know who else to ask, so maybe you know. Will the carisma M10DT volkswagon beetle desert edition come to the U.S? I sure hope so, it really looks sick.Thanks for your time, oh I love your website. JA Sugar Cubby– Hey what’s up Sugar? The Carisma crew has introduced a bunch of new trucks lately, all of them look [...]
Review- TrakPower DPS 12V 25 Amp Power Supply
THE TrakPower DPS 12 Volt 25 Amp Power Supply ReviewIf you are into the rc hobby to stay there are a few items that you use all the time where spending the extra money on a high end item is worth it. For example, a good transmitter will last for years and be worth every extra penny. On that same [...]
- 2/19/2013
- 10:15 am
- Accessory Reviews
TrakPower - By: Cubby
THE Cub Report, 02.18.2013, Version- Ron Burgundy Stole My T…
Hey guys, welcome to THE Cub Report, your weekly dose of rc bench racing and shoot’n the rc bull. 25 days, 1 hour and 42 minutes until the cars roll off in Melbourne, “sigh”. It seems like it takes forever for the F1 season to get started. The “big” story from Dallas last night (Saturday) was why rookie Honda/Geico rider Zach Bell [...]
Vaterra Kemora 14th Scale 4wd Brushless Rally Car Review
THE Vaterra Kemora 14th Scale 4wd Brushless Rally Car ReviewVaterra made quite an impression when they introduced their entirely new line-up of vehicles at Nuremberg a couple of weeks ago. People went gaga over their uber scale looks and impressive specs. For our first Vaterra review we’ve been thrashing the heck out of the Kemora, a 14th scale rally car. [...]
- 2/15/2013
- 1:55 pm
- Car & Truck Reviews
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Horizon - By: Cubby
Review- Radient Origin Ni-MH/NiCd AC/DC Battery Charger
THE Radient Origin AC/DC Battery Charger ReviewEvery day more and more people make the jump into the wonderful world of hobby grade rc’s. Most of these people end up walking out the hobby shop door with a RTR and low-end Ni-MH battery. New people to the hobby don’t really need some high-zoot uber charger, they need a charger that is [...]
- 2/15/2013
- 8:53 am
- Accessory Reviews
Radient - By: Cubby
ASK Cub Reporter, 02.14.2013- Your Weekly Questions, My Week…
Hey guys I check your site quite often for great reviews on new RC vehicles etc. I am in the market wanting to buy an electric 1/8th scale basher and when I saw the new Thunder Tiger E-MTA I fell in love. This is what I want to get. Do you guys know where I might possibly be able [...]
THE Cub Report, 02.11.2013, Version- Going All Simple Jack
Hello everyone, I hope you all got your rc-on over the weekend, whether it was burn’n tires bald in your sub-division, jump’n off the old shed out back, or play’n airplane demo derby with 40 of your closest new found friends at eFest. We all work our butts into the ground Mon-Fri to earn the right to blow off some [...]
ASK Cub Reporter, 02.07.2013, Version- Your Questions, My Dr…
MG4 T3 Hi there I just received a mg4 t3 from my wife it doesn’t seem to roll freely i haven’t turned it on yet because im waiting for batteries the buyer said that they don’t roll freely due to it having 3 diffs what do you think Daryn B. Cubby– Hey Daryn, shoot Brian your snail mail so we can send ya [...]
Review- Pro-Line Traxxas Slash Pro-2 Performance Parts
THE Pro-Line Pro-2 Performance Parts ReviewPro-Line Racing keeps introducing more upgrade parts for the immensely popular Traxxas Slash platform. Today we’ll be taking a look at some of their newest performance parts to determine if they live up to Pro-Line’s legendary reputation and if they are worth your time and money. Come on, lets take a closer look…
- 2/5/2013
- 10:00 am
- Accessory Reviews
Pro-Line - By: Cubby
THE Cub Report, 02.04.2013, Version- Groove'n With DJ June L…
The AMA Supercross series is 4 races deep and Davi Millsaps is still sporting the red plate, who would have guessed that before the season began? Dungey visited the LCQ again Saturday night but went on to win the main, Speedy Reedy has become a first lap human torpedo, RV2 is the fastest guy on the track but 4th in [...]
