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While some of you have been to an organized bash, my guess would be that the vast majority of you have not. You might be stuck in an office working the rc biz and too busy to make it to a local event, or you might live in a part of the country where there simply are no bashes (which [...]
“The Internet For years I have been watching traffic on rc forums go down. I don’t think it is the fault of the websites themselves, I think it shows a lack of interest in the hobby as a whole. I have seen many people leave the hobby while very few have entered. People have left the hobby to pursue other things, [...]
You know, I’ve used the title “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned” (the title of a Prodigy album) once before, wayyyyyyy back in 2009. So this week I thought I would hop in the time machine and go back to what I wrote back in ’09 and see how it stands up today. So what was in my ’09 Cub Report? * I [...]
“LiHV High Voltage Lipo Question I will keep my questions short and to the point. What is the deal with the new “LiHV” Lipo batteries? Are they any good and why do I need them? Are they more dangerous than normal Lipo batteries? Cory E. P.S. Keep rocking the stache” Cubby- Yo hey Cory, thanks for the email, and you aren’t the only person [...]
Ever see an empty flying field? How about a nearly empty track with 10 people, each running 4 classes for “40 entries”? How about that rocky area of your local park that used to have 10 guys crawling on the weekend, now it is lucky if 1 or 2 shows up? Seriously folks, we gotta stop running people off. Why [...]
“Is this a no-brain’r or ? Sir Cubby, Mr. Cubby I’d like to know your take on choice of 1/8 Truggy Tires for straight Hard-Core bashing. As most of us know 1/8 bashing truggy tires don’t have much of its own class/selection. This is for my Durango DEX8T, though race potential I’ve built for bashing primarily. What would be your recommendation besides the [...]
Hello rc masses, this is THE Freak’n Cub Report, where I talk the smack and you complain about it to your buddies. Just FYI, if you haven’t noticed, this is the time of the year when all the manufacturers announce their fall/X-mas products. The Losi Supercar was the first (and perhaps biggest) to be announced thus far, but the PRs just [...]
“Hey Cubby, Have you guys thought about doing a Losi Audi versus Traxxas XO-1 shootout? I think the whole world would thank you for it. Dedicated reader, Charles D.” Cubby- Yo hey Charles, thanks for the email. And ya, I’ve already received multiple requests to put the Losi Audi R8 up against the Traxxas XO-1. And yes, it should make for a totally EPIC [...]
Bigger, faster, gnarlier, that is exactly what bashing is about. Get at least two guys together in a cul-de-sac or at a local park, and it always turns into a “who is the faster” or “who can jump farthest” contest. So the “big” news from last week was of course the announcement of the 6th scale Losi Audi R8 Supercar. Being [...]
“Which SC Truck To Buy Hi cubby, was just wondering which 4wd short course truck i should buy. I have about a $550.00 canadian budget. I mainly want it for basic bashing but also want to race it eventually. I am also fairly new to RC and have a 1/18 scale, but i want something bigger and with more speed. What [...]
Hello everyone, welcome to this week’s Cub Report- a spot where the industry gets a chance to laugh at themselves, and consumers get a bit of an insider’s look into the hobby. My insider email of the week came from a department head at a surface company asking what I thought their next product should be. The industry guy also stated [...]
“Stadium Trucks Hi Cubby, What is your read on the 1/10th scale stadium truck class? Some companies are still trying to keep it alive, should I invest in a new one? David C.” Cubby- Hey ya David, I am a long time lover of stadium trucks myself. For the vast majority of my rc life, that’s pretty much all I drove- 1/10th buggy and [...]
Yes, I’m still in recovery mode after the HobbyTown USA National Convention in Lincoln Nebraska from last week, but here are some of my thoughts from the show- 1. Why do you even care about HTCON 2015? Well you should, with no iHobby Expo this year (next one is spring ’16), it was basically the biggest surface show in the USA [...]
“Losi Hi. I am trying to see if it is possible to buy the 1/8 Losi 8ight truggy (not buggy) in a brushless system not nitro Thank you, Cory N.” Cubby- Hi there Cory and thanks for the email. And guess what? Boy are you in luck. The Losi 8IGHT-T E 3.0 was announced a couple of days after I received your email. Cut [...]
Hello everyone, you’ve found this week’s Cub Report, where the insiders go to get their water cooler fodder and consumers come to get their rage material. Probably just like you, we’ve got another busy going on around the lavishly plush BSRC offices. Myself, Brian, T-Money and Hawaiian Chris are in Lincoln Nebraska starting on Tuesday for the HobbyTown USA national convention. [...]
