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OMG does time fly. I can not believe it’s just 16 DAYS till the iHobby International Hobby Expo! We always take The Show very seriously, as BigSquidRC always seems to get a huge boost in numbers after the show, and this year, we are pulling out ALL the stops. We’ve got a 20 ft by 10 ft booth reserved, we [...]
“Try to give you warning, But everyone ignores me, Told you everything loud and clear, But nobody’s listening, Call to you so clearly, But you don’t want to hear me,Told you everything loud and clear, But nobody’s listening” Linkin Park For years I’ve gone off on how messed up the “stock” class is…. and it’s quite obvious nobody’s listening. The IIC race [...]
I just got done with a most way super duper dope weekend, hope you all had the same. For starters, it was a Formula One race weekend, Monza to be exact. At Monza, not only did my beloved Ferrari team land on pole, but the man with the largest eyebrows on the planet (they kinda look like two ginormous caterpillars [...]
I don’t know how many of you rc guys follow Moto GP, but they lost a great rider, and a wonderful human being, yesterday during the San Marino Grand Prix in Shoya Tomizawa. In real full scale racing, you put your life on the line every time you swing a leg over, my heart is filled with great sadness [...]
So I started getting the text messages from Brian around noon today, “Cubby, where the HELL is THE Cub Report?”, “Hey call me, I am getting a bunch of emails wondering where THE Cub Report is!”, etc. Last fall I was pretty burnt out on our hobby. When I had originally signed on with BigSquid I agreed to write a Cub [...]
How are tracks keeping their doors open now days? Have you looked at weekly attendance at your local tracks? More likely than not, your local track is getting 15-40 entries on a weekly basis, hardly enough to keep the lights on and rent paid. Well, I’ll tell ya how many tracks are keeping their doors open, big “trophy” races. Many [...]
Hope you all had a great weekend and thanks for tuning in yet again to the our hobbies most read editoral (sarcastic) column, THE Cub Report. There was an uber huge rc drag event held right here in Chicago over the weekend, the IMDRA Midwest Nationals. Now, if you are an average rc’er, you could really give a crap less, but [...]
So why is this the Van Halen Unchained version of THE Cub Report? Well it’s that way (unchained) every week really, fortunately for me I can talk about whatever I like, something you won’t find on the print mags sites. Well, that and I like planting catchy tunes into peoples brains. Lucky this isn’t the Dexys Midnight Runners- Come On [...]
Another week, another drama in my beloved Formula 1 racing. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel easily grabbed another pole position last weekend at the Hungarian Grand Prix, showing he and his Red Bull car are the fastest thing on the circuit. But once again, having the fastest car did not net young Vettel a win, as Sebastian was issued [...]
Have I mentioned how much I love Formula 1 racing? Have you heard every race is a giant soap opera? Well today at Hockenheim my favorite F1 team, Ferrari, had a one/two finish all locked up. Massa got a great start off the grid then pulled away with the lead. Later in the race his Ferrari teammate Alonzo started [...]
Aha, here we are for yet another week of the ever so scrumptious letters from you, our precious (and ornery) readers. ========== Hi Cubby When reading your review of the HPI Blitz you mentioned scrubbing jumps. Can you describe what that is? Morgan W. Ellis Cubby– Yo Morgan, thanks for reading. As far as your question goes, let me start with a bit of [...]
Hello again rc hobbyists, industry types, and people that just stumble in from a Google search. Damn glad to see ya. So…. I got to hold the new HPI MTT (Mini Trophy Truck) in my hands. I guess the main thing that entered into my mind while looking it over was just how much passion the guys at HPI have right [...]
The Silverstone F1 Grand Prix aired this morning on Fox, and while there wasn’t a lot of passing, there was plenty of drama. Watching on-road rc cars race is boring to me, but I can watch the F1 guys all day long. Congrats to the old man Mark Webber for taking home the win with his Red Bull. Speaking of 1:1 [...]
Cubby pulls off two reviews in one week? Some check to see if the Cubs are about to win the world series! Head over to the RC Reviews section to read his latest review! This time he puts the new Pro-Line Racing Holeshot tires to the test! Click the image or here for the review!
Another “big” race was held last week. I know, I know, there is seemingly a “big” race every week, but the IFMAR world championships for 12th scale and 10th touring car are only held every two years, and they went down last week in Germany. I bring this up for two reasons- one being that I bet you didn’t [...]
