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Ever notice how there just aren’t any “concept cars” in the rc world? You know, like the uber exotic cars shown at the big auto shows to “wow” consumers and create marketing buzz? Wouldn’t it be trick if some rc company busted out an uber esoteric “this is what you will be driving in 2020” concept car/truck? I’m officially calling [...]
The Top Ten RC Cars You Should Own Before You Die. 2009 is nearly over and done with, and as such, it’s that time of year when all sorts of lists get made. Top ten news makers of 2009, top ten songs of 2009, and well, in the case of your much loved yet often litigated Cub Reporter, The Top [...]
This week I guess I went a little long with all the industry quotes, so the boss man has asked that I break the report up into two parts… look for the second part to be posted in a day or so, it’s on some different topics than this part anyway. Last Cub Report, we crushed the record for hate [...]
Another iHobby Expo has come and gone, and I was lucky enough to attend one industry day, and one consumer day. So here’s the scoop from the show. The biggest news? Ever heard of Zippy packs? Maybe you have, maybe you haven’t, but to boil it down for those that have not, Zippy/HobbyCity battery packs might very well mark a big [...]
News on several new “minis” has broken as of late, is there really any interest left in the small scale trucks? Horizon has released info on two very interesting models, first the 1/24th scale Micro Rock Crawler, and secondly, the 1/18th Mini Desert Buggy. The Micro Crawler may just be a bit too micro, I mean, just how many core [...]
You know I couldn’t pass on posting something when such a big announcement happens! I’m sure the “Big Guy” is looking for the edit/delete key already since this isn’t my normal report. So read fast.. haha So lets continue shall we? For those of you that have been living under a rock the last 4 hours, here’s the essential scoop on the new [...]
Geezus have things been boring in the industry. Come on you guys, get to making some news out there or I’m really going to have start making things up! LOL It’s about that time, the time of the year in the temperate climates to make the switch from racing nitro 8th scale off road to running indoors on carpet. The [...]
See the teaser for Kyosho’s latest and greatest, no not their entry into the SC market, but for their DBX VE? Let’s say you take an 8th scale buggy and shrink it down a bit to use 10th scale speedo’s, motors and a single 2S battery. Then you put on a buggy body that any Trekkie would approve of, [...]
So Yamaha finally showed their all new 2010 YZ450F yesterday. New from the ground up, it features a radically different airbox/cylinder/carb setup than any previous production motocross bike. The amount of “pre-hype” for the bike was huge, as it should have been on such an innovative design. And while bike sales spiraled downward during the poor economy, the Yamaha 2010 [...]
I don’t buy the rc mags. Am I cheap? Maybe so, but normally I fill up on mags for free at trade shows and races. Today, a good friend of mine told me “You gotta see the new issue of RC Driver!”, so off I went looking for it. RC Driver had been pulled off the shelves of my local [...]
Ever notice how freak’n annoying race track announcers are when they keep begging for more marshals? It’s a 110 degrees heat index, the previous race only had 4 drivers, and the next race is a 30 minute gas main featuring 12 angry “sportsman” buggy drivers that insist on driving over their heads and crashing twice a lap. Would anyone in [...]
I grew up on Hi-Torque magazines. I’ve been told half of what I write needs looking up on Wikipedia, so for you not in the know peeps, Hi-Torque is a magazine publisher based out of SoCal. Anyways, I was a huge motocross fan, and Hi-Torque publishes the iconic titles of Dirt Bike and Motocross Action magazines. Growing up in the [...]
So how about that HPI Blitz? HPI becomes the fourth manufacture to jump into the short course market with their new Blitz, and it looks awesome. It’s seemingly molded off a race type platform, but comes with a sweet looking body, and even better looking rims and tires. The Savage was HPI’s last huge seller, the Blitz looks like it [...]
Magazine revenues from advertising are down, wayyyyy down. Sucks to be in the print biz right now. Click here for more info. The end game is going to be clicks for pay, and at this point, Rc Tech and Rc Universe are leading the field. Of course we here at BigSquidRC are working our way up, going a different path [...]
G-day mates, and welcome to another sensational edition of The Cub Report. So Horizon has released full info on their entry into the short course market, named the Strike! So what’s the scoop on the Losi Strike? Well, it’s modeled more after a Traxxas Slash than an Associated SC10, featuring a Spektrum radio and a mid-mounted motor. Bashers praise the [...]
