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Welcome to day four of DuraTrax Evader DT week here at the Squid. Today I’m taking out the stock electronics and dropping in some mad power and control. The stock Sprint 2 ESC, a fine system for beginners, gets the boot in favor of a Castle Creations Sidewinder ESC. The Photon 2 brushed motor is taken out and put aside [...]
Just a reminder for all you 1/8th scale electric buggy guys, the Futaba 2010 1/8 Scale Electric Challange is just a few weeks away! It’s an interesting race that takes place over two days at two different tracks! August 28th, 2010 they will race at RJD Hobbies in Lincoln Illinois, then on the 29th, the racing continues at JTEC Raceway in [...]
Just a reminder, for those of you thinking about picking up a new Futaba FASST system, now is the time! Now through July 31, 2010, you will get a second receiver (R617FS or R603FS) depending on the radio that you buy. That’s like a extra $100 gift! You only have till the end of the month, so you better [...]
For those of you thinking about picking up a new Futaba FASST system, now is the time! Now through July 31, 2010, you will get a second receiver (R617FS or R603FS) depending on the radio that you buy. That’s like a extra $100 gift! You only have till the end of the month, so you better hurry! Hit the Futaba [...]
Everybody likes saving a little cash now and then. Lucky for us a few of the big dogs are making it easy to save some big cash right now. Rebates abound out there on some great gear and cars. Basher friendly Duratrax is giving $15.00 back to you when you buy an Evader EXB or Evader EXT (check out [...]
Purchase a new Futaba FASST 2.4 GHz radio system before January 1, 2010, and you can receive up to a $75 merchandise certificate. Visit the Futaba FASST Blast Rebate site for all of the details.
Thew new Futaba radio being called the Futaba 3PM-X 2.4GHz FASST Radiois promoting itself as a sort of ‘do it all’ radio saying it’s perfect for cruising, crawling and crushing! It makes it unnecessary to need different radio’s for racing, rc rock crawling, and monster trucks with the ability to setup a two or three position switch [...]
Don’t forget the 2009 Futaba / OS Engines Nitro Challenge coming up this weekend. I mention it .. not only because I dig Futaba and OS engines, but because they are even including a 1/8 Scale Electric class this year! Cool. Afraid I won’t be there because we have our own event, BASH-A-PALOOZA Sunday August 16th! Good luck to everyone [...]
I just saw a link to the 2009 Futaba / OS Engines Nitro Challenge coming up in August, and thought I would mention it.. not only because I dig Futaba and OS engines, but because they are even including a 1/8 Scale Electric class this year! Cool. Sadly, we won’t be down there covering the event because that’s the [...]
For a limited time, RC’ers who are ready to retire an old radio system can move up from their current radio system to a high-quality Futaba FASST system! People who purchase a Futaba FASST system between July 1st and October 31st, 2009 can trade in their old, tired, inferior – even broken – system and receive a [...]
News from Futaba is that they have a few new products coming soon. The first is the MC950CR – Brushless ESC. It has an aluminum case and heat sink with removable fan, large solder posts, and is fully adjustable through your transmitter! Next up are the Futaba Brushless Servo’s! The have been [...]
Normally when we talk about ROAR, it’s usually Cubby sharing his ‘feelings’ about the rules or sanctioning body, but this news is a little different. We just heard that Futaba and O’Donnell Racing will be sponsors at the 2009 ROAR 1/8 Scale Off-Road Nationals at Leisure Hours Raceway July 15-19! Look for Big Squid RC to be there grabbing [...]
It looks like Futaba wasn’t happy having an awesome radio that does ‘almost everything’. The new i-4PK WILL do Everything! The super smarty pants folks over at Futaba have integrated the best radio with the best phone creating the world first Transphoner! It does make sense, I mean the iPhone can do just about anything! Surf the [...]
Some news from Futaba, these guys have really been cranking out the press lately, good for them! Futaba is proud to announce the signing of one of the best rock crawling legends of all time, Austin Dunn. Austin has not only won more regional/national events than anyone else, but he is always on the cutting edge when it comes [...]
Big News from Futaba. Get Out the Broom! This year’s Motorama Event was one for the ages, with over 400 entries and over 40,000 spectators in attendance. In the pro truggy class, young gun and Futaba team driver Matt Gosch came from the back of the pack to catch the leader, Futaba team driver and former World [...]
