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We have to say that it was really nice to see HPI Racing at the 2016 HobbyTown USA National Convention. HPI has had a rather wild year, to see their new products, and to get a chance to talk to the new people in charge, was really cool. We got a chance to look, ok drool, over some of their [...]
This week the BigSquidRC Bash Crew loaded up and headed towards Lincoln Nebraska for the annual HobbyTown USA National Convention. The convention is held at the Embassy Suits hotel in downtown Lincoln, a city that is also home to HobbyTown USA’s national headquarters. We are extremely honored that the HobbyTown USA folks invite us out every year so that we [...]
Wanted to show off a quick panorama shot of the Leisure Hours Raceway Rock Racing track! This track is a BLAST to drive on, but it’s not for the weak. Check out some of the action shots of the Yeti below. The rocks are huge, the turns are huge, the hills are huge! Go big or go home right? The [...]
Do you live in the Midwest and have been looking for a scale off-road event to hit this summer? If so, take a look at the event flyer posted above. The Rock Valley RC Crawlers along with Race’em R/C & Hobbies is putting on Summer Carnage in Rockford Illinois. The event takes place on Saturday July 30th and has a [...]
BigSquidRC is all about bashing, you very rarely see us promoting an actual “race” style event. However, the BSRC Bash Crew has attended the Futaba/O.S. Nitro Challenge since its inception. It is a HUGE 1/8th scale nitro race that attracts some of the best racers in the world. Plus, it is held at a track that we test at on [...]
Wrench and I stopped out at Leisure Hours Raceway to check out their first opening test and tune day at their new Rock Racing Course. The track itself is pretty gnarly and not for the weak! All those that get upset at a tiny dent in a back straight need not apply! This track eats trucks for lunch and spits [...]
We recently posted about our Long Jump Event where Paul flew an amazing 262 feet! It took a while to get all the footage from all the cameras together and cut, but it’s finally here! There is some great footage, and it’s amazing to watch how high and how far these vehicles were going. It was crazy to be there, [...]
Looking to get in some rock racing action? Well if you are in the Midwest, you are in luck. The good folks over at Leisure Hours Raceway have let us know that this Saturday (June 4th, 2016) they are having their opening test and tune day of their new Rock Racing course! Then every other week they are hosting organized [...]
Last weekend in Champaign IL, the BigSquidRC Bash Crew held a special Long Jump Competition. Our Bash Crew gathered up a bunch of cars, a bunch of people, and met up at World famous Speed Run Road to go big and have a fun day of bashing. The longest jump of the day was laid down by Paul Bludgen from Midlothian [...]
This past Saturday the world famous Bigfoot 4×4 monster truck team held their annual Open House gala, much to the delight of thousands! What started around 10 years ago as a simple way to say “Thank You!” to the fans by doing a car crush at their shop has grown into a yearly event attended by thousands of people with [...]
In another move forward on the path to global domination, drone racing will soon be arriving on ESPN. Thanks to the International Drone Racing Association, we will all be watching our favorite hobby continue it’s meteoric rise and take center stage on the world wide leader in sports in the very near future. The international, multi-year deal was announced earlier [...]
At last, our BigSquidRC 2016 Bash & Smash is in the books, and quite the bash it was! With drivers coming in from all over the Midwest, a perfect venue, and some of the best weather that the Chi-Town metro has seen in months, the Bash & Smash just couldn’t have been much better. On Sunday April 17th, Bash & Smash [...]
Don’t forget that our 2016 Bash & Smash goes off this Sunday at Leisure Hours Raceways in Joliet Illinois. The day starts at 10 a.m. and will be filled with crazy bashing events and lots of giveaways. All the details can be found on the flyer shown below and you can hit the “contact us” link at the bottom of [...]
Last weekend the BigSquidRC Bash Crew had the pleasure of attending Drones On The Horizon. The event, put on by Horizon Hobby, was a one day show held in Orlando Florida to celebrate everything that is good about rc. Unlike many other events, it wasn’t locked down to just one genre like airplanes or cars, Drones On The Horizon had [...]
Mark your calendar for Saturday April 9th as that’s when Horizon Hobby’s big Drones On The Horizon event takes off. It is a one day event that showcases all the different genres in our hobby and is being held at the Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando Florida. Admission and parking are both Free, so come on down to watch a [...]
