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Horizon Hobby has been a huge supporter of Weak Signals for many years, this year their booth was massive and filled with all sorts of rc goodies. With the Weak Signals show being one where products are sold directly to consumers, one end of the Horizon Hobby booth was dedicated to sales, while the other part displayed all of their [...]
Last weekend the BigSquidRC Bash Crew traveled to Toledo, Ohio for a pilgrimage that many people make, to take in the Weak Signals rc show. The Weak Signals expo is one of the largest rc air shows in the world, one that every hardcore hobbyist should see. One of the first booths that we hit was Graupner. Graupner is huge in [...]
The folks at Hobbico sent out a press release inviting you to drop by their booth at the 63rd Annual Weak Signals Show in Toledo, Ohio. For those of you looking for a trade show to hit this year, the Toledo show is the one of the biggest rc airplane, helicopter, and quadcopter shows in the entire world. Hobbico will be [...]
Coming up on July 27th to the 30th is the 11th Annual Futaba And O.S. Speed Nitro Challenge. This yearly event will once again be held at the legendary St. Louis Dirtbuners track and features 7 different nitro classes as well as an electric buggy class. The Futaba race brings in racers from all over the country and is bound [...]
Going on this weekend is the 2017 Ultimate Scale Truck Expo in Williston Florida. The folks from both Vaterra and Losi are set up with a booth to show off their scale oriented vehicles, as well as to hang out with drivers and take in all the event has to offer. The USTE has 7 different scale courses to drive [...]
Mark your calendar now for the 2017 edition of Pro-Line’s By The Fire Scale Adventure. Last year’s event was a huge success, this year’s will be even bigger and gnarlier. By The Fire is a scale event scheduled for May 6th and will take place at Horesman’s Center Park in Apple Valley, CA (just Northeast of Los Angeles). Scalers from [...]
Our friends from the ChiTownHitmen Facebook Group have let us know that if you are in the Illinois area this weekend, HobbyTown of St. Charles is hosting a indoor Demolition Derby Event. It has all the makings of a good time! RC carnage and friends, lets go! I’m sure a few of the Big Squid RC Bash Crew will be [...]
Coming up on March 2-5 is the 2017 Chi-Town ShootOut at Leisure Hours R/C Raceway in Joliet Illinois. The Chi-Town ShootOut has been an extremely popular race and takes place on one of the best indoor tracks in the entire country. The four day event is sponsored by companies like Futaba, TrakPower, and Duratrax, and some of the best racers [...]
What was it really like to attend the 2016 SEMA Show? Much like Las Vegas the host city itself, it was overwhelming. All the vehicles at SEMA were, to put into one word, extreme. The trucks were crazy tall, the cars were incredibly rare & expensive, the modifications were next level, and even the size of the show itself was [...]
While the SEMA Show is best know for its sexy cars with insane modifications, it is also well known for its Gorgeous Spokesmodels. Not wanting to leave any of you guys at home out of the action, we have been taking plenty of pictures of SEMA’s hottest spokesmodels while walking the show floor. Not only do they help attract attention [...]
Right now, the 50th Anniversary SEMA Show is taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show is strictly for members of the automotive industry and has been a fantastic way to showcase all the products of speed-equipment manufacturers over the years. With rc cars becoming more scale authentic every day, the BigSquidRC Bash Crew had to make our way out [...]
Also representing the rc world at the SEMA Show 2016 was the crew from Redcat Racing. On the verge of release, Redcat was particularly showing off their new 1/5th scale Clawback Rock Crawler. The Clawback is not only a huge beast, but also comes with Addictive Desert Designs (ADD) licensed pieces and livery. The Redcat crew has been busy dialing [...]
To help keep all you hardcore bashers in the loop, we loaded up the BigSquidRC Bash Crew and headed out to Las Vegas, Nevada for the 2016 SEMA Show. Of course the first booth we dropped by was Traxxas. Traxxas is legendary for their off-road trucks and we couldn’t wait to see all the uberness that was inside their booth. Being [...]
Last Sunday the BigSquidRC Bash Crew along with the St. Louis RC Freaks Club put on the 2016 BigSquidRC Dirt Jumping Championships presented by Castle Creations and Pro-Line Racing. We have held multiple jump contests in the past, but this time we wanted to change things up and hold one strictly on dirt in the same type of conditions that [...]
We want to give all of you a cordial invite and a final reminder that the BigSquidRC Dirt Jumping Championships are ready to go off this Sunday in Fenton Missouri. The Dirt Jumping Championships are presented in partnership with the St Louis RC Freaks Club and are sponsored by Castle Creations and Pro-Line Racing. Where as some of our previous [...]
