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Good morning, good afternoon, good evening. Welcome back to yet another edition of THE Cub Report. Ready for a battle of the titans? This coming weekend, Air Age Media (producers of RCCA mag) and their RCX hobby expo will go head to head against the HPI, Kyosho, and Tamiya mini-show of the “Radio Control Motorsports Experience“. Both “shows” are held at [...]
Our friend Mike from Exotek Racing sent word about their new TEK360 Oval Conversion for the RC18T! It has some really nice hop-up features included like a Carbon Fiber drive shaft, Alloy servo mounts, special 2 piece motor mount, and a ton of other carbon hop-ups a and features! Here is the Direct Link [...]
Team Associated presents new licensed short course bodies designed to fit the Team Associated SC10 and the Slash (with slight modifications). Stop by Team Associated and check them out. To be released to your local shops in April!
Big news on the Short Course Truck (SCT) front is Team Associated’s SC10 has hit the shelves. A few stores have started shipping so if you’ve pre-ordered yours stand by, it might be on the way! From Team Associated: “Finally, you can now have Team Associated’s world-class performance with true scale authenticity in a 1:10 scale electric short course truck! [...]
Hello, hello, welcome to yet another edition of the famed and feared Cub Report, the rc industry’s only truly wfo opinion column. Battle of the big league sponsorships. Did AE get pwned by Traxxas again? Well, the state of 1:1 short course racing is actually pretty fubar at the moment. CORR, who really put short course racing on the map [...]
Team Associated has released their new Combo designed just for crawling! This combo is a genius when it comes to low speed drivability, super sensitive starting, and accelerating! The hand wound Crawler 21.5 Brushless motoe features sensor/sensorless operation and neodymium magnets (sintered). Auto-Hill brake, no reverse delay and 4 unique crawler throttle profiles round out the [...]
Just saw the press release from Team Associated about them being the Official R/C Car of the Lucas Oil Off Road Series! Sounds like I had heard something similar before.. (Traxxas Becomes Title Sponsor of TORC. ) “With this partnership we look forward to not only increasing the brand awareness of Team Associated, but to exposing the R/C [...]
THE Cub Report, 03.07.09, Version- Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone? I really outdid myself last week, breaking the single week hate mail record. Seems something struck a chord, and the poor editor in chief’s email box got a hammering. Luckily, my pay is based partially on views, so while he was busy pouring through all the hate mail, I [...]
Team Associated announced the release of the RC8e Kit. Based on the championship winning RC8 platform this 1/8th scale electric buggy is sure to turn heads and laps! Hard anodized machined chassis, balanced and optimized weight distribution, composite “big bore” shocks with 4mm gold shafts makes this a winner! No electronics are included so the [...]
In the market for a new LiPO? Reedy has a few new ones coming! All new 2400 and 3400 “Stick Pack” LiPo’s with a universal size that will fit in any electric vehicle that accepts 7.2V NiMH. They even incorporated single cell “humps” molded into the pack for those that require NiMH [...]
Did ya know ROAR will crown at least 23 national champions this year? Holy cow, that’s probably a higher number than the reincarnations of the Horizon/Losi Mico-T, Mini-T, and Mini-LST combined! (And nearly as high as the number of hate mails I get each week) Remember how that el’ cheapo 8th scale buggy won the IFMAR worlds last year? Well, [...]
There was really only one big “news” story this week- the Associated SC10 electric short course truck. Here are some of the debates/issues/gossip raised by the first “Slash clone” to hit the market. 1. The hype was too much for the actual product. If you are gonna hype/tease something to death, it had damn well better be the second coming of [...]
Well, we all knew it was coming sooner or later… looks like sooner. Thanks to everyone who has been sending in mails and pics! Here are a few pictures of the new Team Associated SC10 truck. Enjoy.
Team Associated has announced the RC8 Factory Team (RC8FT) Electric Limited Edition kit. The RC8 Factory Team kit includes the eConversion and Factory Team 16mm ‘Big Bore’ shocks. The kit does not come with the parts needed to run nitro. Also, tires, motor, esc, and servo are not included. This is a true kit, so keep [...]
Team Associated has announced some new Factory Team CNC Machined rear hub carriers and steering blocks for the RC8 series of vehicles. Both parts come in pairs and feature Team Associated signature blue anodizing.
