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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.
Team Associated has announced a Factory Team LiPo battery cradle that replaces the stock Team Associated B44 NiMH battery holders so that LiPo batters can be installed easier without the need of double sided tape. They mention that their Reedy 5100mAh and 4200mAh saddle packs are an ideal fit.
Team Associated has announced the new Pro Comp SC8. It’s desinged to look just like the full size Pro Comp 4WD trucks. They have also announced the Travis Coyne, Pro Comp SC8 as the latest edition to their line of 1:8 scale nitro 4wd race truck replicas! It comes with the Pro 28. [...]
Reedy is now offering 4-cell versions of their VMX Concept IB4600 Matched Battery Packs. For all those 1:12 scale World GT guys, it sounds like these NiMH packs are for you! Check out the Team Associated site for more information.
New from Team Associated is the LRP Vector X-12 brushless motor. Their new design has the entire motor only needed 4 screws. This allows access to replace the rotor if needed while leaving the motor in the vehicle! Fully adjustable and replaceable, the Vector X-12’s PreciSensor systems allows precision sensor positioning for more power, torque, throttle response and efficiency. [...]
