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HPI is feeling extra generous, they’ve extended their factory rebate until the end of this month. Depending what you buy you can get $25, $50, or $100 back from HPI. Here’s a generic list for you to peruse because I’m too lazy to try to write it out in a creative fashion. $100Baja 5T RTR Baja 5B 2.0$50Baja 5B SS Vorza Savage Flux HP Savage [...]
Aha, you have once again found the BigSquidRC mailbox department, congrats to you! This week for something a bit different, I am going to start off with a little “Do you want the good news or the bad news first?” dealio. So what do you want first, the good news or the bad news? Well, seeing as how you really don’t [...]
Editor’s Note — Here are the facts: Adam Drake was top qualifier in the buggy class. Jared Tebo TQ’d the truggy class. Tebo then went on to win both the buggy and truggy classes. Jeff was sent there to take pictures and provide coverage of the event. What we got back from him was this “story.” [...]
We just posted about the Pro-Line Racing BullDog line of bodies spreading out to the Associated RC8, and now it’s also on the Hot Bodies D8! It has a super low CG, and the forward cab design is meant to help with that off-power steering. You can visit the Pro-Line Racing site here for more info.
Hello BigSquid fans, and welcome to yet another luxurious edition of the much maligned and frequently litigated Cub Report. Did you know a couple of wars are going on in our hobby? The first war involves speed controllers, and it’s really heating up- a war to see who can pump the most timing into a 17.5 turn brushless motor. We’ve got [...]
Are there still any truly “important” rc races left? Well if there is one it’s the IFMAR 8th scale off road world championship, and the “warm-up” or “pre-worlds” race was held in Thailand last week. Hot Bodies came out swinging, dominating qualifying first, second and third with their world championship D8 nitro buggy. The top D8’s were piloted by current [...]
Yep! More pics and info for your viewing pleasure! Here we have a shot of the Big Squid RC Booth almost all set up and ready for action! Make sure to stop by and say hi for free stickers and some other surprises! We have a lot of the latest and greatest HPI and Hot Bodies vehicles in our booth [...]
Long time no see, but welcome back to yet another edition of the industries most litigated opinion column, THE Cub Report. So what’s the scoop on some of the newest product releases? Well, let’s just dive right in. RPM is in the Big Squid RC Basher Approved hall of fame. They are one of the few companies that actually have their heads [...]
What seems like one of the most anticipated buggy releases in a long time, the Hot Bodies Ve8 buggy has arrived for it’s unboxing ceremony! Here are some of the first photo’s of what you can look forward to when yours arrives! Wow, a true kit! Haven’t seen one of these [...]
Pro Driver, basher, occasional writer for Big Squid RC, and awesome guy, Tim Mohr has officially signed on with Hot Bodies racing! Tim will be racing the new Hot Bodies Ve8 Electric buggy! Congrats and good luck Tim!
Well I’m back from a one week hiatus, after taking a much needed break from the depths of rc mongering. Rumors, rumors, rumors, don’t you love them? Rumor is Traxxas will be introducing an uber rock crawler at this falls I-Hobby show. Rumor has it that Associated B5/T5 platform is much closer than you think. Rumor has it that a forced apology from BigSquidRC [...]
RC Links Cool places, RC vehicles, and stuff we love! Want a link here? Think your site is worthy of a trade? Send a email to Brian(at thingy)BigSquidRC.com (We take no responsibility for what you find on these or other pages linked here!) Really need a better layout for all these…Manufacturers and PartsBest RC O.S. Engines, Durtrax, Futaba, and more! They have it all!! [...]
Exotek Racing, who seem to be the masters of new Mini hop-ups have just released their new Mini LST 1/10th Wheel Adapters! Now you can mount up some true race compounds! The adapters also widen your Mini LST to 217mm, and still work with the stock axels or CVD’s. The current list of compatible [...]
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, [...]
