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Don’t you just hate being disrespected? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me (and a whole lot of other people) when it was announced that Volkswagen had skirted the emission rules with their 2009-2015 TDI “clean diesel” cars. You see, I own a lot of cars, but my daily driver is a V-Dub TDI, which I specifically purchased for its fuel [...]
“Council of purchase Hi, who better than you can recommend buying a model? I want to buy my first model Buggy RTR 1/8. Robust, fast, fun. Without much setup to do for an inexperienced person. What you can recommend? Thanks. Luca” Cubby- Ciao Luca (his email address was from Italy), thanks for the email and for reading ASK Cubby. So… you are looking to get [...]
Yo rc fans, it’s another week in rc and thanks for tuning into another edition of THE Cub Report. Last week over on Vital MX there was a long thread on why people ride motocross, which got several of us in the office talking about why we do rc. Everyone has their own reasons, but these are mine- I drive rc [...]
“Outdated Chassis Does this annoy you too? Is it really just me that minds when a big rc company (no fingers pointed) constantly releases the same product that just looks a little different. Every company does it (including my beloved axial) and it just irritates the hell outta me. To point a finger, the almighty Tamiya CC01; I think they could [...]
Ring, Ring, Ring… (my phone goes off last Friday morning) Cubby- Yo, hey Mikeee, what’s up homeskillet? Iron Mike- Hey slicklegger, wanna meet up at Redneck Raceways and finish up testing on the TSM Slash and that Mamba Monster X? Cubby- Ya, I’m definitely in for testing, but I gotta hit the LHS as SOON as it opens to get a BB-8 on [...]
“RC chop shops/ ABT bash Hello Cubby, I have been a long time reader of The Cub Report and I don’t think I ever read about your thoughts on rc chop shops. You the know ones that take rtr’s or kits and part them out. Over the years I have heard people at the local tracks dislike them fearing it takes [...]
While some of you have been to an organized bash, my guess would be that the vast majority of you have not. You might be stuck in an office working the rc biz and too busy to make it to a local event, or you might live in a part of the country where there simply are no bashes (which [...]
“The Internet For years I have been watching traffic on rc forums go down. I don’t think it is the fault of the websites themselves, I think it shows a lack of interest in the hobby as a whole. I have seen many people leave the hobby while very few have entered. People have left the hobby to pursue other things, [...]
You know, I’ve used the title “Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned” (the title of a Prodigy album) once before, wayyyyyyy back in 2009. So this week I thought I would hop in the time machine and go back to what I wrote back in ’09 and see how it stands up today. So what was in my ’09 Cub Report? * I [...]
“LiHV High Voltage Lipo Question I will keep my questions short and to the point. What is the deal with the new “LiHV” Lipo batteries? Are they any good and why do I need them? Are they more dangerous than normal Lipo batteries? Cory E. P.S. Keep rocking the stache” Cubby- Yo hey Cory, thanks for the email, and you aren’t the only person [...]
Ever see an empty flying field? How about a nearly empty track with 10 people, each running 4 classes for “40 entries”? How about that rocky area of your local park that used to have 10 guys crawling on the weekend, now it is lucky if 1 or 2 shows up? Seriously folks, we gotta stop running people off. Why [...]
“Is this a no-brain’r or ? Sir Cubby, Mr. Cubby I’d like to know your take on choice of 1/8 Truggy Tires for straight Hard-Core bashing. As most of us know 1/8 bashing truggy tires don’t have much of its own class/selection. This is for my Durango DEX8T, though race potential I’ve built for bashing primarily. What would be your recommendation besides the [...]
Hello rc masses, this is THE Freak’n Cub Report, where I talk the smack and you complain about it to your buddies. Just FYI, if you haven’t noticed, this is the time of the year when all the manufacturers announce their fall/X-mas products. The Losi Supercar was the first (and perhaps biggest) to be announced thus far, but the PRs just [...]
“Hey Cubby, Have you guys thought about doing a Losi Audi versus Traxxas XO-1 shootout? I think the whole world would thank you for it. Dedicated reader, Charles D.” Cubby- Yo hey Charles, thanks for the email. And ya, I’ve already received multiple requests to put the Losi Audi R8 up against the Traxxas XO-1. And yes, it should make for a totally EPIC [...]
Bigger, faster, gnarlier, that is exactly what bashing is about. Get at least two guys together in a cul-de-sac or at a local park, and it always turns into a “who is the faster” or “who can jump farthest” contest. So the “big” news from last week was of course the announcement of the 6th scale Losi Audi R8 Supercar. Being [...]
