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“Dear Cubby, For the last year I’ve been driving my 2 wheel Slash VXL. I like the truck but keep burning off teeth on the spur. What is the best way to keep from going through more spur gears? Nice Cub Report a couple weeks ago about ROAR too, keep up the good work. Fredrick R.” Cubby- Yo hey Fred, thanks for the email, [...]
A lot happened while we were away covering the iHobby Expo, here are some of the more notable announcements. PROTOform announced their latest on-road body, the G6-T. The G6-T is a 10th scale oval body with a part number of #1236-30 and a street price of $25. The press release body is shown with an A1A Car Wash paint scheme, it [...]
The newest entry into the 10th scale 4wd buggy wars is the HPI/Hot Bodies D413. The D413 has already proven itself by winning the 2013 ROAR championship in the hands of Ty Tessman, soon you will be able to get your hands on one too. The D413 definitely isn’t a cookie cutter buggy, it has some unique features. It uses 3 [...]
It won’t be long until the ground is covered with fluffy white stuff, why not convert your HPI WR8 Flux into a wild snow (or sand, or dirt!) blasting machine? The RC4WD Predator Track Fitting Kit makes the conversion a snap. The RC4WD kit comes with everything you need to mount up their Predator Tracks, making your machine not only [...]
Guys, The Bigsquid bash was awesome! You should advertise it more. It was great meeting all you, including the infamous Cubby. He actually let the little kid win, and good reason, he could actually drive! I got a chance to talk with Cubby and he really knows his shit. I have been into the hobby for a while and discussing the [...]
Ten years ago was right before the “electric revolution” when brushless and Lipo power went mainstream with the rc crowd. Nitro fumes filled the air nearly everywhere you went back in those days. Now days bash spots are a lot quieter, but there are still plenty of hardcore nitro bashers out there. The crew over at HPI Racing have just announced [...]
Hello there everyone out in rc land, yup, you found it, THE Cub Report. There was no F1 over the weekend. Sigh. There was “sorta” moto (if you count X-Games, Brayton won and JLaw was there!). Sigh. At least I’ve got the last season of Breaking Bad to look forward to this Sunday. In case you missed it (read- you have been [...]
Hey Cubby~ So I figured I would come to the experts to get a real answer to my question. I purchased a Venom 8.4v 5000mAh 7-Cell for my Traxxas Slash last summer. I have probably run about 20 cycles thru it and suddenly the battery won’t take a charge anymore. I hook it up to my charger and it tells me [...]
Finally!! Our RC Rally Car Shootout is finished and ready for you to check out! So many companies released a rally vehicle in such a sort time frame, it seemed like this was a shootout we HAD to do! It took a while, and there was a TON of testing and review work done to get the winner! Who am [...]
HPI has been full of news lately, today they announced their latest machine- the E10 Vaughn Gittin Jr. Ford Mustang drift car. The Vaughn Gittin Mustang is 4wd, comes completely ready to run, and is equipped with hard drift tires making it easy to slide around the cul-de-sac. The ultra detailed Monster Engery/Nitto Tire livery on the body is sure [...]
Along with the release of two new Micro RS4’s, the crew over at HPI Racing have announced they have revamped their website. The new design looks slick and gives you even more information about your favorite HPI bash machines. To help spread the word about their new website, HPI is having a contest. Readers that help spread the word about the [...]
Right after the announcement of their new Ken Block Micro RS4 the good guys over at HPI announced the Falken Tire 2013 Ford Mustang. The Justin Pawlak Edition Falken Mustang comes on the Micro RS4 RTR chassis featuring a 2.4 GHz radio system, waterproof servo, full size electronics and hard drift tires. The 4wd Micro RS4 platform is one of [...]
Industry leader Hobbico had a large suite showcasing their product lines at the 2013 HobbyTown USA convention. Among their featured lines were Duratrax, Futaba, and Axial, among many others. One of the highlights of the Hobbico booth was their AirCore technology for airplanes. AirCore is basically a power cartridge that can quickly be popped in and out of various planes. The [...]
While HPI America has gone through some changes the last few months, they had a nice suite at the HobbyTown USA convention with lots of cool products. HPI looked alive and well at the show and we had a blast hanging out in their suite. The biggest news was that the Octane Savage is getting closer. From getting a close inspection [...]
As if people were not excited enough that the HPI Racing Micro RS4 was going to be making a comeback, they have decided to push us over the edge with the announcement of the Ken Block edition! Between this and the Falken Mustang, I think the Micro RS4 line up is going to make a huge impact real soon! We [...]
