RC 10 Stealth worlds

[dicky14]

MMMMMM. ive just put my 8.5 brushless into my old worlds stealth rc10, my god, forgot how fast this could be and how well it handles, just wondering if it will be competitive against modern stuff, any thoughts please. ps ive had the car for 23 years and i love it!!!!!!

[fredswain]

I got my first RC10 in 1986 and upgraded it with all the go fast goodies and raced back then. It was a good car. A little over a year ago a friend of mine gave me an RC10 team car that he didn't want. I immediately thought back to the fun days of racing and decided that I was going to race the RC10 against the new guys. How much could car geometry itself have changed? It seemed like the new advantage was power and electronics. I set the car up and installed a new brushless system to bring it up to date. I was anxious to get out on a track but the old tracks I raced on were loose loamy dirt. These new tracks were large hard packed near blue groove level clay.

I couldn't make it a lap without breaking something. I landed off of a large modern jump and had 3 of the 4 shocks explode on me on impact. I bent the nose up at one point. I couldn't keep the car together. I rethought things and decided to do all of the old reliability/durability mods. Captured rod ends, Lunsford turnbuckles, RPM arms, etc. I upgraded to 2.2 wheels and tires. The car is now near bullet proof which is a plus. It just isn't forgiving though. If it gets a little out of shape on the track, it's over. The newer cars are so much more stable on these fast modern tracks. I suspect the old car would shine against these new cars on the older tracks but it just doesn't work well on our hard packed clay over here. It isn't competitive. Not by a long shot.

I thought that I could mod it to be. I swapped to the RC10T nose and installed the longer RPM world's front arms. I also used the longer RPM world's rear arms. The longer arms allowed a lower roll center which was more high speed stability. No dice. It just isn't enough. The wheelbase on the car is a bit too short. I spent more money on the old car in an attempt to make it competitive than I would have on just buying a new modern car. It was a fun attempt though. It's fun to drive but forget about racing it. Maybe in a stock class but here all we have is open class and it can't cut it.

My JRX-Pro is far more competitive on the modern tracks than the RC10 is. It still isn't up to the new cars but it's easier to drive and more forgiving than the RC10. My CR2 makes them both look stupid. It is so much faster and easier to drive. Even on our tracks. Vintage is fun and where I spend most of my time but I'm not trying to race them against new cars. I didn't think there could be that much difference between them but there is. At least there is on our tracks.

[Si Coe]

I'm still using mine - its in my picture. Its running a Novak 10.5t with a Team Wave stock spec esc, lipos etc.

Compared to my 210 its slower, but not as much as you'd think- maybe a second a lap which sounds a lot, but in a typical race thats the difference between say a fast 14 and a slow one, ie the same lap.

Plus its really good fun, they just don't drive like new cars do.

[Checa]

well i'm getting mine ready for some regional action

http://www.oople.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80235

Cos it went so good last year. New body back from painting and new rear shock tower to make so i can have a modern wing mount rather than the wire

[Si Coe]

Whats wrong with the wire?
I happen to enjoy losing my wing after 4 laps and having to retrieve it from a random marshal after every single race....

[peetbee]

Si Coe, how do you get your wing to stay on that long please?

I love racing my old RC10 at the vintage series, as Si says there's not a lot of difference in laptimes, but the modern stuff seems to be more consistent

[DerbyDan]

Originally Posted by dicky14

MMMMMM. ive just put my 8.5 brushless into my old worlds stealth rc10, my god, forgot how fast this could be and how well it handles, just wondering if it will be competitive against modern stuff, any thoughts please. ps ive had the car for 23 years and i love it!!!!!!

Excellent stuff!! I say give it a go... I made my off-road return in 2010 running my Worlds RC10 at a few club meetings. Obviously there were a few teething problems - mostly down to my thumbs not being quite in-tune with the off road style of driving - especially on the high grip Astroturf which has become so popular on UK circuits compared to when I stopped off road racing over a decade ago.

Before racing my car (with a 6.5 sensored BL & LiPo set-up) I upgraded the car with a B4 layshaft & slipper assembly, B2/B3 MIP CVDs & 2.2 wheels with modern tyres... everything else however is stock 'Worlds' RC10.

I certainly didn't embarrass myself with my results & the car raised a few eyebrows once people knew the cars age! My last meeting with it before the purchase of a modern mid-motored buggy was at Hinckley's old grass track where it finished 3rd in the mod 2wd against some very good drivers with modern cars On the grass the old RC10 was great, very nimble, but on the Astroturf it seemed much more 'edgy' - the modern cars have a slightly wider track & longer wishbones which i'm sure gives them an advantage, but I didn't really get a chance to fine-tune the RC10 into the Astro surface - for example I always used Mini spike tyres on the front, which I know now, normally give too-much steering.

[DerbyDan]

P.S, yes my wing kept falling off too