What Tyres for Original RC10

[Ant]

Are there any tyres on the market which fit the original RC10 wheels?

If not, what do wheels/tyre combination is usually fitted for vintage racing?

Thanks

[LowClassCC]

here in the states a lot of the vintage races allow people to use 2.2" wheels and tires.

this is done for a couple reasons.

1) track conditions have changes since the 80's and early 90's. vintage tracks here were loose loamy dirt. over time tracks stopped tilling weekly and the track surface got a lot harder. as time went on we ended up with blue grove and clay tracks. vintage hard compound large pin tires do not hook up on modern track. modern tires will.

2) finding tires that will even fit vintage rims pose a challenge and can end up becoming very costly in new condition. and that is when we search online. forget about finding a hobby shop that stocks 1.6" rear tires and 1.9" fronts anymore.

other things that have been adapted to vintage racing.

1. 2.4 ghz... even in box stock classes most races allow you to use what ever choice of transmitter and receiver you want.

2. lipo. old racers that still race have adapted for modern racing. most of them dont even own a set of nicd or nimh batteries. if nicd batteries were required for vintage then vintage only brands should be used. now try to find a good working set of red or yellow sanyo 1200 - 1400 cells.

3. brushless. cost effectiveness. same basic reason as the batteries.

[tymill]

Originally Posted by Ant

Are there any tyres on the market which fit the original RC10 wheels?

If not, what do wheels/tyre combination is usually fitted for vintage racing?

Thanks

If you _really_ want to run the original rc10 rear rims, you can still sometimes find Tamiya Holiday Buggy/Sand Rover tyres online. I gather that these were quite popular as a trick setup back in the day...

Problem is that the old HB rears are often almost as expensive as rc10 rears.

You could probably also stretch the easily-available frog/hornet tyres onto the rims if you really needed to.

As recommended, just get some b3-compatible 2.2 rims and open up the area where the pin fits in the wheel a bit with a hobby knife and/or body reamer to clear your 1/4 inch axles.. and you're good to go.

This is slightly "bodge-ey", but it will work fine. The "right" way to do it involves changing out your axles and bearings.

Cheers,
Ty