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ca-rj wrote:I'm looking to mimic the speed off the 1985 Worlds car which i why I asked. So, 12-15 turn and 7 cell packs?

I found an Epic triple 12 in my spares box - I'm not sure i'd want to risk it in an RC10.

Judging by this video from the second heat of the modified finals at the '85 world's I'd say they aren't topping more than 30 mph if that. I've got a fairly modern 19 turn Trinity that would definitely keep up with these in terms of speed. A 12-15 turn motor would definitely be overkill.

EDIT: I just noticed that this is the 4WD class and this is a 4WD RC10!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFzpzhpASfA

my friend texted me the news that associated had finally listened to its customers for once and was actually re releasing the car that made history over 20 years ago so i rushed out to the garage to the mancave / rc work area to hop on the computer to verify it.... i thought I was dreaming....when I woke up I realized I had slipped in the puddle of laundry soap on the garage floor from the bottle falling off the shelf. so after cussing for about 5 minutes i got up and checked and sure enough its true and im disappointed at the same time since im sure when i have the dough saved that every one of them will be gone since its limited production. $249 on tower hobbies but i cant hit the buy it button....kinda wished i could pre order and then pay when its available but that would be a perfect world. guess i gotta pay triple for one on ebay when someone who bought 5-10 of them at once decides to crank the price up

Tower doesn't charge your credit card until it ships.

wife wont let me use the card anymore she got to the mailbox before i did once and that happened to be the day the statement came i use paypal now for tower purchases

ca-rj wrote:Question for you guys--

In 1985, how many turns would a mod motor have had in an event like the Worlds?

For mod around 18-20 turn at best. Any lower and you couldn't make race time with the 1200mah cells we were using at the time. Motor technology wasn't that advanced back then either with much weaker dry magnets, so you could get more speed from a fairly recent 27T stock motor. One of the hottest motors back then was the Kyosho Lemans 240S, designed for 4 minute 7 cell racing. That is a 19 turn single wind.

A wealth of extra info here... http://www.myrcbox.com/interviews/team-talks-rc10-classic/

One production run, which has already sold out. Almost entirely remade from new moulds. Partly made in the USA, the rest overseas. Graphite, CE versions also being considered for re-release.

Wandy wrote:A wealth of extra info here... http://www.myrcbox.com/interviews/team-talks-rc10-classic/

One production run, which has already sold out. Completely remade from new moulds. Partly made in the USA, the rest overseas. Graphite, CE versions also being considered for re-release.

You beat me to it

I ordered one Sunday and then a 2nd one on Monday. I hope I get the 2nd one!

I ordered two on June 2nd but with the first production run sold out I wish I would have ordered three.

My buddy talked to his rep at GP and she said there will be no second run.... but plenty of parts to build from. he also said he will be lucky to get 100% of what he ordered, most likely 1/2 or so.

glad i got 2 the first day i almost ordered one so glad i didnt!

Does this mean the second car I ordered I might not get from tower?

I think I ordered on Monday which was the 3rd. I think we'll be fine.

Nobody knows for sure but GP says they are oversold and can't fill all the orders as of right now. That's what I'm hearing.