1st Tamiya R/C Open in SM Megamall

The first ever Tamiya radio controlled car competition was held on 13 – 14 March 2010 in SM Megamall. Race categories were GT Touring, Minis and Drifting.
Photos, videos, race results and coverage of the event.

TITC 2010 Results

Here are the results of the 2010 Thailand TITC R/C Car race.
MINI 2WD
1 JILLES GROSKAMP THE NETHERLANDS 
2 PAPHON C. THAILAND
3 MASAYUKI OYAIZU JAPAN
4 WEN-PING CHIANG TAIWAN
5 RON CHEN TAIWAN
6 LEONARD SLIM SINGAPORE 
7 KITTIPONG R. THAILAND
8 AZRI AMRI MALAYSIA
9 TANIT K. THAILAND
10 ATSUSHI HARA JAPAN
MODIFIED CLASS R/C TOURING CARS
1 ATSUSHI HARA JAPAN
2 SHINNOSUKE ADACHI JAPAN
3 NAOTO [...]

Most Popular Nitro R/C Cars

Here are some of the most popular nitro r/c cars sold from various online hobby shops.
R/C Planet

Associated Nitro TC3 Factory Team Kit
CEN Racing CT4 R Racing Sedan Kit
Kyosho V-One RRR Chassis WC Version
Kyosho 1/10 V-One RRR Evo
CEN Racing CT5 Subaru Impreza Sedan Nitro RTR

RC Market

Kyosho V-One RRR Shimo Edition
Serpent 733 4WD

Hobby People

Associated Nitro TC3 Plus [...]

Bestselling Electric R/C Car Kits

Here are some of the bestselling or popular electric r/c car kits from various online hobby shops as of 18 Feb 2010.
RC Market

XRAY T3 EU Rubber Spec TC
Tamiya TRF 416x
3 Racing F109 Formula 1 EP Car
Top TC Photon TC
Tamiya M05 Pro Chassis

RC Planet

Associated Factory Team TC5
HPI E10 Drift Mazda RX7
Associated Factory Team 12R5
Hot Bodies Cyclone TC
Associated [...]

LRP ESC and Motor Tips

Reto Koenig
R&D, LRP electronic GmbH
Generally speaking, a smaller rotor improves driveability (smoother) and gives more topend but the downside is slighly lower efficiency and less torque. Temperature isn’t much different.
unfortunately no comparison possible between powerprofiles of SPX StockSpec and boost profiles SXX StockSpec is possible!
The reason is that algorithm works differently and SXX StockSpec clearly [...]

Modified vs Stock Touring Lap Times

In 1/10 electric on-road touring cars, the popular class is usually modified and 13.5T brushless motors. A couple of years ago modified is much faster. However with the new technology such as faster speed controllers (LRP SXX, Tekin, Advanced Black Diamond) and 50c LIPO batteries, stock touring is almost as fast as modified.
Take for example [...]

Price List of R/C Monster Trucks

Here is an estimated price list as of Jan 2010 comparing the popular and fastest r/c monster trucks. Hope this helps you compare and decide on what to buy.

Company
Power
Scale
Model
Kit/RTR
Price
Speed

Associated
Electric
1/18
RC18MT
RTR
$159
 

Associated
Nitro
1/8
Monster GT 4.60
Combo
$399
 

Associated
Nitro
1/8
MGT 8.0
Combo
$489
 

CEN
Gas
1/5
Matrix5-MT
Kit
 
50mph

CEN
Nitro
1/8
GST 7.7
RTR
$479
40mph

CEN
Nitro
1/8
GSR 5.0
RTR
$349
40mph

CEN
Nitro
1/8
Nemesis 7.7
RTR
$459
40mph

Hot Bodies
Nitro
1/7
GTX2 Twin .26
RTR
$659
 

HPI
Electric
1/10
Savage Flux HP
RTR
$589
62mph

HPI
Electric
1/12
Wheely King
RTR
$135
 

HPI
Electric
1/8
E Savage
RTR
$269
 

HPI
Nitro
1/8
Savage XL 5.9 GT
RTR
$529
 

HPI
Nitro
1/8
Savage X 4.6
RTR
$379
45mph

HPI
Nitro
1/8
Hellfire
RTR
$559
 

HPI
Nitro
1/12
Nitro Monster King 
RTR
$299
 

Kyosho
Nitro
1/10
Monster Truck MFR
RTR
$359
 

Kyosho
Nitro
1/8
Mad Force Cruiser
Kit
$399
 

Losi
Electric
1/18
Raminator
Kit
$429
 

Losi
Electric
1/18
Mini-LST2
RTR
$219
 

Losi
Nitro
1/8
Aftershock
RTR
$369
40mph

Losi
Nitro
1/8
Nitro LST XXL
RTR
$669
45mph

Schumacher
Nitro
1/8
Manic [...]

2010 DHI Cup Electric On Road Touring Car Championship

Results: The DHI Cup is one of the most important 1/10 electric on-road touring car race. Here is where if you win on Sunday, you sell on Monday. Important here is the on-road chassis (Tamiya 416, HB Cyclone, Associated TC5, XRAY T3, Yokomo BD-5 and more) and the electronic speed control especially in the superstock [...]

Tamiya M04 Mini R/C Car with Novak Brushless 4.5r

Just for fun, running my Tamiya M04 mini r/c car with a Novak 4.5r brushless motor and Orion 3200 lipo battery. Tires are home made sorex cut to 57mm diameter. The motor was simply too much for the rear wheel drive M04. On the straight it’s very fast, scary fast. Infield, too much torque, difficult [...]

1/10 Electric Touring Sedan Cars

2010 is the year for the 6th IFMAR 1/10 scale on-road electric touring cars world championship.
Here are past winners and their radio control touring cars.
2000- Atsushi Hara      (Yokomo)
2002- Surikarn C            (Tamiya 414)
2004- Marc Reinard     (Tamiya 415)
2006- Andy Moore        (Hot Bodies Cyclone)
2008- Marc Reinard     (Tamiya 416)
Related Topics:
2010 on-road touring car models from Tamiya, XRay and Schumacher.

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