Team Associated RB10 RTR 1/10 Electric 2WD Brushless Buggy (Blue) w/2.4GHz Radio & DVC

This RTR is a track ripper. For the price the performance can't be beat. I bought this for my 8 year old daughter for Christmas and she is beyond excited to get it. We saw one last night at our local carpet track shredding it with the 21.5 class. It can keep up just fine with the 6.3 and TLR 10th scale cars. It could definitely benefit from a sway bar in the rear but I am hoping the sway bar for the DR10 fits as most of the parts are interchangeable. Being a rear motor car you can tell it's a bit light in the front end but that can be easily overcome with the brass bulkhead and or stick on chassis weights. I can only imagine how awesome this thing performs on a clay/dirt track. I would highly recommend this for anyone thinking of getting into the racing hobby. Better to buy this and keep it as a backup or a spare car for your buddies if you find out a 2 thousand dollar race rig is the direction you want to go. It can take large hits as we saw last night at PDXRCUNDERGROUND. Didn't break down once and the track owner will end up buying a bunch of these as rental vehicles vs the buggy's they use now. To reiterate my point this thing is truly awesome for anyone wanting to get into racing or just an overall great buggy for the price.

First off, the tires are absolutely horrible for packed dirt. Trying to drive this thing on a dusty packed dirt surface is like trying to rollerblade on ice. Just a tiny bit too much throttle and it just whips around faster than you, or the steering servo, can react. Which brings up the servo, which is another big negative for me, its just not fast enough IMO. Quick corrections are so essential on RWD buggies; the stock servo is just a bit too sluggish for me. All that said, the rest of the construction is absolutely spot on. The suspension setup was a bit off on mine, it came set with a degree or two of toe in on the front, which is the last thing you want on a RWD buggy, as it makes it ever more snappy when it looses rear traction. I changed it to 1-2 degrees toe out, and it's much more predictable. And with that one adjustment, the suspension performs amazing. Add in a set of real racing tires, I chose Proline Holeshot all the way around, and this car is an amazing performer. Good tires really make it come to life. I can't wait to get the highspeed servo I ordered for it. This car would definitely have been 5 stars for me if it came with a little bit faster servo and a better set of tires stock. I would definitely recommend it to anyone, just be aware that you may need to put in more money to make it really perform.

***UPDATE*** Did some research and found that this car is very very conservatively geared out of the box. Switched to a 23t pinion and reset the gear mesh and slipper clutch. Wow this thing now rips and the stock ESC and motor have shown no signs of overheating. The rest of the car is high quality and handles very nicely. The manual is very informative and detailed. Overall I only took one star off now due to the stock gearing. I understand TA probably wants to not overwhelm new racers or bashers, but at least a 20t would be a safe balance between power and safety still. Now considering an MT10, MT8, or Pro4 STC. On 2s this thing is painfully SLOW. At my local track it can't even clear the most basic jumps on dirt tracks. Compare this to a Rustler VXL 2wd on 2s that easily can clear the same double jumps. This was beat out by a Losi Mini B on a dirt oval, a brushed Losi Mini B. The rest of the cars build quality is nice though and the parts seem to hold up well. However this thing has the speed and power of a toy. I'd be willing to bet a brushless no brand wltoys car would fare better than this regarding power and speed. I choose Team Associated believing that they had solid quality and development that would make this product perfect for racing. Sadly my newest purchase and most recently developed car, the rb10, is slower and gutless compared to every other car I own.

Booo... 2024 Black Friday rip off Standard Price as purchased May 12, 2024: 1 x ASC90032 = $289.99 Team Associated RB10 RTR 1/10 Electric 2WD Brushless Buggy (Red) Now Listed as 41% off at Price: $489.99 (Save 41%) Sale: $289.99

I bought two of these. One for me and one for my son. These are our first rc cars. I have only driven mine on the local carpet track and seemed to do well from what I can tell. My son however tried to send it to the moon at the local skate park. Only thing he broke was the antenna tube. So overall I would say they did great.