SC10 Beginner

Here are some good tips for any beginner short course truck racers out there. These tips will help the beginner SC10 owner get ready for a race.

Race Preparation

1. You need two batteries to participate in most local races. A typical race day will consist of three 5-minute qualifying races, followed by a 5 to 10 minute Main. You can't afford to waste time charging your battery after each round (assuming you have a AC/DC charger) and you don't want to risk losing juice during one of your Quals or Main.

A quick look at the Team Associated Factory Team SC10 by Ryan Maifield. He points out the major upgrades from the original SC10 and also shows us a brand new SC10 body and tires from JConcepts.

This is fairly simple - GET A LIPO! LiPo's (Lithium Polymer batteries) are the best option for any RC'er. We strongly recommend getting a LiPo battery if you want to get the most out of your SC10. Lipo batteries provide more power, have a longer life, weigh less, and give you LONGER RUNTIMES.

Longer runtimes are the biggest advantage of LiPo batteries. One of the major knocks of electric RC is that you spend all this time fixing your vehicle and charging the batteries and then you only get to run your truck for 10 minutes. This is not true anymore. LiPo's now give you the option of running your truck for a solid 20-30 minutes (or more) with no detectable decrease in power before cutting off.

When running your SC10, you must be aware of motor temperature. Motors are expensive and if you let one get too hot, you may end up having to replace it. For many of you motor temp will not be a problem, but you should know that different track conditions or changes to your set up could cause your motor to get hotter than normal.

In a previous post, we mentioned the new Multimedia section of the Team Associated website. This new addition to their website includes videos, photos, and wallpapers. The content that we are most excited about are the "Tech Tip" videos.

The Team Associated staff made 12 "Tech Tip" videos for the SC10 4x4. These videos are extremely helpful to any SC10 4x4 owner and we wanted to make a quick guide to these videos so you can easily access them.

Here is the intro video to the SC10 4x4 Tech Tips, and below are the rest of the videos...

Recently, Team Associated launched a new portion of their website, the Multimedia Page. This page contains tons of videos, photos, and wallpapers for Team Associated drivers. Check out this new multimedia section at TeamAssociated.com: Multimedia.

The content we are most interested in are the "Tech Tips" videos, which are already available for the SC10 and SC10 4x4.

I was getting ready to go race my SC10 the other night so I put my 6000 mah Dynamite Lipo Battery on to charge. It usually takes 1 hour at the most to charge and my Dynamite Lipo Charger always beeps when it is done. Well, I got a little carried away rebuilding some parts on my SC10 and before I knew it, the lipo had been charging for 2 hours and the charger never beeped!

As I walked over to the charger I could see the lipo was significantly swollen. At the time, I knew very little about swollen lipo batteries so I was a little concerned that it might catch on fire. I did some quick research to find out what I should do.

Buying your first RC car can be intimidating and if you don't know what you need, you could make some costly mistakes. In this recently updated guide, we are going to tell you exactly what you need to get started with the Team Associated SC10.

Here are the components you need to get your SC10 race-ready.

1. SC10 RTR Kit

Traxxas created a new RC racing class when they came out with the 2wd Slash Short Course Truck. The popularity of the Slash and the "Short Course" class has led the other prominent RC companies to follow suit. This article compares the RTR features of the 2wd Traxxas Slash, HPI Blitz, Losi Strike, Kyosho Ultima SC, and Team Associated SC10.

Team Associated SC10

One of the TeamSC10.com readers emailed us asking for a recommendation on a good hauler bag for the SC10 (a sturdy bag that can carry your truck, transmitter, tools, etc). While I've never had the need for a hauler bag, some of you do, and I found a product that should do the trick.