The Team Associated SC18 is ready-to-run right out of the box, including a battery and 10 hour charger. Yes, I just said "10 hour charger". It is pretty cool that a charger is included with the SC18, however a 10 hour charge can be inconvenient and unpractical.

Winter is around the corner and for many RC'ers that means indoor racing. Many indoor tracks are high traction and well maintained. If your SC10 is set up for a loose and bumpy outdoor track, there are a few tuning adjustments you can make that will improve the performance of your truck on high-bite surfaces.

The SC10 comes with tons of steering out of the box. If you race on a loose surface, you have given up much of this steering in favor of rear traction. When moving from a loose track to a high-traction track, you do not need as much rear traction. This allows you to tune your truck for more steering.

Let's face it, brushed motors and NiMh battery packs have been left in the dust by Brushless motors and LiPo batteries. Thankfully Associated has finally delivered the SC10 Brushless RTR that we have all been waiting for. Now you can get the awesome Brushless power and long LiPo runtimes in the SC10 RTR package.

This is a 4x4 short course race going down at Norcal Hobbies in Union City, California. Nice video sponsored by UltimateRC.com.