Associated’s on road foray began with the RC12e 1:12 scale electric car, which went on to win numerous National Championships. It was later followed by the RC12i, which won the very first 1:12 World Championships in Anaheim, California, and then the next World Championships in Denmark. The 12L followed this winning tradition by taking 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th at the World Championships in Las Vegas.
This winning 1:12 design was the basis for the RC10L 1:10 scale car. The RC10L proved itself on both road courses and flat oval tracks. For the growing popularity of high banked oval tracks we developed a Super Speedway version. This car had a narrower chassis and body for higher top speeds, reduced battery current draw and longer run times. In 1993 we released the RC10LS and RC10LSO, which included our new Dynamic Strut Front Suspension and new shock with PTFE piston and assembly parts.
1996 saw Associated’s RC10L2 win the IFMAR World Championships and a modified version of the L2O set a new world speed record of 87.29mph!
Dynamic Strut front suspension, for adjustable caster, camber and toe-in.
Symmetrical T-bar design and T-bar pivot brace gives the L2/L2O the smooth handling.
Removable dampener roll stop inserts to make the rear pod action more consistent and quicker to respond.
Composite left bulkhead, cut away for better motor access.
RC10L2 Road
The RC10L2 is our third generation road and oval car design. For this car we kept many of the proven features from the RC10LS and RC10LSO, but added the new features that were used to win both the 1996 1:12 and 1:10 on road World Championships such as the new high tech composite material used for the front suspension and a new front suspension brace. Our new symmetrical T-bar design and T-bar pivot brace gives the L2/L2O the smoothest handling of past cars. Our Team drivers say it makes the cars easier to drive and tune. We moved the dampener post location, designed a new rear chassis brace and added removable dampener roll stop inserts to make the rear pod action more consistent and quicker to respond.
The entire rear pod was redesigned. We started with a new composite left bulkhead which is cut away for better motor access. The new motor bulkhead lowers the motor in the car and the new cutaway dampener top plate makes it easier to solder in the motor wires.
All of this creates a car that is easy to drive and has more traction and better handling on rough tracks. At the same time the car is aggressive, yet offers many simple but quick tuning options. These and other features make this car a Championship winning car.
RC10L2 Oval
The RC10L2 Oval edition has the same features as above, but also offers a new chassis design. This chassis has wider battery slots which allows the driver to move the batteries in or out to adjust the weight bias to their preference. The chassis is already set up to accept a fifth body mount to support the hood on a NASCAR style body.
Compare this kit with similar AE kits.