Tenth Tech Predator X10…

In this video we look at the gorgeous and highly sought after Tenth Tech Predator X10 4wd competition off road buggy.
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[@rcicons4915]

Happy days!

[@RCLegends2022]

Indeed my friend and all down to you 🤩👊🏻

[@rcicons4915]

@@RCLegends2022 my pleasure buddy!

[@nigelbutters5769]

I remember a couple of guys in my rc club had these back in the day. They were stunning in looks and speed, really advanced technology-wise and a ground breaker. Unfortunately I remember the early ones being pretty fragile and spending more time on the pit table being repaired compared to your average RC10, Losi or Schumacher. Congratulations Glenn on getting such a nice example. 👍😀

[@RCLegends2022]

Fantastic thanks for the information Nigel 😎👊🏻

[@The_Absurdistt]

Yep. I "raced"" one back in the day. It was the most fragile car in existance to my knowledge. Within 3 months I switched to yokomo. Gool looks, poor durability, performance, and parts support.

[@nosajthenoble]

I raced the X10 at club races here in the USA. Had bought an insane 10 (or 9?) turn hand wound motor for it. One driving mistake and the front rocker mounts, steering support, and wing mounts were toast. It was easily the best 4WD I'd ever driven on our clay tracks. So smooth, responsive, and ballistic acceleration. I've still got the raced chassis and one NIB that I treasure. I wonder what ever happened to the original parts molds? I've considered trying to 3D model the broken bits and try to print new parts if nothing else than to mend the old friend's bones.

[@RCKickschannel]

X10 is a stunner and that's fantastic looking Glenn. That body looks really nice as well and you should drive it at least once as it sounds great and yep, it's super smooth. Shame we will never see a rere unfortunately and I know people have really tried to make that happen. I sold my X10 to RC Icons a while back as he made me an offer that I just couldn't turn down. I will snag an X11 at some point for the collection as these are special cars for sure.

[@RCLegends2022]

Cheers Gav 😎👊🏻

[@LukesVintageRC]

Ahead of its time. Great one for collection Glenn. ☝️

[@RCLegends2022]

It certainly was my friend 😎👊🏻

[@Mark_5150]

Very cool looking car.

[@Pablo668]

Lovely buggie Glenn. I've always admired the design of these things, but they have always been well out of my price range.

[@RCLegends2022]

Thanks for watching 🤩👊🏻

[@s.h.5726]

thanks for showing the car. never seen one of those. BTW your Right Rear dog bone looks bowed.

[@darrisbrown7516]

Very cool I want one back in the 90s! Take a look at the right rear cvd it looks bent to me. You may have already seen this. Can't wait to see it running!

[@mattmclafferty6265]

Great car my friend, cheers. Gauranga! 🙏

[@Freddie44utube]

I had one of the original predators with its seperate gearbox’s, spiral track diffs, disc wheel drives, alloy driveshafts (steel shafts were sent out to original customers as a free upgrade) and a 10mm diameter prop shaft… it was so fast and handled so well (for the time) but you couldn’t hit anything without breaking it. It launched me into my first major A final that I nearly won had I not clipped a slick tyre on the last lap breaking the front hub 🤦‍♂️(hero to zero) I modified mine by fitting wheel hex’s to use available wheels, I made a smaller 6mm prop to make space for the radio gear and esc I was using at the time, one way roller for turn in, reinforced the front wing and moved it forwards and down to act as a bumper, Because of the sales spike Richard who designed "The Pred" visited our club he was baffled why I had modified and change what he considered perfect, I pointed out to his university trained engineers brain, that he needs to sell the car to club racers like me to make any money. And we don’t need perfect works spec cars, He immediately brought out a smaller 6mm prop, wheel hex’s and a one way conversion, he gave me a Hudy com lathe diamond tipped tool as a thank you for my input and influence on sales around the area where I raced! Great memory’s

[@nosajthenoble]

Richard was always a bit of a purist. Unfortunately I think that was a reason the car was not able to achieve huge sales. But then Richard probably didn't want that either :)

[@agevan6735]

It is FREAKIN AWESOME, BEAUTIFUL!!!! You 2 guys are GOLD!

[@RCLegends2022]

Thanks buddy 😊😊😊

[@massimilianoresti7671]

Fantastic

[@kevinwest1607]

Only seen them in magazines,back in the day! I always wanted to see one in person.

[@paulus842000]

What a stunning piece of art. When you see the underside, everything is tucked into the chassis to make it the most aerodynamic possible, even up top the front and rear shocks are hidden for aerodynamics.

[@RCLegends2022]

It’s super sleek isn’t it 😅

[@wadeskelton7585]

The predator seems like the exact midpoint between what we consider vintage and modern - it has that same wow factor the Avante has for me - glad you scored one Glenn & much thanks to Keith 👍

[@mad-beerc3818]

Fantastic Glenn I actually enjoyed you pushing the back end of that thing down and watching that little suspension setup working it super cool!

[@RCLegends2022]

Thanks buddy it’s definitely a very unique car 😎👊🏻

[@UNCLEBGA]

I remember when this car came out! That suspension is crazy

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah very unique car 😎

[@AddamsPlayground]

It is a beautiful buggy! I love the inboard shocks and especially the zig-zag rear shocks in the rear! Those look super cool sitting back there!

[@RCLegends2022]

Thanks buddy 😎👊🏻

[@andrewmagro7703]

Thats Just OFF DA CHARTS 100%-Love it 🙂

[@n22pdf]

Wow never seen one these before great to see and learn about it.. great car to your collection Glenn.. brilliant.. so nice of Keith amazing 🤩👍🚴🏅

[@RCLegends2022]

Thanks Pete 😎👊🏻

[@bra1nc417d]

Man, this is very cool. I absolutely remember this. The first RC I've seen, with this shock setup. Very innovative and this thing was expensive. I remember the roller costing about $300, back in late 90s/ early 2000s. I remember wanting it, just because its so different. Thanks, man.

[@RCLegends2022]

Hey thank you for watching my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@lo2713]

Super sexy cars these, they where after i stopped racing, but i would still love to give one a blast around the track. It could make my driving look good 🤔😂

[@RCLegends2022]

Haha that last bit 🤣👊🏻

[@kashmurray1199]

I remember seeing Tenth Technology ad's in RC magazines. I never saw one run. They were so different but cool.

[@RCLegends2022]

Hopefully we’ll see this one run at some point 😅

[@carlkeig5640]

What a masterpiece that thing is,I've never seen a suspension set up like that before,it screams pro race car 👌👊

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah it’s such a unique car Carl 😊👊🏻

[@duncanmcgregor7946]

Superb example there Glenn. Loved owning one. Enjoy it!

[@duncanmcgregor7946]

Overlander saddle packs work well or find the narrowest LCG LiPo saddle pack…..they are very tight on room though due to the hard case.

[@RCLegends2022]

Hopefully my 7.2 nimh saddle pack will work😇🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@eco8gator]

Stunner car. I have wanted one of these to compare to my 94 yz10

[@gazzaswayne2650]

Great way to start my Sunday with another cool video. Very nice car

[@RCLegends2022]

Hey thanks so much for watching my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@lionelplunkett9428]

G'day Glenn wow I never seen one real life that suspension is Hi-Tec stuff and the double spring set up is progressive rate X10 is a Hot looking RC great video to Glenn

[@RCLegends2022]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend 😎👊🏻

[@robcraighill6315]

What a car Glenn, so well engineered. You must be chuffed to bits to have that, would LOVE one in my collection 😛😎

[@RCLegends2022]

Oh yeah I’m over the moon Rob, honestly didn’t think I’d get another after selling the last two 🙊

[@IowaBudgetRCBashers]

This thing is awesome. Haven’t seen one except for in old magazines years ago.. that front wing is so cool

[@RCLegends2022]

Fantastic thank you for watching 🤩👊🏻

[@kenblockx2010]

I saw them racing (competion races) back in the day at the RC hobby club in my country where i raced also in my spare time, awesome cars , they were very good with the proper electrics in it👍👍

[@RCLegends2022]

Fantastic 😊😊😊

[@TheBrodir]

Cool to see this piece of cool racing technology. You could get modern 1s saddle packs to run in this car (it's possible but just for running it once not feasable). Great to see your collection grow.

[@RCLegends2022]

Hey thanks for watching 😎👊🏻

[@extec101]

1S and speedo for a 1:12 car would be posible just to get the car running.

[@barrycheesemore2928]

What an amazing bit of kit! As you and everyone else has said, it was so fast but incredibly fragile, you only had to look at it funny and it would break ;) Bloody awesome though!!

[@RCLegends2022]

Hey thanks as always for watching Barry 😊👊🏻

[@mattdixon6396]

A mate of mine had one of these and raced it. If it didn’t crash into anything it was a beast, but I remember it was not very solid. Great looking car with amazing engineering

[@Manic-172]

I got a few earlier cars with the carbon chassi. An x11 and x11 lipo . Then different types 110mm touring and off road rally versions. And an 90s version of the wide touring car. I think I have 14 differnt predators in all. Your more than welcome to borrow any of them.

[@juniorwest5706]

If it was mine I definitely wouldn't , but I'd love to see it go , 😎👍 She's Beautiful ❤️

[@RCLegends2022]

Haha love the comment 🤣👊🏻 I’ll definitely get it out for one run 😅

[@bradleyyeatts2294]

Glen, what a beautiful car…. Don’t wanna be a downer but the right rear driveshaft bone is bent…. Hopefully you can straighten it cause you may not be able to find another…

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah thanks Bradley I never noticed that 😅👊🏻

[@bradleyyeatts2294]

@@RCLegends2022 there seem to be a pair on eBay right now which seem a pretty good price, but not sure if they are fronts or rears.

[@CarClown]

Crazy. Just Great!

[@RCLegends2022]

Thanks for watching 😎👊🏻

[@CarClown]

@@RCLegends2022 thanks for the Video! Bad Luck you cannot buy it anymore.🫤

[@bradleyburge3794]

stunning ,its a car that i was never able too get in my collection and like you said the price is silly money now, did notice its got proline hole shots tyres ,, there the perfect tyre here for australia dirt tracks and our local club here in perth western australia ,, your a very lucky man glenn

[@RCLegends2022]

Thanks Bradley and yeah that’s definitely not lost on me my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@neil1266]

Raced the X10 and latterly the x11,they were as you said so quick. The acceleration was instant and was so planted at speed but as you said were very fragile. The x11 was better in many ways but we always suffered from stripped spur gears owing to poor transmission case tolerance but we had to modify them heavily in this area.

[@chriswatson9519]

Looks special that one Glenn with front suspension ant wing not unlike your td4 😅 very nice bit of kit

[@RCLegends2022]

Cheers Chris 😎👊🏻

[@idvanoffgrigori5879]

I have an x10 since 2006 (?) it is one of the cars I care about the most, I used it very very little because the spare parts from England were either rare or expensive and often both... I modified it to have "inboard" shock absorbers at the rear like at the front, it works very well. I have a big regret: not having bought an X11, at the time I had other obligations than to buy an rc at 500euro, yes I regret it...

[@mehimrc1314]

What a design marvel, such a shame it's fragile but I can see why you'd want to own one. Crazy design 👍

[@benweaver4018]

Just as I was finishing racing must have 1993 a lad that always had the latest kit at our club turned up with a predator. It’s was so different and sounded so different. But I did remember it getting binned almost straight away and out of action for that race day but yeah it was definitely fast as hell up until that point

[@RCLegends2022]

Excellent thanks for sharing this Ben 😊👊🏻

[@superstock9261]

I bought the x10 that rc kicks reviewed with the clear shell. It came with literally like 100 parts it seems plus maybe 6 sets of rims without tyres and two painted shells🤯, speedy, orion motor, three sets of shells, servo, the lot!. I have it on my coffee table with the painted shell and I always look at it lol

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah that was my good friend Duncan’s car 🤩👊🏻

[@denozed6554]

You bought that? Freaking awesome! I have the touring car version predator I would like to convert into a buggy. If you have any arms/cvds/hubs your willing to sell me please let me know. Cheers. Amazing old tech for sure.

[@kevinkehlet1543]

The Predator X10 is a beast. I would run against the Losi xx4 and dominate

[@martinhsrc6699]

You gotta build the Incident I imagine it will be an very different experience

[@RCLegends2022]

Oh it’s 100% getting built 😅😅😅

[@martinhsrc6699]

@@RCLegends2022 top man 👍👍👍

[@DivineInt]

There are a couple of companies still doing 7.2 saddle packs Glenn, 2100 mah is the biggest but they are only about £16.

[@RCLegends2022]

Oh wow I don’t suppose you have a link or the manufacturer do you please?

[@DivineInt]

@@RCLegends2022 sent a link on facebook mate :)

[@kentb3175]

The idea of the double spring is to change the progression of the shocks at the top of compression i.e the spring rate is higher to prevent bottoming out at the top of the stroke.

[@RCLegends2022]

Great information thank you 😊

[@adrianhughes2163]

Utterly brilliant car, but as others have said, fragile on impact/crashes. But if you had the skill level of a Jamie Booth or Craig Drescher etc. you were probably going to be unbeatable back in the day with one!! Thanks for the video on it :)

[@leehurst6922]

Glenn I think the double spring was to allow softer initial travel for the bumps and then harder upper travel to prevent bottoming out on the jumps (I think). Think it was called progressive damping

[@RCLegends2022]

Fantastic information my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@johntuffy5721]

progressive spring rate

[@19Marc79]

That is the only car, that is on my RC bucket list. All the rest is more or less unimportant to me. But I really have a longing to get my hands on a Predator...

[@RCLegends2022]

Excellent I hope you manage to find one my friend but more importantly at a reasonable price😇🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@superstock9261]

You are missing the carbon fibre brace that goes in the channel of the front wing

[@RCLegends2022]

Oh cool thanks for letting me know 👊🏻

[@D20MCK]

Loads of versions before the XK98. Don't know if the dual rate springs were kit. The Team Xtreme X11 Predator was a much better car, more alloy & easy to get a lipo in it. Think this was the release order. 95 One 95 Pro National International XK5 XK98 XK98 Mitcham ETQ P8 X10 XRS X11

[@bradkalman2353]

Run it like a mad man.😂

[@martinhsrc6699]

I remember looking at the Predator in the model shop back in the day as a replacement for my Egress and was tempted but didn’t buy one in the end

[@RCLegends2022]

I honestly don’t ever remember seeing one in shops or on a track, which is a real shame looking back 🤕

[@martinhsrc6699]

@@RCLegends2022 there’s used to be a proper racers model shop not far from us when I was a lad

[@bradkalman2353]

You need a x11 too.

[@denozed6554]

Amazing buggy Glen. I have the touring car version i would like to convert to a buggy where can one find parts for this model aside from ebay?

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah that’s the problem my friend 🙈🤕🤕

[@IIIxwaveIII]

looks like a super high end car... what would it be priced if it was currently re reliesed?

[@Team_RC-Freak]

Great looking buggy! I have some of the first predator cars with the carbon bathtub chassis, but they do not have the alloy rocker arms and the suspension arms are way more fragile. On screen at 5:35, for me it looks like your right rear driveshaft is bent a little?

[@RCLegends2022]

Oh thanks for pointing that out, I’ll have a look 😅👊🏻

[@barrycheesemore2928]

I noticed the drvieshaft too!

[@Jaysqualityparts]

F1 inspired car.

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah I think you’re spot on my friend 🤩👊🏻

[@hondofourfivetwo9347]

I’d run it as it was meant to be with NiMh saddle packs and brushed power definitely a piece of history right there. I’m remembering and someone correct me if I’m wrong didn’t they do a Touring Car as well ?🤔

[@kenblockx2010]

LAY DOWN SUSPENSION ? T T wanted to lower the gravity as much as possible.

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah definitely if you take the wheels off the chassis is so sleek 🥳

[@eltomasoable]

Oople has nice reviews on the x10 and x11 if anyone is interested.

[@Hitmans30a]

Weren't these designed by an engineer working for a big motorsport team ? I can't remember the details but I'm sure I read that while geeking out reading about in when it was released.

[@RCLegends2022]

Oh wow I’ll do some digging to find out 😎👊🏻

[@bradkalman2353]

You can find a lipo to fit it.

[@superstock9261]

NOOO DON'T TAKE THE IFMAR STICKERS OFF! that gives it a real raced look to it, plus if they are ifmar stickers then it's been in a big sanctioned race it would seem

[@RCLegends2022]

Oops 🙊 Fully understand what your saying but that’s not really my thing 😅

[@topforce5298]

Formula1 Buggy

[@RCLegends2022]

Haha it certainly is 😎👊🏻

[@bradkalman2353]

Race it and run it.

[@irvine40]

No where near a expert on these cars, I remember back in 1994 seeing them appear at our club, but I remember the chassis having a carbon weave. Is my memory correct?

[@Meenie66]

Wanted one ever since I saw them. Were too dear ages ago and worse now haha

[@RCLegends2022]

Yeah they were actually really expensive when they came out 🙊🤕🤕

[@johntuffy5721]

right rear drive shaft is bent :(

[@claf7897]

Fix the rear shaft, its bent

[@ventisette.]

I believe they still make saddle pack Lipos, they certainly used to

[@RCLegends2022]

They do but I’m hoping to get my 7.2 Nimh saddle pack up and running 😅

[@philmoffett366]

I remember a guy at our school hall/gym local club had one (back in the day😁) and it was super quick and ultra quiet! But we just wrote it off!.......how wrong we were!!! Looking back it was probably more to do with jealousy than anything in else🙄

[@RCLegends2022]

Haha yeah I can relate to this my friend 😅👊🏻

[@zackthebongripper7274]

I can't help to think this is what the TD4 should have been more like. The X10 body is more "Avante" than the TD4 Super Avante body. The TD4 had to accommodate different configurations to keep in line with Tamiya's chassis recycling philosophy.

[@RCLegends2022]

Haha isn’t that what Tamiya do best lol 😂 The masters of recycling 🙊