Associated have updated the industry’s winning-est 2wd buggy by now supplying it with the latest Factory Team high-performance option parts. The new RC10B4.2 Factory Team Kit features 12mm Big Bore threaded shocks, VTS slipper clutch, blue aluminum bellcrank set and 12mm wheel hexes.
Team Associated have announced that their 2005 2wd IFMAR World Champion Neil Cragg, has re-signed to a multi-year deal. A driver with Team Associated since 1997, Cragg has won six EFRA Championships in both 1:10 2wd and 4wd buggy and 11 BRCA National Championships in 1:10 2wd, 4wd buggy and 1:8 gas buggy with Team Associated vehicles. For 2013, Cragg returns to his heritage and will use Reedy Sonic brushless motors and batteries to power his Factory Team B4.1, C4.1 and B44.2. Cragg will also continue his relationship with LRP using their gas engines, speed controls and chargers.
Source: Associated [teamassociated.com]
DE Racing introduce the Borrego design 12mm hex wheels for the Team Associated T4.1 and TLR 22T trucks. The US made disc wheels can be used front and rear (the T4.1 needs to be converted to 12mm hex adapters), are available in yellow, white and black colour and are useable with optional wheel stickers. They are build to meet all ROAR specs and are available now.
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Associated have released some new Factory Team parts for the B44.2 buggy. First up is the new graphite battery strap to take the styling to the next level and complements the looks of the other graphite components. The new straps come with stylish blue aluminum countersunk screws for fastening the straps, but aluminum thumbscrews can also be used. Next up is the new graphite center brace which increases chassis torsional stiffness while adding style. The new graphite A & B hub towers are a great replacement for the standard molded towers and provide additional clearance for Factory Team 12mm Big Bore shocks by moving the turnbuckle away from the shocks. Finally there is the aluminium screw kit which is a great way to shave precious grams while also adding some style. This kit does not contain every screw used in the B44.2, only the screws they believe are good candidates for those areas compatible with aluminium’s strength and material.
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PSM Racing have released three new shock towers for the Associated RC8.2. Made from high quality 4mm carbon fibre there is one new rear tower and 2 new front towers. The rear & both front towers features additional mounting holes for the top of the shock absorbers and weigh in at only 23.5grams, 14.6grams and 14.6grams respectively, while the special front tower also has multiple mounting holes for using a linkage in place of the top wishbone.
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The Qualifier Series is Team Associated’s exciting new line of sport-level products that are designed to be fun above all else, easy to use, durable, lower cost, and provide an easy way to get into the RC hobby. When great looks and high performance are combined with quality features and value pricing, it becomes the ultimate sport product. When all this is offered from Team Associated, it’s nothing short of awesome. The Apex Touring Car is the newest release from the Qualifier Series. It’s a fully assembled, Ready-to-Run, Reedy brushless-powered, 4WD touring car that even includes a Reedy WolfPack 6-cell battery wired with a Deans power connector.
One of the best upgrades you can make to the Team Associated line of vehicles is a conversion to 12mm hex wheels. JConcepts has been on top of this conversion since its introduction with hex adapters and Mono wheels. A critical point of the conversion revolves around the front axle and surrounding geometry. Within the steering block the space is very tight and especially between the 2 front bearings where the front axles rests between the bearing bores in 1 plane and the king pin in the perpendicular plane. The JConcepts front axle design is based around high-quality steel construction, an outer bearing crush step and an inner 4-40 lock nut for security. The design eliminates c-clips, screws and other items which are hard to detect of issues which limit performance. The free spinning design includes axles, 4-40 mini lock-nuts, thin axle shims, decal and assembly instructions. Available for B4.1 (above), T4.1 and SC10.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Avid introduces their new Avert aluminium spring cups for the new 12mm Team Associated big-bore shocks. Avid made a smaller 3mm slot and tighter fit over the shock eyelet to keep the spring cups secure and prevent shock shafts from pulling out of the plastic shock end. These spring cups add extra security to your ride without sacrificing weight or putting a huge dent in your racing budget. Also from Avid is their lineup of machined 12mm shock piston sets. The goal of these pistons was to reduce the oil blow-by on the outside of the piston and to tune the damping with the piston valving. They represent Avid’s latest development concept which helps tune high speed and low speed damping separately. Their test drivers found that these pistons help provide the traction and bump handling of running lighter shock oil or larger piston holes, while still maintaining the control of running heavier oil or smaller hole piston when taking on jumps.
