Edit, the optional parts maker, have announced the release of this new bearing set for the Team Associated RC10B4. These bearings are better than the stock bearings that come in the stock kit, allowing you to see a difference on the track and at the workbench. ABEC 3 (ISO Class 6) rated, these bearings are of a higher precision than most manufacturers standard bearings with tighter tolerances for fit.
Source: Edit [rc-edit.com]
Team Associated have announced the release of this Factory Team-CA, which is a newly developed premium blend formula CA that is specifically formulated for mounting tires to wheels. The .7 oz. bottle features a clog-free applicator tip and tube that makes gluing tires quicker and easier than ever before. New from Reedy is this 1700 Ni-MH 7.2V Stick Pack Battery Pack that is pre assembled, comes complete with a Tamiya style connector, high temperature silicone lead wire and is the perfect choice for budget-minded entry level 1:10 racers who don’t require a higher-priced matched pack.
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Team Associated have announced the release of their new t-shirt, just in time for the summer racing season. These shirts were seen being worn by the Drescher, Levanen and Cavalieri on the podiums at the Reedy Race last week and now you can own one too. Available in 2 colours, blue and black, they sport a large AE logo with splash effect on the front and the Factory Team logo on the rear. Available now.
Source: Team Associated [rc10.com]
According to a report by 4wdRC.com, an engineer from Team Associated was present at the SoCal track last Thursday testing their new 4wd electric buggy and due to the fact that it looked so much like a BJ4, no one took any notice of it or even took a photograph of it (picture above of BJ4).
But it’s not a BJ and it IS a Team Associated prototype car. Later, on Sunday at the Reedy race, we spoke with AE officials who confirmed that the car exists and said it would not appear at this year’s Mod Nats in Albuquerque. To us it looked very similar to a BJ, with different front diff cover and shock tower, possibly a different 1-way system, and new front arms. It was a flat carbon fiber sheet chassis with shaft drive and a top deck. 3 X 3 saddle packs were in the rear with a longitudinal motor near the center. The shell looked so much like a BJ that it may have actually been a BJ body. That’s really all we know. We were there with Paul and Frank working on several different things on our own cars, We noticed this car, thought it was a BJ, and only confirmed things on Sunday at the Reedy race.
Source: 4wdrc [4wdrc.com] / Photo: JB Photography
According to a brief report from our partners Buggy Sport, the eagerly awaited RC8 buggy from Team Associated has been delayed further and now wont be available until August. Thats pretty sucky for all you people who were waiting on this car and although the delay was predicted by some, it sucks when its confirmed.
Source: Buggy Sport [buggy-sport.info]
The newly released Team Associated RC8 buggy has made its race debut at the Nitro Pit in Arizona. Ryan Maifield, who qualified the new car in 4th moved up two spots to take the 2nd spot behind Team Losi racer Mike Truhe who also set the fastest lap of the race over 1 second faster than Maifield. In third position was Jared Tebo who was racing the prototype O’Donnell buggy ahead of Jason Ashton racing the Sidorf who brought it home in 4th.
You can view the PDF of the Expert buggy results here. View a picture of the car in action here.
UPDATE: Neo Buggy have some more action shots of Maifields RC8 here.
Source: RC Tech [rctech.net] Image: Buggy-Sport [buggy-sport.info]
Along with the excitement of the Team Associated RC8 being released, the new TC5 190mm touring car will also be released and we have the images of the production car right here. This car has been raced a lot in the hands of Craig Drescher and Juho Levanen and with quite some success, so its good to see the car finally near completion.
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The long awaited new 1/8th scale buggy from Team Associated, the RC8 is finally here. Here is the very first picture (click image to view larger version) to be released showing the new car from the Thunder Tiger owned company. As we can see from the car, it features carbon fibre shock towers and c-hub front suspension but without seeing under the hood, its hard to tell more apart from what we already know.
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