Team Associated press release

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from the RC Car website

Team Associated announces 1/8 Offroad Team



(1/1/2007)


As though there were any need for confirmation that Team Associated plans to release a 1/8-scale off-road buggy, here's your confirmation----AE's press release announcing their 1/8 buggy team for 2007.

Official Associated Press Release:

Team Associated Announces 1/8th Offroad Race Team
Costa Mesa, CA – January 1, 2007 – As the dawn of a New Year breaks, Team
Associated has drawn on the knowledge of its unprecedented 20 IFMAR World
Championships to create the highly anticipated Factory Team RC8. This is
Associated’s first venture into 1/8th scale offroad racing and they are looking to make
an immediate impact.

Set to lead the Worldwide racing campaign for the RC8 are current ROAR 1/8th Scale
National Champion, Ryan Maifield, two-time IFMAR World Champion Ryan
Cavalieri and multi-time U.S. National Champion, Richard Saxton. In addition,
ROAR “A” main finalist JR Mitch and Kyle Skidmore will focus on regional events
and select National contests in the United States.

Joining these drivers, with the support of CML Distributing, are current IFMAR World
Champion, Neil Cragg and “Mr. Everything” Craig Drescher. Also representing
Team Associated and the RC8, with the assistance of Thunder Tiger Europe, are
EFRA European Champions Peter Pinisch and Jörn Neumann.

Look for all these drivers and more to start competing with the Factory Team RC8 in
early 2007 at major events near you. Stay logged on to http://www.teamassociated.com
for more information as it becomes available.
Team Associated - Champions By Design
http://www.teamassociated.com
http://www.rc10.com

[chickenfarmer3]

turd.....

[Casketman]

And where are the pictures for that bad boy

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no where to be found

[badmojo]

to sweeeeeeeet
ae for life

[rocco79]

Waaaaa Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[Casketman]

I was just looking at the CEN truggy. Doesnt look to bad IMO. And at $500 for the kit. Makes it even better. A friend of mine I used to race with was with GS and just jumped over to CEN so I know he will have one soon if not already.

But with so many players on the market with truggy's. It is going to get interesting.

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ur in the wrong thread bud

[Casketman]

Me? yes and no. With my last comment,that was my point in this thread.

I wouldnt mind seeing what this thing can do. Not saying I am going to jump ship from mugen just yet. But it took AE this long to do something. So they must have done their homework. ALOT of homework.

But forgive me on not being up to date on who is with who and such.
But what is with the tiger thunder part there? All their drivers going to AE? Are the two like sister companies or something?

[chickenfarmer3]

ttr and ae= same same. but mike is talking about the new buggy coming out.

[badmojo]

actually thunder tiger owns associated

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Thunder tiger owns associated, thats the main reason now why they are going to be coming out with a new buggy and such. The factory for TTR, saxton maifield skidmore and JR mitch are all going to AE the other drivers will have the option of running either car

[Mr. Tune]

A rebadged ttr? Or a new design all together?

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completely new design

[Casketman]

I see,I do remember seeing a RC mag that had the rundown of a race and it had those guys running something from both.

[Eddie F]

I predict it looks like the losi , kinda like the GT2 looks like an AD2

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most of those guys run AE stickers or list AE as their sponsors, they have known this was coming for awhile lol

[Casketman]

So what will happen to the TTR stuff? Just fade away from the racing light?

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no they will continue to offer it

[Casketman]

But we wont see it at the races like we do now is what I am asking.

[Casketman]

But whats the deal mike. No pictures of this thing? I have yet to see info about it.
Do you even know what your getting into?

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ya im sure alot of guys wont run the TTR anymore, kinda like now.

I have seen a couple of CAD's of it and have talked to saxton quite a bit about the car. Lots of good ideas. They are trying to keep everything under wraps right now, they started testing the car in late august.

[Casketman]

Going into it blind. The only way to go!!

So when do you expect to get yours?

[HAGASAN]

Thats a damn good Factory Team line-up.

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prolly may