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Want to add a custom look to your Team Associated SC10 or another 10th scale short course truck? Associated has just announced their SC10 Contender Body that should be avaliable soon. It comes clear; ready to accept your awesome custom paint job, has a huge decal sheet, and includes tail fins, number plates, and mounting hardware. Buzz on over [...]
I flippin’ LOVE the X Games! Team Associated has just signed two bad boys from the freestyle motocross scene; Mark Monea and Cam Sinclair. Look for both of these guys to light it up in the “Best Trick” competition. For those of you who don’t follow the X Games, Cam brought home the gold last year with [...]
I’m a bit of an Apple fanboy. This isn’t new news. However, Team Associated does have some new news in the form of an update to their RC Cheat Sheet App for iPhone/iPod Touch! New with version 2 comes pit time charts used by the AE race team, enhanced gear ration calculators, and the app now includes [...]
Team Associated now has their 2011 National Championship buggy avaliable for all with their new RC8.2 Factory Kit. The RC8.2 Factory Team kit has a long list of new upgrades like a +3mm 7075 hard anodized chassis, newly designed suspension arms, alloy shock towers, 16mm Big Bore threaded shocks with 4mm titanium nitrade coated shafts, and the JConcepts Punisher [...]
The Team Associated 12R5.1 will be getting a lipo conversion kit in August to make the chassis fully optimized for 1S lipo packs. The inline battery tray helps with balance and handling, the wheelbase has been lengthened for stability, and the chassis braces are blue aluminum. Lastly, the rear chassis brace has been thickened to 3mm to [...]
Team Associated has some new aluminum wheel hexes for their SC10 4×4. These are pretty awesome, as the hex adaptors and drive pins are secured with an M3 set screw! I wish some other companies got on board with this. I know some have, but others haven’t. They are a cool blue color, and should add [...]
Team Associated would like to remind all you full size short course fans that the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series will be coming to Utah this weekend, at the Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele. If you happen to be in the area, make sure you stop by the Team Associated booth to check out the R/C demos [...]
Nic Case and Team Associated have uploaded a new episode of their Road to 200 series. If you’re unfamiliar with this project, it’s an attempt to get an R/C car up to the 200 MPH mark. They are making great progress and this is an excellent video that takes a closer look at the custom super car they are building [...]
I got $500 from my Uncle as a graduation present and I am thinking about spending it on a RedCat Avalanche XP. What have you heard about that truck? Kevin C. Fort Worth, Texas Cubby– I think you are crazy if you spend five large of grad money on a Redcat, or any brand of car for that matter. First off- it’s [...]
So what does surfing the big waves and the hobby of RC have in common? Apparently Team Associated! We just found out that Team Associated is now a official sponsor of the Volcom Stone’s Totally Crustaceous Tour. The tour is all about having fun, getting out there and just having a good time! There are some prizes on [...]
Abbreviations abound in Team Associated‘s latest release, the SC10RS RTR. The RS stands for Race Spec, which means AE has taken all kinds of race winning parts and slapped them on the RTR version to make it more competitive out of the box. But that’s not all, the A Team is taking cues from other names in the industry and [...]
Team Associated has a whole load of new Factory Team upgrades for their popular RC8B 1/8 scale buggy. The A Team says that all of these parts are based on ideas and designs used in various big-time races like Motorama and the IFMAR Worlds in Thailand. Some of the parts include a new, thicker chassis, light-weight outdrives, upgraded front [...]
We have recently been reminded about the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series that is sponsored by Team Associated. If your looking to catch some full size SC trucks in action, the next date is May 21-22 in San Bernadino, California, at the Glen Helen Raceway! There is usually a Team Associated tent there with plenty of RC to check [...]
Cubby– To start things off this week, here’s a letter from one of our industry friends concerning this weeks Cub Report. While we get a lot of mail from industry types, we typically don’t post’em, but here’s one for ya. Make sure to hit the MORE button, to read the whole post.Hey Brian, Hope all is well! I do not know [...]
Team Associated has some new High-Torque Slipper Pads avaliable for your SC10 4×4, SC10, B4, T4, and B44. They have a bigger surface area to handle more torque, allow for drive torque adjustment on the SC10 4×4 using the included decoupled slipper, and allow for more rear drive out of corners and into jumps. Check out Team Associated online [...]
