funny no one mentioned everything they "Can't See" like the
"Geomerty" of the car...wha if it's basic design lended more to the "Geomerty" being "Greatly Improved upon".......?????????
someone mentioned like how does it get around the track...???
now going by "Associated's Reputation" very few can argue you know they did there Homework....and with the 1/8 scales in reality just exploding within the last 6 years they were always there.....but within the last 5 years have become more "Afordable".....
ya know for at least 4 and a half of those years was on the drawning boards and in "Autocad" programs.......
in 1997 when i attended the Electric Worlds almost no one ever heard of 1/8 scale buggies??
and the few that did figured you had to be "Rich" to even own one......
now 10 years later.....there "EVERY WHERE".....LOL.......
think about it....
anyone remember the release of the Losi XX4....???
everyone was like "Whoa, a 4WD Car !!!" and was only a electric.....???
in Europe 4WD is HUGE !!!!!!!....in the U.S.A. not many drive eletric 4wd but GAS !!!
started going nutz in 1999...........wnt even talk about 4wd gas in Europe it is way big!!
almost a life style...

now with Associated's release may change a few things....
the Losi and M1-B are killer.......many do not like the Losi...????
i drove one there good....and it worked well...??? but unless you can drive real smooth it will "Bite you"....
the M1-B was good too....??? but it is so "Exotic" like the Xray when it was first released
if you "Happen" to break a part....even that 1.00 part you were packing up and going home and waiting a week to 3 weeks for your parts...????
cause in "Reality" many shops did not have the parts???
unlike the losi where we all know no matter where you go someone is going to Carry Losi and "Associated" parts.....
like it or hate it...ya know it's going to be a good car.....