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Features: Factory Team RC8

Factory Team RC8

The 1:8 buggy racing world will wonder how they lived without the Factory Team RC8!

From the correctly balanced and optimized weight distribution, silky smooth and reliable shocks featuring 4mm gold shafts, innovative clutch design, to the machined chassis, every inch of the RC8 screams performance and durability. From the proven drive train to the ultimately adjustable wing, you will see why the Factory Team RC8 will be the buggy chosen to dominate the competition.

"You can push it hard and it stays balanced. The harder I drive it, the faster I can go."— The KING Richard Saxton

The highly anticipated Associated Factory Team RC8 will raise the performance bar for 1:8th off-road nitro buggies. The RC8 design utilizes proven engineering yet incorporates design ingenuity and industry leading concepts that will confirm Team Associated’s number one status which it has held for over 40 years.

Strength, durability, nimble handling and maximum corner speeds were the key design elements Area 51 targeted. Drivers will experience unparalleled and effortless “pop” as they launch from the jumps. Landings will be plush beyond belief due to the enhanced suspension that other buggies only dream of.

The RC8 drives the common place out of contention and puts winning back into your vocabulary.

Factory Team RC8

#80900 Factory Team RC8 More suspension travel than any other buggy

4mm woven carbon fiber shock towers for maximum rigidity, strength and light weight

Blue aluminum hexes and wheel nuts featuring nyloc providing the ultimate in security

 

#80900 Factory Team RC8 Factory Team threaded, hard-coated shocks feature extra large bladders for full volume compensation and 4mm gold shock shafts for durability

Captured outer CVA pins

 

#80900 Factory Team RC8 Wing angle and position is fully adjustable and secure

"Point the RC8 in the right direction, stab the throttle and hold on; the RC8 is unsurpassed in the ability to get the power to the ground in a hurry."— 2007 RC Driver, Frank Masi

 

#80900 Factory Team RC8 Unique low-profile elliptical high-flow, two-stage air filter

Two-piece split-center diff mount allows quick and easy access to the center diff

 

#80900 Factory Team RC8 Anti-foaming fuel tank is easily removed with two clips

"In testing, it felt unbelievable. It does everything better than my National Champ S3. The RC8 is the best handling 8th scale buggy I’ve driven so far."— 2006 ROAR National Champion Ryan Maifield

Newly designed high-torque capacity three-shoe aluminum clutch

Lightened 43-tooth diff ring-gears make for the absolute minimum rotating-mass

Weighing in at 7.4 lbs. makes the RC8 one of the lightest buggies in the class (weight may vary depending on muffler, engine and electronics)

Metric hardware throughout

Factory Team blue titanium turnbuckles

The 4.30:1 ratio gear boxes produce maximum punch allowing the RC8 to accelerate harder out of the corners and up the biggest jumps

FFC Free-Float Caliper brake system eliminates the possibility of unwanted brake drag while on throttle

Items Needed: RC8 Factory Team

.21 Class rear exhaust engine
2-Channel radio (FM/PCM recommended)
Receiver
2 Servos
4.8v-6.0v Receiver battery pack (RC8 will accept either 5-cell flat or hump pack)
Muffler or manifold and spring
AA-size Batteries for transmitter
Fuel
Fuel bottle (#1749)
Glow starter (#1737)
Starter box (#1750)
Lexan-specific spray paint
Tires
Tools: Hex wrenches, hobby knife, needlenose pliers, wire cutters, Lexan scissors (#1737)
Other suggested items: Reamer/hole punch, CA glue (#1597), thread-locking glue (#1596), silicone fluid

Features: RC8RS "Race Spec" RTR

RC8RS "Race Spec" RTR

The RC8RS "Race Spec" RTR is based on the Factory Team RC8, making for the only 1:8 buggy with the high performance qualities that can live up to Team Associated's toughest standards. The RC8RS is a winner right out of the box and is pure Associated, having been designed for the highest level of performance and off-road fun, with more suspension travel than any other buggy in its class. Designed to take all of the punishment and abuse that a competitive 1:8 scale buggy will face, but to meet those challenges without breaking a sweat, in a convenient ready-to-run package, the RC8RS is yet another, Champion By Design.

RC8RS "Race Spec" RTR

The fully assembled and ready-to-go RC8RS features include:

  • Team Associated’s powerful .28 Pro engine
  • Pro-Start hand-held starting system
  • Painted and pre-mounted body with custom graphic decal kit
  • S2008 metal gear steering servo and S1903 throttle servo
  • Hard-anodized 3mm thick 7075 aluminum chassis
  • Team Associated 2-chamber muffler
  • Sealed radio box with thread-through molded antenna mount
  • fuel bottle
  • 3mm low-profile black anodized aluminum shock towers
  • Pre-mounted Team Associated tires and molded inserts on dish wheels
  • Hard-anodized shock bodies with pre-load clips, 4mm shock shafts, composite shock caps and rubber boots
  • XP3D computerized digital 3-channel FM radio system with 10-model memory
  • 3mm black anodized aluminum steering rack with ball-bearing steering system

Pro-Start Hand Held Starting System INCLUDED! XP3D computerized digital 3-channel FM radio INCLUDED!

 

Items Needed: RC8RS "Race Spec" RTR

Foam PreFilter Treatment (#7710)
D-size cell for igniter
7.2v stick pack for ProStart  (#693 WolfPack 2400)
Charger for stick pack (#LRP41552 Pulsar 3)
Slotted Screwdriver (#1552)
Phillips Screwdriver (#1553)
12 AA Batteries
Fuel, 15%-30% only

Specs: RC8

Factory Team RC8, non-pull, assembled #80900
RC8RS "Race Spec"  RTR, non-pull, assembled #80905
Scale 1:8
Power Nitro
Type Off Road
Length 517mm
Width 305mm
Weight 3361g
Wheelbase 325mm
Internal Gear Ratio 4.3:1
Drive 4WD

Download RC8RS press release
Download FT RC8 press release

Feature Comparisons

Feature

RC8 Factory Team

RC8 RS

assembly assembled assembled
engine, carb none Team Associated .28
body unpainted painted with custom graphic decal kit
radio none Team Associated XP3D
bearings rubber sealed bearings rubber sealed bearings
shocks threaded, hard-anodized shock bodies hard-anodized shock bodies
wheels white AE dish wheels (no tires) Team Associated tires on AE dish wheels
rear axles CVAs with rubber boots CVAs with rubber boots
engine adapters .21 rear exhaust, slide carb only .28 rear exhaust, slide carb only