Team Associated TC8 Prototype – Images

In a major boost for 1:10 electric touring car racing Team Associated is back, the iconic American brand bringing its all new prototype TC8 to the IFMAR ISTC World Championships here in Bakersfield, California.  Two examples of the car will be raced this week at Finishline RC Raceway by US touring car stalwart Rick Howhart and the car’s designer Kyle Klingforth.  Having been absent from the competitive Touring Car market for almost 5-years, the return to the class was first mooted last December before Klingforth was given the green light to put pen to paper and design an all new car.  With the company’s heritage firmly in racing, the unveiling of the Touring Car is an exciting time for Associated, with it widely expected to be followed by a return to 1:12.  Having their first machined and 3D printed example in March, Howhart and Klingforth have been developing the car ever since with the late decision made to highlight their return to the category by racing at the Worlds.  Previously working on the design of the RC10 B7 2WD Buggy, Klingforth said his brief for the new car was ‘create something for Associated fans’ and technically use the new trend of a steel chassis as a base.  Himself a touring car racer since 2009, he said they also wanted to create something more user friendly than a lot of the cars on the market these days.  Features of the car are a low centre of gravity design and AE’s KPI (King Pin Inclination), something Klingforth was responsible for bringing to the market while working on the B7.  Keen to highlight the cars being used at the Worlds are TC8 Prototypes, Howhart expects the final kit to come to market in late Q1 of 2025.

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