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.
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
 
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.
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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
- Metric hardware throughout
- Factory Team blue titanium turnbuckles
- 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)
- 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
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