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I think this is a big let down for all the AE fanboys, all hoping for the worlds car and getting the last two kits just thrown together in the same box.

Blatant cashing in that we haven't seen for such a long time from a manufacturer, apart from Schumacher :-)

It is a limited edition, and its replacing the team edition, poss a worlds after that ?

Team Associated Site states,

Part Number 90002

Price 509.99 US.

I was hoping for the lowered gear box, but no. That is what won the world's, and no way am I going to pay that for it. Might be changing car now

That's just the Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price.
No doubt it will be around 20-40 pounds more than the FL.
($324.99 is the web price on AE's site)

Associated site states,

509.99 then crossed out to 324.99

If I remember rightly the 1990 champs edition didn't have the stealth gearbox from the 1989 worlds....

What isnt clear to me is whether it comes with both complete transmissions or just a couple of extra bits to make one or the other.

I would like to know this also, does it come with two ball diffs? Two motor plates?

It's much easier to swap out a complete transmission track side than have to take it apart and rebuild for 3/4 gear.

Will it require 2 bodies also as the gear boxes are either side ? or will one body be ok ?

One body will be ok, I run a JC Finnisher body on my B5M Lite with it trimmed at both sides to allow fitment of 3 & 4 gear transmission.

The release of the Champions edition would have been planned way before the worlds and not even Associated could predict that they were going to win the title.

it could be just a case of the Champions Edition planned date for release being after the worlds, so if they had not won the title would they have changed the name of course not.

I too way amazed that a B5M had won the title only to find out later and fortunately, before I had ordered a B5M on the strength of the win to find out it was not a B5M but a B5 special.