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Originally Posted by thomj316
Over in the US there is massive talks and speculation of an Associated B5. Apparently its due out before the Losi 22 ??
I asked Ryan Maifield last month whilst at the SRS raceway in AZ, and although he didnt confirm anything, he didnt deny it either.
We shall wait and see.
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Although I know nothing about AE's plans, I'd say a 'B5', whatever stage of development it's at, is a fair way from being released right now.
The B4.1 and B44.1 are just released, and by the looks of the few parts I've seen, they've invested in a fair amount of money and time in developing those recently. The development/manufacturing/marketing push needed for the B5 will surely not happen this close to the release of those...strategically that'd be a complete waste...unless the new parts are common?
My guess would be Associated are at a different point in their development cycle...the .1's are an intermediate release to keep things moving along, but I suspect that a better time to keep an eye open for a B5 would be this time next year! That way they aren't competing with the release of the Losi which will reduce their immediate selling potential...they'll have had time to sus out the competition and see how it's gone for losi.
That way we'll all be selling '22's' and buying B5's instead!
I could be completely wrong mind you...maybe AE have money to burn, time on their hands and a B5 waiting to launch at any moment
