Madrat is a good car... got basic £50 plastic one 2 weeks ago to get back into 2WD whilst i'm waiting for a Losi 22,
Would say the Madrat is a copy of a Losi XXX rather than the Associated, a XXX bodyshell fits straight on
Never been a fan of Associated cars but they are obviously very good so wouldn't knock them.
The Madrat is great, even with stock plastic shocks, i've put a set of bearings in and its as fast as the others in our club running similar spec motors etc, definitely competitive with the Associated cars
Spares are dirt cheap too, haven't broke it yet and had a few high speed grip rolls with no damage... the rear 'T' Gearbox plate looks very weak but there is a carbon fibre replacement available if it breaks.
Might be worth waiting for the Mad Monkey which is the mid motor version and will hopefully be as cheap, i'll definitely have one to try for club racing/spare car
