Hideeho
I really hate to be a debby downer, but as of late I have really started to wonder/hope what direction AE is going in their designs for the next few years. What has gotten me to thinking about it is AE's results on the world stage recently. In particular, last year @ 1/8 worlds, "rumor" has it the AE drivers had to use Kyosho drive shafts & related parts because the AE shafts weren't up to the challenge, & they lost . This year for 2wd worlds, AE had to use an aftermarket chassis because the AE design wasn't up to the challenge, & they lost . Today for 4wd worlds, AE is using an aftermarket chassis because the AE design isn't up to the challenge, & they didn't get tq (the race hasn't been run yet, so there's still some hope). The top echelon of AE drivers DO NOT EVEN COMPETE with the sc10 4x4 because the design is lacking, so they never win. See the pattern?

Don't get me wrong, I love my b4 & b44 & they both work VERY well. The problem is, all 3 designs are OLD & have only received minor updates to try to stay ahead of the competition. Meanwhile, the competition is coming out with new, innovative designs that are catching up with & surpassing the AE designs on the track. The next round of new releases from AE, over the next 1-2 years, are going to be VERY telling on where the company is heading. Hopefully we will see a b5/t5/sc10t2 that is either rr/mr convertible or preferably 2 separate chassis, a b45, an rc8b2/t2, not to mention a 4wd sc that can actually compete the other brands. Hopefully these will be revolution/next step kind of designs rather evolution type designs. This will be a very good direction for the company to be going in.

What I'm afraid we are going to see is a .3 series of cars & more cheap rtr cars to compete with Traxxas. IMHO, this will be a VERY bad sign for AE racers.