Been modding the rear tower on the T4.1 and SC10 to accept the "4th Hole" for over 2 years, still no new rear tower yet.

The Big Bore shocks are for now, and update. I could see them having a new kit with them, but still a B4.1

IMO it doesn't make sense, they have the best selling and best performing car right now. They screwed themselves along time ago by jumping into the B2 from the Worlds RC10 and might have learned their lesson by "not fixing it unless it's broke". They killed their market share and performance, and put themselves in a situation where they had to develop a "new car" to replace the "old new car" to save face.

I dont see the need for a B5, just maybe a B4.2 with BB, new towers and maybe Hex wheels

It's been quite a long time since they made that transition, but I do not recall anyone complaining about that switch.

Can't believe anyone could even think the
old Rc10 pan car was better than the B2 ...

Maybe he was referring to the B2/B3 transition? If so, I still don't remember anyone complaining about that either.

There was a large contingency of us in the mid-west that were on the AE team at the time that refused to make the transition to a car that would not perform on the low grip, rough, midwest tracks. We just kept running the pan car until they made us.

The B2 only lived for about a year, then the B3 came about and was an improvement, but Gil was still at Losi and the XX and XXX platforms excelled at the time.

One year there was only 1 AE car to make the A at the nationals (I think 99?), and that was Al Horne from Michigan, not one of the guys from the "factory" team (aka the "Travel" team).

You said the same back in 2009 about a T5.. lol that never happened.

I'm not trying to be rude at all, but I just think everyone is getting their hopes up for nothing. Even if they do come out with a new kit, it wouldn't be anytime soon. They will keep the bb's as a option part and sell the heck out of them for as long as they can.

B4 ($250) + BB (~$100) = AE ($350)

Why would they add the BB to a kit right away and go back to only raking in $250 per kit?

I see. so it was more of an regional issue. I liked the b2 better than the team car it replaced.

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" we need", not coming soon..

Still cheaper than a 22 with the necessary mods, or a RB5 (heard the team price on a RB6 is over $400)

I disagree. But this isn't a thread for arguing so i'll just leave it at that.

My point is that no one can guess what AE is going to do. Most likely we would see leaked photos before anything became available to the public anyway.

stop miss quoting please....


Already have a good guess when will see...Spring of 2013

I wonder if the people that work at AE read this thread for comic relief

Spring is doubtful. Ryan kicked butt with the b4, I doubt they would make him run a new chassis before worlds. Although winning with a new chassis would boost sales. But i would be pissed if i were ryan. So doubtful. There is no reason for a B5, aside from maybe sales boost.

Im taking bets that it's a 4wd.. any takers?