B44 – Features and Specifications
- Team Associated B44 - Features & Specifications -
The Factory
Team B44 project came to life in 2003 as a cooperative effort
between Team Associated and JConcepts’ Jason Ruona and Brad
Reelfs. After Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri won the 2005 IFMAR
World Championships in Collegno, Italy with the BJ4 Worlds
Edition, Area 51 shifted into overdrive to produce a true
"Associated"-inspired 4WD
buggy that would continue to dominate the 4WD
off road racing class. The B44 is the result of this two-year
development effort.
During the design and development stages Associated used their
extensive and well-proven skills to make a 4WD
competition buggy that is better suited to production. The results
of this optimization are realized by you, the customer, in a more
cost-effective vehicle with more readily available spare parts.
The B44 is built on a 2.5mm woven carbon fiber main chassis and
top plate. What’s new is the composite front bulkhead and rear
chassis plate. These new features greatly improve overall
durability and increase the ground clearance, further enhancing
the B44's performance.
Area 51 designers also improved the BJ4’s slipper clutch. The
result is the B44’s new externally adjustable, dual pad slipper
clutch, which transfers power to the ground more efficiently and
effectively.
The B44 employs a hardened steel CVA
drivetrain with lightened ball differentials for unparalleled
acceleration. The B44 soaks up the bumps using Factory Team hard
anodized aluminum threaded shocks with gold shock shafts. The
shocks mount to durable 3mm woven carbon fiber shock towers,
making the B44 more responsive and giving quicker handling.
The B44 gets the full Factory Team treatment with blue titanium
turnbuckles, blue aluminum shock bushings and blue aluminum servo
mounts for a car that looks as good as it is fast!
Many Team Associated fans from all over the world have asked us
when we are going to build a 4WD buggy. Team Associated is proud
to say that day has come with the B44, the only 4WD electric race
buggy that comes from a racing heritage with 20 IFMAR
World Championships behind it.
Specifications
Scale
- 1:10
Power
- Electric
Type
- Off Road
Length
- 370mm
Width
- 250mm
Wheelbase
- 280mm
Internal
Gear Ratio - 2.5:1
Drive
- 4WD
Features
Composite front bulkhead and rear
chassis plate for improved durability and more ground clearance
Externally adjustable, dual pad
slipper clutch
3mm woven carbon fiber shock towers
2.5mm woven carbon fiber main chassis
and top plate
Rear hubs use large .187 x .500
bearing for more durability
Lightened ball differentials front and
rear
Shaft drive for unparalleled
acceleration
Slotted motor mount for quick and easy
installation
Blue aluminum center bulkhead cap with
molded bearing inserts
Ball bearing steering with adjustable
servo save
Hardened steel CVAs
with cross pin retaining clips for ultimate reliability
Front wheels and hexes are optimized
to prevent hex stripping
Hard anodized aluminum threaded shock
bodies with Factory Team gold shock shafts
Blue Factory Team titanium turnbuckles
Blue Factory Team aluminum shock
bushings
Blue Factory Team aluminum servo
mounts
Blue Factory Team thumb screws and
molded battery straps
Source: Associated