Associated TC5

Infobox Automobile


name =TC 5 Factory Team
manufacturer =Team Associated
parent_company = Thunder Tiger
scale = 1:10
power = electric
type = on-road
production =2007-now
predecessor =Team Associated TC4
class =4WD Touring Car
internal gear ratio =1:2.0
wheelbase = 259 mm
drive = 4WD Belt
length = 372 mm
width = 182 mm
weight = 525 g
designer = Area 51 Design Works

The Team Associated TC5FT, is the latest Touring Car of Team Associated. The TC5 is the answer to the most competitive onroad touring car field in history. Starting with a blank sheet of paper, many decades of race winning experience and new ideas, the designers built the TC5 from the ground up producing an entirely new platform. The result is the TC5, an electric touring car that offers the performance and durability to stand up to the highest demands of touring car racing.

The TC5 starts with a full ball bearing, dual belt-drive system that transfers all the power from the motor smoothly and efficiently. With today’s motors and batteries delivering more power than ever before, the belt-drive system gives the TC5 a very predictable throttle response and feel, making it easier to drive fast and carry more speed through the corners.

The newly designed composite ball differentials are super light for reduced rotational mass. Reducing the weight of the diffs lets the TC5 accelerate harder out of the corners. The new diffs are also quick and easy to maintain, and are strong featuring blue aluminum outdrive-saver rings. Hardened-steel CVA with cross-pin retaining clips and blue aluminum clamping wheel hexes offer reliable service getting all the power to the wheels.

Results

* Reedy Race of Champions - Win in Open Mod (Ryan Cavalieri) and 5 TC's in top 10
* Reedy Race of Champions - 2x TC5 on Podium in Invitational (Craig Drescher and Juho Levanen)
* LRP Touring Car Masters - Win (Juho Levanen) and 3 TC5's in Top 10
* Much More Racing ISW - Win (Juho Levanen)
* Snowbirds Nationals - 2 TC5's in Top 10
* DHI Cup - 2 TC5's in Top 10
* IIC - 1 TC5 in Top 10 (Juho Levanen)

National Championships

* ROAR (USA)Stock - Win (Sean Cochran)
* ROAR (USA)19T - 3 TC5's in Top 10
* ROAR (USA)Mod - 3 TC5's in Top 10
* NOMAC (NL)Mod - 1 TC5 in Top 10 (Rick Thomson)

Distributors

* North America - Team Associated (United States)
* Europe - Thunder Tiger Europe (Germany)
* Asia - Thunder Tiger Taiwan (Taiwan)
* UK - CML Distribution (UK)

Team Associated Drivers (TC5)

Team Associated Factory Drivers with TC5

* Juho Levanen (Finland)
* Christer Andersson (Finland)
* Craig Drescher (Great-Britain)
* Joel Myrberg (Swedu)
* Sean Cochran (USA)
* Ryan Cavalieri (USA)
* Rick Hohwart (USA)
* Kyle Skidmore (USA)
* Tommi Torikka (Finland)
* Brent Thielke (USA)
* Bob Stellflue (USA)

Thunder Tiger Europe Team Drivers with TC5

* Aaron Kranenwitter
* Alexander Maisch
* Andreas Killian
* Björn Billino
* Christian Geier
* Christian Landinger
* Dejan Sabeder
* Erik Geldner
* Gerd Pfeifer
* Karsten Böhlke
* Klaus Gassauer
* Manuel Rubow
* Marcel Hennig
* Martin Schweikhardt
* Patrick Gassauer
* Rick Thomson
* Robert Krens
* Thomas Pielnhofer

Cars of competing companies

* Tamiya : TRF 416
* Team X-Ray: T2 '008
* Team Corally: RDX Phi
* Team Losi: JRX-S Type R
* Kyosho: TF5-Stallion Shin Edition
* Yokomo: MR-4TC BD Masami Special
* Serpent Model Racing Cars} Team Serpent: S400
* Robitronic: Avid
* Top Racing: Scythe
* Hot Bodies/HPI: Cyclone TC

References

* [http://www.teamassociated.com] Results of ROAR nationals, LRP TCM, and Reedy race of Champions
* [http://www.thundertiger-europe.com] List of Thunder Tiger Europe Team Drivers
* [http://www.nomac.nl] Official results of Dutch Nationals
* [http://www.iic-live.com/results/sunday/IIC_Final_Results_2007.pdf] Official results of IIC

External links

* [http://www.teamassociated.com/ Team Associated Official Website]
* [http://www.teamassociated.com/ae/tc5/tc5_home.htm/ TC5 Official Website]
* [http://aedownloads.com/downloads/manuals/tc5ft_manual.pdf/ TC5 Manual (PDF)]