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Well now that I've run my XT8 for the last season I'm even more inclined to recommend it over anything else. It proved very durable, was excellent on turn in, and just flat out hanlded awesome. Every aspect of it was great during races. I would recommend buying the 808 big bore shocks though as I've seen a big improvement over stock.

And if you watch your setup closeley the balance from left to right can be great - even without the off center diff many people tout on the 8T. My system is within 50 grams from left to right and feels perfectly balanced.

Would love to hear someone's experience with the new Associated truggy though - that looks pretty nice. Good luck!