Breaking News - Carsten Keller joins AE!

01.07.2016

At the EFRA OR8 EM in Spain this coming week, Carsten will be racing with an RC8B3. The complete equipment will be also be supplied by Blue is Better – LRP, AKA, JConcepts and Sanwa. It will be used at all of his OR8 or OR8e races.

Stunner in Germany’s Offroad racing! As of today, one of Germany’s best OR8 drivers will be competing with the high-end models from Team Associated. He chooses a brand that has been successful with its models around the globe for years. Also an important step for Carsten, who aims even higher at this weekend’s Euros in Spain (05.-09.07.), after finishing fifth at the EFRA OR8 EC 2014.

Besides the AE models, Carsten will use the complete LRP range, like LRP ZZ.21C Ceramic Long Stroke, Screamer-93 und Energy Power Fuel for his OR8 and OR8E races. Additionally, he will continue using LRP receiver battery power and the suiting accessories from JConcepts. Sanwa transmitter technology completes the package.

When Carsten decides to race OR8e, he will only use the iX8V2 speed control and Dynamic8 motor in combination with the VTEC LiPo CCL battery. Once the batteries have to be charged, the Pulsar Touch Competition and Power Supply Competition will already be waiting to do their job.

When asked about the cooperation and the new deal, the German top driver in OR8 stated the following: "I would like to thank Jürgen Lautenbach, Andy Krämer, the entire crew at LRP and AE for this opportunity to run the whole "BLUE-package" from now on. I´m happy that LRP put their trust in me and I will do my best to represent the brands and to achieve the best possible results in the upcoming races. Bring it on!"

The best of luck with the new AE models, Carsten … especially at the RFRA OR8 EC!