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Team Associated R/C Race Cars. The best radio control cars in the world!
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Roger Curtis and Lee Yurada were working in Douglas Aircraft in Southern California during the slot car craze in 1964, and decided to open a slot car track as an after-hours business. They soon started making slot car wheels, tires and other accessories. It wasn't long before this turned into a full time business and Associated Electrics was formed, specializing in slot car wheels, tires, bodies, braid, slot guides, chassis, and other slot car parts.
A NEW PARTNERSHIP
The business grew as Roger and Lee added more and more new products. At this time Associated was located in a small building in Paramount, California. An insurmountable problem arose between Roger and Lee at this time. Roger asked Gene Husting if he'd be interested in buying out Lee's share. Subsequently, Lee sold his interest to Gene. It was now 1969 and the slot car craze had died, but Associated had just introduced the new RC1, a 1:8 scale gas-powered car. Gene was racing gas cars at the time and had the feeling that R/C cars was certain to grow as a hobby. At this time there were only six employees, Roger, Gene, Gene's wife, Midge, and three others.
In 1971 the business moved to Santa Ana, California. A short time later Associated starting producing the RC100 car, designed by Gene. At the first-ever IFMAR World Championships at Thorp Raceway in Pomona, California, RC100's swept the first five places. Associated really started to grow as the RC100 was used by all the top drivers in countries around the world.
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- Lake Forest CA
- US 92630-8853
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- Associated Electrics, Inc.
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- Costa Mesa CA
- US 92626
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