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DerbyDan wrote:As LosiXXkid has pointed out - there's not alot going on here in the Losi section... so thought i'd share my recent exploits with two of my Losi cars;

I decided to enter the IconicRC revival meeting which happened yesterday (27th July). Now the racing was split into seperate catagories depending upon ability (amateur or pro ~ 'amateur' being aimed at the complete novice to racing), 2wd or 4wd & then age bracket... these being split into three 79~88, 89~93 & 94~98 - there was also one-off monster truck & Tamiya Wheelie car races. So I had to choose which of my runner/racers I wanted to enter, I've recently built & successfully raced a ProCat.... but with only two meetings under its belt I wanted to run something that has known durability.... my JRX2 (pre 88) that I raced last year & the XX (94-98) from the 2012 season were the perfect candidates!

Both cars had already been serviced with refreshed gearboxes/diffs but had been stripped of their electrics - so with electrics installed & a new painted shell for the JRX2 I was ready to go!



The JRX2 is still running the 8.5 Orion Vortex BL motor - but the venerable LRP Sphere I was using last year is currently residing in the ProCat, I managed to pick-up a cheap hardly used LRP 'Spin' Pro ESC off ebay for £20 - i'd not heard of this speedo before but it is marketed as an upgrade to the items that come in an RTR car - but with a motor limit of 5.5 its perfect for the Losi! The XX is running a 12t Triple brushed Corally spec motor (Left over from the STCC series) matched up with the old LRP ICS digital that was first fitted in my original Losi XX BITD!

New body for the JRX2 mounted & stickered up - posing with the new-build shelf car;







Anyway to cut a long race-day story short (& it was a long day - not helped by race control computer issues) I managed to finish 1st O/A in the 79~88 class with the JRX2 & runner up in close fought battle in the 94~98 2wd class. The top two in each class then qualified to go onto a champion-of-champions final (there were individual finals for 2wd & 4wd).... so I had qualified both cars into the same final! - I opted to run the JRX2, which being in the oldest catagory gave me pole position.... the newer cars given a handicap by having to start the race further around the track.... knowing that my JRX2 had been going only about 1/2 lap slower than my XX all day - I knew that I was in with a chance of the win.... & so it proved!

Peakey wrote:Well done dan !! Let look great. I'm so gutted I couldn't make it i was really looking forward to meeting everyone. I had a family emergency and I didn't get home till about 6:30 Sunday morning and I knew I wouldn't last the day on no sleep.

DerbyDan wrote:

sgirouard wrote:I LOVE the paint job on that. Just a classic looking top rate build. Great job Dan!!

Thanks everyone for your kind comments.... I cannot lay claim to the bodyshell design, I copied the box art scheme from the 'Proformance' upgrade kit for the JRX2, in-particular this coloured-in render which I believe was done by Highwayracer??



Apparently they are Gil Losi Jr's colours?

highwayracer wrote:

DerbyDan wrote:

sgirouard wrote:I LOVE the paint job on that. Just a classic looking top rate build. Great job Dan!!

Thanks everyone for your kind comments.... I cannot lay claim to the bodyshell design, I copied the box art scheme from the 'Proformance' upgrade kit for the JRX2, in-particular this coloured-in render which I believe was done by Highwayracer??



Apparently they are Gil Losi Jr's colours?

Your cars look great!!!

And yes, I did color in that jrx proformance box. If you look at the prime time decal, it normally says "Selected Sanyo Cells". Im my version of the picture, it says "Highwayracer"

LosiXXkid wrote:Love this one......

...there even appears to be a bit of a roost as well!

Jirka wrote:All Your Losis (and the WCS too, did You drove with it?) looks great. I especially like both Jrx2 cars:
- Proformance Kit schema is always beutiful and Yours is also well masked and painted. Is the yellow-orange border straight or made with airbrush?
- White & Blue car is also really really nice and well masked and painted too

How did the 5-link work on astro? The weight distribution is interesting: lightweight LiPo "on back" and a lot of added weight over front buckhead.

Jirka

Jirka wrote:All Your Losis (and the WCS too, did You drove with it?) looks great. I especially like both Jrx2 cars:
- Proformance Kit schema is always beutiful and Yours is also well masked and painted. Is the yellow-orange border straight or made with airbrush?
- White & Blue car is also really really nice and well masked and painted too

How did the 5-link work on astro? The weight distribution is interesting: lightweight LiPo "on back" and a lot of added weight over front buckhead.

Jirka

LosiXXkid wrote:What masking tape did you use to get the curves so acurate? Amazing work...