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Old 14-07-2010
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Hi my name is Mic and i drive an X6 here in melbourne at the moment my car hasnt lost a race in 12 months of owning it.. this is my first post and look forward to talking to other owners of this great car.
you can find out more about our club at www.keilorrc.org.au
we run a summer and winter championship and at the moment ive won all rounds with the X6! i now have 3 new drivers driving the car and look forward to having them in the A final with me...X factory rules!
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Thanks for the props, Doc. Can you suggest to the manager of your LHS that he contact us? We'd like very much to have a supply of Kits & parts locally available for you.
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Hi Doc.

Nice to see X6 runs well on dusty dirt also.

Could you show us some setup sheets what you use?

great website
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this setup works everywhere ive raced at so far if the track is dusty ill run a losi white spring on the rear i also run assiocated no2 front pistons and no1 in the rear as the pack feels better ill take of the swaybar if track is dusty as well
latter this week ill send a picture of my swaybar ive made for the car it attaches to the top of the rear toe in block using losi swaybar holders and works much better I also run a Assiocated front alloy bulkhead!!! THE DOCTOR.
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in a day or two Ill post some pics of the last championship round at our club some good shots of my X6 I also will have some photos of my X6 up so you can see the car and swaybar pics
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Chazz I will speak to my LHS Central RC about stocking X factory as they are very good at backing our club i speak to the owners every day and are one of the good shops in Melbourne. as they shock assiocated i see no problem with them stocking X factory as you use Assiocated part ......

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Old 15-07-2010
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Hi Mic,

I heard from Cheeseman that there are a few X6's tearing up Keilor! Good to see.

Keen to see some pics of your car and in particular the sway bar you have fabricated. In 20+ years of racing I've never liked the feel of a sway bar, but I'm always happy to try a new design :-)

Are you heading to Townsville for the nats? I won't be able to make it I'm afraid.

Take care.
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Old 15-07-2010
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HI I run the swaybar when the track has grooved up it doesnt affect the bump handling..with the swaybar on it just keeps the car flatter in and out of the corners.
I find when the track is very grippy the rear of the X6 digs in hard and tends to fall over in the corners.....the swaybar has the feel as if i was running the new saddlepack chassie but you dont have to change the weight around as ive got my car working very well....I find it works really good and smooths the steering out (no pushing it just holds the the corner better)
I also recommend trying the Brian Kinwald front mod that moves the front hubs forward! you dont have to grind the front arm like Brian does all i do is remove 2mm from the front hubs then replace with a 2mm washer...you do have to flip the steering rack over and remove the front hole ....
I run the rear wheelbase short arms and hubs.. But because you moved the front forward the cars wheelbase is in MED...wheelbase....But you still have the weight over the rear wheels
Im hoping to post PICs today....fingers crossed with two new team mates joining the X FACTORY team this week the teams getting stronger all the time..........KICK ASS X6
I will not be going to the nats -but i will be at the NSW titles.
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As you might imagione, Scotty, I've been talking quite a bit with Paul out at Hot Rod. You are glad you're not there -- 110 - 115 F.

On the other hand, I hear you are absolutely freezing...
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Good luck to all X factory drivers thats some hot weather!!!!
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here are some pics of my car...............
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Hi Doc.

Interesting idea.

sometimes I also use swaybar-mainly indoor- I used the Schumacher Cat swaybar holders, the wire is a simple piano wire from hobbystore- 0,9mm
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Very interesting sway bar mount, Doc. I suspect the var loses some effectiveness from bending in the vertical part, but you should be able to fix that with a thicker bar.

And those look like tranny shims under the toe-in bar. Looks good!
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Old 17-07-2010
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Hi Chazz,

Well, I hope Paul and the team can pull out some good results a the Shootout. The heat there is a killer for sure!

I'd like to get over there for another race some time soon, but maybe indoors. Also have my eye on Finland next year

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Finland is the big one. You could also think about either the Clash in Florida in December, outdoors -- why would anyone build an indoor track in Florida? -- or the CRCRC MidWinter in January. MidWinter, indoors, is often is the largest off-road race in the world with over 400 entries.
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The Clash for sure! Who doesn't like Florida in the winter. It beats the snow Chazz!
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I have fond memories of racing in Florida at the Losi race in '97. More due to the off-track antics at Mons Venus!

Where is the Clash held? If I can bundle it with a return trip to Mons, I'm in!

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Mons Venus ROCKS!!!
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here are some pics of my car...............
I like that gearing.
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They should be releasing the location of the Clash soon. It has been at Lake PArk in Tampa and in Coral Springs which is near Miami. It is usually held during the second week of December. It combines electric and nitro racing. We usually have some heavy hitters show up. In the past, Richard Lowe and Lee Martin have come. Maifield comes too. Last year Cav and Tebo came and health permitting Kinwald comes too. It is a ton of fun.
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