Paul Lemieux WINS Nat's with Team Losi XXX-S

[SirSpeedy]

Paul "Buttercup" Lemiuex layed it down in the first two legs of the Amain, to get his first ROAR National Sedan title. Paul also TQ'ed the field in all 4 rounds of qualifying. The last round of mains is just underway, but BK is currently tied with Easton for 2nd, and Matt Francis is sitting 3rd......More to come...

[TC3Racer]

man i guess that losi is better than i thought. looks like the TC3 finally has a decent competitor!

[chizzler]

the XXX-S is awesome!
(just my opinion.....)

[SirSpeedy]

OK,

1. Paul Lemieux (TQ) - Triple X-S

2. Matt Francis - Triple X-S

3. Billy Easton - AE

4. Brian Kinwald - Triple X-S

In stock,

Ryan Cavaleri TQ'ed, but has some bad luck in the mains.

1. Jay Neill -Yokomo

2. Brian Jucha - AE

3. Ryan Cavaleri(TQ) - XXX-S

[Interceptor]

It may be awesome, but just like the Pro-3, you better hope you don't need any spare parts for a while.

[ronb]

Way cool! I just got mine Friday, and though I haven't had a moment to start building, I've checked out the manual. This kit is impressive! I'm looking forward to hearing about setups from the race. Thanks for the scoop SirSpeedy !!!! :D

[chizzler]

my LHS has parts already amazingly :)

[SirSpeedy]

So do most shops.

Some people just need to have something to pick on......sedan envy.....

[Interceptor]

I got your sedan envy, right behind my TC3 pal :-p. You limp belt boys are just jealous of our hard drive shafts!!!

just kidding guys, I looked at the car the other day at the shop, looks really nice.

[ 07-30-2001: Message edited by: Interceptor ]

[chizzler]

good one interceptor. i am a tc3 guy too. after i race my xxx-s for real ill see if i have a change of heart! :)

[Interceptor]

I would like to know your opinion on the two. Unfortunately, i am getting ready to move into an apartment, so there goes my car money. Either way, I absolutely love my TC3.

[jeepinator]

I am happy to hear the Borg have assimilated sedan racing now too :rolleyes:

[chizzler]

INTERCEPTOR - my opinion so far....
i think the xxx-s is VERY planted on the ground. I dont think ive ever had a car where its actually hard to slide through some tight turns with a 9 turn at full speed!(though it was possible :))

its still early through my testings.. (as well as anyones else's besides LOSI) :D i want to make them go head to head, but i dont have 4 hands unfortunately :(

the car seemed to do well in modified race standings as we can see, but i dont know how well it will do in stock!
to me personally, i think most belt-riven cars seem slower with stock motors against the tc3, but i think the xxx-s's belt system is REALLY efficient so far. Tension is really easy to adjust, and Losi includes a smaller pulley to use if over or understeer is needed.

the car seems to have a weak front bumper, it bends fairly easily, but that may be done purposefully to reduce any damage to the front diff area.

ill be racing against tc3's this weekend, so ill see how it goes.......