X-Factory X-6 one-piece chassis

We showed you the first photos of the new X-6 Squared last week and today X-Factory has sent us this photo outlining some more details of the new car. The main new feature is that the car sports a new one-piece chassis, eliminating the nose piece that removes a step in assembly, two threaded inserts and four bolts, to save weight. The car has been designed to accept LiPo first and cells second, using the new carbon fiber battery hold-down and the car also uses the AE servo mounting system, with two screws up from the bottom, which eliminates a large plastic part and two more screws. Two antenna positions allow the receiver to be mounted on either side of the car while new molded graphite rear wishbones can be used on either side of the car. Finally a new carbon fibre rear shock tower allows a better fit for the wing, gives .050″ more suspension up-travel yet retains same geometry as the original X-6. Company president Chazz said:

We’re still on track to ship X-6 Squared Kits to our Dealer Family all over the world  late next week or the first week of February. Customers will be able to purchase the Squared first from their local hobby shop.

Source: X-Factory [xfactoryrc.com]

X-Factory to Debut X-6 Squared

X-Factory are reporting that their new X-6 Squared will make its debut this weekend in major races on both sides of the Atlantic, when the car takes part at the Petit RC Race in the UK and the CRCRC MidWinter in Columbus, Ohio. British drivers Ellis Stafford, Dan Greenwood, and Tom Cockerill will be joined at the Petit RC Race by new X-Team drivers Cyril Baldini from France, Bruno “Elvo” Heremans from Belgium and Stefan Mesker from the Netherlands. On the other side of the Atlantic, Brian Kinwald and Paul Sinclair will debut the new car at the 22nd Annual CRCRC Mid Winter Championships. “Our schedule right now is to ship the X-6 Squared to distributors and dealers the last week of January, and release it to the public on our web site in early February.” said Chazz, company president.

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X-Factory announce the X-6 Squared

X-Factory have been busy around the new year, not only has their X-60 truck conversion now gone on sale but they are finishing up the design of the X-6 squared. We have no information on the updated version of BRCA 2wd National Championship winning chassis other than the teaser picture above, but if its anything like the X-5 squared, it will have received a number of improvements throughout. More details as we get them.

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X-Factory X-60 new body complete

Last week we brought you the first X-60 body shell photo and today we have received more new photos of the X-60 conversion kit from X Factory. These photos show the new body in its entirety mounted on Paul’s truck. The X-60, expected to be on the market in about three weeks, converts the AE T4 into a mid-motor truck for improved handling in corners, over bumps, and in the air. Team driver Brian Kinwald said:

This thing is awesome. No other word needed. Awesome. It looks super-cool and is faster than any truck I’ve ever driven. All four of the Team trucks were dialed at the Reedy Race. Jeremy Felles put his in the Show with two great qualifying runs. Alex Krieg’s truck was just stuck to the track. My X-60 was super-dialed. In qualifier 3, a back-marker took me out while I was on a TQ run. We worked very hard on this truck, changing everything several times as we went along to make it perfect. Like, we tried five different chassis lengths until we got the one that works best at most tracks. The whole thing has taken lots longer than we thought, but, trust me, it is worth the wait. And now we’ve got this incredible body! Totally dialed!

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