Hi Guys,
I was lucky enough to buy the last X-60 Chazz had at the Clash and figured I'd let everyone know what I thought of the truck. First, let me say, I'm not sponsored by X-Factory or anyone else for that matter.
After I bought the kit I didn't have any intentions of running it since I was pretty comfortable with my T4 and didn't want to have to worry about figuring out the X-60 setup. Practice got canceled early Friday due to rain and after a little prodding from Paul & Chazz I decided to head back to the hotel and convert my T4.
The one thing I notice when I opened the box was the molded parts were absolutely perfect. In the past, when I built my X-6, some of the molded parts needed some hand fitting/filing to clean them up. Not so on the X-60. The parts fit & finish is top notch. Since the left and right rear arms are same it means less spares to carry around, which is nice. It took about 2 hours to convert my fully assembled T4 into an X-60. Everything went smooth and was straight forward. For a setup, I used the same one that I used on my T4. I figured I'd start with that and adjust from there.
The track was really slick for the 1st round of qualifying. The previous days rain and lack of sun had everyone searching for traction on the damp track. The truck felt good despite the lack of traction. It jumped well, turned in/exited corners well. The one thing that I was really surprised about though was how well it went into corners without spinning out. The back end of my T4 would wash out if you entered a turn too fast. Not the case with the X-60. I don't remember what I ended up finishing in the 1st qualifier... maybe third.
For the second qualifier I added some lead in the 2 center front & rear battery slots and switched to blue Barcodes in back. The added weight and new rear tires made the truck perfect. Again, I was impressed how planted the back end of the truck was. If I pushed it I could get it to kick out, but it was much more controllable than my T4. I ended up finishing first for this qual.
For the third qual it was pretty much the same as the second. I didn't change anything on the truck. By this time the traction had come up quite a bit and the truck still felt great. I again finished first in this qual.
I ended up qualifying 9th for the main. That's pretty good for a new truck which I had zero practice with. At my local track I usually make the A, so I was happy with my starting position. I ended up finishing 10 or 11th due to popping a ballcup twice. I know... excuses excuses
Overall I'm really happy with the truck. X-Factory really stepped it up a notch with the X-60. I can't wait to run it at my local track to see how much better I do with it compared to my T4
I was really pulling for im to win.... He ad it in the bag, but he didn't have the juice to make the 15 minutes 
What pack did he run????
; I had an SMC 5000 battery in my truck. It was a tough decision before the main on what battery to run. Adding a second pack in parallel would assure making run time but at the expense of handling. I've run about 20 minutes in my truck with a 4000 Lipo and a 10.5 turn motor, so I guessed the 5000/6.5R combo would be able to go 15 minutes, but oh well. I'm still very happy with how my truck ran all weekend; I know with just more capacity I could have put in a very good result. Live and learn I guess.
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