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I am attending the iHobby show in Chicago this weekend. I ran into someone and got to see the new 22-4 up close.
Excuse my ugly face in the picture with the other guy. I now have a bunch of great history stuff to add to vintagelosi.com. Did you know there was a 2 belt prototype for the XX4?
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Are there any pictures of this prototype?
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Gil Losi Jr is back in TLR i thought he is working on Kyosho :(
However, great to see him again to his roots :D

The 22 Four is awesome no need to spend more on buying hop ups and gizmo for my XX4.

I will get the new 22 Four when the price drop :mrgreen:

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Thats awesome! Would love to see the prototype see the light of day!

I believe Gil Jr was in the UK a few weeks back - he's getting around for sure!

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fredswain wrote:Are there any pictures of this prototype?
The prototype as well as many many other prototypes existed until this last February. A fire started by a Lipo battery burned up his work area in his garage and destroyed just about all of it. When he told me I just about cried for him. He said it really hit him hard after it happened. There may be some pictures and that is about it.
geeforce59 wrote:Gil Losi Jr is back in TLR i thought he is working on Kyosho :(
However, great to see him again to his roots :D

The 22 Four is awesome no need to spend more on buying hop ups and gizmo for my XX4.

I will get the new 22 Four when the price drop :mrgreen:
He is not back at Losi, I took pictures of the 22-4 at the Horizon Booth.

He is also not at Kyosho, not for a while. He is part of the Firelands company and working with Hobbytown. He is not really doing much with AKA either.
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I couldn't adjust my work schedule to get out there. Sucks.

From what you've seen up close, are there parts that seem swappable to the old XX-4? I have a good supply of parts but you never know.

Is the new Losi Rally there as well?
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I saw gil losi junior at the off-road super nats down in LA last year. As stupid as it sounds, I was a little star struck! Started racing the JRX2 back in 88 when I was 12, so he was like a star to me. He was running around too crazy to actually meet him though. I didn't want to bug him.
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Cpt.America wrote:I saw gil losi junior at the off-road super nats down in LA last year. As stupid as it sounds, I was a little star struck! Started racing the JRX2 back in 88 when I was 12, so he was like a star to me. He was running around too crazy to actually meet him though. I didn't want to bug him.
it's not stupid, i would be star struck too. i don't think these guys (gil, cliff, jay, masami etc...) understand what they mean to us. acutally i think masami gets it. lol

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Me too,I'd love to meet him,or his brother Allen.
Al was a pro skater,back in the late '70's and through the '80s,riding for the Losi owned Variflex company (before the products turned into toys).

I want a 22-4,so bad!
Gotta wait for that price to drop,$650?!
How in the name of Greek buggery did they come up with that price?
I see a lot of people finallypurging their XX4 part hoards,gotta be because of the 22-4.
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FasterLouder wrote:I see a lot of people finally purging their XX4 part hoards...
You'll have to show me where, matey... my XX4 is a little... um.... forlorn... http://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=122148

Might have to grab the 22-4 manual, see if there's any parts carryover...

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