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It’s been reported on Facebook that Sr has passed. Another legend gone. There are gonna be some bad ass old school races up there.

Sad news, rest in piece.

Sad news indeed.. another R/C legend gone. The 40th anniversary videos they did were great. His blue 1970 Trans Am is badass too..

RIP Gil Losi Sr.
Sad news.
I meet Gil Sr. and Jr. and had great results with their cars and motors.
Miss those days.

Thanks for the link to the video. I was not aware of it.

This is a brief article copied from Red's RC.

It is with sadness that we report the death of one of the great pioneers of RC racing, Gil Losi Snr. Gil Snr was one of the founders of Team Losi Racing, a company that would become an iconic manufacturer in the world of RC racing. It all started in the 80’s with their first product, a 64 pitch spur gear, and as they say ‘the rest is history’. Gil Snr (pictured with the late Brian Kinwald) also played a huge part in the careers of some of the sport’s biggest names with Adam Drake one of those to quickly pay tribute to Gil “Pops” Losi. Drake posted on his social media, ‘It’s incredibly difficult to process the news about Gil “Pops” Losi. Pops was one of the most kind, passionate, and caring people I’ve ever met. He gave me an opportunity at a very young age to represent his brand and eventually move to California to start my career in the R/C industry. I’m so grateful for the time I was able to have spent with Pops over the years at the races, working together, and at BBQ’s. I’ll always remember the good times and your passion for cars, racing, family. Red RC would like extend our condolences to the Losi family – RIP Gil.