Losi should stop with the 1/16 JRX nonsense and just give us 1/10 rere kit. All the retro race classes/meetings that are springing up are crying out for this. Associated should do another run of gold pans too. We need these cars!
It was great seeing both of them out there running and they both did terrific! The second seemed noticeably quieter but they both were great. Thanks for sharing them and the details about them to denote the differences.
Yea...the Jrx2 spur had a few miles on it. Everything was smooth and free tranny wise (should have spring for a new spur gear...lol). Both cars ran great for sure. Loads of fun and I ran them till the sun went down that day. Appreciate it bud!
I restored my old jrx2 a few years ago and upgraded it handled a light brushless motor. Omg, what difference to drive it with a newer radio controller verse the old crystals. Back in the day, I graduated from racing a Hornet, and this smashed the tracks when it arrived.
My dad killed his Jrx2 back in the day, he hit a tree full speed and that put it in retirement. We still have it, works perfectly fine just needed new ‘A’ arms and it was back in business. He paid kids money to fix it on the track back in the day He didn’t notice the 5-link suspension was removed when he bought it, it was the main selling point of it, but it has carbon fiber chassis
Yeah very cool stuff man. Always enjoy seeing the track and back in the 90's I leaned more towards the Team Associated stuff. I had the B4 and The T4. Which I still have. But man they are so much fun to drive as well. It's been a while for me but I do have to get it out again. THansk for sharing
What an awesome shootout! Really enjoyed watching both cars go around the track.They sure are quick! I don’t know much about Losi so this is a very insightful video. The 5 point suspension on the red JRX2 looks awesome. I think Tamiya’s upcoming BBX buggy uses a similar setup.
Thanks bud. Really enjoyed this one and was more fun than work to shoot for once...lol. The Jrx2 was fairly ahead of it's time. I think Pops and Gil Losi had a point to prove for sure!
I love these shootout videos, and yours was really well put together! I especially enjoyed your history lesson in the beginning, very interesting! Of course cool that those race buggies took top spot, but I bet now you are craving to get under that ten second barrier, ha ha!
Thanks so much for the kind words. We try to pack a lot in without dragging the video out so long that it gets boring (not always successful here haha). I am fairly excited at this point to get the Rc10s and Kyosho cars on track and see how they stack up for sure! Maybe there is a 9 in there somewhere.
As a guy who raced both of these back in the day , just wanted to give you a thumbs up for a great vid ! Here's a challenge for you , swap the bumpers across from the H arm car to the 5 link car and do the time test again :)
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC the under bulkhead bumper came out first , was around the time of the Jrx2. The under chassis one came out later. We would cut the under bulkhead one in half to just kick up the front half of the bulkhead to add caster angle 😉
Greatly presented video fella! Love these vintage buggies from the golden era of rc..... Happy days! ☺ Such a joy to see them still up and running (well) after all these years! 👌 👍 👍 👍
I'd love to find a Pro upgrade kit NIB. Back in the day I had no idea that was even an option. All this time I thought the Pro simply replaced the 2 as a completely new product.
This is pretty awesome for us RC geeks that grew up in the '90s. Thanks for putting it all together. As you've mentioned, I get the sense that your jumps are too small for cars like these and a little too much for the less capable vintage stuff. Maybe a little bit of throttle blip over the top of the ramp to get the nose up will help save parts.
Thanks for the comment my friend. Going to tame things down for the plastic fantastic cars for sure. Not sure if we will do a total reset (have some borderline cars that are just tipping the "pro" level scale) but we will do our best to keep things interesting 👍
Cool vid! I love vintage Losi stuff and having run a 5-link JRX2 on carpet and high bite clay, it can be a handful. lol It's a lot of fun to actually race the old buggies again though 👍
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC the 5-link was amazing when it first came out. Tire technology started to change so quickly that it didn't last long but it was great for a while. I was surprised when I raced at the Kinwald Klassic last year in Vintage class how well the car held up. I broke a stock (30+ year old) turnbuckle, though that was my fault, and that was it. Great little buggy!
@@chocolateapocalypse So awesome you were able to attend that race! BK was such a legend and missed! I remember all the crazy ideas and "upgrade" parts coming out of the woodwork back then. Was the best of time for RC imo.
The first car looked better suited for a tighter smaller track while the second car would probably be better at longer faster tracks but the lap times says something different. Cant go wrong with either car though
i had both, actually had the original then upgraded with the h arms and new chassis making it the pro. i raced it for 5 or 6 years with the last 2 of them being in the truggy configuration as that class was growing in numbers fast compared to 2wd buggies.
That's awesome! Would be hard to say both of these two are not on my top 5 of all time. Just a fantastic design that was updated quickly for the racers. Appreciate the cool back in the day story!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC was a fun time, went to nitro 1/8 buggy and a little 1/10 nitro after the Jrx ending up coming back to electric for a few more years after the lipo`s started being a thing. now i just run bashers mostly got the new arrma mohave 4s just last week.
Proper loves watching that video Jim :) to me the Pro looked mega quick down the straight and into the left handed and first jump. The 5 link looked better In I field due to its shorter wheelbase . Not much in it but the spec the Pro could carry probably was the different. My opinion only. Either way what a video!
Thanks bud. Sweeper speed was for sure higher and on power was more instant. Other than that the 5 link felt a bit easier to drive. Both are proper vintage race buggies for sure. Appreciate it brother.
Nice cars, I never owned a Losi. I remember racing in that era and the Losi cars and trucks always seemed to be more composed, even the base models. The RC10 guys always seemed to struggle more. Love the looks of the 5 link vehicles also, iconic.
Thanks my friend, appreciate it so much. Can't say it enough...these two are just beyond impressive. Most of the time I am picking up a few broken bits after a long shoot. This day ended with some fun laps after we were done because I was so stoaked to have a two vintage runners that I could lean on a bit without fear. Good times!.
Can make things happen with the Shumi and Associated stuff (and plan on it). Unfortunately the Traxxas and Astute have been impossible for me to get my hands on. Would really LOVE to have the Tamiya "just to see" if it could actually hang. They are just way out of my price point...lol. The Trx buggies have been getting really hard to find as well (at least one that does not need a ton of part$).
I always beat my friends Losi JRX2 Pro with my Astute. I modified it with Losi front and Kyosho rear shocks and made the battery run longitudinally. I'd be interested to see how the original Astute vs the Super Astute compares. :)
Wish I could get my hands on either one of those legendary Tamiya cars. Unfortunately, they are just too much $$ now. Maybe someday they will do a rere and we can find out.
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC It became the most competitively successful RC car I ever had. Five ribbons at the local track (where there were a gazillion RC10s). The two cars I had before that - the Nichimo Exceed and original Tamiya Avante - were competitive failures due to their fragility. They were also cars that my successful father gifted to me when he was spoiling me.
I was just looking at my Vintage Team Losi RC at my Mom's house and it looks like I had the JRx2 Pro. I found an old tool box I had with a bunch of gears and motors. Should I get it going again??
Losi should stop with the 1/16 JRX nonsense and just give us 1/10 rere kit. All the retro race classes/meetings that are springing up are crying out for this. Associated should do another run of gold pans too. We need these cars!
Would be fantastic!
It was great seeing both of them out there running and they both did terrific! The second seemed noticeably quieter but they both were great. Thanks for sharing them and the details about them to denote the differences.
Yea...the Jrx2 spur had a few miles on it. Everything was smooth and free tranny wise (should have spring for a new spur gear...lol). Both cars ran great for sure. Loads of fun and I ran them till the sun went down that day. Appreciate it bud!
I restored my old jrx2 a few years ago and upgraded it handled a light brushless motor. Omg, what difference to drive it with a newer radio controller verse the old crystals. Back in the day, I graduated from racing a Hornet, and this smashed the tracks when it arrived.
Started with a Hornet as well!
My dad killed his Jrx2 back in the day, he hit a tree full speed and that put it in retirement. We still have it, works perfectly fine just needed new ‘A’ arms and it was back in business.
He paid kids money to fix it on the track back in the day
He didn’t notice the 5-link suspension was removed when he bought it, it was the main selling point of it, but it has carbon fiber chassis
Outch!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRCyea
Great video. Thanks for showing all the details and sharing your knowledge.
Thanks my friend. Was great fun shooting this one. Cars were fantastic!
Two awesome old buggies still going strong, great driving, and the intro was cool 😎
Thanks so much brother! Love doing the little intros.
Both are great cars. Would put them up against anything in my fleet.
Yeah very cool stuff man. Always enjoy seeing the track and back in the 90's I leaned more towards the Team Associated stuff. I had the B4 and The T4. Which I still have. But man they are so much fun to drive as well. It's been a while for me but I do have to get it out again. THansk for sharing
Get them out and dirty my friend! Both are great cars! Appreciate the view and comment.
Hey Jim - there might be an actual vintage RC race in our area this summer, on a real 80s styled track. would be cool to see either of these out there
That would be amazing! Keep me posted please.
What an awesome shootout! Really enjoyed watching both cars go around the track.They sure are quick! I don’t know much about Losi so this is a very insightful video. The 5 point suspension on the red JRX2 looks awesome. I think Tamiya’s upcoming BBX buggy uses a similar setup.
Thanks bud. Really enjoyed this one and was more fun than work to shoot for once...lol. The Jrx2 was fairly ahead of it's time. I think Pops and Gil Losi had a point to prove for sure!
So jelly. Would love to have a JrX2 again, it was my first serious racer.
They really do perform. Was a game changer at my local.
I love these shootout videos, and yours was really well put together! I especially enjoyed your history lesson in the beginning, very interesting!
Of course cool that those race buggies took top spot, but I bet now you are craving to get under that ten second barrier, ha ha!
Thanks so much for the kind words. We try to pack a lot in without dragging the video out so long that it gets boring (not always successful here haha). I am fairly excited at this point to get the Rc10s and Kyosho cars on track and see how they stack up for sure! Maybe there is a 9 in there somewhere.
Great video, the track didn’t even look like a challenge for the proformance buggy
Smooth and easy for sure. They are at the top for a reason. Too much fun!
As a guy who raced both of these back in the day , just wanted to give you a thumbs up for a great vid !
Here's a challenge for you , swap the bumpers across from the H arm car to the 5 link car and do the time test again :)
So essentially, I would be raising the height of the bulkhead correct? Assuming this effects roll center a bit as well?
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC the under bulkhead bumper came out first , was around the time of the Jrx2.
The under chassis one came out later.
We would cut the under bulkhead one in half to just kick up the front half of the bulkhead to add caster angle 😉
@@luissola6633 Awesome. Good to know and appreciate the tip!
Again an outstanding video and very informative. Previously i didn't know in details various features of the jrx2. thx and keep share !
Appreciate it my friend. Great buggies both and am happy to be able to show them off a bit.
I love the TG-inspired lap board! Nice job on the video
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it.
Greatly presented video fella!
Love these vintage buggies from the golden era of rc..... Happy days! ☺
Such a joy to see them still up and running (well) after all these years! 👌 👍 👍 👍
Thanks friend. Was great to get these two back together and on the track. Won't be the last time for sure! Agree...best of times!
I'd love to find a Pro upgrade kit NIB. Back in the day I had no idea that was even an option. All this time I thought the Pro simply replaced the 2 as a completely new product.
Was into Gold pans at the time (no local shops had any Losi). Think it's really cool it was actually an upgrade.
This is pretty awesome for us RC geeks that grew up in the '90s. Thanks for putting it all together. As you've mentioned, I get the sense that your jumps are too small for cars like these and a little too much for the less capable vintage stuff. Maybe a little bit of throttle blip over the top of the ramp to get the nose up will help save parts.
Thanks for the comment my friend.
Going to tame things down for the plastic fantastic cars for sure. Not sure if we will do a total reset (have some borderline cars that are just tipping the "pro" level scale) but we will do our best to keep things interesting 👍
Cool vid! I love vintage Losi stuff and having run a 5-link JRX2 on carpet and high bite clay, it can be a handful. lol It's a lot of fun to actually race the old buggies again though 👍
That's awesome! Love when the older cars can still hang. The 5-link is/was an engineering marvel and was thinking outside of the box for sure!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC the 5-link was amazing when it first came out. Tire technology started to change so quickly that it didn't last long but it was great for a while. I was surprised when I raced at the Kinwald Klassic last year in Vintage class how well the car held up. I broke a stock (30+ year old) turnbuckle, though that was my fault, and that was it. Great little buggy!
@@chocolateapocalypse So awesome you were able to attend that race! BK was such a legend and missed! I remember all the crazy ideas and "upgrade" parts coming out of the woodwork back then. Was the best of time for RC imo.
The first car looked better suited for a tighter smaller track while the second car would probably be better at longer faster tracks but the lap times says something different. Cant go wrong with either car though
i had both, actually had the original then upgraded with the h arms and new chassis making it the pro. i raced it for 5 or 6 years with the last 2 of them being in the truggy configuration as that class was growing in numbers fast compared to 2wd buggies.
That's awesome! Would be hard to say both of these two are not on my top 5 of all time. Just a fantastic design that was updated quickly for the racers.
Appreciate the cool back in the day story!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC was a fun time, went to nitro 1/8 buggy and a little 1/10 nitro after the Jrx ending up coming back to electric for a few more years after the lipo`s started being a thing. now i just run bashers mostly got the new arrma mohave 4s just last week.
Proper loves watching that video Jim :) to me the Pro looked mega quick down the straight and into the left handed and first jump. The 5 link looked better In I field due to its shorter wheelbase . Not much in it but the spec the Pro could carry probably was the different. My opinion only. Either way what a video!
Thanks bud. Sweeper speed was for sure higher and on power was more instant. Other than that the 5 link felt a bit easier to drive. Both are proper vintage race buggies for sure. Appreciate it brother.
Nice cars, I never owned a Losi. I remember racing in that era and the Losi cars and trucks always seemed to be more composed, even the base models. The RC10 guys always seemed to struggle more. Love the looks of the 5 link vehicles also, iconic.
Must do a Gold Pan vs video at some point. Love the 5 link as well...so darn cool! Appreciate it.
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC Yes, I had an early 90's RC10 team car that didn't get raced much. Black chassis grey anodized shocks.... Also a very sharp car.
Amazing shootout brother! They both looked amazingly composed round the track and not a lot in it. Thanks for sharing these awesome RCs man 👍🏻🙌🏻
Thanks my friend, appreciate it so much. Can't say it enough...these two are just beyond impressive. Most of the time I am picking up a few broken bits after a long shoot. This day ended with some fun laps after we were done because I was so stoaked to have a two vintage runners that I could lean on a bit without fear. Good times!.
Would love to see how the other competitive racers at that time would do like the couger, rc 10 worlds and trx1
Can make things happen with the Shumi and Associated stuff (and plan on it). Unfortunately the Traxxas and Astute have been impossible for me to get my hands on. Would really LOVE to have the Tamiya "just to see" if it could actually hang. They are just way out of my price point...lol. The Trx buggies have been getting really hard to find as well (at least one that does not need a ton of part$).
I always beat my friends Losi JRX2 Pro with my Astute. I modified it with Losi front and Kyosho rear shocks and made the battery run longitudinally. I'd be interested to see how the original Astute vs the Super Astute compares. :)
Wish I could get my hands on either one of those legendary Tamiya cars.
Unfortunately, they are just too much $$ now. Maybe someday they will do a rere and we can find out.
Very cool video, to make it a 100% fair comparison were you running the same motor, battery, gearing, and tires on the cars?
@teamcrc1 Yes...everything was swapped over. Appreciate it very much.
Nice video jrx2 was my first racer
Thanks so much brother. Great car!
Looking at the slow mo, the pro seems to be a bit flatter over some of the jumps
Would agree. Flatter and had more sweeper speed for sure. It was bottoming out a bit so could use a spring or oil swap in the future.
Back in 1989 when the delivery man handed me my mail-ordered JRX2, he could tell that I had worked a real job to earn the money to buy that car.
Was a game changer! Just a fantastic design. I imagine you had a great time with that buggy!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC It became the most competitively successful RC car I ever had. Five ribbons at the local track (where there were a gazillion RC10s). The two cars I had before that - the Nichimo Exceed and original Tamiya Avante - were competitive failures due to their fragility. They were also cars that my successful father gifted to me when he was spoiling me.
I was just looking at my Vintage Team Losi RC at my Mom's house and it looks like I had the JRx2 Pro. I found an old tool box I had with a bunch of gears and motors. Should I get it going again??
Absolutely!
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC
I should probably replace the wheels and tires since they're original, with the team losi markings on both right??
@TeeDohJackson Check out JC racing products. They make vintage looking modern size wheels for the Jrx.
Yep Gil Losi had a disagreement with associated, and basically told them ok I’m gonna build my own car that will knock the socks off yours.
That he did...haha!
I will own a jrx-2 one day
One of the must haves imo. I say the same thing about the Astute (not looking good)...lol.
@@VINTAGEBACKYARDRC never say never. Never thought I’d have a falcon, or a Marui big bear. 😁