Chihuahua Express RC Rallye

[ahr43]

Chihuahua Express 2023 Rally down Mexico way is complete. A three day event, four counting Day 0 qualifying, run over three stages beginning and ending in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Winning team featuring driver/co-driver from France and Brazil respectively piloting a 1954 Studebaker Commander for a total 3-stage combined time of 2h:16m:45.0s.

First USA team to finish coming third place piloting a 1964 Chevy Chevelle for a combined 3-stage time of 2h:38m:34.1s


Here, north of the border in Houston, our USA/AHR43 MT10X finished its own 3-stage RC replica event with a combined time of 44m:51.6s.

Tech Specs: RC Chassis Team Associated MT10. Tires Pro-Line Trencher 2.8in belted w/aluminum 12mm hexes. Power Unit 2s x 5000 50C Lipo battery, 120A ESC, 3800kv 3660 sensorless motor. Radio system Spektrum DX4C. Timing system manual stop watch + Galaxy J3 V stopwatch backup.

Power setting 50%TH for concrete stages 1&3; 60%TH for concrete/grass stage 2. 80%brake w/10% drag brake.

Great fun. Gotta do this again. Cheers. 'AC'

 

[WickedFog]

Chihuahua Express 2023 Rally down Mexico way is complete. A three day event, four counting Day 0 qualifying, run over three stages beginning and ending in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Winning team featuring driver/co-driver from France and Brazil respectively piloting a 1954 Studebaker Commander for a total 3-stage combined time of 2h:16m:45.0s.

First USA team to finish coming third place piloting a 1964 Chevy Chevelle for a combined 3-stage time of 2h:38m:34.1s


Here, north of the border in Houston, our USA/AHR43 MT10X finished its own 3-stage RC replica event with a combined time of 44m:51.6s.

Tech Specs: RC Chassis Team Associated MT10. Tires Pro-Line Trencher 2.8in belted w/aluminum 12mm hexes. Power Unit 2s x 5000 50C Lipo battery, 120A ESC, 3800kv 3660 sensorless motor. Radio system Spektrum DX4C. Timing system manual stop watch + Galaxy J3 V stopwatch backup.

Power setting 50%TH for concrete stages 1&3; 60%TH for concrete/grass stage 2. 80%brake w/10% drag brake.

Great fun. Gotta do this again. Cheers. 'AC'

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When you put that body on that truck, I had just seen it a day or two earlier on Tower. Love it. Would like to slap that same body on something myself.

 

[ahr43]

Thanks, Kevin. It's classic single cab style and step side bed is timeless. I had a 1955 F-100 back in the day. This is as close as I can get in RC.

By next year this time I'll have the Senton slider built up as a competitor for the RC Chihuahua Express. Cheers. 'AC'

 

[ahr43]

Indeed, Senton 2WD gets the call this year for the 24-27 April, 2024 Rally starting and ending in Chihuahua, Mexico. My RC replication takes place in the same time frame here in Houston, Texas over a 4-day stretch (weather permitting).

Lots of work ahead to change her over from DragSpec to RallySpec. Not to worry, she'll come round.

Meantime, since this is turning into a more-or-less annual RC event at this house, thought I'd post up two of the former runners from whence the events got started. MT10X F100 from 2023 is above.

Below from 2021 event is pictured the "2 truck" RC10GTe nitro to electric conversion. Blue/Silver body was a bit long in the tooth and showing distress but liked it anyway.

For 2022 "No. 72" RC10T4 in full Mexico color livery got the call. That event didn't run off - can't remember the reason. But she was an entrant carried as DNS (Did Not Start).