New from Xray is this Rear Solid Axle Set for its niche XP10 1:10 Pan Car. The set includes a graphite solid axle shaft, aluminium rear wheel hub and hardware. The super-light and tough graphite shaft gives perfect balance and smoothness for vibration-free operation. Xray say the Solid Axle Set improves steering in high traction conditions.
With the 11th running of the IFMAR Nitro Touring Car World Championship just 3-months away in Gubbio, Italy, Xray has unveiled its latest 1:10 20mm contender the NT1 ’27. The latest kit from the World Champion manufacturer comes 4-years after the latest kit release, the NT1’23, the Slovakian manufacturer last releasing a 2026 Conversion Set at the end of 2025. New features of the ’27 kit include a solid carbon front shock tower and lowered rear carbon shock tower which allows wider shock mounting positions for improved stability. New front & rear shortened shocks with aluminium shock bodies & shortened shock shafts are standard. Front c4.o springs give increased mid-corner steering while c3.5 rear springs increase traction. A new radio plate offers multi-flex adjustment via adjustable bushings. Up front there is also a new carbon reinforcement brace for body post support allowing front chassis flex adjustment. The car also gets rear CVD driveshaft set for easier driveshaft setup adjustment.
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Xray pairing Dakotah Phend and Chase Lemieux are the 2026 ROAR 1:10 Dirt National Champions after winning the 2WD and 4WD Mod Buggy titles respectively at SDRC Raceway in San Diego over the weekend. Coming into the annual event as the reigning 4WD Champion, it was Phend who secured the 2WD TQ honours over the four rounds of qualifying ahead of Team Associated’s Aydin Horne, Spencer Rivkin and Davey Batta with defending champion Brennan Schimmel ending up back in P7. From the front Phend would win the opening two A-Main to secure the title with A3 winner Horne and Rivkin completing the podium ahead of Schummel who got up to fourth overall. Fresh from claiming his first ever ROAR National title last month in 2WD Buggy at Carpet Offroad Nationals at Maximus R/C Raceway in New Hampshire, Lemieux would claim the 4WD TQ on tie break from the Schumacher of Broc Champion, both driver having two TQ runs each. Phend, Rivkin, and Batta completed the top half of the 10-car A-Main grid. Winning a very close A1 from 2WD World Champion Champlin, Lemieux repeated the win in A2, this time ahead of Rivkin, to claim his second National title. Winning A3 from Rivkin, Champlin finished runner up ahead of the 2015 & 2019 World Champion with Phend missing out on the podium.
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Having presented their latest electric 1:8 GT platform last week, Xray has now unveiled the 2027 model of its GTX8 Nitro GT car. The GTX8’27 from the Slovakian manufacturer gets the same all-new flat 3mm aluminium chassis design with completely flat profile, including side sections, eliminating the traditional front kick-up. Unique features to the new nitro version include a 2-piece aluminium centre 2-speed bulkhead for quick & easy servicing and for more effective braking there is a single-disc brake system with piston design. Another significant update, the previous kit update being the 2024 model, is the lowered radio box with carbon battery & receiver covers.
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Just hours after he announced his depart from Awesomatix, Xray has revealed that they have acquired the services of Marc Rheinard. The reigning ISTC World Champions made the surprise announcement via a short video clip on social media with just the text ‘Legends & World Champions join forces’. With Xray’s loss of Bruno Coelho to Infinity having been reflected in recent Modified results, the new signing of the multiple World Champion by the Slovakian manufacturer is a major coup for the Hudys. He joins long time team driver Alexander Hagberg, who just recently took the European 1:12 title from the German. The signing should also allow their 1:8 World Champion David Ronnefalk to focus his attentions on offroad, his transition to touring car with Xray having proved challenging for the Swede. For Rheinard, whose career spans three decades, joining Xray marks only the fourth Touring Car manufacturer he has represented having raced for Awesomatix, Infinity and Tamiya, his TRF days one of the most iconic partnerships of our sport.
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Xray has presented the latest edition of its European Championship winning 1:8 Electric GT, the GTXE’27. A title they will try to defend at the end of this month in Portugal, features of the new kit include an all-new flat 3mm aluminium chassis with increased battery cooling & completely flat profile, including side sections, eliminating front kick-up for lower CG. A new composite front bumper has been specifically designed for the flat chassis layout together with a new lightweight foam bumper for reduced weight. The car also gets new front bulkheads adapted to the flat chassis configuration while new rear bulkheads are designed to accommodate upper centre top deck mounting. A stronger, lowered motor mount has also been introduced for improved service access & reduced centre of gravity.
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Xray has released this special 1.2mm thick steel chassis for their XB2’26 1:10 2WD Buggy which is produced from world-renowned Hudy Spring Steel. Giving unique handling characteristics and outstanding durability, this optional chassis is suitable for medium to high traction tracks. The increased weight makes for an ultra-low CG, which improves stability and consistency in all conditions. It also means traction rolling tendencies are significantly decreased.
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Xray has added these Lightweight Alu Steering Hubs to its optional parts list for their X4 Electric Touring Car platform. CNC-machined from premium lightweight T6 aluminium, their ultra-strong construction provides very long life and durability in even the most extreme racing conditions. A direct replacement for the standard composite hubs, using the steering blocks in an aluminium material reduces flex, and improves consistency, and will free up the car, mainly for high grip conditions, and especially in spec racing classes. The hubs allow full adjustability of the axle height to adapt the car to every condition. The X4’s carbon front steering plates and rear ARS plates are easily mounted depending on the hub’s location. The design of the hub is universal with the same part used at all four corners with corresponding extensions. Due to its lower height compared to kit composite hubs, 2.0mm additional shimming must be used to achieve the same upper arm height above the hub.
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