Arena RC Racing have announced the soon release of 64 pitch main gears for Xray’s pan car gear differential. The spur gears will become available in 80T to 94T sizes, making them usable with the X1, X10 and X12, and they are precision-machined from high-quality material for a long life and high efficiency.
Bezerk from Australia have introduced their new Pro and Basic Pro10 235mm conversion kits for Xray’s popular X10 World GT pan car. Starting with the Pro kit, a new wider 2.5mm thick front brace pumps out the width and uses the kit front suspension components. The new tweak plate provides two pickup points per side for the side dampers to make it compatible with older and newer models. LiPo location is also taken care of with suitable notch in the tweak plate. At 3.0mm Bezerk upped the thickness here to provide reliable support for both the side springs, damping and the body. The pod, pod upper plate and pod brace have been widened to suit the IRS axle. A 3mm ride height spacer is also included. Topdecks made from 2.5mm are provided to stiffen the chassis, an ideal upgrade for higher grip tracks. A revised front shock mount provides an extra hole for an integrated battery stop. The kit also includes a slotted upper servo plate to allow easy centralising of any servo. All parts are individually available in case any spares are needed. As for the Basic kit, it includes all needed parts to bring the chassis to 235mm specification, however it doesn’t include the topdecks, front shock mount and slotted servo plate.
View the Basic conversion kit here
Xray have introduced the 2019 versions of their European Championship winning X12 1/12th scale pan car that like the 2018 cars comes as specific EU or US specification kit. The EU kit, coming with a carbon fibre chassis and composite front suspension part was designed for very low to high track conditions while the alloy chassis’d X12 comes with a carbon and graphite composite front end, suitable for medium to very high “black carpet” tracks. New for the 2019 kits are updated chassis with added grooves for the battery backstops and updated rear axle height adjustment inserts whose asymmetric design allows to shorten or lengthen the wheelbase by ±1mm in order to fine-tune weight distribution, traction and cornering behaviour. New for the rear axle clamps are also composite inserts that will extend bearing life.
Zero Tribe from Japan have introduced their new Stock conversion kit as well as a hard chassis and narrow upper deck for the Xray T4 2018 and 2017 kits. Starting with the Stock racing conversion, the set includes new large diameter middle layshaft pulleys as well as new standard and low-friction belts to ensure full compatibility with the standard spool and diff gears. Also part of the package is a 2.0mm carbon fibre upper deck. Using the conversion will make for reduced drivetrain drag thanks to the larger centre pulleys which can lead to 0.1s lower lap times, better rolling feeling in corners and also improved drivetrain efficiency.
Xray have introduced a graphite axle for their pan car gear diff sets. 50 percent lighter than the standard steel shaft the rear axle will lower the car’s overall weight while offering very smooth and true running for improved efficiency. The graphite part is a direct replacement foe the X12, X10 and X1 gear diffs and it is available now.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
Xray have announced the soon release of their X12 2019 specification 1/12th scale pan car kit. As usual no official information is available prior to the release but expect full details and photos to surface very soon.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
RC Speed Secrets’ Hybrid Ceramic stainless steel ball bearings are now also available in a set for the Xray T4 series of touring cars. The bearings are about 21 percent lighter than standard ABEC-3 ceramics while making for reduced natural drivetrain drag, better acceleration and higher speeds. The set includes a total of 14 bearings and it fits T4 2018 down to 2015 spec kits.
Source: RC Speed Secrets [rcspeedsecrets.com]
Coming from Leadfinger Racing and made for the popular Xray XB4 buggy is the A2 Tactic body shell. It shows design influenced from LFR’s 1/8th scale bodies with an aggressive and sleek style. The windshield has been laid down to remove the steep rake, while at the same time keeping a modern cab forward feel. The top of the cab has an added roof vent for superior cooling that pushes air flow over the centre diff and motor, further enhancing its style and performance. To help keep everything planted, the rear of the cab has the traditional swoop along with added down force ailerons on the top of the side pods. The use of mounting posts have been deleted, and the body has been specifically designed for the use as a velcro only application. The new A2 Tactic body comes in clear with window masks and stickers provided and including two suitable rear wings.
