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June 8, 2016

JJ Wang teams up with Xray

Xray have announced the signing of Shanghai based JJ Wang to their electric team. The young Chinese-American, who recently won the AOC season opener in Shanghai, is considered to be one of the most talented drivers at present and he will campaign Xray’s line of 1/10th scale electric on-road and off-road kits at major national races in the USA as well as at selected international events. The former HB driver has the following to say about the deal:

After the departure from my previous team, I had the opportunity and freedom to try almost every platform in the market. After several extended testing with most of the brands, Xray was by far the most consistent in performance and quality. I am very happy and thankful to join Team Xray and be a part of the family for years to come. Special Thanks to Hudy family for this opportunity.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 8, 2016

Exotek introduce new XB2 carbon fibre & alloy options

Exotek have introduced new carbon fibre and aluminium option parts for the Xray XB2 2WD buggy. First up is a 2.5mm carbon fibre bottom plate fitting both the carpet and dirt spec kits. Quasi weave construction insures proper stiffness while the lightweight material makes this chassis weigh in at only 84 grams, 42 grams lighter than stock. The bottom plate is a direct replacement for the stock part.

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June 7, 2016

Xray NT1 rear graphite chassis stiffener

Coming from Xray and made for the NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car is a rear graphite chassis stiffener. Designed to eliminate flex around the engine area the brace comes in handy especially on high-bite tracks as it couples the radio plate mount and the 2-speed bulkhead, resulting in a reinforced rear chassis section. Included with the stiffener comes suitable mounting hardware.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 7, 2016

Xray Formula team manager role for Jan Ratheisky

Xray have announced the appointment of Germany’s Jan Ratheisky as their Formula-specific team manager. As part of the X1 development team Jan has an exceptional knowledge about the platform and he will now step up as the team manager in order to improve service and support at major international events. Jan will participate races such as the ETS, AOC, IIC and the European Championships and he has the following to say:

I am very happy for the opportunity to be the Formula Team manager. This opportunity form Xray makes me very proud and at the same time decisive like never before. I will do my best to provide the best possible support to every Xray driver at all major formula races or online at Xray forum & FB X1 group.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 3, 2016

SMJ Silver Line multi-car anti-roll bars

Japanese company SMJ have introduced their new Silver Line anti-roll bars. Available in the three diameters of 1.2mm, 1.3mm and 1.4mm the wires are designed in a way so that they are usable on a range of cars including the Xray T4’15 and Yokomo BD7-2016. Their over-sized design allows to cut them to size while the inner length, before they bend towards the roll bar links, makes them usable not only on the Xray and Yokomo cars but other kits too. The colour-coded roll bar wires are available separately and also as complete front or rear sets.

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June 2, 2016

McFactory Type L 1/12th scale conversion kits

McFactory have introduced their all new Type L 1/12th scale conversion kits. The “L” is in honour of National Champion Donny Lia, who was instrumental in the development of this new car. The kits were designed for the new high-bite black CRC carpet and feature inverted sidelink mounts to allow for a narrower chassis that in turn makes for more undisturbed chassis roll on the high-grip carpet without dragging while also moving weight closer to the centre of the car. Also included are raised front carbon bumpers that remove nose weight and solve the dragging issues everyone has on the new carpet. Finally a recessed tape slot in the centre does away with the battery tape getting cut or caught. The Type “L” conversion will be made for the CRC, Team Associated, Serpent, TOP, SpeedMerchant, Roche, and Xray cars with the later will also come with the rear pod moved 2mm towards the diff and a new top plate. Another cool option is the ORCA shock mount with the speedo screwing into the chassis and an upper heatsink carbon fibre brace acting as shock mount. Non Orca kits will utilise the standard shock mounts from whatever chassis is converted.

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May 27, 2016

Xray RX8 front anti-roll bars

Coming from Xray and made for the RX8 1/8th on-road car are optional anti-roll bar wires. Manufactured from a special spring steel and coming laser-etched for easy identification the shape of the wire was re-worked to suit the new front suspension geometry. To the standard 2.6mm wire now add thinner 2.2mm and 2.4mm variants for low-grip as well as a thicker 2.8mm wire for very high-bite tracks.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 25, 2016

Xray introduce new XB8’16 nitro off-road buggy

Xray introduce new XB8'16 nitro off-road buggy

Xray have introduced the 2016 edition of their popular XB8 1/8th scale nitro off-road buggy. The vehicle is based on an all-new 3mm 7075-T6 alloy chassis with optimised weight distribution for improved car handling. The 2016 chassis sports a wider rear end for increased stability while also being 4mm shorter with the weight bias shifted forward by relocating the engine, radio box, fuel tank and centre differential.

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