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January 13, 2016

Xray T4’16 aluminium flex chassis

Xray T4'16 aluminium flex chassis

Xray have introduced the aluminium flex chassis for the T4’16 touring car. Cut from 2.0mm 7075-T6 aluminium and coming black anodised and with silver chamfered edges the chassis will offer improved flex over Xray’s standard alloy chassis, thanks to adapting a popular design that utilises herringbone-shaped flex cutouts. The increased torsional flex makes the chassis ideal for low to medium-bite conditions as it helps the car to generate more traction, stability and steering.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 13, 2016

Xray X-Race Italy – Announcement

The Xray X-Race will be held in Scandiano, Italy on the 19th of March. All Xray friends are invited and welcomed at the race and more information about the event will become available soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 12, 2016

Martin Bayer appointed Xray off-road team manager

Xray have announced the appointment of Martin Bayer as the company’s off-road team manager. The former European Champion has been heavily involved in the development of the latest Xray off-road platforms and he now steps into the role of the team manager in order to improve the service and support at major international events. Martin will also provide technical support in Xray’s own forums and Facebook groups and he has the following to say:

I am excited for this opportunity and will do my best to continue to improve not only the Xray off-road cars but also I will be in all the major off-road races to help all our Xray drivers. Please do not hesitate to contact me either online or at any races you will see me.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 8, 2016

Hupo Honigl joins Xray Factory team

Xray is have announced that the multiple European Champion and Worlds finalist Hupo Honigl has joined Xray team to race off-road with their XB4, XB2, XB8, XB8E and on-road with the X12. Hupo, who recently announced his departure from Serpent, will race all Austrian races as well international events such as Euros & EOS. The 30 time Austrian National Champion and reigning 1/12th Stock European Champion had the following to say about the deal:

I’m very happy to be part of the Xray team. I believe that Xray work as hard as a company as I do as a racer. Xray wants to improve their products all the time and I hope I can help them with my 20+ years of experience. After building the first car, I was 100% sure I made the right decision – the quality and the fitments of everything is just unique in the RC industry and none of any other cars I ever built is even close to this. I´m really looking forward to some successful years together and I hope I finally found my new home.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 6, 2016

McKune Design XB2 carbon fibre battery brace

Mckune Design have introduced a new battery brace for the Xray XB2 2WD off-road buggy. The battery brace is CNC-machined from high-quality 2.5mm carbon fibre and weighs in at just 8 grams. The part is a direct replacement for the stock battery hold down, it offers a higher rigidity and improved visual impact.

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January 4, 2016

Vigor RC T4 & BD7 optional parts

Vigor RC is a new brand in the very competitive aftermarket parts game and the first products to show are aluminium and graphite chassis, graphite top decks as well as double joint driveshafts for the Xray T4 and Yokomo BD7 cars. Starting with the aluminium chassis, the main plates made from high-quality 7075 material are only 83mm wide and they are meant to provide more steering and a smoother ride in a range of track conditions. As for the carbon counterparts, they are available in 2.0mm and 2.25mm variants while the carbon top decks come in 1.6mm and 2.0mm thickness. All parts are made to fine-tune the cars to different grip levels. Last but not least are the front double joint driveshafts. They are made from high-quality spring steel, they sport laser-etched markings for easy identifications and feature an industry-standard hard-coating for durability and looks.

View the other new parts here

December 23, 2015

Xray 3-pad slipper clutch spur gears

Coming from Xray and made for the XB4 and XB2 off-road buggies with 3-pad slipper clutch are different size spur gears. They are moulded using a high-quality blend of composite materials for a high degree of durability while being light of weight at the same time. The gears are stamped for easy identification and available as 75T, 78T, 81T, 84T and 87T variant.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 22, 2015

Avid XB2 titanium ball stud kit

Coming from Avid and made for the Xray XB2 2WD off-road buggy is a titanium ball stud kit. The 14-piece set includes high-quality 4.9mm billet 6Al-4V titanium ball studs to minimise weight without sacrificing strength. The ball studs sport a 2mm allen head on top of the ball for easy removal and they are about 40 percent lighter than the kit steel ball studs.

Source: Avid [avidrc.com]