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January 14, 2015

Martin Bayer renews with Xray

Xray have announced that European Champion Martin Bayer will continue to race with the Slovakian company in 2015. Martin is an important member of Xray’s off-road R&D team and he will continue to use the company’s 1/10th and 1/8th scale off-road cars in his 2015 campaign that will include the 1/10th Worlds, 1/8th and 1/10th Euros, the EOS, as well as the Czech and German nationals beside other selected events. Martin has the following to say:

After successful racing seasons with [the] Xray team with my first European Champion title 1/10 off-road, winning the German national title and achieving multiple podium finishes at international races including European Championship I did not hesitate at all to extend my contract for 2015. Being part of the development team I now realize how much dedication and effort the entire R&D team puts in their work to make the best cars always better. I am very motivated to continue to help Juraj and the R&D team to make Xray cars this year successful on the tracks & races around the world and will work even harder in the R&D and of course on all the races to provide support to our Xray drivers and customers.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 13, 2015

Xray XB4 composite rear chassis plate

New for the XB4, Xray have released this composite rear chassis plate. Precision-designed, it is used to raise the rear differential and rear suspension for use in medium to high traction conditions. It must be used together with the graphite rear lower brace.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

January 13, 2015

Hiro Seiko lightweight screw kits for Xray X1

Hiro Seiko have introduced two new new lightweight screw kits for the Xray X1. Coming as an all-titanium or mixed aluminium and titanium set, both are made to significantly reduce the weight of the car with the titanium set scrubbing around 11.8g of weight while the mixed set saves around 15.6g.

Source: Hiro Seiko [hiro-seiko.com]

January 12, 2015

Xray X12 orange eccentric aluminium bushings

From Xray and made for the X12 and X10 pan cars are orange anodised eccentric aluminium bushings. Coming as pairs and in 0.5mm and 1.0mm configuration the parts are designed to fine-tune the front end track width and they complement the standard 0mm parts.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 31, 2014

Arrowmax Serpent/Xray pinion gear tool

Arrowmax have introduced a new pinion gear tool. Machined from aluminium and anodised dark grey it features module 1.0 for the 1/10th scale class. This is a brand universal tool and works with Serpent and Xray and can hold 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 & 23 teeth pinion gears.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

December 23, 2014

Xray XB4 gear centre differential set

Coming from Xray and made for the XB4 1/10th 4WD buggy is a gear centre differential set. Included are a composite gear case and cover, an exchangeable 81T spur gear as well as moulded diff internals. The specially designed spur gear is also available separately in a range of sizes to suit different gearing needs. Using a centre differential over a traditional slipper unit can be beneficial on both high-bite carpet and clay tracks alike.

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December 19, 2014

Xray 1/8th off-road graphite clutch shoes

Xray release new graphite clutch shoes for their 1/8th nitro off-road clutches. They are made of a specially formulated composite material to ensure a long life due to less slip, which additionally increases the life of the aluminium clutch shoes if you choose to run these. The 2-piece set helps to fine-tune the clutch engagement as two alloy and one graphite shoe make for a smoother clutch action over an all-alloy clutch whereas one alloy and two graphite shoes give an even smoother engagement.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

December 18, 2014

Xray XB4 steel differential & drive gears

Xray introduce new steel differential and drive gears for the XB4 line of buggies. Both the 35T diff and the 14T drive gear are of a hardened steel construction to improve durability and to offer increased lifespan. The additional weight compared to standard composite gears also improves drivability on high-grip surfaces. The gears are available separately.

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