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September 17, 2014

Xray XB8 medium-hard progressive springs

Xray have new optional progressive shock springs for the XB8 buggy available. The medium-hard springs are the stiffest progressive springs in Xray’s line-up and they are made for high-grip surfaces. The progressive design improves steering at corner entry as the springs become harder during compression. They come marked for easy identification and are available as medium length C=0.75-0.85 front and long C=0.65-0.70 rear variant.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 16, 2014

Xray T4’15 – Exclusive Introduction coming soon

Xray T4'15 – Exclusive Introduction coming soon

With the official introduction of the new Xray T4’15 being only days away Red RC will bring a series of related features starting this Wednesday 17th with an exclusive Martin Hudy interview about Xray’s new 1/10th touring car contender. Thursday we will also have an exclusive ‘making of’ column with Martin going into detail about the design of the 2015 spec kit while on Friday we lift the curtain to bring you the full release of the car. Stay tuned.

September 12, 2014

Xray T4 2015 Spec – Coming soon

Xray will soon have the latest incarnation of their Championships winning T4 1/10th Electric Touring Car platform available. No detailed information are known yet but since the car is still called the T4 we expect more of an evolution than a revolution in design. More details about the ’15 model should surface soon.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 9, 2014

Bittydesign XB8 Force bodyshell

Made for Xray’s latest XB8 1/8th scale nitro buggy is Bittydesign’s new Force bodyshell. Tailor-made to fit the chassis’s lines the body sports a cab forward design with a roof top shark fin, it offers reverse rear side scoop features for added airflow and downforce and it is made from high quality Lexan material. Included come window masks and a decal sheet and the body will become available by end of September.

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September 9, 2014

ZZRacing Xray series lightweight parts

ZZRacing have new lightweight hardware sets available for a range of Xray kits such as the XB4, T4’14, NT1’14 as well as the X10’15 and X12’15. The sets contain titanium and stainless steel screws, anodised aluminium lock nuts and countersunk washers to scrub around 50 percent of weight on the hardware. The aluminium parts come orange anodised to match Xray’s colour theme and the sets are available now.

Source: ZZRacing [zzracing.net]

September 8, 2014

Xray RX8 rear anti-roll bar wires

Following last week’s release of optional front anti-roll bars, Xray now also have new rear swaybars for the RX8 available. Coming as thinner 2.6mm and thicker 3.0mm variant, the two new anti-roll bars complement the standard 2.8mm part to allow for increased tuning capabilities. The wires come manufactured from a special spring steel material, they are black in colour and sport laser-etched size markings.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

September 5, 2014

Danish on-road nationals Rd5 – Report

Danish on-road nats Rd5 – Report

The RC Arena track in Greve, close to Copenhagen, hosted the final round of the Danish nitro on-road nationals. During Saturday’s qualifying Claus Ryeskov took TQ while Rasmus B. Nielsen and Martin Hansen had to settle for 2nd and 3rd respectively. A damp track for the final made the tyre choice difficult and drivers started both with rubber and wet foam tyres. Martin Lissau was one of the rain rubber tyre drivers and at first there was not enough water on the track making things difficult for him. Claus Ryeskov started on wet foams which at first looked like a good decision but some 7 minutes into the final more rain came meaning Martin would start to chase for the lead. As the final went on things got more and more worse and at the end it was only Martin and Claus who tried to keep the engines running. Ultimately Martin took the first place with Claus in tow. Tom Limkilde completed the podium in 3rd. In the 2014 championship Martin Lissau took the title from runner-up Claus Ryeskov and Rasmus B. Nielsen.

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September 5, 2014

Avid 5.5mm & 4.9mm titanium ball studs

Avid introduce their new titanium ball studs for Team Associated B5 and SC10 4×4 vehicles as well as Xray’s T4 and XB4 cars. Coming as 5.5mm variant for the metric Team Associated kits and as 4.9mm pivots for the Xray cars, the ball studs are made from billet 6Al-4V titanium for around 40 percent less weight without sacrificing strength. A 2mm allen head on top of the ball helps makes for easy removal of the balls that come as complete sets for the aforementioned vehicles or as pairs in the most common dimensions.

Click here to view the 4.9mm ball studs