Made for the XB8 nitro off-road buggy are these new chassis side guards without reinforcement ribs. The composite parts offer more twist resulting in improved chassis flex when needed. Due to their design they still offer exceptional chassis protection and they work with the XB8, XB8E and XB9 V2 hardcoated 3mm aluminium chassis.
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Avid have a range of optional carbon fibre parts for the Xray T4, Team Associated TC6.2 and the Yokomo BD7 available. The line-up includes 2.0mm carbon chassis, 2.0mm and 1.5mm top decks, as well as 2.0mm shock towers with all parts being direct replacements for the kit items. The chassis allow to lower the centre of gravity and the roll centres more than stock and they are specially cut to ensure equal twisting resistance side to side. Also the chassis shape is smoothed to keep droop screw platforms from digging into the track during hard cornering. Different thickness top decks help to fine-tune the chassis stiffness to adapt the cars for both carpet and asphalt racing. The shock tower are available separately for the front and rear and as combo sets including both the front and rear shock stay.
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Following our exclusive interview with Xray’s on-road designer Martin Hudy about the forthcoming T4’15 electric touring car we now have a more in-depth article in which Martin explains the challenges of making an already proven car even better.
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As announced yesterday, today we are publishing the first of a series of features ahead of the forthcoming release of Xray’s all-new T4 2015 electric touring car. First up we have this exclusive interview with Xray designer Martin Hudy about the development of the T4’15 and the electric touring car market in general. Tomorrow we will also have an exclusive write-up available with more in-depth information on what racers can expect from Xray’s new touring car.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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