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November 20, 2012

Torsten Müller signs for SMI Motorsport

SMI Motorsport, German importers for Xray, have announced the signing of Torsten Müller to their Racing Team. The reigning German Class 2 Champion, will run the company’s Xray RX8 for the upcoming season at National and International Events. Torsten had the following to say about the deal:

Firstly, thanks a lot to team Shepherd for their support for the last years. Now it’s a new challenge for me and I’m really happy to join the Xray Team Germany and I will do my best for the next seasons.

Source: SMI [smi-motorsport.de]

November 2, 2012

Xray Column – Making the T4, Part 1

The 64th installment in the Xray column from Xray owner and chief designer Juraj Hudy is now online. In this months column, Juraj gives us an insight into the design, prototyping and manufacture of their all new T4 touring car.

I had been feeling for some time that we would need to attempt a different approach in order to reduce traction rolling in extreme traction conditions, yet still be able to increase steering and improve corner speed. Before doing anything with the long proven suspension I first wanted to experiment with weight distribution, chassis flex and primarily CG. My theory was that lowering the CG would reduce roll, thereby increasing traction and corner speed. Now I needed to test that theory.

Read the full column here.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 31, 2012

Xray RX8 suspension arm graphite extensions

For the RX8, Xray have introduced this pair of suspension arm graphite extensions for both the front and rear lower arms. The front lower suspension arm graphite extension features a lower and wider shock hole (compared to original) providing better stability and softer damping. This gives less initial steering, improves cornering speed and give less traction roll under high-grip conditions. The rear lower suspension arm graphite extension places the shock mount between the two holes of the standard graphite extension. This increases stability and improves cornering speed compared to the inner position, but provides more traction compared to the outer position.

View images of the mounted extensions here

October 30, 2012

Xray RX8 front reinforcement brace

New for the RX8, Xray have released this graphite brace for flex radio Plate. Made from 2.5mm carbon fibre, this front reinforcement brace stiffens the front of the car for improved performance in high-traction conditions.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 26, 2012

Xray XB9 brass chassis weight front

Xray introduce the front chassis weight for the XB9 1/8th off-road buggy. Designed to adjust the weight bias of the buggy the brass piece is a direct fit and mounts via existing holes in the chassis plate. It has a mass of 60g and snuggly fits around the driveshaft output and front chassis brace.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 24, 2012

Xray XB9 hard suspension arms

Xray have released all-new hard XB9 suspension arms moulded from a new blend of their own proprietary composite material. After extensive testing of dozens of different hard composite mixtures, the factory team identified this new blend as the choice for mass production. The new hard suspension arms are specifically designed to be used in extremely hot conditions. The new harder composite will reduce flex and deformation in these extreme heat conditions, however, due to the reduced flex, they are also less resistant to extreme impacts. The new suspension arms are also longer providing increased stability.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

October 15, 2012

Sweep XB9 Birdie body shell

Sweep are proud to announce the release of the Birdie body shell for the Xray XB9 buggy. Great care was taken to refine the design in order to achieve a body that creates maximum stability with enhanced steering feeling and increased airflow to lower the engine temperature. Sweep factory team driver Reno Savoya was full of praise after the initial test and he attests the body plenty of traction in high speed sweeper sections, and a smooth and stable cornering making the Birdie ideal for open tracks like the World Championship track in Argentina or Cnetic in Indonesia.

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October 9, 2012

Adrian Berntsen joins Xray

European Junior and multiple national champion Adrian Berntsen joins Team Xray. Adrian was a strong force within the team in the past and now returns back home to race both nitro and electric touring classes with the NT1 and T4. Adrian will attend the 2012 ETS series, DHI Cup, LRP Masters and European Champs and has the following to say about the deal:

After my most successful years with Xray when I reached best achievements and won major titles I was looking for a new challenge and changed the team. I have been back to Xray realising that the team support, team work and the development of the Xray is just unbeatable. I am happy to be back to the team, I can not wait to hit the track with the new T4 and I am looking forward some strong results again.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]