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July 3, 2023

Skidmore leads British Championship with R3 win

Jonny Skidmore made it two in a row at the latest round of the BRCA 1:8 Offroad British Championship, the Xray driver taking the TQ and win at Round 3 in Blackpool over the weekend. Winner of the second round of the 5 round championship 2-weeks earlier in Brookthorpe, Skidmore topped qualifying from WRC Racing’s Leis Jones, William Skidmore and reigning Champion Elliott Boots. Boots would take his S-workz to the win in the first of the Semi’s but winning his Semi in a faster time it was Jonny Skidmore on pole for the 45-minute final. The final result would see the Top 4 finish as they started. Skidmore would have a half lap advantage over Boots with brother William third 10-seconds clear of Jones. The result sees Skidmore, last year’s championship runner-up, lead the points from William with Graham Alsop, finishing Round 3 in 5th, holding third. The penultimate round of the championship will take drivers to Shrewsbury at the end of the month.

Image: BRCA RallyCross Pro [Facebook]

June 18, 2023

Tessmann wins Visions RC Offroad Championships

Ty Tessmann completed a double at the Visions RC Offroad Championships in Oklahoma, his Nitro Buggy and eBuggy wins netting the Xray driver $6,000 in prize money. Part of the Visions Off-Road 2023 event that brings together all form of full scale off road racing at the 750 acres Mid America Outdoors offroad adventure park, the RC race attracted all the big names in US racing. Racing on a bigger Joey Christensen built track than last year, qualifying for the event breaks from tradition and see three rounds of heads up racing with the result of Q1 determining the grid for the first of the triple finals. Q2 would decided Leg 2’s starting order and Q3 the closing race’s grid. With Tessmann winning Q1 he would start pole for the first final from where he took the win despite a late crash. HB Racing’s Phi Long Nguyen took Q2 with team-mate Cole Ogden winning Q3. In the second final, it would be Tekno’s Ryan Maifield who came through for the win with Team Associated’s Spencer Rivkin winning A3 however with Tessmann second on both occasions it gave him the overall victory and $5,000 winner’s cheque. Getting $3,000 for his efforts, Rivkin was second with Maifield completing the podium to collect $2,000. In eBuggy, Tessman took the more traditional TQ ahead of TLR’s Dakotah Phend and that was how they would finish at the end of the single 7-minute A-Main. Sworkz Joe Bornhorst completed the eBuggy podium.

Image: Ty Tessmann [Facebook]

June 16, 2023

Xray XB8 C-Hub Front Suspension Conversion Set

Xray has released a C-Hub Front Suspension Conversion Set for its XB8 1:8 Buggy. C-hub suspension is perfectly suited for smooth and short technical tracks & smooth surface conditions and on these track conditions the C-hub suspension generates increased frontward traction as well increased overall traction with enhanced steering. The C-hub suspension includes lower suspension arm, steering block with Ackermann plate, C-hub, camber link & Ackermann steering plate. Fits XB8’19 onwards and XB8E’19 onwards.

View assembled set here

June 10, 2023

Coelho is eBuggy European C/Ship Top Qualifier

Bruno Coelho is the Top Qualifier at this year’s EFRA 1:8 eBuggy European Championship. Taking place at Bischofsheim in Germany, the Xray/Hobbywing driver secured pole position for Sunday’s triple A-Main title decider from Schumacher’s Michal Orlowski. Each driver posted two TQ runs from the 5 rounds of qualifying but a P2 in Q4 gave it to the Portuguese driver as Orlowski had to count a P3 from the same round. Fastest for the penultimate round, Mugen’s Burak Kilic will start 3rd ahead of the Team Associated of Germany’s Aaron Rönick. Defending Champion Carlos Canas could only manage 8th on the grid with the driver he took the title from, Team Asssociated’s David Ongaro, securing the final direct qualifying place in the A-Main with P12. eBuggy’s only multiple champion David Ronnefalk (2016, 2017) starts 10th for Mayako.

Image: Hobbywing [Facebook]

June 7, 2023

Xray X4 Alu Steering Plate with 7.5mm Spacing

New from Xray for their X4 1:10 Electric Touring Car is this steering plate with 7.5mm spacing. Machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium and black coated, it improves cornering speed and on-power steering and is suitable for indoor and outdoor tracks with low to medium traction. The bearings are factory pressed into the steering plate which eliminates play in the assembly. The steering plate allows for a screw and shim to be mounted to the bottom of the steering for a precise steering lock adjustment.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

June 2, 2023

Xray NT1 +2mm Alu Lower 2-Piece FR Suspension Holder

Xray has the added the option of these +2mm front suspension holders for its NT1 1:10 Nitro Touring Car. CNC-machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6, they are designed to retain the well-proven geometry of NT1 and widen the suspension by 4mm. Fully independent from the bulkheads, mounted directly to the chassis to increase traction and make the car easier to drive. The suspension mounts are anodised in black colour.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 30, 2023

Xray XB2’23 Alu Chassis with Bent Sides

Xray has released this Aluminium Chassis with Bent Sides for its XB2’23 1:10 2WD Buggy. The chassis plate retains flex characteristics but incorporates the traditional mounting of the rear suspension holder based on customer feedback for maximum reliability. The shorter chassis improves steering reactivity. The chassis features bent sides for proper weight balance and increased traction with maximum stability of the car. The rear part of the chassis is narrow. CNC-machined from high-quality 2.5mm Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium, the lightweight chassis retains the necessary strength and rigidity, and is black coated at XRAY’s own in-house fully robotic coating line. The chassis is universal for both Dirt and Carpet edition.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

May 26, 2023

Xray X4F’24 FWD Touring Car

In a busy week for 1:10 Front Wheel Drive Touring Car kit releases, with the unveiling of the new Team Magic E4FWD and Schumacher FT8, Xray presents its new X4F’24. All-new Feature of the car include a 2mm shorter wheelbase that improves steering and handling characteristics. A Lower profile motor mount with more slick design eliminates collision with top deck when flexing. New 3mm centering pins improve motor mount reliability when using limited mounting screws for flex tuning. The car gets a narrower motor bulkhead insert which moves the motor 1mm inward for better chassis roll characteristics and provides more space for the pinion gear. Durability is improved with heavy duty lower bulkheads while maintaining ultra-low weight with heavy duty upper clamps improve durability in hard crashes. In the area of suspension 9mm shorter XLP shocks improve cornering speed, steering response, and stability for better control on all surfaces. The 2.6g lighter shocks remove 10.4g from the ends of the chassis improving weight placement while retaining the same internal oil volume compared to ULP shocks for consistent dampening. 8mm lower front shock tower lowers CG with two optimised shock mounting positions while the rear shock tower is strengthened to improves durability in severe crashes and improves CG and optimise handling. Also new is a redesigned servo mounting system with a bit more frontward servo position provides better weight balance and improves clearance between servo and pinion. New 2x50g chassis weights relocated under the front driveshafts at the centreline of the front suspension improve on/off-power weight transfer for better balance and rotation.

View the full X4F’24 presentation here