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April 4, 2025

Cheng joins Xray

Former eSIC Open Brushless Champion Ethan Cheng has joined Xray, the Singapore driver following fellow countryman Nicholas Lee in switching from Yokomo to the Slovakian manufacturer for the 2025 season. In addition to his Stock victory at the inaugural eSIC (Electric Singapore International Challenge) race held at the RCMC race track in Singapore, he also made the internationally loaded Modified A-main at the event. Cheng was also an A-Main finalist in Modified at the inaugural Foshan Invitational RC Championship in China at the end of 2023. On the announced, Cheng said, ‘I’m deeply grateful to Nicholas Lee and the Hudy family for the opportunity to join Xray. It’s a true privilege to be part of such a passionate and talented team. I’m excited for the journey ahead and look forward to contributing meaningfully to the team’s ongoing success.’

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

April 3, 2025

Xray XB2 Front Lower Arm Mount CF Distance Shims

Xray has introduced these Front Lower Arm Mount Carbon Distance Shims for its XB2 1:10 2WD Buggy. The Front lower arm mounting distance shim eliminates play between #322317 front lower arm mount +3/-3° and 2.0mm thick chassis. The play can be eliminated also by using the larger carbon plate for front lower arm mount that allows to mount the suspension holders 1mm lower. Lowered suspension will help to generate more steering.

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April 1, 2025

Xray Diff Bevel & Satellite Gears with O-Rings

Xray has introduced this new Diff Bevel & Satellite Gears with O-Rings set that is suitable for its 1:10 Offroad platforms and its NT1 1:10 Nitro Touring Car. The redesigned diff bevel & satellite gears feature a groove for O-rings which creates a self-locking effect of the diff which improves the forward traction. Fitting the XB2, XT2, SCX, XB4, XT4 and NT1, the set is srecommended for higher traction tracks and is also claimed to offer improved consistency.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 27, 2025

Ratheisky confirmed for eSIC 2025

Following last week’s announcement that Atsushi Hara will contest the Electric Singapore International Challenge (eSIC) for the first time, the organisers have confirmed another first time entry from Xray team driver Jan Ratheisky. The well travelled German racer will participate in the third edition of eSIC which moves from September to an earlier date of July 12-13 in 2025. The brainchild of top Singapore touring car racer Nicholas Lee and Chhua Jookiah with the aim of bringing top level international competition to the country, last year’s race which is held at the RCMC race track attracted factory entries from Mugen Seiki, Awesomatix, Yokomo, ARC and Xpress. The previous two editions of the race were won by Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker.

Source: eSIC [Facebook]

March 27, 2025

Xray XB4 Extra High Roll Center Rear Suspension Holders

Xray has released new optional Extra High Roll Center Rear Suspension Holders for its XB4 1:10 4WD Buggy. The set includes C a D holder with extra higher positions to help to make rear of the car more free in high traction conditions and makes car less squat under hard acceleration. Machined from premium Swiss 7075 T6 aluminium and black coated, the suspension holders allow to use both the long or standard suspension arm configurations. To reach extra low ride height Xray recommend the use of extra low shock collar 368027.

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March 26, 2025

Xray XB8 Multi-Adjustable Alu Rear Upright Set

Xray has introduced this new Multi-Adjustable Aluminium Rear Upright Set for the XB8 1:8 Buggy platform. The set features rear aluminium hubs, carbon fibre extension plates for camber link adjustments and eccentric roll center bushings for lower roll center adjustment. The eccentric bushings allow four different directions upper/lower & inner/outer roll center adjustments positions. The upper roll center position provides more traction in all conditions while the lower roll centre position makes the car more free in corners and is suggested for high traction conditions. The outer position provides more stability and inner position provides more rotation. The composite eccentric bushings can be easily exchanged once worn in the dusty conditions to reduce maintenance costs. The upper carbon fibre extensions are machined from lightweight carbon fibre to reduce the weight and feature 3 camber link positions. CNC-machined from high-grade Swiss 7075 T6, the aluminium uprights are stronger thus ensuring higher reliability and increased life time. The complete set includes outside 8x16x5mm ball-bearings and inner 13x20x4mm ball-bearings.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

March 24, 2025

Hebert doubles at Canadian Nats

Keven Hebert completed the double at the Canadian Nationals retaining the Mod Touring Car title for yet another year and taking the 1:12 Mod title which was last year won by his Xray team-mate Alexander Hagberg. Once again Rose City Speedway in Ontario hosted the event which attracted over 300 entries. In qualifying Hebert secured the Touring Car TQ with his time from the last of the four qualifiers ahead of Bryce Frechette and Barrett Morrow. In 1:12, Canada’s best known onroad racer also secured the TQ with his Q4 time ahead of Leonard Schinzano and Josh Cyrul. In the finals, single mains deciding the winners, Hebert took the win the podium order remaining unchanged as to how the line-up on the grid.

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March 21, 2025

Xray X8‘26 1:8 Electric 4WD pan car

Xray has unveiled its latest 1:8 Electric 4WD pan car, the X8’26. A category the Slovakian manufacturer only entered into in 2024, the latest kit features a revamped chassis design which positions the batteries directly on the chassis for the lowest centre of gravity. The car also has an extended wheelbase which improves the vehicle’s handling characteristics. It also gets updated independent front suspension with a system of bushings and rubber O-rings to adjust suspension flex. The rear suspension is also mounted to the chassis with adjustable flex for enhanced performance. The motor is positioned as far back as possible, just in front of the rear suspension. The kit comes with a new 35T Aluminium Pulley which allows for the use of larger front tires, enhancing traction on bumpy tracks and improving steering responsiveness. Another new part is the One-Way Front Axle which comes with a hard-coated one-way that improves performance.

View the full X8’26 presentation here