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February 17, 2025

Zalewski & Hall win at British Off Road Grand Prix

Xray’s Bartek Zalewski and Team Associated’s Tommy Hall took the big wins at this year’s British Off Road Grand Prix. Organised by the British Radio Car Association, the annual 1:10 carpet track event takes place in the Centre:MK shopping centre in Milton Keynes and attracts a strong international field including reigning 4WD World Champion Davide Ongaro. Showcasing RC Racing in front of weekend shoppers, the event kicked off with 2WD action and it was Hall who secured the overall TQ as he topped 3 of the five rounds. Behind him the Schumacher of Ben Smith took the No.2 spot on tie-break with last weekend’s MIBO International 2WD Champion Zalewski. In the finals, it was the Team Associated of Marcus Kaerup who took A1 after a hectic start before Hall came back with a dominant A2 victory. With four in with a chance of the overall win going into A3, it was Hall who delivered despite some serious attention from Zalewski. In the end it was Kaerup who claimed the runner-up spot with Zalewski completing the podium. On to 4WD, last year’s winner Bruno Coelho not in a attendance, and it was Zalewski who secured the TQ as things went down to the final qualifier, the Polish teenager taking it to secure pole ahead of Ongaro and Kaerup. After winning A1, an error from Zalewski in A2 allowed Ongaro through for the win but in the finale he made amends staying out front to secure the overall win the overall with Ongaro and Kaerup joining him on the podium.

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February 13, 2025

Xray XB2 Composite Gear Boxes

Xray has added the option of a Composite Gear Box for its XB2 1:10 2WD Buggy. Available for both the 3 or 5 gear set-up, they are molded from specially-formulated graphite composite material and are lighter and stronger that the standard version. All parts fit perfectly together, and the super-easy access to the rear differential will be appreciated by every racer. The durable gear box houses the differential and rear transmission and allows the mounting of the rear roll center holder, motor plate, and rear shock tower.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 13, 2025

JConcepts XB8’25 P2 Body

JConcepts has released its P2 body shell for the Xray XB8’25 1:8 Buggy platform with new Xray team signing and JConcepts team driver Dakotah Phend having tested the body at the Southern Indoor Championships. The P2 design debuted in 1:8 at the last year’s Mugen Challenge and was then used at IFMAR 1:8 Offroad World Championship in Spain, having originally been created for the 1:10 racing. Key features of the P2 design are a tall stabilising fin on the rear of the body as well as a small mini fin placed behind the rear of the cab that does not interfere with the engine head. In the rear, the ramping feature that is so popular on the P2, creeps up behind the cab and engine head to create extra force and stability. The P2 is offered in both standard and lightweight options and each arrives as clear polycarbonate with protective film.

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February 10, 2025

Xray XB2 5G Gear Box Conversion Set

Xray has released this optional 5G Gearbox Conversion Set for its XB2 1:10 2WD Buggy. Offering significant handling improvement in medium to high traction conditions it keeps the buggy flatter making it easier to drive. Moving the motor further forward, this helps with gaining corner speed and increasing rotation. The gearbox integrates with the flat chassis brace and provides enhanced performance on any surface. Featuring 6 chassis fixation points, this design eliminates the need for additional support from the previous waterfall chassis brace and allows moving the battery even closer to the motor when needed on lower traction levels. Removing the waterfall brace also contributes to the lower CG of the XB2’25.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]

February 9, 2025

Kaerup wins on MIBO debut, Zaleswski adds 2WD title

Travelling to MIBO International for the first this weekend Team Associated Danish talent Marcus Kaerup returns home from the Czech Republic with an updated CV and additional silverware after securing the win in 4WD and runner-up spot in 2WD, that title going to the Xray of last year’s 4WD Champion Bartek Zaleswski. While Michal Orlowski’s plans to race both onroad and offroad at Michal Bok’s unique event didn’t materialise, the competition on the offroad track was still fierce between Kaerup, Zaleswski and Schumacher’s Daniel Kobbevik the end result seeing the trio play music chairs in terms of the podium other between categories. In 4WD, Kearup secured the TQ honours while Kobbevik secure the 2WD pole but Zaleswski sent of message of intent with his double TQ run in Sunday morning’s fifth & final qualifier ahead of the triple finals. In 4WD a gamble on new tyres gave Kaerup the A1 win ahead of Zaleswski. While his rivals brought out their new rubber for A2, a calculated performance on his one run older tyres saw Kaerup stretch an early lead which he then worked on maintaining to the end to wrap up an early overall win. While Sworkz’s Micha Widmaier won A3, leaving three drivers equal of 5-points, the tie breaker gave Kobbevik 2nd and Zaleswki third ahead of the Austrian.

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February 8, 2025

Volker and Zalewski top seeding at MIBO International

Mugen Seiki’s Ronald Volker and Xray’s Bartek Zalewski are the top seeds at MIBO International, both drivers laying down the fastest 3-consecutive laps of their respective tracks in the Czech Republic. On the onroad track the battle between the races 2 previous champions continued with Volker maintaining his slightest of advantages over the Schumacher of Michal Orlowksi, 4/1o0ths of a second all that separates them. Behind them the Xray of former MIBO Stock Champion Adam Iszay set the third fastest time ahead of the Yokomo of Christopher Krapp and new 2025 Mugen Seiki signing Patrick Gollner. On the offroad side of the event, defending 4WD Champion Zalewski pulled off the double topping seeding in both 2WD and 4WD. In 2WD it was recent EOS winner Marcus Kaerup who was his closest rival, the Team Associated driver over 2/10ths off with a similar gap back to the Schumacher of Daniel Kobbevik in P3. It was the Sworkz of Micha Widmaier who got closest to Zalewski in 4WD with Kaerup completing the P3.

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February 7, 2025

Xray XB8’25 1:8 Nitro Buggy

Xray has officially presented its latest 1:8 Nitro Buggy with the 2025 iteration of its popular XB8 platform which was first introduced 21-years ago. The XB8’25 features new front and rear shock towers for improved suspension geometry that reduces roll & increases corner speed. New shorter front and rear shocks have been updated to accommodate the new suspension geometry. A split radio box ensures perfect left to right side flex that helps to generate more overall traction with the updated chassis combined with split radio box providing significantly improved & perfectly balanced side-to-side flex. The Slovakian manufacturers has also made provisions for the new anti-roll bar centering holders on the front and rear gearbox covers. The 2025 kit also includes new 3 dots carbon steering plate for improved Ackermann settings for smoother steering feel while a new front upper arm holder has been given a stronger more rigid design. 1 slot offset rear wheel hubs are now included having become a popular choice for most track conditions.

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February 6, 2025

Martin takes on UK Team Manager role

Having announced a 1:10 Offroad racing program with Xray at the end of 2024, Lee Martin is to now take on the role of UK Team Manager for the Slovakian manufacturer. Kicking off his new racing deal with a debut win at the BRCA British Offroad Masters in January, the vastly experienced international racer will combine his racing duties with acting as the UK Off-Road Team Manager. In his role, Xray say the multiple European Champion ‘will focus on building and nurturing the offroad team, ensuring that drivers receive the support they need to excel at every race.’ Martin will travel to all major events to provide hands-on assistance, technical guidance, and setup expertise to both team drivers and Xray customers.

Source: Xray [teamxray.com]