Xray have announced the soon release of the 2019 variant of their IFMAR World Championship winning NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car. No official details are available yet but they are expected to surface within the coming days.
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Xray have introduced their new lightweight body shell for the XT2 stadium truck as well as extra strong rear wings for the same body. Starting with the lid, it is moulded from 0.75mm polycarbonate material for a low weight and thus a lower overall centre of gravity. Using the lightweight body will reduce body roll in high-grip track conditions for a more predictable handling and faster lap times. The body is usable with all of the truck’s possible rear shock layouts and it comes including window masks.
Xray have announced the release of new low height front and rear springs for the XB4 off-road buggies. The 42mm front and 57mm rear springs are 3mm shorter compared to the previous 45mm and 60mm variants, allowing for lower read heights when running in high grip track conditions. The springs are available as softer “2 dot” to harder “4 dot” variants and they are manually measured, selected and matched into pairs to guarantee precisely equal length and damping characteristics.
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Xray have introduced new carbon fibre gearbox height adjustment plates for the XB2 series of buggies. Machined from 2mm carbon fibre the plates are available in two designs, a T-shaped spacer to raise both the gearbox and rear suspension mounts by the same amount and also a smaller plate that only raises the gearbox. An optional -2mm aluminium motor plate will ensure the motor sits as low as possible, ensuring a low overall centre of gravity. Raising the gearbox, or lowering the chassis, will ensure optimised driveshaft angles, a lower centre of gravity and thus less rolling in corners in high to very high bite conditions. All parts are available separately to help create the desired setup.
Coming from RC-Cox and made for the Xray T4 series of touring cars are front spool driveshaft adapters. The outdrives are machined from lightweight yet strong 7075-T6 aluminium and are finished with a special coating for improved wear resistance. Also included are C-shaped driveshaft blades in black colour. The driveshaft adapters are usable for all T4 series cars and they help to reduce rotational masses for quicker spool-up and thus better acceleration.
Source: PPM RC Racing [ppm-rcracing.com]
Following a couple of body-on teaser images, Xray have finally unveiled their all-new T4F 1/10th front wheel drive touring car kit. With the FWD concept being a first for the Slovakian manufacturer, the car still shares about 90 percent of its parts with the company’s ultra-successful T4 4WD touring car platform, making spare parts stocking easy while allowing for a simple, efficient and easy to work on platform. The car was developed and tested in cooperation with Germany’s Harald Schmittgen and it makes use of a narrow 2.2mm thick carbon fibre chassis that features predrilled locations for the adjustable battery mounts and optional chassis weights, making for a super reactive and easy to control car in all track conditions. A specially-developed 2.0mm graphite top deck is a universal solution for both low and high-bite tracks, providing both exceptional traction and side bite.
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Xray have introduced their new medium hardness rubber shock membrane cell set for XB8 based buggies, trucks and GT cars. The special design of the volume compensator provides a smaller air gap compared to conventional rubber diaphragms, resulting in more consistent damper action throughout the whole run. The red medium hardness cells will also offer more rebound compared to the previously released soft set, making for improved traction on smoother surfaces. The membranes come in sets of four and they are usable for the nitro and electric variants of the XB8, XT8 and GTX.
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Xray have announced the addition of multi-times Austrian and Slovenian IC track champion, Nejc Mihelic to their team. The former ARC driver will campaign Xray’s RX8 platform at national and international events including the Austrian and Slovenian Nationals, the XRS as well as the ENS and he has the following to say:
I’m super happy to join team Xray. I look forward working with the whole team and learning the new cars. I want to thank Xray for this opportunity to be a part of a very strong team. The quality of the products and team speaks for itself. See you all very soon at the race track. I want to thank ARC for the last 5 years. In the past we achieved great goals and claimed many wins.
Source: Xray [teamxray.com]
