April 3, 2015
…but you can screw up easily and destroy a previously successful product. Working to improve upon the NT1 has been exactly like this … skating on very thin ice in the springtime. The NT1 has been our most successful platform, having won many World, European, Asian, and USA Championship titles since it was first released 8 years ago. In the beginning it was my father Juraj who was responsible for development, and he was the one behind the car’s early successes. I was very honored and humbled to take over responsibility for NT1 development a couple of years ago. One…
March 27, 2015
…the race. The World Championship is the ultimate event that crowns the best of the best, and every two years all teams pull out their “secret weapons” for this race. To be honest we did not have much work to do on the NT1 before the Worlds, which is only because we have been doing our homework all the time. Since the very first NT1 released 8 years ago we have never stopped working on it and developing it, and year by year we made new improvements as they were needed. I can honestly and humbly say that the NT1…
March 25, 2015
Xray have announced the signing of young and talented multiple German Junior Champion Dennis Sting to their team. Dennis is focused for nitro on-road racing and will race at all major events including the Euros, the ENS and the German Nationals in 2015 using Xray’s RX8 and NT1 kits. Dennis had the following to say: I am very happy and excited for this great opportunity and want to thanks to Xray for their trust in me. To be part of World Championship winning team is a great honor for me and I will do my best to represent Xray in…
March 24, 2015
…great success and as such I did not consider any other option than to continue with the World Championship winning team. I am happy to be part of the development team and will continue to help Martin and rest of the team with the further development of the NT1. During the year I will participate at all the major races including ENS series, Euros and of course the National series as well. I will be available at the French races to help to any Xray drivers, so do not hesitate to contact me with any your questions. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
March 16, 2015
Xray have released a first teaser image for their all-new NT1 200mm nitro on-road kit. Later this week, in the build up to the car’s release, we will have an in-depth interview with Xray’s on-road designer Martin Hudy and an exclusive ‘making of story’ on the latest release in the World Championship winning NT1 platform. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
March 16, 2015
…be racing Xray’s 1/8th and 1/10th nitro on-road cars at all major races in Germany and Europe. Tom says: I am happy to join the Xray factory Team for the 2015 season. I look forward to cooperating with such a professional team and I am sure that we can work successfully together. I am particularly pleased to continue my racing career with Bertram Kessler and the whole SMI Motorsport team at my side. In the upcoming season we will be participating in the European Championships, Euro Nitro Series and the National Championships with the NT1 and RX8. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
February 25, 2015
Xray has announced that Marco Kaufmann has re-signed with the Slovakian team to race the company’s T4 and NT1 in the 2015 season. Marco is a young and talented driver and he has been a main driving force of the Xray team in Germany. Marco will participate at all major national and international races and he has the following to say about the deal: I am very happy to re-sign with Xray. I have been racing with Xray since I have started to drive RC cars and I am very proud to represent this finest company and to be part…
November 28, 2014
To celebrate their success at the recent 2014 IFMAR 200mm World Championships Xray release a special limited edition kit of the NT1 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road car featuring plenty of option parts that Alexander Hagberg used on his car to win the World Championship title. Together with a full NT1 kit a set of option parts, worth of more than 370 Euro, is included in the bundle that is available for only a short time and only in limited quantities. Included parts: 330009 Xray NT1 – full kit with all parts 331101 Chassis 4mm Swiss 7075-T6 331180 Brass cassis weight…