August 28, 2019
The Romanian Nationals for 1:8 and 1:10 IC & electric (super stock & touring / juniors and seniors) concluded last weekend on the beautiful asphalt track in Frumusani, just 25 km away from Romanian’s Capital, Bucharest. Hot weather raised the air temperature above 35 degrees and the sun warmed the track over 55 degrees Celsius. Track layout favoured high speed under high grip conditions with the busy schedule starting Friday and allowed only 3 qualifications for each class. From day one till the end, drivers confronted changing grip conditions and cars needed setup changes frequently. In both 1:10 electric and…
May 15, 2019
Xray have announced the release of new anti-roll bar wires for their NT1 nitro touring car. Developed for the use with the latest variant of the IFMAR World Championship winning car, the wires are available as 1.8mm to 2.8mm front and 1.8mm to 2.6mm rear variants, adding to the already available 2.0mm wires. The anti-roll bars have to be used in combination with the correct ball bearing collars that are available separately. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
April 27, 2019
…Groskamp will start directly behind the French man tomorrow with Alessio Mazzeo, Eduardo Escandon and Teemu Leino completing the top half of the grid. ‘My first TQ, I am very happy, the hard work pays off’ was how Leo described his qualifying, continuing ‘my car is easy for the final, if I want to push I can push’. With his father checking over the tires from qualifying, they will make a final decision on tire strategy once they have all the data, no changes to his NT1 planned. Continue reading this report here or view our complete event coverage here….
April 26, 2019
Leo Arnold is top seed for the 1/10th scale class at the ENS season opener in Bologna, the Xray driver improving on his CP1 time to go over 2 tenths quicker in his 2nd timed run. The Frenchman put his improvement down to changing to a shorter first gear which improved the drivability of his NT1. His team mate Alessio Mazzeo also improved his time but will stay as 3rd seed, behind Teemu Leino who failed to improve in the 2nd session having tried a different body shell but finding it much slower. Jilles Groskamp who was continuing experimenting with…
March 29, 2019
Xray have introduced the new NT1, the latest incarnation of the company’s IFMAR World Championship winning 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car platform. The new NT1 received some subtle updates to further increase overall performance, make it even more versatile when adapting the car to various track conditions and ensure easier setup and maintenance. First up is the all-new chassis that integrates with the new rear bulkheads, rear arms mounts, and front brace for a wider range of flex adjustments to tune for any traction level. The new, slightly smaller front chassis opening now accepts a detachable front brace while the…
February 28, 2019
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. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
December 5, 2018
Xray have introduced new low-friction drive belts for the NT1 200mm nitro touring car. The specially-modified belts are very thing and as elastic as possible in order to reduce friction and natural drivetrain drag. The belts are available separately as 5x186mm front, 4.5x396mm side and 5.5x177mm rear variant. Source: Xray [teamxray.com]…
May 30, 2018
…NT1. In the 45-minute main final, Oskar started to build a gap right from the start and with some of his strongest contenders retiring early from the race, he went into cruise mode in order to save tyres. Ultimately Oskar would finish seven laps in front of Andrè Røine in 2nd and Jo Brede Isaksen in 3rd. 200mm Touring top 3 results: 1. Oskar Fjeld – Xray/Gimar 2. Andre Røine – Xray/Orcan 3. Jo Brede Isaksen – Xray/O.S. On Sunday it was time for the first round of the Touring Modified class. The race format saw three rounds of round…
