XRAY - Model racing cars

I'm really happy with my ST-R but yesterday I bought my 3rd Xray Kit, the great tiny M18T.
I was impressed of the quality of the Xray parts - once again. I think i would sell my Kyosho for the new Xray Truggy (XT8 ?)

When is the estimated release date?

Raced my 4th ever race today with xb8tq..I'm a die hard monster truck racer,however when my local track closed I had nowhere to race my crappy revo So I found a track close to home they all race bugs & trugs.. Did my homework got my TQ and in all my years never seen the attention to detail in a motorsport product available to the public as the xb8tq, from sale to this site X-RAY takes it to highest level

MY POINT---IF YOU BUILD IT THEY WILL BUY IT INCLUDING MYSELF.
Seriously a X-Ray truggie would be awesome as I'm sure its in R&D and we will see it when its as close to perfect as possilbe..Right???

i got impatient and bought an ST-R.. will kick it to the curb when an x-ray one comes out tho!

Well I almost traded an X1 for an CRT, but I didnt... I think Im gonna wait just a bit more.

I also drove my XB8TQ to a 1st place finish in the A-Main, in our biweekly races here in GP, Canada. Third race day for me, and the TQ performed awesome.

First few qualifiers, I had some radio problems.. and the grub screw came off the front drive shat. I had to drive the rest of the qualifier (9 mins left) with just rear wheel drive! Man it was a challenge.

But in the 20min A-Main, no radio or drive shaft problems... I won by 5 laps.

Gotta say Im VERY happy with the XB8TQ

Hi,

Converting a buggy to a true truggy requires lots of new parts. Such as Diff Ring/Bevel Gears, lower arms, drive shafts, main chassis, fuel tank, damper stays, rear wing, body, upper arms, rims and tires...

I guess only 15% of buggy parts will remain. Unless Xray offers sth like the X1-CRT with super large spur gear and a raised throttle servo. This could only save another 5% from diff ring/bevel gears.

This is totally another investment for Xray and us, players. Not as easy as just conversion kit. But the truggy market is growing fast, I am voting for this new XT8 kit.

Thx

Joaquim

I just bought another XB8. I have a gs sut to rape parts off and am building a short wheelbase truggy with it. at worst I have a parts car when the new xray truggy comes out. too good of a deal to pass up for a brand new buggy, rb 728 and a z-1 radio with spektrum. my dx3 ran out of models lol

swb truggies are fun, and the local track is pretty tight. need an xray running against all those jammin's

Hi,

You can go to Team Helotes and get some XB8R truggy conversion parts. Custom made.

Thx

Joaquim

ya I have seen the team helotes. local guy was running one and offered to sell it to me cheap. one thing I like about using the short version is I can use the same starter box for both. my pitman smokes a lot of longbottom leaf, so I like to make life easy for him (I even time my own pits lol).

I will get the xray truggy when it comes out, the th conversion has a longer chassis but still uses axle extenders. I would buy the tomahawk arms if they made a set (I should write him, had those on the sut ce) but only a couple races left this year, so I will play with this one, then I'll have a lot of buggy parts for next season and a good powerplant and such to drop in the truggy.

bottom line, I have an sut sitting here, but now I can run an xray the same length. I feel a lot more confident running the xb8t than the gs. it's an original xb8 with the black anno stuff (no slot for the lowered motor mount... good, less chance of flex then )... I know I will have fun and make a few jammin drivers mad this little thing beat them

I have a question for our friends across the pond (Atlantic)

Has Truggy racing or UMT racing caught on at all ??

It seems to me that I dont see or hear to much about it in the European countries. Maybe I am looking in the wrong spot.

it has caught on really well ,at our local club monsters have more or less vanished most of the guys are now running truggys some hot bodies thunder tigers etc but the hong nor seems to be the favorite here at the minute

in the UK there are a couple of places where the truggys get a good turn out but in reality they are thought of as more of a "novelty" class!
recently 2 biggish events have dropped truggys completely due to lack of entries & other venues have just run them as a reduced class, sometimes only enough for 2 heats

organisers will get the hump with putting events on & opening up a class for them! plus its only natural they will stop wasting their time doing so as its just extra work refunding those who do pre enter!

i know there are a lot of people who like them but if they wont travel to support their class then it will just remain a novelty

Maybe why Xray is taking notes,,to see if it is viable to build one. But all I can do is speculate.

truggy is huge where i live more and more ppl are using truggies and buggies and 1/10 are slowly being dropped. the truggies are just so much easier to handle they can be pushed so much harder and they just seem to take it. they rarely get out of shape with all but the worst drivers. personally i prefer buggy because i like a little challenge. i wouldn't get a truggy. maybe if x-ray were to make one i would consider it but untill then buggy for me.

ANOTHER THOUGHT ON X-RAY TRUGGY MAYBE IT WOULD APPEAL TO MORE PRO RACERS OR FACTORY DRIVERS IF X-RAY HAD BOTH CAUSE I KNOW ALOT OF PRO'S RUN BOTH BUG & TRUG..COME ON MARIO GIVE IT A TRY LET ME BE THE 1ST TO VOLANTEER TO TRY THE PROTOTYPE I'M A REALLY CRAPPY DRIVER AND WOULD BE A GOOD TEST PM ME THE INVOICE ....I CAN PAYPAL IF YOU LIKE
LOL!!!

P.S. I'D LIKE THE KIT TO INCLUDE A PRE-PAINTED BODY AND I'D LIKE MINE YELLOW W/ROOKIE STRIPES

PLEASE TAKE YOUR TIME SO THERE ISN'T AS MANY SCREW UPS AS KYOSHO HAS HAD WITH THERES AND JAMMIN HAS HAD ALSO

THANKS JASON

can you guys just post without the caps? its kinda annoying

LoL

Sorry about caps I type as good as I drive..oh and I YELL ALOT !!!

yea tell me about it. a guy at my track went through 3 diffs in one day. and he was oe of the more experianced racers there.