Preorder Info for X10, XRAY's New 1/10 Pan Car

I have spoken with RC America several times this week (probably more than they care for), but they also gave me some information on the new XRAY X10. XRAY's new 1/10th on-road electric pan car GT is based off of the design of the XRAY XII which is 1/12th scale.


The new X10 is not included in the next XRAY shipment from Europe that will have the new 2009 spec XRAY XT8 or backordered 2009 808 kits we've been waiting on. The XRAY X10 will probably arrive in the US in about a month. That's just a guess but I think we'll see it on the following shipment.


RC America did release an updated dealer price list for March and it includes the X10. The XRAY X10 part number is 370500. The suggested retail price of XRAY's 1/10th pan car GT will be $275 which is the same as the XII. However, the pan car is being offered to dealers at an "introductory sale price". I can't announced the dealers price but I will say that RC XRAY will take preorders for the X10 for just $250. We have decided to pass the savings to XRAY fans (I sound like a car dealership commercial... minus the yelling).


I digress. We have not been able to post an XRAY X10 page on our RC car store because no details or photos have been released. So if you would like to preorder the X10 for $250, just contact us. We'll work it out over email.

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When Does 2009 Spec XRAY XT8 Arrive?

The short answer is the 2009 Spec XRAY XT8 will arrive in the US tomorrow or early next week. I spoke with RC America earlier this week and they said they expect to receive the next XRAY shipment no later than Wednesday of next week with some optimism that is could arrive this week.


The good news about this shipment is it will include the first batch of XRAY's 1/8th scale off-road nitro truggy that has been updated for 2009. Again, XRAY has not increased the cost of this truggy so RC XRAY is selling it for the same price as the 2008 version. It does have a new part number (350201) so you can be certain you have the 2009 spec XT8.


If your local hobby shop has ordered the 2009 XT8 then I think they will have them by no later than the end of next week. The 2009 Spec XRAY 808 sold out quickly so make sure you preorder yours soon. Some of our 808 kits were backordered which gives you some idea of how many XRAY fans are looking forward to these kits. While I'm on the subject the 808, RC America is getting more of the XRAY 1/8th scale off-road nitro buggy in this shipment too. So if your 808 is backordered you'll have it soon.

2009 Spec XRAY 808 & NT1 Shipping to Dealers

I was expecting to get an XRAY shipment in from RC America in today but didn't so I called to check on its status. The XRAY T2'009 US edition has been really popular lately so we had to order more inventory.

I spoke with Brian this morning and he told me the T2'009 US version was on backorder. That was bad news but he followed it up with good news. He said the XRAY shipment from Europe they had been expecting arrived on Friday, March 6th. So more T2'009 kits came in and ours were shipped on the same day.


Now for the primary purpose of this blog post. The shipment also included the new 2009 spec XRAY 808 and NT1 kits everyone has been waiting for. RC America has both kits in stock so RC XRAY or your local hobby shop can get them for you. If they shipped all their orders last Friday I would guess all XRAY dealers will have the 2009 spec kits by the end of this week.


I checked about the price again and both the 2009 spec XRAY NT1 and 808 will not change in price. I did say in an earlier post that the part number would not change, but that's not correct. The 2009 spec 808 part number will be 350004. I completely forgot to ask for the NT1 part number but I would guess it will be 330001. I'll confirm though.

US Arrival of 2009 Spec XRAY 808 & NT1 Less Than 7 Days Out

At RC XRAY, we have several customer parts on backorder at RC America. I called them yesterday to get an update on their status and the arrival of the next XRAY shipment from Europe. I spoke with Brian and he said they expect to see the next shipment either late this week or early next week. He said it has already shipped so there is only a difference of a few days of when it will show up at RC America.


This shipment should include our backordered parts. More importantly, it will have the new 2009 spec XRAY 808 kits. It will also include the 2009 NT1 too. Both of these established RC racers have received minor improvements to their platforms, however neither will go up in price. They have the same part number as their 2008 version so XRAY is not trying to sell you a brand new car. If you have the 2008 version, there is no need to sell it in order to buy the 2009 version. There is not a big enough difference between the two versions.


So what does all of this mean you to? Well, if you are waiting on backordered parts you won't have to wait much longer. If you are are in the market for an 808 or NT1, you want to wait about another week before ordering one. Make sure you ask RC XRAY or your favorite local XRAY dealer to order it from RC America after early next week. This will ensure you get a 2009 spec RC car instead of last year's version. The cost is the same so just be patient.