RC XRAY Hits One Year Anniversary

I'm a little late on this but it still needs to be shared. RC XRAY was launched on May 12, 2008 so our online business officially had its one year anniversary last week. We learned a lot in our first year and there are always some surprises when you start a business. Thankfully, most were pleasant. Here are a few quick points you may find interesting.

• Our most popular XRAY RC cars were the XRAY 808 and T2'009.
• Even with the economy at its worst, our most profitable months were in 2009 and we have seen a steady increase.
• To our surprise, XRAY parts have made up a large portion of our overall sales. As you can see from our website, we do not offer a shopping cart for parts. This means we do all of our pricing and payment over email. I thought this was pretty impressive.
• On a similar note, we were also very happy with HUDY tools sales. This page was not added until December 13, 2008 but we saw an instant return.
• You may be wondering what RC cars we own since we have access to the entire XRAY lineup. We still run the XRAY M18 and NT18MT RTR. Why? We just race against ourselves and use the driveway for this. 1/18th scale works best given our driving area.
• What is the XRAY RC car we're forward to most? Personally, I can't wait to see the electric version of the XRAY 808. XRAY fans were converting their 808 kits soon after it came out and XRAY noticed. Last I heard this kit is still in the works.

I didn't want to get too technical because this blog post would end up longer than I wanted. If you have any specific questions feel free to contact us. You can always follow me on Twitter too.

XRAY T2'008 Is Sold Out

The XRAY T2'008 has been officially retired. RC America was selling the 2008 edition of the 1/10th scale 4WD electric on-road touring car for a discounted price to get rid of their remaining inventory. The release of the XRAY T2'009 was the reason for the sale special on the T2'008.


I called RC America yesterday and asked Ralph Burch how many T2'008 kits they had left in stock. He said they were all out and it is no longer available. This means the only way you can get a T2'008 EU or US kit is to find a hobby shop that has one left in stock or go on eBay. I have already had one customer contact me because they were frustrated with eBay sellers so be careful.


If you already own a T2'008, don't worry you can still buy XRAY parts for it. As a matter of fact, XRAY still supports the T2'007, T2 (2006) and the T1 models that go all the way back to 2001. So you're definitely covered in the parts department because they still manufacture those.


So what are your options if you can't find a T2'008? Well, a lot of RC car fans were looking for the T2'008 because it was a great value with its reduced cost. We were selling it for $450. I recommend you consider the XRAY T2R PRO which costs only $300. This is XRAY's affordable touring car and a great one to get started with. If you need an RC car that is ready for a high level of competition then you should look at the T2'009 which costs $505. It's only $55 more than the cost of the T2'008 and RC XRAY offers free shipping on all of our RC cars & kits.