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February 19, 2025

Hotrace V1 Carpet 1:10 Offroad tyres

Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace has released a new carpet offroad tyre which it is calling the V1 Carpet. The rear pin tyre is designed to be used in all type of different carpet surfaces, both US style or European style. Based on a low-profile carcass, the low stance provides quick transition at high-speed and minimises side-wall deflection and roll. The tightness gives forward traction and the alternating rows of pins provides side-bite. The arrangement of the pins promotes good wear characteristics and traction longevity. The V1 Carpet is available tyre only or with Hotraces’s own open cell insert. The rear and 2WD front tyre is offered in Soft, Soft/Medium, Medium, and Hard compounds and fits to popular wheels available on the market.

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January 23, 2025

HotRace 17mm Wheel Wrench

Given its an essential item to all their customers, tyre producer Hotrace has released its own 17mm wheel wrench which has been designed by none other than former World Champion and tyre guru Mark Pavidis. Featuring a grippy handle, the uniquely designed 17mm wrench incorporating a multi-piece design with carbon fibre insert and is finished in the Italian company’s trademark red colour.

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January 22, 2025

HotRace ‘Orange Dot’ rain compound

Hotrace has released a new rain compound for its 1:8 Offroad tyre range which it is calling ‘Orange Dot’. Coming after numerous tests with the Italian manufacturer’s team drivers, the new extremely soft compound provides super high grip even on wet track conditions. The new rain compound is available in their Bangkok, Havana, Miami and Sahara patterns. Hotrace also claim the new compound is good for both oiled and normal dirt tracks.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

December 31, 2024

Lemieux joins Hotrace Tyres

Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace is wrapping up 2024 with the announcement that promising young US Offroad racer Chase Lemieux will represent the brand for the 2025 season and beyond. The 18-year-old Xray driver, who took the 4WD Mod Buggy win at the U.S. Carpet Offroad Championships earlier this month and finished on the podium at this year’s ROAR Electric Carpet Offroad Nationals, will use Hotrace’s tyres, accessories and bodies from their LensBodies brand as part of both his 1:10 and 1:8 Offroad programs.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

November 4, 2024

Hotrace T-foam 1:12 tyres

Hotrace Tyres has just presented their new T-foam for 1:12 along with a new soft rim exclusively for the new foam. After extensive testing with their leading team driver & former 1:12 World Champion Alexander Hagberg, the Italian company has developed the T-foam compound to be super good in low to medium grip conditions and also good for CRC carpets. The T-foam compound will be available on the standard rim and their new soft rim, the soft rim is only available with the T-foam compound.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

July 22, 2024

Hotrace ‘Havana’ 1:8 Buggy tyre

Italy’s HotRace Tyres has announced its newest 1:8 Buggy tyre release, the Havana. Designed together with one of the leading figures in the tyre industry and former World Champion Mark Pavidis, the new tread pattern is designed to be used for both indoor and outdoor tracks! The Havana tread with develop to perform a double function. The central part guarantees excellent traction with blocks of horizontal pins split and alternating with each other, while the external part is made up of smaller pins positioned vertically to guarantee perfect stability when cornering. The outer pins of the tires also move ever closer to each other to ensure greater smoothness when cornering. Set official release at the end of this month, Havana available Regular compound of Super Soft, Soft, Medium and Hard, and Clay compounds White, Clay and Clay Hard.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

March 9, 2024

Hotrace announced as 1:10 IC Worlds tyre supplier

The organisers of this year’s IFMAR 1:10 Nitro Onroad World Championship to be held in Costa Rica have announced Hotrace Tyres as the official controlled tyre supplier. Scheduled to take place from November from 14-24 at the Mini Autodromo Las Cruces just outside the capital city San Jose, the Italian manufacturer will supply a 37sh front and a 40sh rear tyre for 10th running of the championship which was first hosted in 2004 in Brazil. While still to finalise the best diameter for the tyres, it is 90% expected that based on information provided by the track that they should be 64mm rears and 62mm fronts. This will be second consecutive 1:10 Nitro Onroad World Championship that Hotrace has been awarded the supply of the controlled tyre. In 2020, Nicola Marrone’s company supplied the tyres for event when it was held at RC Addict in Thailand where Infinity’s Tadahiko Sahashi gained Nitro Onroad’s elusive ‘Double Champion’ status with victory over Dominic Greiner and Jilles Groskamp.

Source: 2024 IFMAR 1/10 Touring World Championship [Facebook]

January 24, 2024

Hotrace tyres for McBride

Multiple 1:8 Offroad World Finalist and Australian National Champion Kyle McBride will run Hotrace Tyres as part of his 2024 race program. The Italian brand announced McBride as the latest driver they will be supporting this season as he embarks on a return season with Kyosho. 14-years since his first World Championship Final appearance, when he finished fourth in Pattaya driving for Mugen Seiki, the 27-year-old Brisbane driver brings vast experience to the Hotrace team.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]