Ride introduce the Rex34 Ver2 touring car asphalt wheel. The rubber compound and orange moulded insert remain the same but the pre-glued wheels come with a redesigned disc rim that offers optimised moulding, an updated and more shock resistant material, an improved tyre fit, a reinforced hub and an improved glueing process to make for higher precision. The ver2 wheels come in sets of four and they are available now.
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Ride tires have announced their updated Rex30 touring car carpet tire which has been successfully used in the Euro Touring Series last season. The Rex30 rubber compound remains the same but it is now mounted on an updated dish wheel for a better fit and truer mounting. The LT2 insert is also entirely new, ultra light weight and made of durable high density JB type foam. This new tire will be the control tire for both the 2014/15 season of the ETS as well as the new Essex Winter Series in the UK. Available at the end of August.
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Ride introduce the Pro Matched short big bore springs for electric touring cars. With the current trend of using low-profile shock towers and shorter shock absorbers conventional 25mm springs are too long to achieve a proper ride height. Therefore Ride now have 23mm long offerings available with an inner diameter of 15mm and an outer diameter of 18mm. The colour-coded springs come with plastic spacer rings for a wobble-free fit, are individually checked and matched to guarantee an equal spring rate and fit a wide range of touring car chassis. Ride advises that owners of cars that use 20mm springs may have to with check ride height compatibility.
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Ride just released the latest evolution of its Formula 1 tire. Unlike the successful “H-1” (medium compound) and “S-1” (Soft Compound) rubber formulas, the “R-1” recipe is based on the now famous Touring Car compound known as the “Re Series” as used during the latest Euro Touring Series season. The “R-1” rubber formula has been slightly adapted for F1 applications and the tire inner profile/belt design is entirely new. Long track test on both high and low bite conditions revealed stunning stability, amazing cornering ability in both tiny or open tracks and a great ease of driving. The “R-1” tire is available as a pair for Front and Rear including inner sponge but also available as pre-glued pairs on Tamiya F104 type front and rear wheels.
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Ride have released their Subaru WRX STi “4 Doors” 1/10 Touring Car body shell for touring car. This body shell is officially licensed by Fuji Heavy Industries and is available in both lightweight and regular weight. A good all rounder, it will fit most driving style, most track conditions and most TC applications, modified through to Super Stock. Comes with a high downforce wing, a pair of side dams, attachment bolt set and specific Subaru WRX decal sheets, plus window & door trims making painting easy. Homologation is under process.
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Thailand based Ride have announced that Meen Vejrak, 2012 TITC Winner, has joined their Team from the start of this month. The multi discipline top international driver will use Ride Tires, bodyshells and the complete range of Ride Accessories.
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Ride have announced the release of their new soft range of touring car pro matched springs. Compared to the previously available matched springs from Ride, these are closer to the silver springs. They come in 4 steps, hard to soft, blue, green, yellow and white and are made of the same 1.5mm wire diameter and the same overall dimensions as the red but the coil increases by a 0.25 incremental step with 6.75 for blue to 7.5 for white. Sold in pairs to ensure they are perfectly matched.
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