Traxxas have announced the release of the Sledgehammer extreme performance off-road tyres for their Maxx monster truck. They feature an aggressive open-block design that clears away mud and debris for exceptional traction on loose surfaces. An increased diameter provides additional ground clearance while the heavy-duty wheel design provides extreme strength. The tyres come pre-glued and ready to install.
Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]
Coming from Contact are two new foam tyre compounds in addition to their already existing range. Their GT8/Rally tyres were born for the ever-growing GT8/Rally class where the ultimate traction is required. They are now available in two new shore ratings, 38 and 40, as an addition to the already available 25 and 35 shore. The tyres have a diameter of 103mm and are mounted on a strong Schumacher white dish rim with 17mm hex, making them compatible with pretty much every 1/8th scale GT and Rally Game chassis.
Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]
T-Works have introduced their new tyre glueing bands for 1/8th off-road tyres. The rubber bands span over the tyre during glueing, helping to press the carcass onto the rim’s bead for an optimised bond between the tyre and the rim. The set includes eight bands that sport white T-Works logos.
JConcepts have introduced the Ellipse SCT tyre for 1/10th scale short course trucks. The Ellipse, named after the centre bar built into the tread, is a compliment to successful tyres such as the Dirt Webs and Space Bars. The “Web” style tire was built to compete on smooth high-grip indoor and outdoor surfaces which require a finely detailed connected bar pattern. The centre section of the tyre is a home run utilizing a diamond “home plate” footprint to provide massive surface area for better footprint and increased longevity. The web of extensions are unique and have a directional touch giving the racer the ultimate tune-ability. The Dirt Web tyre was originally released during the 2013 racing season and debuted in spectacular fashion with a win at the CRCRC Midwest Championships. Since that time, the Dirt Webs have been an industry leader for indoor performance and often chosen as a control tyre for performance, reliability and consistency. During 2016, the Space Bars were introduced to a victory at the 1/10th Off-Road Nationals in the hands of Ryan Maifield in the 4WD modified class. The Ellipse tyres are available in a selection of compounds such as green, aqua and the ROAR National Champion, silver compound. As a rule of thumb, green compound is conditioned to perform outdoors while aqua and silver remain the favourites indoors. Included in each package, the Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts known for their durable nature and gray colour complete the race tuned package.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Volante have introduced their new V8T touring car outdoor asphalt tyres. The production of the Volante V5-36R, V7-32R, and 36R tyres had to face the problem of limited raw material for several months with the shortage having affected all major tyre manufacturers. As a result Volante opted to change the focus on the development of a brand-new asphalt tyres series – the V8T. The project combines several updates that started with the creation of a newly formulated rubber compound. The main goal was to produce a tyre that demonstrates longer durability and a reliable performance regarding grip and control. The new V8T series of tyres integrates a newly formulated tyre compound with an ultra-thin yet durable inner belt. The result is a more balanced tyre that provides consistent lap times from the beginning till the end. The V8T is available in 24R, 28R, 32R and 36R compounds, remounted on dish or 7-spoke rims.
Coming from Pro-Line are three new pre-mounted tyres for 1/10th scale short course trucks. Available soon are the tried and tested Gladiator SC, Badlands MX SC, and BFGoodrich Baja T/A KR2 SC tyres all of which come mounted to Pro-Line’s black Raid 6×30 removable hex wheels. The wheel sets include a pair of 12mm Slash 4×4 front/rear (Slash 2WD rear) hexes and a pair of 12mm Slash 2WD front hexes that fit the most popular trucks. Optional 14mm, 17mm and ProTrac offset 12mm hexes are available separately to fit virtually any application.
Coming soon from Pro-Line is their new medium hardness open cell foam tyre insert for 2.2” rear off-road tyres. The foam is ideal for carpet racers who are pushing the limits of their carpet tyres and need more support than the stock foams provide. For modified buggy racers running Pro-Line’s soft Z4 carpet compound tyres, the new foam will provide increased sidewall support and consistently for faster lap times. The tyre inserts come in pairs.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
Pro-Line is busy adding more new tyres to their line-up with the latest being the popular Positron 2.2 inch rear tyre in S4 super soft compound. Designed from the ground up with an all-new carcass shape and futuristic directional tread design, the Positron delivers true next-generation performance with improved grip and corner speed on indoor clay tracks. The tread design pays homage to the Electron and ION tyre before it with the two centre pins boxed in by connected bars for a familiar Pro-Line signature look. From there the connected bars shoot off at angles that have been specifically designed to provide ideal steering feel when combined with the Positron front tyre all while lasting longer than the competition. The Positron is directional, which adds another tuning option for the racers always looking for that extra edge since it will perform differently depending on which direction it is run.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
