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February 28, 2020

Pro-Line Electron 2.2” buggy front tyres

Pro-Line have introduced the Electron 2.2” 2WD buggy and 4WD buggy front tyres in S3 rubber compound. The Electron shares close family ties with Pro-Line’s popular ION tyre with the iconic dirt grabbing center tread and futuristic styling. The Electron features connected tyre tread technology to improve traction and wear on even the most abrasive of indoor track conditions. The square center pins laid out between the connected tread provide consistent forward and side bite even when the track gets dusty. Both the 2WD and 4WD S3 soft compound tyres come as pairs including blue closed cell inserts.

View the 4WD front tyre here

February 19, 2020

Procircuit V2 1/8th buggy tyres

Modelix Racing have introduced the new Procircuit V2 series of 1/8th scale buggy tyres that will include updated variants of the popular H-Block, Hot Dice, Addictive and Claymore tyres. The V2 tyres will provide increased traction, side bite and durability thanks to new, softer and more elastic compounds. The V2 series tyres will come in C1 Super Soft (white), C2 Soft (yellow), C3 Medium (orange) and C4 Hard (blue) rubber compounds while the tyre carcass has also been modified and reinforced by adding an inner cross-shaped substructure that adds to the longitudinal rips, helping the wheel, insert and tyre work together in an optimised fashion to provide maximum stability when accelerating as well as in fast corners. The V2 series also features a new insert to make maximum use of the new reinforced structure while improving overall performance with more consistent handling over bumps, effortless jumping and an easy to drive feeling. Lastly the tread patterns have also been revised in order to improve performance while the new high precision injection moulds not only provide a nice glossy surface, but also a super precise and nice finish to all V2 series tyres.

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February 18, 2020

Contact 1/8th IC Track Light wheels

Schumacher have introduced the new Contact Light wheels for the 1/8th nitro circuit class. Developed with Contact’s high level drivers, the new “Light” range see the company pushing the boundaries of wheel material development. The improvement in plastics makes the rims 20 percent lighter, yet still with good strength, just under that of Contact’s carbon rim. Significant benefits include faster acceleration, better traction and increased cornering speeds. The new wheels are easily recognisable with their grey color 5-spoke rim and they are available as 32 shore and 35 shore front as well as 35 shore and 37 shore rear variants beginning of March.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]

February 18, 2020

Sweep 24mm treaded GT & FWD tyre

Sweep Racing have introduced their new 24mm wide treaded rubber tyre for 1/10th GT and FWD touring cars. It utilises a full scale tread design licensed by Hankook with the side walls featuring both Hankook and Sweep logos. The high-performance tyre is belted to prevent it from ballooning under power and to limit diameter expanding due to softening that can occur over time when using aggressive traction compounds. The tyre will come moulded from a universal compound that suits both asphalt and carpet tracks with dedicated carpet, asphalt and wet track compounds coming at a later stage.

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February 18, 2020

JConcepts Hotties belted SCT front & rear tyre

JConcepts have introduced their new belted Hotties SCT blue compound tyre for Street Eliminator drag racing. The tyre was created to look and perform the part of a performance Drag Racing tyre without compromising grip. Now, available in a belted version, the rear tyre has an inspired look with a wide-body footprint so the driver can feel the straight-line forward stability with very light rolling resistance. The 2.2 x 3.0” size makes it convenient to fit a host of SCT sized wheel options including the JConcepts StarTec and Tactic wheel design. The rear tyre is designed as a compact shape to fit inside the close quarters of the vehicle while maintaining the crisp response of a race tyre. Hotties have raised lettering which can be detailed for shows or displays or simply left without for a sleepy yet devastating look. The inside of the Hotties carcass incorporates a fibrous and woven belted material submerged into the rubber. Along the sidewall, feathery ribs along the sidewall to cushion straight-line blastoffs. The JConcepts tires include closed-cell inserts known for their durability, performance and consistency.

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February 11, 2020

Schumacher 1/10th stadium truck wheel & pre-mounts

Schumacher have added a lightweight 1/10th stadium truck wheel to their range. The wheel is moulded from a lightweight material yet the design is super strong and thanks to 12mm hex fittings it is suitable for most of the popular 1/10th scale stadium trucks. The dimensions of the wheel allows to mount all popular 1/10th stadium truck tyres and the wheel is available in pairs and in white, neon yellow or black colour. Also available are pre-mounted sets based on white wheels and using yellow compound Stagger Rib or Mini Pin as well as silver compound Stagger Rib tyres.

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February 10, 2020

MST CS-R carpet drift car tyre

Coming soon from MST is their CS-R drift car tyre for high-grip carpet tracks. The tyre is usable with most drift car wheels and due to its design it is usable with up to 7 degrees of wheel camber.

Source: MST [rc-mst.com]

February 4, 2020

Monitex Racing Track Tight Xtreme Green

Monitex Racing have introduced their new Track Tight Xtreme Green tyre traction compound. It has been in development for over twelve months with the result being a special blend of additive that will work on rubber and foam Touring Car, Formula, Buggy, LMP12 and GT12 tyres and in both low and high traction conditions and even on clay. At the same time it has no nasty odour but a nice smell of citrus. The tyre sauce comes in large 100ml foam applicator bottles.

Source: Monitex Racing [monitexracing.com]