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October 1, 2019

JConcepts Blockers 1/8th buggy tyres Aqua compound

JConcepts have announced the release of their popular Blockers 1/8th buggy tyres in the new Aqua compound. The Blockers, a relative of the popular Stalkers and Reflex tyres, has an even tighter tread pattern for long main events or very abrasive conditions. The Blockers began with a Stalkers style pin which has slight angle on each side for separation at the top. This fine detail gives increased bite in wet conditions providing some versatility to the design. As the pins meet the base of the tyre, the spacing tightens considerably giving a stable footing for the Blockers. The additional pin real-estate provides a lot of cushion for extended main events and when paired with long-wear compounds such as R2, O2 and Aqua, the race pace can be pushed out to 45 to 60 minutes. The stacked row configuration and simple connected pins also offer massive forward acceleration. The aligned rows allow some surface drift making the tyres forgiving in sand and bumpy track sections. The outside pin has been clipped to help drive-ability and ease the initial turn-in drivers often have concern for. The tyres include the Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts and they come in a re-sealable, zip-top packaging.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

September 30, 2019

Team Powers pre-glued 1/10th formula tyres

Team Powers have announced the soon release of their new pre-glued tyre sets for 1/10th formula cars. Available as soft, medium and hard compound for the front and soft and medium compounds for the rear, all come pre-glued on black multi-spoke rims that are usable for virtually all modern formula pan cars. Hard front foam inserts and rear soft foam inserts ensure best possible balance, overall grip and durability.

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September 21, 2019

JConcepts Octagons Aqua compound 2.2” buggy tyres

JConcepts have announced the release of their popular Octagons 2.2” buggy tyres in Aqua compound. Developed for high-bite slick tyre racing, the tyre features a heavy X-pattern style inner ribbing for increased support while the continuous thickness carcass is light-weight and utilises the industry standard 2.2” mounting bead. Like the name suggests, the embossed tread which is Octagon-shaped is repeated and overlapped to form a subculture of grippy surface edges for dry or abrasive surfaces. The main surface of the tyre has the reliable slick and smooth surface which grips conditions as expected from a JConcepts tire. The Octagons are available as 2WD front, 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear variant in aqua, green, black, and indoor clay, gold compounds to match just about any racing surface. Each package includes the Dirt-Tech insert.

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September 20, 2019

Pro-Line Prism SC front 2.2”/3.0” carpet tyre

Coming from Pro-Line is their new Prism SC front 2.2”/3.0” 1/10th scale short course tyre, specially developed for the use in carpet racing. The tread features tons of ultra-sharp prism shaped pins in the middle of the tyre combined with Wedge style pins on the outside for exceptional steering on small and tight carpet tracks without the edgy feel of full pin tyres. The pins on the Prism are slightly smaller than the original Pin Point rear tyre but there are many more of them, which results in faster and more consistent lap times. The Prism pins have been positioned with the knife edge pointed front to back and side to side for maximum grip and to stay sharp even as they wear down. The Prism front tyre perfectly pairs with Pro-Line’s Prism SC rear tyre for ideal carpet racing performance. The tyre is available in Z3 medium and Z4 soft carpet compounds and including blue closed cell inserts.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

September 19, 2019

Performa Racing pre-glued 1/8th buggy tyres

Performa Racing have announced the release of their new pre-glued tyres for 1/8th nitro and electric buggies. First up is the Khaos tyre that was designed for loose dirt tracks with the racing line being visible, for clay, blue groove or damp tracks. Hundreds of wide rectangular lugs spaced around the carcass provide excellent forward traction and mud-slinging ability to keep the treads clear from dirt build-up.

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September 19, 2019

O.S. Speed 1/8th & 1/10th Racing Tires

O.S. Speed have introduced their new Racing Tires foam tyre line for 1/8th and 1/10th scale on-road racing. The 1/8th tyres come pre-trued on white rims with 30 shore and 32 shore front as well as 35 shore rear tyres being available. They are usable for most of today’s 1/8th on-road cars. As for the 1/10th touring tyres, the range includes single compound 35 shore and 37 shore front as well as soft and hard dual compound front tyres – the latter offering improved initial steering response. In the rear tyre department, O.S. will offer 35, 37 and 40 shore variants all of which come on black multi-spoke rims.

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September 17, 2019

Exotek F1 tyre stripe decal set

Exotek have introduced their new F1 tyre stripe decal set, consisting of eight HD pre-cut vinyl stickers. The high visibility tyre stripes are use for any of the popular 1/10 F1 rubber tyre sets and they give the car a great scale appearance as well as helping increase the visibility while racing. The stickers are made of high-tack heavy duty vinyl and of a thick material to resist tears and to make attaching to the tyres easier. The set includes four white stripes and four yellow stripes as well as handy wheel labels to mark the tyre compounds etc.

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September 12, 2019

JConcepts introduce new Octagon tread rubber variants

JConcepts have announced the release of new rubber compound variants of their popular Octagon ST and SCT tyres. Developed for high-bite slick tyre racing the beauty of the Octagons lay just beneath the surface where JConcepts has removed a little surface area in the geometry based pattern. The carcass is slightly lower profile than JConcepts’ slick tires of the past and incorporates heavy X-pattern style inner ribbing for increased support. The continuous thickness carcass is light-weight and utilizes the industry standard 2.2” mounting beads. Like the name suggests, the embossed tread which is Octagon shaped is repeated and overlapped to form a subculture of grippy surface edges for dry or abrasive surfaces. The stadium truck variant is now available in Aqua and Silver compound while the SCT line has the Silver compound added. All come including grey colour Dirt-Tech inserts.

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