Coming from Hudy and made for the growing front wheel drive 1/10th touring car class is a 4-piece set of pre-glued tyres. They feature a semi-slick tread for good traction and side bite and they come pre-glued on black multi-spoke rims, offering cook looks. The directional tyres include suitable inserts and they are usable for both asphalt and carpet racing.
Source: Hudy [hudy.net]
Coming from Pro-Line and made for the Traxxas Unlimited Desert Racer truck is the Hyrax all-terrain tyre. Designed from the ground up for exceptional grip and stability on the toughest terrain, the Hyrax tyre is ready to tackle anything the UDR can dish out. The Hyrax features an aggressive open tread pattern with each tread block containing multiple sipes for improved traction. The highly detailed connected tread on the sidewall of the Hyrax extends out for added scale realism and sidewall rigidity to prevent traction rolls. The tyre is made from a special Desert Racing compound for performance and durability and it comes including foam inserts.
Coming soon from Pro-Line are their pre-mounted Wedge Squared 2.2” and Prism 2.2” 2WD buggy front tyres. The specialised astro turf and carpet tyres come mounted on white Velocity narrow wheels, ideal for Team Associated B6.1/B6 and Kyosho RB7/RB6 series buggies and they are available in Z4 soft carpet and Z3 medium carpet compounds, allowing for easy adaption to various grip and temperature levels.
Gravity RC have introduced their all-new Eco tyre tube for 1/10th scale buggy tyres. Whether it is RC or full-scale auto racing, tyres are king. In today’s landscape of aggressive chassis design and car set up, drivers spend a lot of time getting the tyres right to achieve the level of grip necessary on dirt for the car to perform. Often overlooked however is the correct storage of the black gold. This is where the Eco tyre tubes kick in. This controlled tyre storage system includes a cap on each tube that has an intergraded temperature and humidity sensor, allowing to monitor tyre conditions over long storage periods. Also included is a humidity pod which can be used to increase the humidity and the tubes are labeled so drivers can track their tyre’s life and usage, keeping them on top of their game.
Source: Gravity RC [teamgravityrc.com]
Xpress have announced the release of their new Competition V2 pre-glued wheel sets for M-class mini touring cars. Utilising an updated and reinforced rim the wheels offer greater stability during cornering as well as better impact resistance. The wheel sets are available in 24X, 30X, 36X and 40X rubber compounds with the tyres being mounted on zero offset 12mm hex wheels.
Source: Xpress [rc-xpress.com]
Matrix have added a new wheel to their range of pre-mounted 1/8th on-road foam tyres in the form of the Precision rim. Adding to the already available Carbon and Light variants, the Precision rim is made of aerospace plastic material that is both very light of weight yet extremely strong, providing improved ease of driving, precision and consistency when running on tracks that have already taken a lot of rubber or when the use of additive is allowed. The rim is lighter than the already available Light rim and easily recognisable by its slightly yellowish colour.
Source: Matrix [matrixtires.it]
Coming soon from Pro-Line is the Trencher HP 2.8” pre-mounted and belted all-terrain monster truck tyre. Pro-Line has developed the technology to mould a high-performance herringbone weave pattern belt inside of the relentless, tall and grippy tread of the new Trencher HP. Made for all-terrain bashing, the Trencher HP tyres will not balloon or expand during use and will still provide exceptional grip thanks to the soft M2 compound. The tyres come mounted on black removable hex Raid wheels and they fit trucks such as the Traxxas Stampede and Rustler 2WD and 4WD.
Fully licensed by Hoosier, the Pro-Line Hoosier Super Chain Link tread pattern not only looks amazingly scale but the tyre also offers the same high-performance as full-size tyres, so drivers can have realistic style and performance on any 2.2” truck application. And just like the full-size Hoosier tyres, these Super Chain Link tyres proudly display white Hoosier logos on the sidewall. The tyres feature rounded side tread for consistent slide action that will not catch ruts and flip the truck when thrown into the corner. The chain link tread pattern creates excellent steering combined with long-lasting and consistent performance and the tyres comes made of Pro-Line’s soft M3 rubber compound.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
