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April 25, 2018

Sweep Carbides & Indigo for Truggy

New for Truggy from Sweep come these Carbides-T tires developed using the same pattern as their 1/8th buggy Carbides tires which is the company’s most popular pattern. In order to get longer life, centre pins has extended and all pins are little bit bigger than the buggy version. A newly redesigned V2 carcass will provide easy driving and less ballooning on all kinds of track surfaces and will come available in regular compounds (Y,S,B,R,W) and long life compounds (YX,SX,BX,RX) as well. Also for Truggy come these all new Indigo inserts which have been redesigned to be more durable while the softness of the new material provides less bounce and smooth driving, especially with the new Carbides-T tires.

View the Indigo inserts here

April 24, 2018

Pro-Line BFGoodrich T/A KM3 1.9” crawler tyre

Coming from Pro-Line is their all-new BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 1.9” G8 Rock Terrain truck tyre for scale trucks and rock crawlers. Pro-Line was given early access to the design of the just announced full-size BFG Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 tyre and recreated it for the Scale Crawling community in 1.9” size. Its aggressive tread lugs bite into loose or muddy surfaces and climb over slippery rocks which is further helped by the soft G8 rubber compound. Based on the BFGoodrich Krawler T/A KX symmetric tread design, the Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 features deep, self-cleaning independent tread blocks and linear transverse flex zones to provide the grip that you need to get over the toughest obstacles. Pro-Line’s scaled-down variant fits most 1.9” crawler rims and it comes including suitable foam inserts.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

April 19, 2018

Pro-Line Slide Lock 1/8th buggy tyre

Coming from Pro-Line is the new Slide Lock 1/8th buggy tyre. It features a unique design from Pro-Line that is made specifically for smooth, low grip tracks. The tread features a pattern of small, tightly packed hexagon and triangle shaped pins to lay down as much rubber as possible. The tread is also laid out wider across the tyre carcass for a flatter profile overall compared to other Pro-Line 1:8 race tyres. Each hexagon pin has a deep sipe down the middle of the tread for added flex and grip on even the slickest of surfaces. The built-in tread flex means drivers can run harder compounds for longer wear and still have good traction when needed. The large and stiff side pins reach far down the sidewall to reduce edginess as much as possible. The tyre is available including blue closed cell inserts in a variety of compounds including M3 soft, M4 super soft, X2 medium and X3 soft.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

April 12, 2018

T-Pro 1/8th buggy rubber-only tyre sets

T-Pro have announced the soon release of their rubber-only 1/8th buggy tyres. Coming in sets of four tyres including inserts and a cleaning set, the tyres will become available in all treads and compounds and they fit most of today’s standard 1/8th scale buggy rims.

Source: MW RC Cars [mwrccars.at]

April 10, 2018

GRP 2018 R2 & R3 1/5th scale moto bike tyres

Italian company GRP have introduced the 2018 variants of their R2 and R3 rubber compounds for 1/5th scale moto bikes. The new R2 compound was developed to excel in low ambient temperatures and on wet tracks while the R3 rubber is best used on tracks that already took a lot of rubber and when racing in high ambient temperatures. The tyres are available in different specifications, with or without rim.

Source: GRP [grpgandini.it]

April 6, 2018

Sweep Racing Black Carpet Formula tyres

Sweep Racing have recently revamped their 1/10th Formula tyre line and has now added the new “Black Carpet” tyres for the U.S. market. They were developed to perform right out of the package and from the first lap on thanks to Sweep’s own stable temperature rubber technic. The tyres were tested at tracks all over North America, they come as a complete 4-piece set including front and rear rubber and they are available now.

Source: Sweep Racing [weepracingusa.com]

April 3, 2018

Team C pre-mounted short course tyre

Coming from Team C Racing is their new pre-mounted 1/10th scale short course tyre. Offering a connected pin and bar design the tyre is best suited for softer or rutted surfaces while the inner cross-shaped blocks will improve traction and wear on harder track parts. The tyre comes pre-mounted on yellow standard off-set rims and they will hit stores soon.

Source: Team C Racing [teamcracing.net]

March 27, 2018

JConcepts Stalkers 1/8th buggy tyre

Coming from JConcepts is their new Stalkers 1/8th buggy the for rough and dry surfaces. The tread was developed for surfaces which mature over time, get rough, dry and with extreme scaling to the surface. The Reflex tyre, designed by Jason Ruona in early 2014, has been a success and the Stalker is a chip off the old block. The design team checked over the carcass profile, height and width to assure the best balance of weight and drivability. The Stalkers began with an enlarged square pin which has slight angle on each side. The angle creates some separation at the top which gives some 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 Stalkers. The stacked row configuration and simple connected pins offer massive forward acceleration. The aligned rows allow some surface drift making the tires 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. Using softer compounds such as blue and green, the tyre has stability and flexibility for fast qualifying. The pin real-estate provides a lot of cushion for extended main events and when paired with long-wear compounds such as R2, O2 and Y2, the race pace can be pushed out to 45 to 60 minutes with ease. The tyres include the Dirt-Tech closed cell inserts and they come in re-sealable, zip-top packaging.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]