Coming soon from ProCircuit is the Road Runner 1/8th buggy tyre. The new addition to the company’s competition line has been designed with large square pins to provide increased tread life with today’s high output engines. The blocks sport additional cuts to increase forward traction and side bite in a variety of track conditions.
Source: ProCircuit [modelixracing.com]
JConcepts have introduced the Hazard 12mm hex wheel for the front of the SC10B. A powerful new look that combines the winning combination of a 10 spoke design, bead-lock appearance and center lug nut detail with a hint of inspiration from yesteryear. The Hazard will make an immediate impact on the performance of the SC10B by widening the stance by 6mm in overall width bringing it up to the SCT ROAR maximum legal limits in dimensional width. By nature, Short Course vehicles have a high center of gravity and tend to feel light or tippy in high-speed sections so there is no better way to improve on-track stability than to add width, and with the Hazard wheels, sweeping through the high-speed corners gets a little easier. Also new for the SC10B the Rips front tire has optimized a 5 rib front tire design by altering the rib depth, attack angle and multiple radius corners to give 2wd SCB racers a smooth new option. Tiny ribbing has been added on the upper sidewall to provide a fresh edge during hard and high impact corners.
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LRP introduce their new VTEC G32 asphalt touring car tyre. It marks the next evolution step of the X30 and comes mounted on a redesigned rim that is made from a new shock-resistant material for vibration free and true running. Available in sets of four the pre-glued wheels include LRP’s white insert and are the handout tyres for the 2013 German championships and the outdoor season of the LRP-HPI-Challenge.
Source: LRP [lrp.cc]
JConcepts have extended their pre-mounted truck line to include Black Jackets & Stackers. The Black Jackets, constructed from very small square pins, provide additional grip on loose conditions with a light amount of dust and debris across the surface. The tread spacing near the outside rows are slightly open allowing maximum flexibility to adhere to smooth and slick surfaces providing a reasonable flex contact patch. The Stackers reveal a heavy center lug design which are supported at the lower base with extra rib features and tiny fillets which provide a heavy forward gripping force. Directional slashes cut into the tread soften the lugs to absorb bumps and also increase the lug flexibility to accommodate loose conditions. Both are available in green compound on white or yellow Elevated wheels.
Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]
Contact RC Tyres have announced a new range of 1/12th Circuit tyres known as ‘J compound’. Over the last 12 months contact drivers have been testing a lot of different rubber types and are now happy to provide this ready for sale. The new rubber is especially good on high traction conditions where the track is especially grooved in. The tyre will react with less aggression than their original 1/12th compounds, which are good for lower traction conditions and can be easily identified with the new gun metal wheel colour.
Source: Contact [racing-cars.com]
Pro-Line introduce new pre-mounted tires for short course and monster trucks. For SC trucks that use TRX Slash or ProTrac offset wheels Pro-Line presents the M2 compound Badlands SC and Sling Shot SC tires. Both come mounted on black Renegade wheels. For the monster truck side of things PL have the Trencher X 3.8″ and the all-new Shockwave 3.8″ all terrain tires available. Both come pre-mounted on black 17mm hex F-11 rims. Last but not least come the Road Rage 2.8″ street truck tire on Stampede and Rustler compatible Desperade black wheels.
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Pro-Line introduce the new Proton buggy indoor clay tire and the Ion T 1/10th truck tire. Starting with the all-new Proton tread, the tire builds on the successful V1 Suburbs design and features the same low tread but the tread is thicker front to back and is more spaced out for improved performance on loose and low traction indoor surfaces. The tire will become available soon in Pro-Line’s MC clay compound. Another addition to PL’s special range of clay tires is the Ion T 2.2″ for 1/10th racing trucks. Currently only available in the clay specific MC compound the tire will soon be also available in M3 soft and M4 super soft compounds.
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Pro-Line have shown off a sneak peek of their new 1/10th rear buggy tire called the Proton. No information was given along with the image but we do know that this will be made available at first in the MC clay compound. We can expect more details in the coming days.
Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]
