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August 11, 2011

RB 1/8th off-road tyres

Seen for the first time at the recent 1/8 scale nitro off-road European Championship in Sand/Germany, the new line of RB buggy tyres becomes available very soon. Coming in the form of three different medium to fine threads and in supersoft, soft and medium compound the tyres already showed their performance, with the only 11 lap run of the event was done using the RB Dragon thread. The tyres come either pre-glued on dish rims or as rubber only including a multi-purpose insert.

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August 10, 2011

Fastrax moulded inserts

Fastrax have added new moulded inserts for 1/10 scale Short Course trucks to their growing range of tyre accessories. Especially made for Traxxas Slash and HPI Blitz wheels that require stepped inserts with two different inner diameters.

Source: CML Distribution [cmldistribution.co.uk]

August 7, 2011

Video – Pro-Line Short Course 2.0 tyres

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRxRaDUyqSs[/youtube]

In this video, made by Pro-Line, Scott Hughes talks about Pro-Line’s new wider 2.0 Short Course tyres. The US company has the Caliber SC, Hole Shot SC and Suburbs SC in the wider-than-normal 2.0 treads.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

July 28, 2011

Vertigo Perfomance tyres

Vertigo Performance tyres have been in touch to tell us about their all new line of high performance on road foam tires. Made using the highest quality foam from Japan, which is cut with water jet to eliminate pressure or heat during this process, only the centre part of the sheet is used and glued together using a new automated system for consistency. The new foam comes mounted on new ‘Titanium system’ rims which offer the right amount of stiffness and flexibility of the rim for optimum traction. Available in 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm front and rear in multiple shores.

View the 1/10th tires here

July 19, 2011

AKA Rebar SC tyre

Designed by Mark Pavidis and Jared Tebo AKA’s new Rebar Short Course tyre is ideally suited for indoor and hard packed, blue grooved outdoor tracks. The tyre features double side rails on the edges of the tire provide extra sidewall support. This extra support is key to making the tire feel consistent in the turns allowing for a more aggressive driving style. The wide staggered centre lugs give the tyre great forward traction to hook up the power and launch your vehicle off the corner and over the jumps.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

July 19, 2011

Pro-Line 2WD buggy front inserts & Titus 1.9″ Bead-Loc wheels

New from Pro-Line come closed cell 2WD buggy front tyre inserts and the Titus 1.9″ black bead-loc wheels for 1/18 scale crawlers. We showed you a preview picture of the tyre inserts some time ago an now they finally become available. Designed for tracks that need a slightly firmer insert, the long lasting foam is water safe, reusable and has the correct shape for 2WD front tyres. With the Titus 1.9″ bead-loc front or rear wheels Pro-Line offers a one-sided rim for 1/18 or 1/10 rock crawlers with 12mm hex to fit most mini and scale models.

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July 7, 2011

Fastrax Spear 1/8th buggy tyre

The new ‘Spear’ 1/8th off road buggy tyre from Fastrax is the perfect all round tyre for grass and astro turf applications. The budget priced, multi-functional pin design in medium compound can be tuned and cut to suit your traction needs whether bashing or racing. Available pre-glued and mounted on either racing dish wheels or split spoke design or as unmounted with foam insert.

Source: Fastrax [fastrax-rc.com]

July 6, 2011

Much More Mini-Z tire truer

Much More have released a new Mini-Z tire truer for preparing your tires to match track conditions and setup. The motor that drives the device is powered by a separate power supply or 5 ~ 8V battery. The truer comes supplied with the DC motor, sandpaper and rubber belt.

Source: Much More [muchmoreracing.net]