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June 22, 2021

Horizon Hobby acquires AKA Racing Products

Big news as Horizon Hobby, LLC has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of AKA Products, Inc. Founded by Gil Losi Jr. and Joel Johnson in Temecula, California, AKA has been creating World-class products by World champions since 2006 and are in fact the current World Champions in 1/8th offroad. This acquisition follows last year’s purchase by Horizon Hobby of Pro-Line, meaning the company now owns two of the 3 major tire brands for offroad racing. “This agreement marks another pivotal moment in Horizon Hobby’s commitment to the RC community. AKA adds more world-class experience and products to Horizon Hobby’s Best Brands In RC” said Chris Dickerson, CEO of Horizon Hobby. Joel Johnson, President of AKA Products, said: “We are thrilled for AKA to join forces with Horizon Hobby. This move enables the AKA brand to reach new heights.” Gil Losi, Jr., Vice President of AKA Products added, “Losi and Horizon have a longstanding track record of bringing innovation to the RC community. I’m excited to rejoin the Horizon team and contribute to the next chapter of innovation.”

Source: Horizon Hobby [horizonhobby.com]

February 2, 2021

AKA 1:10 Slicks 2.2 tires

AKA have announced the release of their new 1:10 Slicks 2.2 which utilise the popular 2.2 mounting bead for increased performance and consistency. The Slicks 2.2 expand on what was learned with the popular Scribble 2.2 to create a consistent, long lasting, slick tire with minimal ‘break-in’ necessary. An improved carcass design creates the proper amount of elasticity to get the power effectively to the ground, without ’snap’, from the first battery pack to the 20th. The 2wd and 4wd fronts make use of the new and popular V2 front foams which allow for a wider footprint and a smoother less twitchy steering feel.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

November 25, 2020

AKA Evo 1:8 buggy wheel now in black

AKA Products have released their popular Evo 1:8 buggy wheel in black. The black wheel offers the same great quality and handling drivers have come to expect from the Evo wheels but just in an all new colour.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

November 12, 2020

AKA V2 1:10 scale front foams

AKA have announced their new V2 1:10 scale front foams for both 2wd and 4wd applications. With new tires like the Scribble with a different carcass design, a new more robust front foam was required to further enhance the tire’s performance. The V2 foam was designed to fit AKA’s latest carcass design first used in their Scribble line of tires. It fills out the carcass evenly to support the sidewall and centre of the tire for even wear across the tread pattern. The new V2 foams will fit in most, if not all, standard 2.2 2wd and 4wd front tires regardless of brand.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

October 29, 2020

AKA Products Scribble truggy tire

AKA Products have announced the 1:8 truggy version of their bestselling Scribble tire. Based on the tread design of the 1:10 Scribble, the weave pattern lends support to the tread and allows for even tire wear across the surface of the tire. The voids in the Scribble pattern allow it to grip through light dust that accumulates during a race. This weave pattern also features enough rubber in the design to make sure the tire will have the wear resistance to hold up run after run. The tread and carcass has been optimised for truggy racing with a slightly taller and thinner tread to meet the desired grip and drivability needed to compete at the highest level.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

September 11, 2020

AKA Products Scribble new compounds

AKA have announced more compound options for their 1:10 and 1:8 Scribble line of tires. With the Scribble tread pattern gaining popularity among racers so the requests have increased for more compound options. AKA have answered this call with the addition of their ‘long wear’ and ‘super soft’ compounds across the complete line, with the line up now comprising of Super Soft Long-wear, Super Soft, Ultra Soft and Soft Long-wear, with the 1/8th buggy tires also have a Medium Long-wear variety.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

March 13, 2020

AKA Scribble 1/8th buggy tyre

AKA have announced the release of their new Scribble tyre for 1/8th buggies. Inspired by the popular 1/10th buggy Scribble, the 1/8th scale version continues the trend of exceptional performance right out of the bag and superior wear characteristics. The innovative Scribble tread supports the tread and the carcass at the same time, necessitating a new carcass design. This combination of the new carcass and the supportive Scribble tread pattern promotes even wear across the entire width of the tyre for consistent performance run after run. Testing of the Scribble has shown it is at home on indoor tracks as well as hard pack, low dust outdoor tracks. The initial release of the 1/8th Scribble will be in Clay compound with other compounds to follow in the coming weeks.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

November 23, 2019

AKA Scribble 1/10th buggy tyres

AKA have introduced their new Scribble 1/10th buggy tyre, the first of a range of new tyres coming for the 2020 season. The Scribble series of tyres is a clean sheet redesign and will set the foundation of AKA’s 1/10 buggy tyre line up going forward. The design objectives were two fold; The first design objective of the Scribble was to extend the performance window. To accomplish this the designers concentrated heavily on getting the tyre to wear even across the entire carcass no matter the tread depth. The Scribble carcass and tread were designed together to compliment the properties of AKA’s clay compound resulting in even wear across the tyre. The equal wear across the entire tread pattern creates a tyre that will hold its max performance for run after run without hyper sensitivity to tread height. The second design objective was to have a competitive tyre right out of the bag with little to no prep. The unique, flowing tread design has been developed specifically around the properties of AKA’s clay rubber compound. The height, width and density of the tread has been thoughtfully engineered to provide race ready lap times out of the bag with little or no prep. The tyre will hit stores in December as 2WD front, 4WD front and general rear tyre in Clay compound and including red closed cell inserts.

View the 4WD front and 2WD/4WD rear tyre here