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May 14, 2025

Edmunds joins Hotrace Tyres

Mayako Youth Mentoring Program driver and Asian Buggy Championships race winner Jayden Edmunds has joined Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace for the remainder of the 2025 season. The 19-year-old Australian opened the 2025 season with the biggest win of his career to-date when he took victory at opening round of the Cayote backed Asian Buggy Championships in New Zealand in March. Also a finalist at the second round, the Philippine Masters, on the announcement Edmunds posted, ‘Super excited to announce I’ll be joining the Hotrace Tyres for the rest of 2025! This is an amazing opportunity and I have to say a big thank you to Nicola for taking me on board mid way through the year. Safe to say I’m very keen to get on track and deliver some results I’m feeling very confident in my whole package at every track we go to! We have a busy rest of the year planned, the next big race being round 3 of the Asian Buggy Championships in Brisbane.

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April 22, 2025

Ronnefalk joins Hotrace Tyres

Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace has announced the signing of former 1:8 Buggy World Champion David Ronnefalk. The factory Xray driver had been racing for a time without an official tyre sponsor opting regularly to use Hotrace. A significant year for 1:8 Offroad with the running of the inaugural 1:8 Electric Buggy World Championships in Portugal later this year, the 29-year Swede will now officially represent the brand in 2025. On the announced, Ronnefalk posted, ‘Very happy to join Hotrace for the 2025 season and beyond. A special thanks to Nicola for the late recruit. First race will be next week at the IBC in Barcelos, Portugal which will be a nice warmup event for the Nitro Euros and E-Buggy Worlds later this summer. Let’s go.’

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

March 4, 2025

Hotrace Slick V1 1:10 Offroad tyres

Hotrace has introduced their first 1:10 slick offroad tyre which they are calling the Slick V1. Developed by Aydin Horne and Chase Lemieux who had a 1-2 finish at the INS Round 1 at Trackside Hobbies and at the Desert Classic at Hobby Action this past weekend, the Italian manufacturer says they are confident in product for use on all kinds of indoor clay dirt surfaces. They will initially start by offering it only in their white compound available for now. The rear tyre has inner webbing and proper thickness characteristics to help to have a great balance between grip and stability. The front tyre has no webbing and can be ran on both 2WD and 4WD. This thickness is ideal for 2WD on all conditions and good for a 4WD in low and medium grip track conditions. The 4WD specific Front Slick V1 has inner webbing and is perfect for 4WD especially in medium/high grip track conditions. The tyres will be offered just as rubber to help keep costs down, and eliminate the need to buy new inserts every time, or complete with blue close cell inserts.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

February 19, 2025

Hotrace V1 Carpet 1:10 Offroad tyres

Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace has released a new carpet offroad tyre which it is calling the V1 Carpet. The rear pin tyre is designed to be used in all type of different carpet surfaces, both US style or European style. Based on a low-profile carcass, the low stance provides quick transition at high-speed and minimises side-wall deflection and roll. The tightness gives forward traction and the alternating rows of pins provides side-bite. The arrangement of the pins promotes good wear characteristics and traction longevity. The V1 Carpet is available tyre only or with Hotraces’s own open cell insert. The rear and 2WD front tyre is offered in Soft, Soft/Medium, Medium, and Hard compounds and fits to popular wheels available on the market.

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January 23, 2025

HotRace 17mm Wheel Wrench

Given its an essential item to all their customers, tyre producer Hotrace has released its own 17mm wheel wrench which has been designed by none other than former World Champion and tyre guru Mark Pavidis. Featuring a grippy handle, the uniquely designed 17mm wrench incorporating a multi-piece design with carbon fibre insert and is finished in the Italian company’s trademark red colour.

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January 22, 2025

HotRace ‘Orange Dot’ rain compound

Hotrace has released a new rain compound for its 1:8 Offroad tyre range which it is calling ‘Orange Dot’. Coming after numerous tests with the Italian manufacturer’s team drivers, the new extremely soft compound provides super high grip even on wet track conditions. The new rain compound is available in their Bangkok, Havana, Miami and Sahara patterns. Hotrace also claim the new compound is good for both oiled and normal dirt tracks.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

December 31, 2024

Lemieux joins Hotrace Tyres

Italian tyre manufacturer Hotrace is wrapping up 2024 with the announcement that promising young US Offroad racer Chase Lemieux will represent the brand for the 2025 season and beyond. The 18-year-old Xray driver, who took the 4WD Mod Buggy win at the U.S. Carpet Offroad Championships earlier this month and finished on the podium at this year’s ROAR Electric Carpet Offroad Nationals, will use Hotrace’s tyres, accessories and bodies from their LensBodies brand as part of both his 1:10 and 1:8 Offroad programs.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]

November 4, 2024

Hotrace T-foam 1:12 tyres

Hotrace Tyres has just presented their new T-foam for 1:12 along with a new soft rim exclusively for the new foam. After extensive testing with their leading team driver & former 1:12 World Champion Alexander Hagberg, the Italian company has developed the T-foam compound to be super good in low to medium grip conditions and also good for CRC carpets. The T-foam compound will be available on the standard rim and their new soft rim, the soft rim is only available with the T-foam compound.

Source: Hotrace Tyres [hotracetyres.com]