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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.

Click here to view the crawler wheel

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]

July 1, 2011

Duratrax performance Short Course tyres

Duratrax release four new Short Course tyres along with suitable wheels for most of the popular trucks. Designed for competition use the Lockup, Lineup, Shotgun and Posse called patterns are available in Duratrax’ C2 Soft and C3 Super Soft compounds. Durable, colour-coded sidewall markings make for easy identification. The tyres come in a resealable bag for storage and transportation. The wheels are made to fit all popular Short Course trucks including the Traxxas Slash, HPI Racing Blitz and Associated SC10 and come moulded in black, white or yellow material. Also available are 16 pre-mounted sets with C2 compound tyres on black wheels.

Source: DuraTrax [duratrax.com]

June 20, 2011

Pro-Line close cell 2WD buggy front inserts

Pro-Line have send us a pic of their soon-to-be-released closed cell inserts for 1/10 2WD front tyres. The reusable lightweight inserts come balanced and are waterproof for maximum durability even in the worst possible track conditions.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

June 18, 2011

Pro-Line Revolver 2.0 VTR, closed cell inserts & Blockade tyres

Available soon are Pro-Line’s new Revolver 2.0 VTR truck tyre, VTR closed cell truck inserts and the new Blockade 1/8 scale buggy tyre. The Revolver 2.0 VTR 4.0” Off-Road 1/8 truck tyre is based on the original Revolver, which won the 2008 IFMAR World Championships at the Farm 2, in North Carolina. Subtle changes were made to the tread design that have resulted in better traction and faster lap times on a variety of racing surfaces. Available in Pro-Line’s M2 medium, M3 soft and M4 super soft rubber. Designed for the use with Pro-Line’s VTR line of 1/8 scale competition truck tyres are the updated VTR closed cell truck inserts. The inserts perfectly fit the shape of the tyre meaning no air gaps for a better support of the tyre and also a longer life of the insert even in harsh racing condition. The balanced and 100 percent water safe donuts are of a light weight and designed for tracks that desire a firmer insert. The Blockade 1/8 scale buggy tyre was seen before and finally hits the production status. The ROAR National title winning tyre features large lugs for extended tread life, a balanced tread spacing for optimised forward traction and a unique side tread.

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