May 20, 2010

Xceed Super Barchetta wheels & tires

Xceed Super Barchetta wheels & tires

Xceed have introduced a new line of wheels and tires for the growing Super Barchetta class, which is 1/10 scale 220mm racing with 1/10 nitro-cars and Lola style bodies. Using high quality Italian foam racing tires on standard or light race-design wheels, they have been precision glued and trued to perfection. Available of front and rear, they are available in a wide range of shores.

Source: Xceed [xceedrc.com]


May 18, 2010

Pro-Line Blitz F-150, SC tires & PowerStroke spring sets

Lots of new Short Course product releases from Pro-Line, starting with this officially licensed Ford F-150 shell for the HPI Blitz. Featuring bold off-road Short Course styling with extremely pronounced fenders for an attack-like stance. Having had a sneak peek last week, PL have finally released their new Suburbs SC tires which come in MC compound and are great for indoor clay surface and prefers low track temperatures and wet surfaces. PL have also released Bow Tie SC in the MC compound and the Trencher SC in the M3 soft compound. Finally for the PL PowerStroke front and rear shocks for the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4 as these range of springs. Now you can adjust ride heights and dual-rate spring rates almost infinitely with these color coded springs. Kits come with six primary (short) and six secondary (long) high quality springs with color coded stripes to reference rates.

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May 18, 2010

Veggo Plastic Airbag tire inserts

Veggo Plastic Airbag tire inserts

Italian company Veggo Plastic have announced the release of their innovative tire insert. Developed and produced in Italy, the Airbag claims to be perfectly balanced and make perfect contact with the tire which improves traction and provides optimal steering response. With less side roll and tire wear they are also ultra resistant and wont break or collect dirt like standard foam inserts. Perfectly matched these durable inserts are also water resistant which means you can wash them without any issues. Sold in a set of 4, they are available in red (soft), yellow (medium) and green (hard) compounds.

Source: Veggo Plastic [veggoplastrc.com]


May 18, 2010

Pro-Line Blitz F-150, SC tires & PowerStroke spring sets

Pro-Line Blitz F-150, SC tires & PowerStroke spring sets

Lots of new Short Course product releases from Pro-Line, starting with this officially licensed Ford F-150 shell for the HPI Blitz. Featuring bold off-road Short Course styling with extremely pronounced fenders for an attack-like stance. Having had a sneak peek last week, PL have finally released their new Suburbs SC tires which come in MC compound and are great for indoor clay surface and prefers low track temperatures and wet surfaces. PL have also released Bow Tie SC in the MC compound and the Trencher SC in the M3 soft compound. Finally for the PL PowerStroke front and rear shocks for the Traxxas Slash and Slash 4×4 as these range of springs. Now you can adjust ride heights and dual-rate spring rates almost infinitely with these color coded springs. Kits come with six primary (short) and six secondary (long) high quality springs with color coded stripes to reference rates.

View the other products here


May 17, 2010

Traxxas Kumho Road Venture MT tires

New from Traxxas, the race-winning Kumho Road Venture MT tires are the latest competition-proven treads to be captured in 1/10 scale. The distinctive design is realistically molded in their versatile standard compound and S1 compound for even greater off-road traction and cornering grip. The Road Venture MT’s unique, aggressive sidewall detail and raised lettering are perfectly rendered for realistic looks and authentic performance. These tires are standard equipment on the latest Scott Douglas/Mike Oberg Edition Slash and Slash 4X4, and are also available in unmounted pairs with foam inserts, or as mounted pairs. Mounted tires are available in front and rear offsets for Slash, while the Slash 4X4 uses ‘rear offset’ Slash wheels as both front and rear wheels.

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]


May 17, 2010

Traxxas Kumho Road Venture MT tires

Traxxas Kumho Road Venture MT tires

New from Traxxas, the race-winning Kumho Road Venture MT tires are the latest competition-proven treads to be captured in 1/10 scale. The distinctive design is realistically molded in their versatile standard compound and S1 compound for even greater off-road traction and cornering grip. The Road Venture MT’s unique, aggressive sidewall detail and raised lettering are perfectly rendered for realistic looks and authentic performance. These tires are standard equipment on the latest Scott Douglas/Mike Oberg Edition Slash and Slash 4X4, and are also available in unmounted pairs with foam inserts, or as mounted pairs. Mounted tires are available in front and rear offsets for Slash, while the Slash 4X4 uses ‘rear offset’ Slash wheels as both front and rear wheels.

Source: Traxxas [traxxas.com]


May 15, 2010

Pro-Line SC Suburbs sneak peek

Pro-Line have released a photo of their new Suburb short course tires which they have received for testing. No other information was given, but we can of course expect these to be released in the not too distant futures.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]


May 15, 2010

Pro-Line SC Suburbs sneak peak

Pro-Line SC Suburbs sneak peak

Pro-Line have released a photo of their new Suburb short course tires which they have received for testing. No other information was given, but we can of course expect these to be released in the not too distant futures.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]