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April 23, 2010

AKA Short Course Enduro & Wishbone tires

Having brought you CAD images of the new Short Course tires from AKA back in March, the US company have released photos of the final product together with full details. The Enduro is made specifically for the 2.2 – 3.0 inch wheels that are common on all Short Course trucks. The Enduro was designed with larger lugs that have been cut in various angles to provide you with great tread life but also give the lugs enough flex to give you the bite you need on a variety of different track conditions. The SC Wishbone is the first specific indoor or hard packed tire for Short Course racing. The Wishbones center bars and smaller pins gives the tire a huge advantage on hard pack or indoor conditions giving the truck more forward and side bite. All of AKA SC tires feature a unique inner carcass ribbing that supports the outer sidewall to the wheel and also captures the foam. This gives the tire a consistent feel across the width of the tire.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

April 23, 2010

AKA Short Course Enduro & Wishbone tires

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

April 21, 2010

Change of owners at DLD Racing

We were contacted by the new owners of French tire manufacturer DLD Racing, to announced the new change of ownership. With previous owner Jean Francois Mouton looking for an exit for personal reasons, it was DLD team driver Loic Lucide that stepped up and decided to take on this exciting opportunity. Having bought the brand, along with all the 1/8th scale buggy tire molds, the production will remain in France in order to preserve the product quality and they aim to grow the business going forward.

Source: DLD Racing [dld-racing.com]

April 21, 2010

Hot Bodies short course tires

Hot Bodies have released their complete range of pink compound short course tires. First up, the Megabite are fantastic mini-pin tires that are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay, including blue groove, light dust conditions and regular clay and also work awesome indoors. Next up the Rodeoo, stays true to the realistic short course truck appearance, these tires have a spec appearance but boast HB’s exclusive Pink compound that is far superior to any spec tire available. Megagrid tires are suitable for a wide variety of off-road and on-road surfaces including loose topsoil right on down to hard-pack. This is their most versatile tire and should be used when you go to a new track because it will be a good starting point everywhere. Finally, Beams tires are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and blue groove high bite conditions. These tires also work great on indoor tracks.

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April 21, 2010

Losi 2.2 Boss Claws tires

Team Losi have introduced their new 2.2 Boss Claws tires, which utilizes one of the most versatile tread patterns in 1/8-scale off-road racing, the Eclipse. This tread provides smooth and consistent traction on all crawling surface types, while the sidewalls feature Losi Comp Claws for superior construction and ‘side hilling’ abilities. The Boss Claws were prototyped by the Losi Crawling team for the World’s competition then perfected by the engineers at Losi to provide the best possible traction on the most diversified ranged of surface types. Molded using the high traction Losi Red compound for impressive traction and long life, they come supplied with oversized memory foam inserts that provide extra support to assist the tire conforming to the surface.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

April 21, 2010

CS Factory 1/12th scale pre mounts

CS Factory have introduced their new line of 1/12th scale tires that come supplied pre glued on new Serpent rims which are EFRA and DMC legal. Another advantage of these new pre mounts is that the wheel is super light and stiff thus allowing higher corners speeds. Available in 40, 38 & 36 shore fronts and 36, 32 & X2 rears, they come pre trued to a race ready diameter.

Source: CS [cs-shop.de]

April 21, 2010

Hot Bodies short course tires

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April 20, 2010

LRP Banzai 1/8th buggy tire

New from LRP, their R&D team and team drivers have specially developed a new thread design with special pin design featuring an additional reinforcement pattern for optimal driving response and perfect stability. The VTEC Banzai tire provides high grip and low wear based on a special compound of high-quality rubber and is perfect for tracks with only a little dust or dust free conditions. In combination with the moulded foam tire inserts, tire wear is reduced to a minimum. Released in super soft, soft and medium compound and they come loose or pre mounted.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]