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June 2, 2009

Sweep Racing continues to grow

Korean based tire manufacturer Sweep Racing continues to expand with the upcoming release of many new products including 1/5 scale tires, new touring car inserts and high traction tires, mini wheels & tires, 1/8th and 1/10th buggy tires and even body shells. The recent appointment of Mr. Ryan Lee (above right), who had previously worked at Muchmore Racing as their Team Manager as well as in Sales, R&D and Design, will strengthen the team at Sweep Racing. Sweep owner, Mr. Kong Seok-in, personally developed all current Sweep Racing products and has many years experience working with tires for R/C use. Available worldwide, supply to the domestic (Korean) market will commence in late October.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

June 2, 2009

Pro-Line Revolver & Caliber VTR tires

Pro-Line introduces the next generation of wheel and tire combination for the 1/8th truggy class with their VTR line. Available in the new line up is the World Champion Revolver tread claiming to reduce wear while optimizing traction, and the Caliber tread which optimizes traction, control, balance and tire wear with it’s dual-stage design. Also new are the Velocity VTR 4.0″ wheels, available white and yellow and in both zero and 1/2″ offset.

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May 20, 2009

Hot Bodies 1/10th Buggy tire range

Hot Bodies have released a complete new line of 1/10th scale competition buggy tires. First up are the Beams tires which are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ high bite conditions. Also for the rear are the Megabite tires, a mini-pin tire that is suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay, light dust conditions, and regular clay. Once again for the rear are Gigabite tires that are suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ and many more surfaces you might encounter. For the front are the Double Blades, suitable for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’ high bite conditions as well as a variety of other conditions. Finally, again for the front are these Fullslot tires for hard & dry off-road surfaces such as hard-packed clay and ‘blue groove’. All the tires are available in pink, red, white and blue compounds.

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May 20, 2009

P1 Brand Tire Tube

The P1 Brand Tire Tube is a compact, airtight, and reusable storage container that holds a complete set of 1/10th scale touring car tires. It easily accommodates rubber or foam tires, as well as RCGT Spec tires, up to 68mm in diameter. Tire Tubes are constructed of clear, impact-resistant plastic, making it simple to identify it’s contents and the removable lid and fixed base are made of flexible, black plastic and wipe clean easily. Each tube also features a laminated, yellow lid label that allows the user to repeatably record data with a felt-tipped pen. Launching at this weekend’s Reedy Race of Champions in California, each racer in the Modified, 13.5 and RCGT classes will receive a complimentary Tire Tube.

Source: P1 Brand [p1brand.com]

May 17, 2009

Pro-Line Suburbs 2.2″ Buggy Rear tires

Pro-Line have released their Suburbs for use on 2.2″ buggy rear wheels. Available in the company’s M3, MX and MC compounds for loose dirt/cool surface, blue-groove/high heat and clay conditions respectively, they were used at the 2008 ROAR 1/10 Off-Road Nationals, by Ryan Cavalieri who dominated the 2wd modified buggy class. Featuring an inner and outer radius rib tread for increased corner holding and predictable side-bite, the internal carcass webbing resist tire expansion under acceleration and deceleration while the internal sidewall ribbing maintains sidewall structure in extreme traction conditions for greater corner control. The tread height is predictable, aggressive, and long-lasting for use on a variety of blue-groove track and surfaces where you would typically run soft compound tires.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

May 13, 2009

Fastrax 1/10th Buggy tires & wheels

New from Fastrax is this range of wheels and tires for 1/10th buggy bashers. Available for a low price, they are available in a wide range of patterns for off and on road, come pre-mounted and will fit most Tamiya, Kyosho and Ansmann 1/10th buggies as well as other buggies that use standard 12mm hex fittings. Fastrax have also released front and rear wheels in 2 different styles, dished and spoke, as well as foam inserts for front and rear tires. The perfect replacements for wheels and tires that are supplied with most 1/10th kits.

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May 8, 2009

Associated RC18T Foam Tires & 48P Pinions

Team Associated have released these new RC18T foam tires that have a 4mm larger wheel diameter than their predecessors. The larger wheel gives the best of both worlds for foam tire racing, a reduced sidewall height while keeping the correct tire outer diameter. The reduced sidewall results in improved steering consistency through the corners while maintaining forward traction. Racers no longer need to ‘true’ the foam tire down to an incorrect outer diameter just to achieve less foam on the sidewall. Associated have also released a range of nine new 48-pitch pinion gears from 27T–35T to enlarge your gearing options. More teeth equals more top end speed.

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April 24, 2009

Xceed Carbon rims & Cleaning gum

Xceed have announced the release of some new products including this new Xceed tires on black carbon rims. The rims have been from a strong nylon material that has been mixed with carbon fibres to make it both light and strong. Around 15% heavier that Xceed’s lightweight rims but are more stable in high temperatures and of course they look cool. Following on from Xceed’s release of their cleaning gum, they have also released smaller pots of the handy cleaning substance which now come in 100 grams.

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