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September 6, 2008

AKA Grid Iron & Cross Brace tires

On the heels of its wildly successful launch of the City Block and I-Beam off-road racing tires, AKA is releasing two more tread patterns, the Grid Iron and the Cross Brace, just in time for the upcoming 1/8 IFMAR World Championship. These two new tread patterns begin shipping to better hobby shops around the world in late September. Like all AKA tires, these are available in all three compounds used by the factory drivers. That means there’s no ‘secret’ compounds that are only available to team drivers, AKA sells the exact same products used by their team drivers.

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September 5, 2008

Much More Sweep Quick Traction Tires

Much More have announced the release of their new Sweep Quick Traction Tire Series, a new type of rubber tires from Sweep specially developed for carpet and asphalt racing. Featuring a low profile design, it gives the racer a smooth driving feeling on carpet and asphalt allowing for consistent lap times. Available in 28 and 32 hardness, they are come loose or pre glued in a set of 4.

Source: Much More [much-more.co.kr]

August 29, 2008

VP Pro test new Wider Rear tire

VP Pro were in touch to tell us about some recent tests of a new wider rear tire preformed by one of their team drivers in the USA, the results showed that the performance was awesome. It had an incredible amount of forward traction and gave the car more control compared to the standard rear tires, and also they found that cornering was faster and more controlled. We will keep you updated on progress.

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August 28, 2008

Losi Red King Pin and XBT tires

Losi King Pin and XBT mounted tires

More news from Losi who have announced the release of 2 new tires in their buggy tire range, the King Pin and XBT. Providing good traction, excellent rough-track handling and a comfortable feel, both patterns come unmounted or fitted on yellow dish wheels and both come in red compound, which produces stability, traction and reasonable wear.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

August 27, 2008

Reckward Tuning Tourex tires update

A few weeks ago we told you about the new line up of Tourex 1/8th scale buggy tires from Reckward Tuning. Our friends at RT were in contact once again to give us further details regarding the different compounds as well as confirming that the tires, along with the foam inserts, will be available in the middle of next month, while the pre glued versions will come on both white & yellow wheels in the middle of October. Available in 4 different patterns, the soft compound is suitable for cold or wet conditions, so perfect for slippery tracks, the medium compound is great for general use, while the hard compound works better with higher outside temperatures and gives better handling over longer runs.

Source: Reckward Tuning [rmv-deutschland.de]

August 25, 2008

Werks Racing new Molded Insert

Werks Racing have announced the release of their new and improved 1/8th scale buggy tire inserts. Keeping the same wide, slightly rounded, profile that works exceptionally well with most of today’s more popular tire designs these new inserts use a new, lighter weight, higher quality material that makes for an even more consistent insert, virtually eliminating any difference in hardness between one to the next. As an added bonus the new material is less prone to disintegrating resulting in a longer wearing insert all at the same price as the old one.

Source: Werks Racing [werksracing.com]

August 18, 2008

LRP VTEC Kamikaze super soft tires

LRP have released the next compound of its Kamikaze 1/8 buggy tires line. The LRP R&D team and team drivers have specially developed a new super soft compound to achieve maximum performance during a qualification run or while racing in cold conditions. Testing has also shown that this tire is the best choice for racing in wet conditions. The VTEC Kamikaze pattern, the new VTEC rubber compound and the molded insert tames any surface the off road scene can offer.

Source: LRP [lrp.cc]

August 13, 2008

Reckward Tuning Tourex buggy tires

Reckward Tuning from Germany have been in contact to let us know about their new line of 1/8th scale off-road tires, designed by their technical product designer Renato Vita. Set for a September release, these tires will be available in different profiles called X100,X200,X300 and X400 as well as in soft, medium and hard compounds. Available to buy seperately as rubber & insert foam together with special rims, later RT expect to release pre mounted versions as well as truggy tires by the end of the year.

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