January 25, 2007

Novarossi release branded Kawahara Zac tires

Novarossi Kawahara Zac tires

Novarossi have announced that have gotten the exclusive distribution rights for Kawahara made tyres in Europe. The new tyres are sold under the Novarossi label and this deal obviously came about due to their connection with Kawahara who are distributors for Novarossi in Japan.

Since 2007 NOVAROSSI WORLD s.r.l. we provide the european market with the best japanese tires that are available, these tires have a equal level of quality as our engines. With that in mind you can expect a tire made with the best possible traction and with less wear. For 1:8 the tires come with hardnesses starting from 30 shore to 42 shore. The 1:10 200mm tires starting at 32 shore to 45 shore. Available for the most populair on-road racing cars. These tires will be sold through your local NOVAROSSI dealer.

Source: Novarossi [novarossi.com]


January 17, 2007

Much More Sap tire conditioner

Much More Sap tire conditioner

Much More have released 2 versions of their new odorless tyre conditioner called Blue Sap and Red Sap that has been specifically designed to provide the best grip for rubber tires on carpet tracks. The blue sap provides more grip than the red sap and both can be applied using the supplied brush, just apply a few minutes before the race and wipe off the excess.

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


January 16, 2007

Pro Line extend pre mounted tire range

Pro Line pre mounted buggy tires

Pro Line have extended their pre mounted range of off road buggy tires to include the very popular M2 Crime Fighter and M2 Bow Tie tires. Coming pre glued on yellow Velocity wheels, it ensures you have more time for tuning your car and spend less time doing tire prep. All tires come with Pro Line insert and are also available mounted on white Velocity wheels.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]


January 10, 2007

Panther release new Stadium Truck Tire

Panther release new Stadium Truck Tire

Panther have released a new off road tire suitable for Stadium Trucks. Called the Switch 2.0, this tire is dialed-in for indoor clay and blue groove tracks, so mostly US tracks then.

Fits 2.2” truck wheels. The Switch 2.0 center bars will give you the forward bite you need and the square lugs on the sides will give you the steering you need. Like the other Switch 2.0 designs this tire will be the hot ticket on the indoor clay and the blue grove tracks.

Panther also released a new hat too that features a flame design with the Panther logo embroidered on the front. You can check that out here.

Source: RCCA [radiocontrolzone.net]


January 6, 2007

Speed Mind Touring car tire holder

Speed Mind Touring car tire holder

If you love your touring car tires, and i mean love them, and when the box they came in just wont do, get one of these touring car tire holder bags from Speed Mind. Available in 4 colours they can hold up to 4 tires of 26mm width and are closed using velcro. The end of each bag even sports a place to write down the specs of the tires contained inside.

Source: Powers International [powers-international.com]


November 28, 2006

Axial Cubes 1/8 buggy tires

Axial Cubes 1/8 buggy tires

Axial Racing has released these new 1/8th scale buggy tires called Cubes which are “created for medium packed track conditions, but works well on all surfaces. The blocks allow for great bite and are far enough apart to allow for good clean out in soft loamy conditions. They are sized to fit standard buggy wheels. Low profile sidewall reduces flex in, and is available in two compounds”.

Super sticky soft race compound
Best suited for medium packed track conditions
Low profile sidewall reduces flex in turns
Outside Diameter – 111mm
Inside Diameter – 81mm
Width – 43mm

Source: Axial [axialracing.com]


November 16, 2006

Pro-Line Crime Fighter MTR

Pro Line Crime Fighter

More news from Pro-Line, this time they have announced their Crime Fighter tire, suitable for truggies and monster trucks. Extensively tested by their team riders, these new tires resist expansion thanks to inner ribbing and are more responsive thanks to a less pronounced sidewall but we’ll let Pro-Line tell you more…

Pro-Line is happy to report that the new MTR version of tire is more responsive due to its less pronounced sidewall and has an inner ribbing on the inner diameter of the tire and an inner ribbing on the sidewall of the tire; thus reducing the amount of tire expansion under acceleration and reducing the amount of sidewall flex while cornering.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]


November 10, 2006

Schumacher enter the 1/8th off road tyre market

Schumacher Tyres

Schumacher Racing are set to enter the 1/8th scale off road tyre market with their new Spiral and Mini Pin tyres. The Northampton, UK, based company has set mid November as the launch date for the tyres only and December for the pre mounted versions.

Based on our extensive competition racing knowledge we have designed two new tyres, the ‘Schumacher Spiral’ and the more traditional ‘Schumacher Min Pin’ these will each be available in Yellow and Silver compounds to suit a wide variety of surfaces such as grass, dirt and astro.

Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]