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February 11, 2013

AKA stadium truck closed cell inserts

AKA introduce their famous closed cell inserts for the 1/10th stadium truck class. The insert was designed to decrease the lateral deflection of the tire while at the same time increasing the vertical impact absorption therefore providing better handling in the bumps. Lateral grooves allow the insert to flex vertically to absorb the large impacts while still maintaining lateral stability and overall durability. The inserts are usable in the front and the rear.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

February 8, 2013

AKA Handlebar 1/8th & 1/10th tires

AKA introduce the Handlebar indoor low-profile tires. The patterns feature minimal tread height for speed, stability and traction on hard-packed surfaces. The leading and trailing edges of the treads have been rounded to minimize break-in time while AKA’s proprietary compounds provide low tire wear. The Handlebar is available in 1/10 Buggy rear and 2WD front, as well 1/8 Buggy in soft, super-soft, and the new clay compound. Kyosho’s Jared Tebo and Team Associated’s Ryan Cavalieri put their stamp of approval on the clay compound Handlebars at the 2013 CRCRC Midwest Champs. They put in a combined effort of 4-TQ’s and 4-1st place finishes in their first race on the new Handlebar tires.

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February 5, 2013

Sweep Racing F1 tires

Sweep Racing new F1 tires have been designed to fit F104 style chassis’. Unlike other tires on the market these F1 tires were designed with both asphalt and carpet surfaces in mind, have ultra high traction and have a sidewall that is designed to have a realistic look. Sweep claim that tire warmers or tire additives are almost not needed for these tires and they are still very easy to drive. Available for front and rear with double sided bar type inserts they are expected to be released before March.

Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]

January 30, 2013

Giuseppe D’Angelo tire additive

Giuseppe D'Angelo tire additive

Top Italian on road racer Giuseppe D’Angelo has released his own line of additive, the result of numerous laboratory tests and track testing. The main characteristics of this additive are increased grip & traction while at the same time remarkable smoothness, an important quality to obtain excellent results. One of its best features is its remarkable ability to penetrate the foam thus guaranteeing grip at all stages of the race.

Source: D’Angelo Addytive

January 30, 2013

AKA Tire prep cloths

Simple new product from AKA, these tire prep cloths have been designed to remove oils, dirt and debris from the tire bead prior to gluing, maximizing the glue bond. Each package contains 10 individually packaged cloths.

Source: AKA [raceaka.com]

January 19, 2013

Pro-Line 1/8th & 1/10th tire updates

Pro-Line introduce their new Diamond Back 1/8th and Ion 1/10th buggy tires as well as several compound updates. Starting with the Diamond Back, the tire replicates the look of a snake’s skin with progressive tread that is denser in the center to provide long wear and spreads out closer to the sidewall to cut through the dust and debris found on the track surface. The Diamond Back tire has a fast but easy-to-drive feel that helped Pro-Line driver Ty Tessmann to record the fastest single lap at the recent 1/8th buggy WC in Argentina. The tire is available in Pro-Line’s new low-wear European-style X2 and X3 compounds. Both the X2 and X3 compound are now also available for the Blockade, Bow-Tie and Big Blox treads.

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January 3, 2013

Sweep Racing 1/10th Square Armor tire

Sweep Racing have released their second 1/10 buggy tire called the Square Armor. These new rear tires are developed for outdoor racing in Europe and come in four compounds, silver, blue, red and white. Team driver Reno Savoya helped develop the tires for better forward bite and traction on dusty surfaces. Available in late January.

Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]

January 2, 2013

JConcepts Stackers and Black Jackets tires

JConcepts have introduced two new tires for 1/8th offroad, the Stackers and Black Jackets. The Stackers is a culmination of successful DNA from the highly popular Hybrids and Crowbars tire tread patterns which reveals a heavy center lug design which is supported at the lower base with extra rib features and tiny fillets which provide a heavy forward gripping force. Directional slashes cut into the tread soften the lugs to absorb bumps and also increase the lug flexibility to accommodate loose conditions. The Black Jackets, constructed from very small square pins, provide additional grip on loose conditions with a light amount of dust and debris across the surface. The tread spacing near the outside rows are slightly open allowing maximum flexibility to adhere to smooth and slick surfaces providing a reasonable flex contact patch. The crisp center bar construction provides a wall-like pattern of tread which provides additional forward bite and also resists some high-expansion wear associated with typical small pin tires.

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