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September 24, 2013

Pro-Line Pin Point tyres & F-11 wheels

Pro-Line have new tyres and wheels available in the form of the Pin Point 4WD front and SC carpet tyres and F-11 truck and short course wheels. Starting with the tyres, the Pin Point is a dedicated tyre for carpet, astro turf and multi surface tracks. Following the release of the 1/10th buggy rear tyre Pro-Line now have a 4WD front and a 2.2/3.0″ SC variant available. Both come in the grippy Z3 carpet compound and fit all standard 1/10 buggy and SC wheels respectively.

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September 11, 2013

New CRC 12th foams, rims and springs

Calandra Racing Concepts have two new 1/12th scale foams, updated rims and additional side and rear springs available. Starting with the foam tyres, new are the Greene soft and Blu medium compound made from a special Japanese rubber. Used for the first time at the 2012 IFMAR World Championships in the Netherlands the new foam offers high grip and low wear and it slightly differs from the Pink/Magenta/Purple and the Black/Grey/Yellow/White family 1/12th racers have used for years. The names are borrowed from the older American Green and Blue compounds to name the new additions. The tyres come mounted to CRC’s new Flex HR38 rims. They use the same mould and design as the known 38mm High Roller rims but are made using a new more flexible material that produces increased grip. The nylon material is very durable allowing the weekly club racer to have many “board meetings” with little to no damage to the rim. The Flex rim is a running change to CRC’s line of Pro Cuts pre-mounted wheels.

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September 10, 2013

VP-Pro 1/10th buggy disc wheels

Available now for a wide range of 1/10th off-road buggies are VP-Pro’s new disc rims. They are moulded from a special nylon material for light weight and the right amount of flex. Coming in neon yellow or white colour the rims are available in various specifications for current Team Associated, Team Durango, Kyosho, TLR and Xray buggies.

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August 21, 2013

DE Racing Speedline 1/8th buggy wheels

DE Racing introduce the new Speedline series of racing wheels and first up are 83mm rims for 1/8th nitro and electric buggies. They are 43mm wide, feature a glue channel, optimised flex for better traction and handling and they also sport a high clearance inner ribbing. Available in black, white and yellow the wheels weight only 35g each and come in sets of four.

Source: DE Racing [deracing.net]

August 3, 2013

Arrowmax aluminium set-up wheels

Arrowmax has released of the new CNC-machined premium-quality aluminium set-up wheels for electric and nitro 1/10 touring cars. Laser engraved with the Arrowmax logo and arrow pattern they offer precise and repeatable set-up adjustment and tweak correction. Sold in a complete set of 4.

Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]

July 30, 2013

JConcepts 1/8th Bullet buggy wheel

JConcepts introduce their new 83mm Bullet wheels for 1/8th off-road buggies. With a higher focus on stability and extremely grippy track surfaces, the larger overall diameter stretches the tyre sidewall, slightly flattening the tyre profile giving more forward traction and tightens up the reaction felt by the driver. The wheel features durable yet flexible inner ribbing and lightened features which reduce rotating weight. The outer face highlights a slightly concave shape and outer lightening bullet holes around the axle area. The wheels incorporate an outer glue catch that resists excess glue from running down the wheel face during the gluing process and they are available in packs of for in yellow or white colour.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

June 17, 2013

Team Grid BalancePro Zero

Team Grid have released what they claim is the most sensitive wheel balancer for touring cars. Touring car wheels are much lighter than off-road wheels and can benefit from even more precise balancing and the BalancePro Zero is the tool that can deliver the extra racing edge needed for modern touring cars. It uses a true parallel twin blade knife-edge balancing system to provide Zero friction balancing on its continuous contact area, that no other ball bearing based system can offer. Even balanced wheels from a bearing based balancer may still appear unbalanced on the BalancePro Zero. Ultra sensitive it can level perfectly on any surface on its three adjustable legs with the aid of a bubble level. Its balance rod is precision ground with an ultra light weight Delrin hub adapter and a finger guard to ensure total safety.

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June 11, 2013

Xray XB4 white Aerodisk wheels

Xray introduce their Aerodisk wheel value packs for the XB4 off-road buggy. The rims come in white colour, are designed for 14mm hex adapters and are made of a flexible yet durable material. They come as sets of five pairs as narrow front and wide rear wheels.

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