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The Pro-Line blog is hosting up a picture of a new short course truck racing tire based on their well known Hole Shot tread. They aren’t giving up any details yet, like compounds, price, or ship date. All they are saying is “Coming soon…” Normally here is where I’d say “click on over to the Pro-Line blog for more info,” but [...]
1:1 scale off-road tire manufacturer Pit Bull Tires is jumping into the r/c arena. Their first mold is the Rock Beast XOR 2.2″ crawler tire, which is modeled after their full scale Rocker LT tires. The Rock Beast features a multi-varied tread pattern that they say increases forward, reverse, and lateral traction. Pit Bull is using their proprietary Komp Kompound™ [...]
Pro-Line‘s got a new pair of shoes for your short course truck. The Suburb SCs feature the same tread design that’s won national championships in 1/8 scale, but now they are appropriately scale looking for short course trucks. They also feature reinforcing ribs and webbing to keep the tire in the right shape during cornering and acceleration. You can get [...]
Core RC wants you to buy some new tires. It just so happens that they also have some new tires that you can buy. Fresh out of the molding machines Core’s got a pair of new treads for 1/10 scale 4wd buggies that they’ve dubbed the Multi Block and the Multi Bow. They are molded in Core’s [...]
JConcepts has a new tire for 2.2″ buggy wheels that lies somewhere between their popular Goosebumps tread and the Double Dees tread. They call them the Flip Outs and this is what they have to say about them:Alternating center bar support provides the base for the forward traction while the small accommodating tapered pins provide the dig and flex [...]
Remember those Pro-Line Trencher SC tires we posted about a while back? No? Oh… well… Anyway that tread pattern has been jumbo sized for monster trucks. The Trencher 3.8″ (40 series) tire has a 1/4″ tread that is good for all kinds of grip on just about any surface. They’ve also got an increased sidewall [...]
Losi‘s got a new set of fat meats for 2.2 class rock crawlers. The new Boss Claws are actually patterned after the popular 1/8 scale Eclipse treads, with a ton of smaller, pin type lugs. The sidewalls feature large, multi-edged lugs on the outside and have webbing on the inside for better support during side hilling. It’s said that the [...]
Hot Bodies has a bunch of new tires for the various short course trucks out there. All of these tires are molded in Hot Bodies’ soft Pink compound for use on ultra-low traction surfaces. Check out the tread patterns to see which one might work for you. Clockwise from top left you got the Beams, Megabite, Megagrid, and Rodeoo treads. The [...]
The compound that has been known about since February is finally going retail. New to Pro-Line‘s site are a bunch of old treads avialable in the new M4 “Super Soft” compound. For you 1/8 scale buggy drivers the Recoil, Hole Shot, and Caliber tread patterns are available in the new stuff. Short course drivers are also getting some love as [...]
Hey, remember those M5 Cross motorcycle tyres… er… tires… that Schumacher announced a day or two ago? Well Duratrax is bringing them Stateside for the MX450. So now you don’t have to do a £/$ conversion or pay for overseas shipping! There’s the “Chocolate” low profile square tread which is ideal for dirt oval tracks and there’s [...]
The Pro-Line blog is showing off an aggressive new tread for short course trucks. Going by the moniker Trencher SC, they have a very all-terrain style like you might see on your friend’s rock crawler. It’s going to be molded in their M2 compound, which should provide long life both on and off-road. Go check out the Pro-Line blog for [...]
