"slick tyres"

[john333]

As a few might have noticed, last night Gareth tried some Schumacher slick tyres (Rascal 1/10th buggy, part number U6720) and while they didn't give the grip of a new mini pin they were actually very good (less than a second per lap slower than my car)

As a club we are thinking of bringing it in as a control tyre, (along with Broxtowe who are also thinking about it)

The benefits are that they will last for ages and they wont wear the carpet out.

The only possible downside is that they need additive, but that is readily available and lasts ages too.

Can you all put your thoughts down on here, both for and against and we will look at the outcome and decide in a few weeks.

Obviously if we do bring them in as a control tyre we wont turn people away if they don't have them that week, and we could think about having a small stock of them trackside for people to buy.

John

[Tom_1984]

They did look good last night and I am thinking of giving them a try but its finding somewhere that stocks them.

Hope people do give them ago because the carpet is getting a lot of ware on it now

[john333]

getting them wont be a problem, PBM will stock them and I'm sure the club could purchase some from Andy like we do with the mini pins.

[200sx]

I've bought a pair. Looking forward to trying them out next week. Anything that lasts longer than minipins is good in my book. I have noticed the carpet fluffing up more and more each week.

[nites]

What about the slicks that rich ran? They didnt look to have as much grip (maybe they didnt have additive on) but they did look like a lot of fun.

[OneKiwi]

What about these:

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They are made slicks and we use them as a control tire here in Sweden. They need running in and addative isn't a must (but is recommended) and warm track/hall makes a difference.

I have posted a few pairs to the UK EU and the US

Panther also has a good clay tire that lasts quite a while as well.