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Old 02-28-2009, 08:49 PM
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Which model of AKA tires has the best grip?

My son and I went out to the local races today to do some flipping. I noticed that most of the buggys that were racing the tires started to cake with moist dirt. As a result the traction was not so good.

There was one guy using tires that had big knobs almost like motorcross tires and seemed to do well. It just seems like these type of tires are the least used by virtually everyone.
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What proline tires do alot of people run? That should get a good indication (as weel as a video of the track) on what AKA tires will be best.
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The best tire depends on track conditions.
Aka doesn't have a tire for extremely loamy tack conditions Most people run on hardpack surfaces with a small amount of loose dirt that eventualy get's pushed off the racing line.
I would recomend proline Badlands for your track judging from your description of the surface.
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Try running the Soft CityBlocks in either buggy or truggy. That is the best all around tire on just about any surface.

If the track is super loamy then maybe the Soft CrossBraces.
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AKA City Blocks by far has the best grip! I was used to sliding side ways but when I put on the cityblocks.... i flipped over most of the times and had to do some adjustments in my setup.... also.... with these tires your trug or bug is more predictable.....
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AKA City Block or Cross Brace should work well in those conditions.
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