I don't know what I am taking about... Don't listen to me.

#1 It's January 1 2014 for the tires. This is so people can use up the tires. If it's better for your area that you allow the current rules for a longer time, go with what works for you. Kevin K runs the Hurricane Midwest All Star series (10 years!) and he is allowing the current tire rule for his entire 2013/2014 schedule.

The point is to get everyone to something that works and is not hard to get or overly expensive. Do you want to try 10 different tires? Or try to get something that is not being made but works well? One guy near us bought HPI Advans to try, and found out they were not very good, wore out fast, and were expensive. We have done the legwork for you... I can post the pictures of my tire box so you can see that I am out 10x the amount of money you are by implementing this rule.

Me either Travis S.

thanks for reply Rob.

well Ive got 11 sets of tires and rims for GT...Rides,HPI,AE, and some off-brand ?

and not incl whats in the bag...lol..

I see how this is going to help.... count me in and the 2014 Southern Nats....but we need rims that will allow different off-sets...

here are the 2 AE tires...one from RTR TC4, other is the ones from earlier

It is just the tires and inserts are going to be spec and not the rims they are mounted on is what I thought.

There are tamiya rims that are 24mm with different offsets I have seen like +2.

For example:

http://www.tamiyausa.com/items/radio...els-4pcs-53468

How about you guys send me all those Junk tires Jan 2nd. I will hand them out for free to anyone new wanting to try USGT at our local track ? I'll even pay shipping.

DEAL ?

jan 1st 2014...that only 3 months away

will the dynamite/ride tires be allowed??

& where can we get these RIDE TIRES??

& at yall big events will yall have them for sale??

I like the spec tire rule, after all USGT is a spec class. Makes it easy to know what tire to use lol

Just dont spec the motors ... dont like whats happening in vta with now 3 allowed spec motors

Each track/club is different and will do whats best for its racers.

this isn't rocket science....

plan is to have a spec tire and insert for USGT as of 2014, Jan 1st...Im guessing the Summit Nationals at Ft Wayne will be open as that race is Feb, but that's Jeremy call...Im sure the Scale Nats in Chi will be Rides, as well as 2014 Southern Nats too...

For your club races Im sure the tires you have are fine till they run out...but that's your race director call....after adding up what I have in GT tires?....gee whiz...Im in...save me the $$$$

If the look exactly the same then no way of saying no @ tech

Ordered some today here : http://www.teamgravityrc.com/store1/...=0&sort=normal

thanks!!

So I am assuming that the testing has been done for these Ride tires on carpet and asphalt? If they wear on asphalt like the X-patterns do I'm in on the spec tires. The HPIs are practically spec at my track (outdoor concrete) because of the wear and handling characteristics but are hard to get now and are a little expensive. This could save me a lot of money testing other tires.

I'm fine with a spec tire for USGT, however, I would be very disappointed if they are only available in 24mm widths. I used to run that width (Advans) and was always disappointed with the options I had, i.e. no where near the options available for 26mm tires.

I think it'd be great if the spec tire is available in 24mm and 26mm widths. Could be a fun tuning aid.

Yes the tires have been tested on both carpet and asphalt. The tire wears better than both X-patterns on carpet and is cheaper with the same amount of grip. The wear on them outside is better than the pro compound X patterns with more grip than the D compound with their wear more inline with the D's on asphalt.

These tires are only made in 24mm. More choices leads to more cost the main goal was to help stem the cost and make tires that were easy to obtain on a regular basis. With help from Gravity RC they will make sure that there is good supply in the country and making sure to meet the racer and hobby shop demand.


For the guys looking for more offset in 24mm rims you can always add wider hexes to your car as well. Most cars now come with rather narrow hexes with long axles that can easy take wider hexes.