TIRES THAT BITE

[JIMMYX3]

Can anyone tell me what is the best 1/32 tire to use on a routed mdf laytex surfaced track? We are not using any tire bite or magnets, track is 15 X 8 4 lanes at 9 to 12 volts.

Jimmy X3 :?:

[HomeRacingWorld]

Paul Gage XPG's.

[mikeinclover]

We only use silicone tires here and have really good results.
Mike

[Ember]

I'll put up another vote for XPGs. Silicon tyres hate dust.

[Gameover]

Sillies hate dust but that's all I use. A clean track and silicone gets my vote :).

Please keep in mind it's all opinion and you should try them both then decide.

[RichD]

I have done a great deal of testing with both urethane and silicone tires. On a clean track silicone tires have more grip. Even on a dusty track silicone tires will have more grip for a lap or two, then the urethane tires would be better. Dust sticks to silicone tires, but not to urethanes. Once silicone tires get coated with dust they will have no grip at all. If you keep cleaning the silicone tires (the quick way to do that is to roll them on sticky tape) you will pick up all of the dust from the track surface (at least where the tires roll) and further cleaning will not be necessary. Since urethane tires do not pick up dust they will not clean the track. If your track has copper tape urethane tires often pick up a copper colored coating and will loose some grip. Rolling the tires on tape will not remove the coating, it has to be washed off. A little dishwashing liquid or surface cleaner on a rag will do the trick. If you want the best results just wipe the track down with a micro fiber cloth before you run your cars. If the track has not been used for several weeks the track might be very dusty and a first pass with a Swiffer would not hurt.
It is probably better to settle on one type of tire or the other. You will not get the best performance out of either type if you keep switching back and forth. If some of your cars will still use rubber tires urethane tires would be a better choice.

[Mayberryman]

I have raced with Yellow Dog and Paul Gauge urethane tires and found both to be very good. Lately I have began to experiment with NSR Ultra Grip Rubber tires and have found them to be more predictable on wood. All of the above suggestions are good, however, it pretty much comes down to how you like the car to feel and the condition of the track.

[slothead]

Sorry if this is a bit of a tangent, but I converted to all silicone tires for my cars and have been using MaxxTrac M06 tires on all my Trans Am cars. Now that M06 is discontinued and replaced with M06X I'm wondering what to do with the 12 NIB cars I got that haven't hit the track yet.

Anyone know how the new Scalextric compound compares to MaxxTrac tires on MDF? What about M06 versus M06X? Will the cars be equal? I've heard all the praise for PG tires, but I really don't want to have to buy 34 new sets for the series.

Slothead

[JIMMYX3]

Thanks guy's for all the info, it was all helpful.

Bill :text-thankyouyellow: