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#1 Wayne Thomas

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Posted 11 January 2017 - 11:16 PM

What are the best HO tires for sale and where can someone buy them?




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Posted 12 January 2017 - 12:51 AM

Super Tires dot com...   Great (best) silicone racing tires...   Has some Tyco urethanes, too...
 
Innovative Hobby Supply dot com...   JelClaws... EPDM rubber... Really sticky... Pick up a lot of lint/dust...


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Posted 12 January 2017 - 06:52 AM

If you are racing modern magnet cars, using HOPRA or UFHORA rules, silicone coated sponge tires are the standard.  Slottech, Wizzard, or BSRT are the top brands and most readily available.  

 

You can even make them yourself, but there's a learning curve to getting them right.


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Posted 12 January 2017 - 11:26 AM

Lucky Bob's Raceway has Quicker Engineering tires for both gravity and magnet cars.
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