RC Nitro Truggy, Buggy and Monster Truck. Joneh FC Tech Style.

Here’s some review of Werks Offroad Tires which we had been testing out these few months. These tires comes with 2 types of compounds which is R200 for soft and R300 for medium. Me and my other drivers just fell in love with them first hand because of it’s traction and forward bites. To me, it’s comparable to those top tires brand around if not better as I’ve tried few of them before this.


To be more precise, I’ll start with the Werks “lugs” which is very suitable for most tracks with hard packed conditions (that’s what it says) but I found out that it’s also suitable for medium packed track as well. It’s actually an all around tire. I would prefer the R200 soft compound as it absorbs more bumps on uneven areas on the track thus giving the buggy more stability during sharp turns and jumps by minimising bounce which normally are depended solely on shocks and the weight of the shock oils. Not to say that we no longer depend on the shocks to absorb the bumps but as a compliment to further enhance the stability of the buggy. Some expert says that the compounds wears off real fast but after 2 full races, I still find that the tire are pretty much the same with minimal wear (and it’s very minimal), maybe Im not a hard driver, hehe. Furthermore, you’ll be surprise on the compound’s flexibility as it’s produced with natural rubber instead of 100% synthetics. I’ve trim off the pins in the center row of the tire’s pin designs (which a GS factory driver recommends me) and I found out that it’s more responsive in turns (you may try this but it’s not a guaranteed performance thing as it’s dependable on your driving style). Well, let’s turn to the other design now….

“W’s” is another great tire that came from Werks Racing and Im more fond of these than lugs. Maybe it gives me the option of choosing between forward bite and/or braking ability as this tire is directional. I’ve tried using a direction for forward bite on the front wheel and braking ability on the rear (on which direction the “W” faces) and found it very attractive on my driving. Im also very much into R200 soft compound and as I’ve mentioned, helped a lot on those uneven areas in a track and lessen the “bounce” on my buggy during small and huge jumps that will sometimes affect the manueverability of the buggy upon acceleration on landings. From the 2, I would prefer the “w’s” but both are as good in quality and tractions. Most of the other drivers in my group just love’em and gave up on their previous tires. Factory says that the “w’s” are suitable for loamy tracks but I found that it’s suitable for dry track as well. Well, best on both worlds I guess.

I would recommend that you guys try out the “w’s” if not both and I can assure you, you’ll be amaze. Im amaze myself as it improves the manuverability of my buggy thus improving my lap times with lesser mistakes in jumps and faster in and out of turns. I’ve also tried using the lugs on my front wheel and “w’s” at the rear at a recent local race and Wow….the traction in front for corners and brakings at the rear and Im pretty surprised at the pace Im going.

By the way, the inserts used at this moment is normal foam and will be replaced with orange coloured moulded inserts in 2007. Anyway, the “w’s” ran out of stock as of now but the shipment will come in soon. The RRP is RM65 per pair with inserts and feel free to contact me (019-382 0260) or Terrence (012-327 8870) for further info.

P/s: I’ve also punched holes on the inner of the rims to make it softer on landing impacts. Just an enhancement idea if ever you think it’s not soft enough as the tires doesn’t come with holes molded in them.

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