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(29th-Mar-21, 04:31 PM)BARacer Wrote: I read that Slot.it lost their N22/F22 supplier, so they had to refresh the product.
There seems to be a common link in that NSR (who have made no declaration; but suddenly began branding new production of tyres as "EVO" - and they definitely are not as good as the previous ones), and Slot.it the N and F series, and Sideways the Hi-Grip who have both said they lost production source, all happened in a short, overlapping time-frame.
I suspect that Pendle don't actually HAVE an actual F22 formula tyre, they have just come across a source formula that performs a bit similar, so they have presumably purloined the term?
Perhaps Alex? could comment openly on this.
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So they have!
Reading the long explanation under the picture, they should just re-badge the slot.it tyre chart!
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Sounds like all the tyres were made in the same factory.
Just a guess but possibly Covid lockdowns meant the factory either closed down permanently or took the same route as many other businesses and used the pause caused by Covid to take a look at their products and decided that they either didn't want to manufacture slot car tyres any longer or didn't want to continue with the same mixes for the rubber.
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We have successfully thread drifted quite a long way.
Back in G25 land, Slot.it have just released G25 tyres to fit both their Policar F1 rear wheels.
Codes are
PPT1310G25
PPT1224G25
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Wintergreen... as found in Olbas oil and Tea Tree oil...both of which give tyres tremendous traction whilst clearing your blocked nose!
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I think my plan is to use G25s for my Auslot touring car next year as the tracks are reputed to be high grip textured painted wood.
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(29th-Mar-21, 06:30 PM)slotloco Wrote: (29th-Mar-21, 04:31 PM)BARacer Wrote: I read that Slot.it lost their N22/F22 supplier, so they had to refresh the product.
I suspect that Pendle don't actually HAVE an actual F22 formula tyre, they have just come across a source formula that performs a bit similar, so they have presumably purloined the term?
Perhaps Alex? could comment openly on this.
I can confirm that maurizio told me that the original tyre manufacturer that made the f22&N18 is no longer producing tyres for slot.it
(Refer to the "slot.it tyre past and present" on slotforum)
As for the Pendle "f22"?.
Even if slot.it didn't like pendle using the f22 designation, let's face it, they are not going to upset the biggest UK vendor of slot.it products, Are they?
The G tyres are really good.
The only bad thing I can say about them is that they wear better than the N or F tyres which is probably giving Gary Skipp (DiSCA) a bit of an F1Pirelli type headache.
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Hello Gents
A follow up comment to confirm that DiSCA has chosen the G25 as a single compound WEC tyre for 2022.
When we tested it it was very, very good and difficult to partner with something in such a way as our previous two compound selection.
Performance characteristics reminded me personally of Slotit P4, which was an unbeatable tyre when it came to racing on Ninco.
We will use the narrower G25 on all WEC cars to begin, with a potential to switch to the wider tyre once LM Hypercars enter the frey.