JConcepts Mambos 3117-01 SCT Street Eliminator Drag Racing Rear Tires (2) (Blue)

JCO311701Mambos Drag Racing Rear Tire, Blue Compound, fits 3.0 x 2.2" WheelA lot of chatter in the RC community brought the team to producing a tire in a much wider configuration. Mambos by JConcepts is the latest wide-body tire built specifically for RC Drag Racing. At the heart of this design is the 2.2 x 3.0" configuration but stretched out to create a larger contact patch. Forward traction is the name of the game and the goal of the larger area, in theory, gives a racer a slight advantage in the "hook and go" department.One of the tricky aspects to drag racing rear tires is tire expansion and controlling this aspect of power and acceleration. The JConcepts design team thickened the entire carcass, added inner sidewall ribbing on the inside and outside and then an industry first waffle inner weight reduction pattern. The waffle pattern accomplishes 2 things, weight reduction and provides some resistance to expansion to split some difference between a heavily restricted belted tire a