New JConcepts Smoothie 3 1/10 Buggy Slicks

[DavidB1126]

Blue and Green for right now. No silver yet?

https://blog.jconcepts.net/2025/03/jconcepts-new-release-smoothie-3/

 

[CertifiedMike]

More bald man infringment!!!!
I think you're supposed to mix the blue and green to get silver.

Ok, so really, do you run these bald tires on your carpet tracks? On which cars and what do you think of them? Not a youtube review either! How bad are they???
I think I'm stuck with 'not sponge' tires for racing at least for now...
What about inserts for these?

 

[DavidB1126]

What about inserts for these?

Pretty sure they include the regular jcon dirt tech closed cell tab style inserts.

Ok, so really, do you run these bald tires on your carpet tracks? On which cars and what do you think of them? Not a youtube review either! How bad are they???
I think I'm stuck with 'not sponge' tires for racing at least for now...

I run the smoothie 2s on my 4wd bug currently. Also have a set of ellipses which now turned in to smoothie slicks. Ran over with traction compound several times. Most people use these slicks on indoor untreated clay, blue groove, glued clay/dirt, ect but some do use them on carpet so that carpet pin tires don't groove up the carpet. Mostly seen for carpet tracks that do mixed onroad and off-road and sometimes oval too. From what I seen the only allowed compound sauce for carpet is sxt 3.0 only. Not bad at all from my experience using slicks on blue groove dirt. Traction for days. Just treat them with sauce when you get them out of the packaging for your first couple race days.

 

[CertifiedMike]

Pretty sure they include the regular jcon dirt tech closed cell tab style inserts.

I run the smoothie 2s on my 4wd bug currently. Also have a set of ellipses which now turned in to smoothie slicks. Ran over with traction compound several times. Most people use these slicks on indoor untreated clay, blue groove, glued clay/dirt, ect but some do use them on carpet so that carpet pin tires don't groove up the carpet. Mostly seen for carpet tracks that do mixed onroad and off-road and sometimes oval too. From what I seen the only allowed compound sauce for carpet is sxt 3.0 only. Not bad at all from my experience using slicks on blue groove dirt. Traction for days. Just treat them with sauce when you get them out of the packaging for your first couple race days.

I have a bit before I'll be racing so I'm looking for opinions.
I am 10000000000000% positive there will be "the tire" at the track that everyone uses and that might be fine. I like to have 'other ideas' availible too though.
I'm gonna go ahead and guess that my Optima Mid might not handle exatly the same as most if these modern buggies, right?

 

[DavidB1126]

Sneak peak

 

[CertifiedMike]

Sneak peak

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Did you rob a paper boy??? Or 40???
That looks like quite a pile!!!
I think I need those!!!
Check your PM's. My addy $.20 and a Mt Dew, right?
I can't wait to hear about these really!

 

[DavidB1126]

Local track got stock

 

[CertifiedMike]