Show #341 - The No Name RC Podcast - Nicola Marrone -HotRace Tyre Owner 2.0
About this episode
Lefty interviews Nicola Marrone, discussing the intricacies of tire development and the RC racing industry.
05:35 -Bongiorno Nicola 8:12 - HOTRACE Factory in Italy & USA 12:23 - RC Off Road Tire Development 17:44 - Unseen Costs of Tire development 23:22 - Carpet Tires USA & Europe 26:36 - Rough Cost of producing 1/10 Slick Tire 29:05 - ⅛ Tire Market & New Indoor Tire 32:27 - ⅛ tire harder to develop than 1/10 33:08 - Thoughts On RAWSpeed Sale 35:32 - Expansion of USA Team? 38:47 - Marco Leaves Again Why? 41:09 - Two More Drivers Leaving Why? 45:26 - Drivers on No Tire Contracts? 47:00 - Plans for New Euro drivers? 50:20 - Nicolas Thoughts on Spec Tires 1:03:36 - How to Save Nitro OnRoad 1:17:51 - Sport vs Hobby & Future of RC 1:22:00 - Lefty wants a celebrity RC race 1:34:12 -Conclusion In this episode, Lefty sits down with HotRace Tyres boss Nicola Marrone for one of the most honest and insightful RC conversations of the year. Nicola joins us from his factory in Italy to talk about what it really takes to build world-class tyres, the massive cost and grind behind R&D, the differences between U.S. and European carpet racing, and how tyre development affects performance at the highest level. They also dive deep into:• The true cost of a winning tyre and why volume…
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