Recently there has been some talk about the new foams from Kyosho America subsidiary AKA. This weekend at the Pre-Worlds was the real debut at a large event, used by a couple of guys including designer Mark Pavidis and Ty Tessman who raced in the final(s). Supply was short, each AKA sponsored driver only had a couple of sets of foam for the entire event, meaning everyone had to cut out their worn tires to re-use the foams after each run. The foam is really different from any other foam on the market with a 'sponge' look, they do in fact resemble on-road foam tires.

Speaking with designer Mark Pavidis he said,
"The foams are not your standard moulded PU foam poured in moulds. These foams are much stronger than any molded PU foam on the market. The foams are ground to shape from a foam rubber mix. The inserts are still light weight as well. The intial feeling of the foams give the tire a slightly firmer feel but the performance is very noticable."

The foam is appears to be very durable and harder than anything else on the market. Coupled with AKA tyres, the combination seems to be working well with very little wear, even after an hour long main, as 3rd place finisher Ty Tessman's tyres proved.
When it comes to a firm release date the AKA folks are pretty tight-lipped however we hear rumblings of mid-to-late August.