Renaud Savoya signs to Sweep Racing
Sweep Racing have signed 3 time European Champion Renaud Savoya. The French factory Xray driver, who previously raced for Pro-Line, had the following to say about the deal:
Here we are! After many tests in different conditions, my choice naturally went to Sweep. They showed me an unbelievable potential, as for the products and the people. It’s a real pleasure to work with such great guys, as they always do their best to improve and develop the best products worldwide. I’m looking forward to this new season, as part of their R&D dept and can’t be more confident in my package! Special thanks to Ryan Lee and Maugrafix for putting us in contact!
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
Friday, January 13, 2012
Sweep Racing 2012 clothing line up
Sweep Racing have introduced their 2012 clothing line up as modeled by these attractive women. First up is the hooded sweater which comes in charcoal grey and sports the Sweep across the chest and the SR logo large across the back. Next up is the Winter Jacket which is made of a fleece material and sports a large collar and elasticized cuffs to keep the wind out. This jacket features embroidered logos on the chest arm and across the shoulders. Finally the ubiquitous t-shirt has been given a make over with front print receiving an updated and the rear now sporting a large SR logo. Available now in a full range of sizes.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Sweep Racing Tendroid 1/10th buggy rear tire
Sweep Racing have released their first 1/10th offroad buggy rear tire, the Tendroid. The Bar pattern was designed to have maximum forward bite on hard packed clay tracks, while droids control the side bite. Combined together, the 10droid has optimum traction and a long life span. Available in 4 different rubber compounds, Silver (Ultra soft), Blue (Extra Soft), Red (Soft) and White (Medium), available to suit any track conditions.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Sweep Racing V3 buggy wheel
Sweep Racing are pleased to announce the release of the V3 Dish wheel for 1/8 scale buggies. Sporting a weight of 34 gram at a diameter of 83mm the wheels are both strong and light. Although very light, they are also exceptionally strong and measure the maximum diameter of 83mm. They also feature ten ribs to provide a rigid structure to prevent excessive flex and create a very true running wheel. The gluing beads have a sand paper like finish to improve bonding performance with the tires without additional preparation. An additional glue path on the gluing beads keep the glue from overflowing out of the bead and prevents an overflow into the insert.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Sweep Racing Strong Glue Jr.
Do you ever reach into your RC bag for some tire glue and notice it has either dried out, or the nozzle has become clogged? This can be a frustrating and expensive problem as it leaves a lot of tire glue wasted. Sweep Racing is now offering their popular Strong glue in ‘Jr.’ size bottles with a child resistant cap to prevent clogging and to also avoid the purchases of an excessive amount of glue. You can now actually finish an entire bottle of glue.
Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Sweep Micro Contacts tires
Sweep have introduced their lucky seventh 8th scale off-road tire called, Micro Contacts. This tire was designed to be a bulletproof micro pin style tire delivering a rocket round run in qualifying and still able to last the whole A-main. Featuring a very stable micro pin pattern to sweep the ground with today’s hottest 21 engines. As the name suggests, all of their test drivers commented on how they feel like their car has micro suction cups sticking to the ground. The gluing bead and sidewalls have been redesigned to deliver a precise steering feel, which has never been experienced in the past. Four different compounds are available to suit a large variety of track conditions. The softest compound silver, blue, red and then the hardest compound white. These tires are designed specifically for their own grooved inserts or Cloud 9 closed cell foam inserts.
Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]
Friday, September 30, 2011
Jilles Groskamp joins Sweep Racing
Sweep Racing have announce that double Euro Touring Series Champion Jilles Groskamp has joined their team. The Tamiya TRF and Team Orion factory driver had this to say about the deal:
After some tests with the Sweep tyres I’m very excited to join the Sweep racing team. As a professional driver I spend many days testing new parts on the car and new electronics and good tyres are needed for this. It allow me to test my Orion powered Tamiya 417 in a perfect way due the fast and consistent tyres of Sweep racing.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sweep updated EXP45 GT tires
With the growing popularity of the electric 1/8 GT class, it was obvious some changes were needed in the tires. Because of the extraordinary torque an electric motor creates, there is a lot of stress on the tires. The new improved Sweep EXP45 GT tires have been redesigned to provide more forward traction, come up to race temperature quicker and maintain optimum operating temperature. This results in greater acceleration out of the corner, fewer warm up laps and more consistent performance throughout the run.
Source: Sweep [sweepracing.com]
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
