Sweep Racing has released their Orbit 1:10 Offroad tyres as a new 2WD Front option. Having already offered the Orbit as a rear tyre and a 4WD front, when used together with the existing Orbit rear, the new front delivers optimal performance on oiled or hard-packed track conditions. The Orbit is now available in Sweep Racing’s newly developed M-compound.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
Sweep Racing, the tyre supplier to the recent 1:8 GT World Championships in Chile, has announced the addition of top Italian racer Natanaele Senesi as a new team driver. A multiple World Championship finalist and 2024 European Champion, Senesi’s extensive experience in 1:8 GT will significantly strengthen Sweep Racing’s team competitiveness and help them to expand their presence in the global market. On the announcement Sweep posted, ‘In collaboration with Natanaele, we will accelerate the development of the GT8 tires and actively expand our sales efforts to meet the diverse needs of our customers. This new signing marks a major milestone in Sweep Racing’s growth in the international racing community, and we are committed to continuous innovation and progress in the future.’
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
Having covered our first ever 1:8 GT World Championship in Australia 2 years ago, Red RC is excited to be travelling to Santiago, Chile, for the next chapter in IFMAR GT class history. Drivers will not only battle it out to become the 3rd Nitro GT World Champion but also the inaugural eGT World Champion as the electric class gains World Championship status in 2025. Taking place at the very impressive Club de Aeromodelos de Chile (CACH) facility, our coverage of how these championships unfold is being made possible thanks to Sweep Racing, Energy Fuel and reigning GT World Champion chassis manufacturer Hong Nor. Sweep Racing are the official controlled tyre supplier for the event while Italian fuel manufacturer Energy is the controlled fuel for not only the 1:8 GT Worlds but also the 1:8 Onroad Worlds which also take place at CACH later in the year. Red RC is looking forward to travelling to South America, our last trip to this part of the world being for the 2012 1:8 Buggy Worlds in Argentina. Chatting to the winner of that World title, Robert Batlle, at the recent inaugural 1:8 eBuggy Worlds in Portugal about the upcoming GT Worlds, the Spaniard described CACH as the best facility he has ever visited – and he has raced at a lot of tracks around the world! Our coverage of the 2025 IFMAR 1:8 GT World Championships will, after a full day of travel, begin this Wednesday, September 17th, with the first round of qualifying. We hope you enjoy following our coverage as we get to tell the story of how the sport’s latest World Champions are crowned.
As Chile continues its preparation for hosting the IFMAR 1:8 GT World Championships in September, the organisers have announced Sweep as the official tyre supplier. Racers will use the recently released D-SPEC GT 40 tyre. The organisers have been testing the tyre in various conditions with their advisors since January and ultimately made the decision after a comparison test with other options at the Club de Aeromodelos de Chile (CACH) in the past 2 weeks when weather conditions were similar to those expect in September. The main focus was performance, durability, quality and how long they took to reach optimum performance (considering that EP racing cannot afford to have a lengthy warm up period and tire warmers are not allowed).
Source: IFMAR Worlds Chile 2025 [ifmarworlds2025.com]
Sweep Racing has released a new tyre for the 1:8 GT market offering the category its new D-SPEC Rubber treatment. After many months of testing in the US and around the globe, the improved D-SPEC rubbers are specially formulated for heavier GT8 cars. Long lasting with easy to drive characteristics, they are just like the smaller touring car D-SPEC TC Tires used as the spec tyre at last year’s IFMAR ISTC World Championship in California. Available only Pre-glued with dual stage inserts, they will be available in 32 36 40 and 44 shores.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
New from Sweep Racing, these F21-F1 front tires in MX compound have been developed for asphalt racing. The new MX (medium-X) compound provides more consistency and long lifespan at track in mid to hot track conditions.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
Sweep Racing have released their new SR-CX28PRO carpet tires for 10th touring car competition use. New SR-CX28PRO carpet tires provide maximum consistency from the beginning to the end of a run and have enough durability on multiple carpet track conditions. Comes pre-installed with red lightweight inserts on strong nylon wheels.
Source: Sweep Racing [sweepracing.com]
New from Sweep Racing come this Trilug 1.9″ rock crawler bead lock tires, a first entry into this category for the brand. Trilug tires have three step lugs on the sidewall and special compounds provide maximum traction on multiple surfaces. Gold and yellow compounds are available and the tires fit perfectly with the brand’s double stage inserts and aluminium bead lock wheels.
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