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October 22, 2007

Cabezas is Spanish 1/8th National Champ

Serpent are reporting that team driver Oscar Cabezas has secured back to back Spanish 1:8 National Championship titles with the defending champion securing the 2007 crown in the season finale at Valencia over the weekend. Driving his Mega powered 960, the Serpent Driver Development team member TQ’d for the event but suffered a scare at the start of the final when he was collected by another car dropping him down the order and out of a title winning position. Aware that second place would be enough to put the title out of reach of his nearest rivals, Cabezas regained his composure and as the fastest car on the track the young star worked his was back up through the field and into that vital second place. Once in this position he held station with mature driving knowing the result would be enough to secure him the 2008 crown.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

October 1, 2007

Serpent Rear wing Inserts

Serpent has released this pair of rear wing mount inserts for use with the 1/10th scale Protoform Stratus. Suitable for both the 190mm and 200mm body shells, the lightweight clear plexiglass inserts fit neatly into the wing mount towers and because they are threaded they replace the nuts that come as standard with the body. Once mounted they provide protection from the mounting screw being pulled through the body in the event of a crash. This not only prevents retirements due to the wing coming off but also saves you money, as the wing mounts are no longer destroyed.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 27, 2007

Per Ola Hard wins Swedish Nationals

Serpent are reporting that their team driver Per Ola Hard has won the 2007 Swedish 1:10 200mm National Champion securing the title in the best way possible over the weekend with victory in the final round. Racing at the fast Staffanstorp track in the south of the country, Hard’s Serpent 720 was working brilliantly allowing him to TQ for the all important grand finale. In the final he was able to carry forward that pace, winning the race and with it becoming the 2007 Champion, Kyosho racer Klas Runesson was 2nd with Xray driver Niklas Hakansson in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 26, 2007

D’Hondt is Belgian 1/8th scale Champion

More news from Belgium, this time its Serpent reporting that their team driver Robin D’Hondt has clinched the 2007 1/8th scale Belgian National Championship with a calculated drive to 2nd place in the final round at Roeselare over the weekend. The current Benelux Champion qualified 2nd for the event behind outgoing Champion Steven Cuypers making it an all Serpent front row and making the most of his TQ position Cuypers, the winner of Round 3, led the final well into the second half of the race before an engine flame out ended a great drive. This allowed Ilia van Gastel into the lead and D’Hondt, who had won round 1, 4 and 5 of the Championship, into 2nd spot which was enough for him to become National Champion.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 25, 2007

New Spring sets from Serpent

More new products from Serpent, this time its the release of 2 sets of new series shock springs, which are suitable for use with all current and previous Serpent shock absorbers. Sold in sets of 5 pairs of springs, 1 set contains 23mm length springs, 1mm longer than the older version, for the front of 1/8th scale chassis’ and both the front and rear of 1/10th scale chassis’, while the 2nd set contains 27mm springs for use on the rear of 1/8th scale chassis’. Featuring a new colour rating these new series of springs are of a better quality, coming with ground flat ends, and as they no longer have a colour coating they function more accurately. The spring’s hardness is now identified by the coloured paint on the springs tip.

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September 25, 2007

Serpent 3mm Carbide balls

Serpent have released these 3mm carbide balls for their new S400 1/10th EP touring car. Sold in a pack of 10, the balls are made from tungsten carbide and are suitable for use in the cars ball differential. These balls are incredibly hard and last much longer than the standard versions thanks to their resistance to flat spotting.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 18, 2007

Christopher wins BRCA 1:10 Truck Champs

Serpent are once more reporting on their National success with Mark Christopher clinching the BRCA 1:10 200mm Truck Championship title in style by winning the final round of the Series at Aldershot. Driving his Mega powered Serpent 720, Christopher took 5 wins over 8 rounds to win the title by 18 points from Andrew Oulton. In the 1:10 200mm Rubber Championship, which runs alongside the National Truck Series, young Joe Kerry (above right) finished off his 2007 season on a high by taking his Serpent 720 to its second victory on his way to becoming Vice-Champion.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

September 18, 2007

João Malveiro wins Portugese Nationals

João Malveiro wins Protugese Nationals

Serpent are reporting on their site that their driver João Malveiro is the 2007 1:10 200mm Portuguese National Champion. The Team Serpent Portugal driver clinched the title last weekend with a podium finish at the new MAIA track in the north of the country. Driving his Serpent 720, third in the final round of the championship was enough for Malveiro to secure the title by 20 points from Mugen driver Bruno Coelho.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]