Coming from RC-Carbonstore’s Rebellion-RC brand is an aluminium centre pivot plate for the Serpent SF4 formula pan car. Machined from high-quality aluminium for a low weight and exceptional durability the black anodised plate is a direct replacement for the standard part that can crack or break in heavy hits. The black anodised surface makes for cool factory looks while offering added surface protection.
T-Works have introduced two new screw sets for the Serpent 750 1/10th 200mm nitro on-road kit. Available now are a 134-piece UFO head titanium and a 174-piece gold-colored steel screw kit with the titanium kit helping to lower the car’s overall weight while the gold-colored fasteners mainly add bling and corrosion resistance.
View the gold-coloured screws here
RC-Carbonstore have introduced their new Rebellion-RC carbon fibre and aluminium optionals for the Serpent SF4 formula car. First up is the symmetrical main chassis plate that ensures equal left-to-right flex characteristics. Also new is an upper deck with the MST multi sidetone position feature that allows to shift the side tubes forth and back to fine-tune their damping action. Next up are carbon fibre side plates with 2mm higher cutouts and spacer plates for raised side bearing positions – again an option to fine-tune the car’s geometry. Also new is a wing holder option for an up to 20mm forward-shifted wing position, optimising the car’s aerodynamics and weight bias. Last but not least come front swing arms in -7.5mm (SF3 standard), -5mm, -2.5mm, 0mm (SF4 standard) and +2.5mm offset to adjust the front track width as well as the Xray gear diff conversion whose redesigned Wing-to-Chassis mount makes way for the wide gear diff assembly. As usual with Rebellion-RC all carbon fibre parts are available in a large variety of carbon fibre weave colours in order to personalise your ride.
Serpent have announced the soon release of their all-new SRX8-GT 1/8th nitro GT kit. The car shares many high performance parts from the successful SRX8 platform and in addition to the details carried over from the SRX8 platform, Serpent have introduced many new, design concepts to push the kit well into the future as well as set itself apart from all competition. Full details will become in time for the release.
Source: Serpent [serpent.com]
Hiro Seiko have announced the release of new lightweight screw sets for a range of on-road kits, such as the Awesomatix A800X Evo, Serpent F110 SF4, Xray T4F, and the Yokomo YRX12’19. The screw kits are available as full titanium or mixed titanium and aluminium sets, with the latter including titanium for the lower and alloy screws for the upper areas of the chassis. The Awesomatix, Serpent and Yokomo specific mixed sets include natural titan and silver anodised alloy screws while the Xray set utilises orange anodised alloy fasteners to match the car’s alloy parts. Using the screws will lower the vehicle’s overall weight while offering higher corrosion resistance and cooler looks than the standard steel fasteners.
View the other screw sets here
Serpent have introduced their new Project 4X Pro 1/10th 4WD electric touring car kit, follow-up model to the previous Evo kit. The latest evolution of the innovative electric touring car is packed with improvements that make it both faster and easier to drive. The new rear geometry that can be used with either fixed or active toe with the fixed toe configuration features a unique 3-pivot design for quick toe adjustments, easy track width changes and more efficient arm sweep. The variable toe variation however generates more grip while improved toe control gives the optimum combination of steering and rear grip. The new horizontal top deck is the result of countless hours of testing to find the perfect combination of flex and rigidity while improvements in various components allow more battery configurations, including shorty types, to make it easier to find the optimum weight distribution for each track. Other included updates will allow the mounting of more optional parts to further enhance the tuneability of the 4X Pro. The Pro uses all of the Evo’s updates including the same easy to build and setup shock system and fixed-length pullrods, while the rear suspension is heavily modified with much longer arms and a different geometry to create more steering and widen the setup window on medium to high grip asphalt. The Pro kit will hit stores this March.
Arrowmax have introduced their new Arrowspace Magnesium product line that will offer magnesium option parts for a range of kits. First up will be a ceramic-coated magnesium main chassis plate for the Serpent S750 1/10th 200mm nitro touring car. The material used will reduce weight by nearly 40 percent compared to regular aluminium whole also reducing “noise”. The special ceramic coating will ensure long lasting performance. More information will become available in time for the release.
Source: Arrowmax [arrowmax-rc.com]
Top Swedish racer Viktor Wilck has announced his departure from long-time sponsor Serpent. Back-to-back podium finisher at the IFMAR ISTC Worlds in South Africa and China, Viktor can look back on a pretty fruitful electric and nitro campaign with the iconic brand and he has yet to announce his new chassis sponsor. In the meantime Viktor had this to say about his departure:
As of 31st dec will be my last day with Serpent company and racing Serpent cars. I would like to thank everybody at Serpent for this last 4years. And especially Mr Lau and Felix Law for all there dedication and support. I have learned a lot during this time and been great to work together with everybody at Serpent. We achieved some great result with a brand new platform and highlights being podium at Reedy Race Invitational and back to back 3rd place at the IFMAR World Championship. I wish everybody the best of luck at Serpent and now looking forward to new challenges.
