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February 13, 2018

Tobias Hepp teams up with Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of German 1/8th nitro on-road frontrunner, Tobias Hepp. The multiple “B” European Championship finalist and 2008 European Junior Champion will be racing Serpent’s 988 1/8th platform at all major races in Germany, at select ENS events and he has the following to say about the deal:

First of all, I want to thank Team Serpent for this opportunity and Im proud to back in the Team after 8 years. Im looking forward to working with the Team and I can‘t wait to race with my new Viper 988 car. See you on the track soon.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

January 26, 2018

Serpent SRX2 HT Team 2WD buggy kit

Serpent’s popular SRX2 1/10th 2WD buggy platform is now also available in the HT Team edition. HT stands for High Traction with the transmission layout and included options making the kit ideal for all high traction conditions such as carpet, astroturf and prepped clay. Based off of the laydown mid motor SRX2 MHT configuration the HT Team variant included option parts such as a narrow 7075-T6 lightweight aluminium chassis with separate aluminium front kick-up plate, titanium-nitride-coated shock shafts, 3.7lbs rated front and 2.1lbs rear springs, machined 2×1.3mm shock pistons as well as a smooth gear differential, a low cab forward MH body shell and aluminium battery plate nuts. The kit is shipping now and will hit stores very soon.

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January 22, 2018

Cody King teams up with Serpent

Serpent have officially announced the signing of former IFMAR 1/8th Buggy World Champion, Cody King to their factory team. The former HB Racing pilot only announced his retirement last Fall but he was still seen trackside and is now back to race Serpent’s Cobra series of 1/8th off-road buggies and trucks. In addition he will also campaign the Spyder 1/10th platforms at various 2WD and 4WD races. Cody’s calendar will include all major races in the US and abroad, including the Neo Race and the IFMAR Worlds and he had the following so say:

My first impression of the Serpent cars is awesome! The quality of the parts is the best I have ever worked with. I built my first kit last week and it went together amazingly. I have been running the cars for about 2 months and I feel very comfortable with them already. The cars are so easy to work on and every day I go practice things get better and better. […] I want to say thank you to everyone at Serpent. Especially Paul Ciccarello for all his help during this process. 2018 is going to be a great year! If anyone has any questions about the Serpent cars or brand they can contact me through email Codyking@serpentamerica.com or Facebook Messenger.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

December 15, 2017

Serpent SDX4 improved carbon shock towers

Coming from Serpent and made for the SDX4 1/10th 4WD off-road buggy are improved carbon fibre shock towers. The V2 towers offer an optimised geometry for fine-tuned droop and up travel settings as well as an additional shock angle hole, and optimised camber link settings that are more spaced for greater durability. The shock towers are available separately from now on.

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November 24, 2017

Serpent Project 4X Evo – Coming soon

A first image of Serpent’s Project 4X Evo 1/10th electric touring car has appeared on the internet. In use by the Serpent team during this week’s AOC in Japan, the Evo kit will feature a range of option parts such as the vertical top decks, the short link RRS system, and linear suspension components to name just a few. Rumours have it that also some integral parts of the car received an update to make for easier building, set-up and maintenance. Official information about all features should surface in time for the release which is scheduled for around mid-December.

Image: Sanwa [sanwa-denshi.co.jp]

November 23, 2017

Serpent sign Fangzhou “Rocket” Zhang

Serpent have announced the signing of Chinese frontrunner, Fangzhou Zhang, better known as Rocket Zhang. Rocket is a multiple A-finalist at events such as the TITC, AOC and Chinese National Championships. Rocket will pilot Serpent’s Project 4X touring car at national and international events and he has the following to say:

Thank you very much to Serpent and Mr. Liu for giving me the opportunity to join the team. Serpent has always been a well-known RC brand, has a very complete product lines. I ran Serpent for the first time with the 710 GP to participate in the competition more than 10 years ago. With joining Serpent and be able to get the opportunity to help for researching and development as well as testing is a very wonderful thing. I do really honoured to join the team.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

November 2, 2017

Serpent Cobra GT 3.1 Team Edition 1/8th nitro GT kit

Coming soon from Serpent is the Cobra GT 3.1 Team Edition 1/8th nitro GT kit. The popular Cobra GT has received some subtle refinements and improvements such as longer lower shock extensions that will fine-tune the car’s handling characteristics. Also new in the suspension compartment are updated carbon fibre shock towers and hard-coated aluminium shock mounts. Also part of the upgrade are silver front and black rear springs as well as 2.3mm and rear 2.7mm anti-roll bars to make for a refined kit setup. The 3.1 variant is rounded out by the SRX8-inspired brake setup with steel brake discs, pre-glued brake pads and aluminium centre brackets that will ensure a smoother operating brake with less fading and overall easier maintenance.

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October 18, 2017

Marius Kristensen joins Serpent

Serpent have announced the signing of Norwegian 1/10th buggy frontrunner, Marius Kristensen to their team. The Norwegian National Champion will campaign the company’s SDX4 and SRX2MH buggies at events such as the EOS, the National Series, the National Championship as well as select Swedish races and the Euros.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]