Red RC » Serpent

November 5, 2013

Serpent F110 aluminium & carbon options

Serpent introduce new option parts for the ETS winning F110 formula chassis. First up is an aluminium M-shaped front bulkhead. It is designed to replace the kit’s part with a more rigid solution to stiffen up the front end and to add a cool technical look. Also new is a wide front set that includes wider lower carbon fibre wishbones, longer turnbuckles and rod ends as well as mounting hardware and aluminium spacers. The set is made to bring the car to its maximum track width when racing foam tyre classes. The lower carbon fibre arms are also available separately as spares. All parts hit the stores by the time you read this.

Click here to view more photos

October 31, 2013

Serpent Spyder springs & conical pistons

Serpent have new optional springs and conical pistons available for the Spyder 1/10 2WD buggy. Starting with the springs, they are made from high-quality spring steel and come matched and colour-coded. Available is a full range of eight 2.5lbs to 3.7lbs front and six 2.0lbs to 2.5lbs rear springs. Also new are three CNC-machined delrin piston sets. They are of a conical design and available as 2, 3 and 4-hole variant in order to adjust the buggy to a wide range of track conditions. All parts are available now.

Click here to view more photos

October 30, 2013

Serpent 977 Viper hard composite parts

Serpent introduce hard composite suspension parts for the 977 Viper on-road car. The newly designed material will increase grip, steering and responsiveness of the car in certain track conditions and depending on the setup. The H-marked parts have been extensively tested prior to the recent World Championships in Japan with the new World Champion Tadahiko Sahashi having used the parts to win the title. All parts such as the uprights, front and rear lower and front upper wishbones are available now.

Click here to view the other new parts

October 23, 2013

Serpent Cobra E-Avenger body

Serpent introduce the new E-Avenger body shell for the Cobra-E 1/8th buggy. The body sports a distinctive cab forward design for improved steering, more downforce and a better jumping buggy compared to the kit’s ‘mid cab’ design. The specially shaped roof section makes for better straight-line stability and cornering while the redesigned rear section improves the airflow towards the rear wing. The body is made from clear 1mm lexan material, comes with window masks and overspray film. It is available from end of October with a semi-painted as well as four pre-painted variants coming at a later date.

Click here to view more photos

October 10, 2013

Serpent Cobra T-e conversion kit

Serpent introduce the Cobra T-e electric conversion kit for the Cobra T nitro truggy. The set includes all parts needed to convert the nitro truck into a whisper-silent E-truggy, such as a new chassis plate, chassis braces, battery mounts, centre driveshafts, carbon shock towers and body mounts. The battery cups take all EFRA and ROAR legal batteries and allow to install taller packs as well. The set also includes the brand new bodyshell, which is a lot lower, narrower and smaller than the GP version. As usual electronics are not supplied but both buggy and truggy brushless motors fit the motor mount. For now the set is only available as conversion but Serpent may release a full kit and possibly a RTR version in 2014.

Click here to view more photos

September 20, 2013

Serpent 747-e – First images

Serpent have released first images of their upcoming 747-e 200mm electric touring car. The vehicle makes use of the suspension components, steering and front and rear bulkheads of the nitro-powered 747 and combines them with a carbon fibre double deck construction in order to create a lightweight yet strong base for 2S to 3S LiPo battery packs and 540-size brushless motors. With the battery and motor technology developing at a fast rate the tough 200mm cars allow the use of 4-pole brushless motors for increased efficiency and power output and the class may come to the rescue for clubs that are faced with noise emission problems. It is understood that the 747-e will be released before the end of this year. We keep you up-to-date with more information as soon as they are available.

Click here to view more photos

September 18, 2013

Victor Pelaez win Madrid Champs Rd4

The 4th round of the Madrid Champs took place in Asoger with the race was used by many as practice session for next week’s Spanish Nationals at the same track. At the end of the 30 minute final it was Serpent’s Victor Pelaez who took the win one lap ahead of team mate Juan Antonio Hidalgo with David Lopez Garcia completing the top 3.

Click here to view the top 10 result

September 12, 2013

Serpent Spyder 2WD buggy kit

After releasing first teaser images Serpent now have body-off images and additional information on the Spyder 2WD buggy available. Thought out by Cobra 1/8 buggy designer and former World Champion Billy Easton the Spyder is a purpose-built rear motor buggy with a composite rub chassis, 3-gear gearbox with 3-pad slipper clutch and adjustable differential height. The differential itself is a ball-type unit with large balls for improved power transfer while retaining good drivability on slippery surfaces. The suspension is highly adjustable and allows for easy castor changes using 0° to 2.5° inserts while at the rear toe-in, roll centre and anti-squat settings are adjustable inboard with the rear hubs allow also outboard toe changes. Included are 12mm RCM-type big bore shock absorbers, carbon fibre shock towers, metric hex hardware, lightweight yet durable spring steel driveshafts and an aerodynamic cab forward body shell. A dedicated mid motor buggy for high-traction surfaces will follow soon.

Click here to view the features and more photos