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September 6, 2013

Serpent announce new tool line

Available soon from Serpent is a new line of dedicated nitro and electric tools along redesigned standard tools and wrenches. All feature lightweight orange anodised aluminium handles that are of a new design that prevents them from rolling off your pit table. Engraved size markings help with identification while the hardened tool tips are precision machined to size. The line will include all of the important metric sizes and tool tip designs including 1.5mm to 3.0mm hex and ball hex wrenches, flat and Phillips screw drivers and 5.0mm to 7.0mm nut drivers. Also coming are 3mm, 4mm and 5mm turnbuckles wrenches, a body reamer and exhaust spring remover. The whole line-up is rounded out by Glowplug and flywheel wrenches. All item will become available separately or as dedicated on-road GP, off-road or EP set in a handy tool bag.

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September 3, 2013

Serpent Spyder SRX-2 rear motor buggy

Serpent soon have the Spyder SRX-2 rear motor 2WD buggy available. The Billy Easton designed buggy features a composite fibre chassis, super-tough suspension components, big bore shock absorbers and carbon fibre shock towers. It is designed as pure rear motor buggy to make sure no compromises needed to be made while creating the platform. In October the kit will become available also as a dedicated mid motor version for indoor and high traction tracks followed by the Spyder SCT RM 2WD short course truck. More information together with detail and body-off images are available soon.

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August 14, 2013

Serpent Cobra 811-E radio tray & battery straps

Serpent release new option parts for the Cobra S811-E line of electric buggies on the form of a light radio tray set and optional carbon fibre battery straps. Starting with the radio tray, the set is made from CNC-machined aluminium and carbon fibre and targets the hardcore racer who wants to reduce the vehicle’s weight and add an amount of rigidity while having easier access to the electronics. The set includes a machined aluminium steering servo mount, carbon fibre speedo mount plate, carbon fibre diff cover with aluminium top-spacer, and two 2.25mm carbon fibre battery-braces, which allow the use of slightly thicker LiPo packs. An aluminium antenna mount is rounding out the package. The parts are designed to fit all electric 811-series vehicles including the competition and RTR variants. The included carbon fibre battery braces are also available separately to upgrade existing kits.

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August 14, 2013

Zen-Racing 1/12 rear pod

Zen-Racing have launched a new rear pod assembly for the most popular 1/12 cars on the market. The rear motor mount and suspension part is made from high-quality 2.5mm carbon fibre and aerospace-quality aluminium. It is of a full box design to keep the pod rigid and square under the extreme forces of the modern brushless motors. Existing rear pods with plastic ride height adjusters can distort under the torque from the motor, the Zen option stops this and it also incorporates a sliding ride height adjustment for the rear axle doing away with the need to remove the shaft to adjust the ground clearance. An optional carbon shim set is also available offering adjustment steps down to 0.15mm. The upgrade part is available for Associated, Yokomo, CRC, Serpent and other chassis.

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July 23, 2013

Serpent F110 Formula chassis

The car that dominated the F1 class at the 2012/13 Euro Touring Series in the hands of Jan Asmer, the Serpent F110 is soon to be made available. It is based on their 1/10 and 1/12 pancar platform and is a competition ready full carbon aluminium F1 racing car with many set-up possibilities. Suitable for standard and shorty 2S packs it can be raced with rubber or foam tyres. The kit includes racing chassis, FR and RR wing but not tyres, wheels, electronics or body.

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July 17, 2013

Serpent Cobra Ready-to-Race nitro buggy

Available now is Serpent’s latest 1/8th nitro buggy in the form of the Novarossi-powered Cobra RTR. The vehicle comes factory assembled, is based on the competition variant and features a 3-diff shaft drivetrain, 16mm aluminium shock absorbers, front and rear anti-roll bars, aluminium shock towers and full RTR spec including metal gear servos and a 2.4GHz pistol grip radio system. The buggy is powered by a genuine Novarossi pullstart engine and comes with Serpent’s latest Avenger design body shell.

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July 17, 2013

Serpent S411 aluminium option parts

Serpent announce new aluminium option parts for the S411 line of electric touring cars. First up is the V3 motor mount that allows for a wider range of pinions to be used, especially in stock and spec racing classes. Also new are front and rear gear box covers for the S411 with an additional hole for the inner ball stud. The updated version now features three mounting positions for the camber link, it is made from 7075-T6 aluminium and comes grey anodised to match with the lower bulkheads. Designed for the S411 Eryx and all previous versions is the hard-anodised aluminium spool. Included with the solid axle come suitable blades that protect the outdrives. Last but not least come new body height adjusters, multi-piece mounts that consist of a threaded part that is being fixed to the body posts and height adjustable plates for the body to rest on. The parts allow virtually infinite and very precise height adjustment of all 1/10th touring car bodies.

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July 16, 2013

New Serpent shirts and hoodies

Serpent announce new merchandise in the form of shirts and hoodies with redesigned front and back prints. The T-shirts are made from full-cotton material, come in European sizes ranging from S to 3XL and sport the new ‘Splash’ graphic while the hoodie makes use of the regular Serpent logo. The shirts come in orange or black colour with white versions to follow, the hoodie is available in black only.

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