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July 4, 2013

SRC 1/8th on-road option parts

Sprint RC from Italy introduce new option parts for the Serpent S977 and several other nitro on-road cars. First up is the C08 gear box set for the S977 that allows the use of smaller 0.8 module gears from Serpent 1/10th kits. Included in the set, that also moves the engine 1.5mm further back, is a new middle layshaft, gear and one-way housings, a 3-bearing clutch housing, clutch shoes and 17/22T pinions. The set is rounded out by updated engines mounts and will make for better acceleration and bottom to mid-range response. Also new are carbon fibre quick change levers for the front and rear axles. They are made from 4mm carbon material and weight only 3g in total, minimising vibrations and improving tyre wear over conventional metal levers. Last but not least come 20 micron hard coated drive shafts. They offer a super low weight and best possible durability and are usable on virtually every 1/8th on-road car.

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June 26, 2013

Serpent expanding development team

The Serpent development team is expanding with the arrival of Nacho Lopez from Spain. Nacho is an industrial engineer and has done freelance work for Serpent in the past years already. He is involved in design, modeling, engineering, testing and racing, as well as working on manuals, video and other promotional affairs. He will attend many national and international races and remains based in Valencia, Spain where his local onroad rack is Almussafes, just 15 minutes away. Nacho is a top level racer in the 1/8 onroad class in Spain and is 2013 EC-B 1/8 Vice-champion. He was already involved in the testing of the Viper 977 in December last year and is now working now on the F110 Formula one Serpent car, as well as on the 747-e, 977-e and F180-e, which we will see more off in the months to come. As the Serpent offroad line is expanding fast, they are also looking for additional development staff specialized in the offroad market. An engineering education and/or background as well as vast RC racing experience is needed with some preference for being USA based and willing to move the Florida, to coop with Billy Easton, head of offroad design. If you are interested write to info@serpent.com

June 18, 2013

Serpent 977 aluminium CVD driveshafts

For the 977 and 966, Serpent now offers front and rear CVD driveshafts in hard anodized 7075-T6 aluminium. Laser engraved with the length and Serpent logo these are around 50% lighter than the same durable units in spring-steel meaning an important reduction of rotational masses to improve acceleration and braking. The pair of front shafts are 7.15 grams, while the rear are 7.8 grams.

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June 7, 2013

Novarossi-powered Serpent Cobra GP RTR buggy

Serpent introduce their Cobra GP 1/8th Ready-to-Race buggy with genuine Novarossi engine. The Billy Easton designed buggy makes use of many parts of the full-blown competition variant such as the 3-differential drivetrain, fully adjustable suspension, and the new Avenger body shell. The shock towers and shock bodies are CNC-machined from high-quality aluminium and the buggy comes factory-assembled including a Novarossi 3-port XS pullstart engine and 2.4GHz radio system. The full specification and features will be released in the coming days.

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June 6, 2013

Serpent Avenger & Cobra-E semi-painted bodies

Serpent introduce semi-painted body shells for their Cobra line of 1/8th off-road vehicles. Available are the Avenger nitro and Cobra-E bodies with pre-designed front part, window lines and a couple of details that make the bodies stand out even if only one other colour is applied. The details are screen printed into the high quality polycarbonate shell helping you to create a one of a kind body with a lot less hassle compared to completely clear standard body shells.

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June 4, 2013

Serpent S100 & S120 power pod parts

Serpent introduce new option parts for the S100 and S120 pan cars in the form of updated rear bearing blocks and a carbon fibre X-brace. The motor pod parts are CNC-machined from 7075-T6 aluminium, they come grey anodised and increase the stiffness of the car’s rear end when combined with the carbon fibre X-brace. The parts fit all earlier models of the S120 and S100, and are included in the S120-LTX and S100-LT kits.

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May 22, 2013

Serpent 747 lower front & rear shock towers

New for the 747, Serpent introduces lower front and rear carbon shock towers to be able to use the Serpent Super-Short shocks, which were originally made for the Eryx 411 TC car, and together help lower the car’s center of gravity. The strong 3mm thick front shock tower has 3 options for shock angle with the middle and top used mostly and also has the center holes to mount the center front body mount. The 3mm thick rear low carbon shock tower also has 3 holes for shock angle, and features extra holes to mount the extra body support system with fine tuning options. The Serpent RCM Super-short shocks have the key advantage that you can use the same springs you already have.

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May 2, 2013

Matt Schreffler joins Serpent America

Serpent America has announced they have signed top US offroad driver Matt Schreffler to their team. Matt will be running the Cobra GP Buggy and Truggy, as well as the Spyder 1/10 2wd Buggy that will be introduced in July. The SoCal native will compete in this year’s ROAR Nationals in Gas and electric as well as the IFMAR Worlds which take place in California in September. Matt had this to say:

I appreciate the opportunity that Serpent has given me and hope to have much success with Team Serpent. I would like to thank Joaquin Desoto and Paul Ciccarello of Serpent America for providing me with this opportunity and hope to prove successful in my new venture.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]