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May 21, 2012

Serpent 747 brass slide weights

New for the Serpent 747 are these purpose made brass slide-weights which can be mounted into the slots pre made in the 747 chassis. Weighing 25 grams each, a maximum 3 can be fitted, they are black coated, laser engraved and come with the correct mounting screw. The chassis has 3 slots for the slide-weights, which slide in position and are secured with the screw and the chassis and set-up sheet show lines to indicate and record the set position. This is a very easy and fast setup change which has a lot of influence on the cars balance and handling.

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May 15, 2012

Serpent rear nylon body support

Serpent have released this new nylon body support for the rear side of their 1/10 scale cars. Its made for 747 / 733, but will also fit the 411, and most other 1/10 EP and GP cars in the market. It prevents the body from folding inside when another car hits you from behind and also keeps the body better positioned and stable on the rear of the car. The set includes enough spacers to create the right length for most commonly used bodies and the height of the carriers is fully adjustable with applied M4x16 grub screw. The Serpent 747 will have mounting holes, but for other cars you will need to drill the holes as needed to mount it to the shock tower.

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April 27, 2012

Serpent Cobra Avenger body shell

Serpent introduce the Avenger body shell for the Cobra S811 nitro buggy. Made from 1.0mm Lexan the body sports a cab forward design, roof fin for added engine protection, increased space for steering and throttle linkages and a separate nose cone. The body is meant to improve steering and jumping characteristics of the buggy and will hit the stores around mid-May.

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April 25, 2012

Serpent Cobra body shell sneak peek

Serpent have released a CAD image showing a new shell they are in the process of developing for the Cobra 1/8th gas buggy. We cant give you any more information apart from what we can see in the image which seems to show a cab forward design with ribbing on the roof in front of the engine. More info as we get it.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 20, 2012

Capricorn 1/8th reverse clutches & shock pistons

Capricorn introduce the reverse clutch design for 1/8th scale on-road chassis of Motonica, Serpent, Mugen and Shepherd. The sets include all needed parts for the conversion including a treated aluminium clutch bell. The clutch is also available as 1/10 scale compatible item for the Capricorn Lab C01 and C02. Also new are the 5 and 8 hole shock pistons for the use with 2000cst to 3000cst oil.

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April 18, 2012

Serpent 747 1/10th 200mm chassis

Serpent releases a new development stage for the 1/10 scale gas onroad class, the 747. Shown at the Toy Fair a few months ago, it comes loaded with many improvements and new features and is much lighter too. Focus points for this development stage was to achieve a wider sweet spot, combined with lower weight and further improved performance, and keep a very strong car as before. At first glance the car may look very similar to the 733-TE, but in reality around 50% of the car is new. Italian, German, English and USA drivers in specific were very helpful supplying feedback and testing the new developments. True team-work and it pays off.

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April 18, 2012

Ryan Maker joins Serpent team

Serpent have announced that they have signed top Australian driver Ryan Maker to their team. Ryan will mainly run the Serpent 411 in the 1/10 EP TC class, but will also run the Serpent 966 in the 1/8 scale class. Ryan will continue to run Speed Passion electronics in his touring car and will run Reds Racing engines in his 1/8th scale.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

April 13, 2012

Serpent S100 LT 1/10 pan car

Serpent introduce the S100 LT 1/10 scale pan car kit. Based on the link variant of the World GT chassis the LT kit comes equipped with dampening tubes left and right of the central shock absorber to control the roll of the chassis. Other features include a 2.5mm carbon fibre chassis, highly adjustable front end, adjustable battery mount, variable steering servo mount, rear ball differential, and adjustable motor pod.

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