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Cristiani wins Italian 1:8 Open Championship (28/05/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 960 08 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 1/8 scale 4WD EVO, Serpent 966 -TE 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 -TE v2 1/8 scale 4WD
Over the weekend factory Serpent driver Andrea Cristiani added the 2008 Italian 1:8 Open Class Championship title to his CV. The current Vice World Champion won the UISP Federation organised championship on the Fiorano track at the controls of his Max powered Serpent 960. Cristiani dominated the event taking the TQ position before going on to win the final from fellow Serpent/Max Power drivers Nicola Smaldone and Emanuele Comoglio.
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Futaba OS Jakarta Open report from Peter Widjaja (27/05/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 720 08 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 960 08 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 1/8 scale 4WD EVO, Serpent 720 -09 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 966 -TE 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 -TE v2 1/8 scale 4WD
2008 was the first time for Futaba OS Cup to cater for both 1:8 and 1:10 classes, similar to DTM Cup which has been held since 2005. Many new faces were seen participating in the Indonesian race some travelling from Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. Weather was good all weekend and traction was up.
Claes takes podium in Luxembourg (27/05/2008)
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- Laurant
Last weekend young Serpent driver Maxim Claes took his 720 to a podium place in the T2 class of the Belgian 1:10 200mm Championships.
The Apolaro Report - Roar Region 4 Championships (21/05/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 720 08 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 960 08 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 1/8 scale 4WD EVO, Serpent 720 -09 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 966 -TE 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 -TE v2 1/8 scale 4WD
Over the weekend Team Serpent USA driver DJ Apolaro was in action in the ROAR Region 4 Championships where the Sedan star was also at the controls of a 960 '08.
DJ sent us this account of his busy weekend where we think its fair to say he just started a love affair with 1:8 Gas Onroad racing -
Hard View - Swedish Nationals Round 2 (20/05/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 720 08 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 720 -09 1/10th scale 200mm
Swedish Serpent team driver Per Ola Hard has sent us a short report from the second round of the Swedish National Championship where the team enjoyed podium success in both 1:10 and 1:8. Here is Peo's view of things -
Hicklin maintains Serpent winning run (20/05/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Mega MF21 Nine MasMo Cera, Serpent 960 08 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 1/8 scale 4WD EVO, Serpent 966 -TE 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 -TE v2 1/8 scale 4WD
Richard Hicklin kept Team Serpent UK's impressive run of national championship race victories going over the weekend when he TQ'd and won Round 3 of the BRCA run series at Cotswold.
SDD star Branson takes first British National Victory (19/05/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 720 08 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 720 -09 1/10th scale 200mm
Serpent Driver Development programme member Kyle Branson broke into the big time over the weekend when he took his first ever British National Championship win. Racing in the third round of the 1:10 200mm championship at Mendip the 14-year-old ace took his Serpent 720 to a 2-lap winning margin.
Return victory for Lacey (18/05/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Mega ZX12 DSII Legal Race, Mega MF21 Nine MasMo Cera, Serpent 720 08 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 960 08 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 1/8 scale 4WD EVO, Serpent 720 -09 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 966 -TE 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 -TE v2 1/8 scale 4WD
Former Team Serpent Ireland driver Dean Lacey made a very welcomed return to racing over the weekend with the young ace steering his Mega MF powered Serpent 960 to victory in Round 2 of the Irish National Championships despite a 10 month absence from the sport.
Neumann Reports - EC Warm Up, Crete (14/05/2008)
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- Laurant
This year the European Championships will be held in Crete, Greece. The warm up for the big race was last weekend, 9-11 May, and I arrived at the track on Friday at 2 o´clock. All the top drivers where there and we started our practice testing a lot of different things like tires, wheels and diff & shock oils.
Salven eases to Oberhausen victory (13/05/2008)
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- Mega ZX21 OFR DSII EFRA Legal Power Pack, Serpent 960 08 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 1/8 scale 4WD EVO, Serpent 966 -TE 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 966 -TE v2 1/8 scale 4WD
Last weekend Michael Salven overcame a strong challenge from Serpent team-mate Steven Cuypers to score his second win in a row in the German Regional “West” Series.
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