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Heremans wins Belgian 235mm opener (20/04/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 835 4WD 1/10 scale 235mm
The Belgian 235mm National Championships got underway recently and it was once again Serpent that came out on top of the class despite some interesting new prototype cars joining the mix and some rather difficult race conditions.
Podium for Nogueira at second Portuguese 1:10 encounter (17/04/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Mega ZX12 DSII Legal Race, Serpent 720 08 1/10th scale 200mm, Serpent 720 -09 1/10th scale 200mm
Last weekend the Portuguese 1:10 200mm Nationals continued with the second round at the Algarve track where as usual very nice weather welcomed the drivers and their machines. Similar to the 1:8 National event held there a week prior, Saturday would prove difficult for the drivers as a dirty track made it hard to find the perfect setup. Also for this race the organisers decided to use the slower layout of the circuit, a layout never raced before.
On Sunday, the qualifying pace was very high as Saturday's running had cleaned up the track and as expected all the official team drivers were up front....
Serpent 1-2 at US Open Sedan Championships (15/04/2008)
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- Laurant
Team Serpent USA enjoyed great success at the third annual US Open Sedan Championships over the weekend with Paolo Morganti and DJ Apolaro taking a superb 1-2 finish at the controls of their Serpent 720s.
Robin D'Hondt reports on his first Belgian National encounter (15/04/2008)
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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 SDD driver Robin D'Hondt got the defence of his 1:8 National title underway at the opening round of the 2008 Belgian Nationals and the young ace couldn't have made a better start to his campaign. Robin sent us the follow report from the Houthalen race -
Serpent get Hungarian Nationals off to a great start (14/04/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 835 4WD 1/10 scale 235mm, 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
The Hungarian 1:10 200mm Onroad National Championships kicked off over the weekend at the Pécs circuit where the Unico Modellsport team ruled proceedings for Serpent.
Great start to Irish Nationals for Team Serpent (07/04/2008)
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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
The RCCAOI Irish National Onroad Championships got underway over the weekend in Dublin and for Team Serpent Ireland it was a great start to the 2008 season as their drivers were fastest in both 1:10 200mm and 1:8.
Cabezas takes first podium in Round 2 (07/04/2008)
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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
Rising Team Serpent talent Oscar Cabezas got his Spanish National Championship campaign on track over the weekend when he claimed his first podium finish of his 2008 campaign at Valencia.
After the disappointment of the opening race held at the new Cadiz track where he set a new track record and led the final before suffering a gear failure, the reigning champion travelled to round two looking to get decent points on the board for his title defence but the weekend was to get off to a horrible start.
Andrea Cristiani reports on the Italian Nitro Tour (02/04/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent F180 kit, 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, Serpent Nitro Tour Italy 2008
Italy played host to the latest Serpent Nitro Tour event over the weekend at the World famous Fiorano circuit and where over 100 Serpent drivers took part in the Sprint RC organised friendship race. Also in attendance were some of Serpent star team drivers including World Vice-Champion Andrea Cristiani who sent us this report following the Fiorano event -
Mawson wins New Zealand Nationals with borrowed Serpent 835! (02/04/2008)
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- Laurant
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- Serpent 835 2WD 1/10 scale 235mm
The New Zealand Nationals for 1:10 235mm took place recently and despite not even owning his own car it was Greg Mawson, using a borrowed Serpent 835, who scored a double National win as he claimed the top spot in both the Can-am and Saloon classes. Greg sent us this account of the race -
Nam takes double win at KORG (31/03/2008)
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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
Serpent Driver Development team member Nam SangJoon was a dominant force at the recent Korean On-road Race Grand Prix Championship at the Kirina Circuit which was host venue for the 2nd round of nine race series.
Completing in both the 1:10 and 1:8 GP categories, Nam used his Mega powered Serpents well to TQ both classes.
In the half hour 1:10 final he drove a great race with his 720 '08 to take the win a lap clear of the chasing pack while fellow Serpent driver An Hyon Ho made it two Serpent/Mega combinations on the podium with a trong drive to third.
In 1:8 Nam completed the perfect...
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