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720 SMASHES TRACK RECORD AT EUROS (17/08/2006)
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- Laurant
Day 4 (Thursday) of the EFRA 1:10 European Championship in The Netherlands saw Serpent's new 720 smash the MACH track record with team drivers Mark Green and Jilles Groskamp both making 20 laps in today's timed practice.
Both drivers achieved their record times in their 3rd run of the day and were the only drivers to record 20 laps. Making it a 1, 2, 3 for the 720 Steven Cuypers from Belgium posted the 3rd fastest time completing 19 laps in 05:00.392.
In total six Serpent made the top 10 of the Practice Rank list with Dutch GP top qualifier Michael Salven setting fifth fastest time. Serpent...
SERPENT OPENS IT DOORS TO RACERS (16/08/2006)
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- Laurant
To mark the 2006 EFRA 1:10 European Championships taking place right on their doorstep, Serpent Motorsport invited drivers, their mechanics and family members to a reception at its factory on Wednesday evening (16th September).
During the reception drivers were given the opportunity to take a guided tour of the facility and see the processes that go into producing both the new 720 and 960 competition r/c cars.
Tour guides for the evening, which was attended by over 100 guests, were Michael Salven, Rene Cornella, Ronald Baar and Julius Kolff.
SUNSHINE GREETS DRIVER ON DAY 3 OF EUROS (16/08/2006)
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- Laurant
Day 3 of the EFRA 1:10 European Championship in Holland was greeted by sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Serpent Motorsport where there with their cameras to capture some of the drivers as they made preparations for the big event.
Tomorrow (Thursday) evening the official opening ceremony will take place and once again Serpent Motorsport will bring you pictures. From Friday onwards we will bring you results, news and quotes from drivers as serious racing gets underway.
DUTCH SERPENT SERIES UPDATE (16/08/2006)
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- Laurant
The penultimate round of the Dutch Serpent Series was held over the weekend at AMCA in Apeldoorn.
The event saw victory go to Jeroen Janken in the NK Klasse and Martin Zevenhoven in the Nomac Klasse.
The final round of the 2006 Dutch Serpent Series , which is supported by Serpent Benelux and M-Auto Magazine, takes place on September 3rd at the MACH in Heemstede.
DUTCH SERPENT SERIES STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 5 of 6
NK Klasse
1. Rik Veenma (Hoogkerk) - 960/Mega ZX21 - 400
2. Jeroen Janken (Groningen) - 950-R/Max - 399
3. Sybrand de Boer (Borgercompagnie) - 960/Evo - 235
4. Luigi...
SERIOUS TESTING GETS UNDERWAY AT EUROS (15/08/2006)
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- Laurant
Following the wash out of the opening day of the 1:10 Euro in Holland, Day 2 saw drivers hit the track for some proper testing.
Monday saw the MACH venue look more like a lake than a world class rc track but today the rain held off and great work by the organisers to clear the water allowed drivers to take to the track.
Controlled testing continues tomorrow and Thursday with the official opening ceremony set to take place on Thursday evening.
OPENING DAY OF 1:10 EUROS A WASH OUT (14/08/2006)
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- Laurant
The opening day of the 2006 EFRA European 1:10 Championships has been pretty much a wash out. Constant heavy rain in the Netherlands kept the large gathering of drivers, who have travelled from across Europe, from taking to track at the MACH circuit for all but 30mins of official testing on Day 1.
For many drivers the wet weather gave them an opportunity to drop into the Serpent factory, which is located just 1.8km from the track, for a coffee and chat with fellow Serpent racers from around Europe taking refuge there from the wet weather.
Among those to drop by today was newly crowned...
LRP Nitro TCM 2006 in Luxemburg (29.9-1.10) (09/08/2006)
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- Reto König
It's a great pleasure for LRP electronic and the MCC Kockelscheuer to invite you to the 3rd annual LRP Nitro-TCM which will be held from September 29th to October 1st 2006 on the MCCK’s beautiful facility in Luxemburg.
The LRP-races started with electric back in 1985 with the legendary Christmas-Challenge Indoor Off-Road races. In the late 90’s the famous LRP Touring Car Masters was first introduced and this is the most prestigious electric TC race worldwide apart from the IFMAR Worlds by now. There's almost 20years experience in holding world-class events and LRP can look back at more than...
ROEM RETURNS WITH EURO PODIUM FINISH (08/08/2006)
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- Laurant
1:8 on-road racing legend Rody Roem made an impressive return to racing over the weekend when he finished on the podium at the EFRA 40+ 1:8 European Championships at Bourg en Bresse, France.
Borrowing Michael Salven's Serpent 960 for the event, Rody qualified directly for the Main final after setting the 3rd fastest time in the heats.
Showing he has lost none of his speed the man behind RB Products just missed out on victory finishing just 2.8 seconds behind Eric Nougier at the end of 45-minutes of racing.
Rody was Serpent's first ever world champion, the Frenchman winning...
LEVY WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE EUROPEAN 1:10 235mm TITLE (08/08/2006)
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- Laurant
Alain Levy is the 2006 EFRA 1:10 235mm European Champion. The Frenchman, who races under a German licence, claimed his fourth consecutive European title in his home country of France over the weekend at Bourg en Bresse.
Starting from 3rd on the grid, the 235mm veteran won the 45-minute final by a comfortable 3 lap margin over Romanian driver Cristian Faur with Christer Jansson from Sweden completing the podium.
All drivers in the final were racing Serpent's robust 835.
2006 ERFA 1:10 235mm EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Final Result
1. LEVY Alain (France) - 137 laps in 45:15.75
2....
2006 Ontario 1/8 Club Racing Series (01/08/2006)
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- Gary Joel Swayze
Race No. 1 - Saturday, May 13
Race No. 2 - Saturday, May 20
Race No. 3 - Saturday, June 10
The 2006 CANADIAN GAS NATIONALS: Saturday, July 1st & Sunday, July 2nd
Race No. 4 - Saturday, July 15
Race No. 5 - Saturday, July 29
Race No. 6 - Saturday, August 12
The 2006 CAN-AM CHALLENGE: Saturday, August 19th & Sunday, August 20th
Race No. 7- Saturday, September 9
Race No. 8 - Saturday, September 23
Race No. 9 - Saturday, October 14
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