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VXR Racing LiPo Receiver Pack (LRX-211300) (22/05/2006)
- By:
- Glenn M. Cauley
One of the reasons we (okay… I) got into this great sport is that we are fascinated and enamoured with high-performance, technological products. As RC cars have continued to evolve into their present-day state of “engineering marvels,” so too have all the supporting products created by innovative companies.
Case in point…
VXR Racing is one of the leaders in RC-focused Lithium Polymer (LiPo) technology, offering leading-edge products to the RC industry. Much to my delight, and surely for other 1/8 on-road nitro car racers around the world, their latest product is a brand-new LiPo receiver pack...
Serpent 1-2 in 2nd round of Portuguese Nationals (18/05/2006)
- By:
- Ronald Baar
- Linked to:
- Mega ZX12 Legal Factory assembled Power Pack
May 13th/14th was time for Coimbra city to receive the 2nd round of the Portuguese 1/10 200mm national championship. A sunny race during all weekend, only troubled by cotton from the trees around the track, floating in the air. Painting masks were common in the pit area.
Serpent team driver, Filipe Costa got the pole position in one of the best results ever made by all drivers. 49 drivers separated by a "small" gap of 2 laps, about 42 seconds. João Malveiro, Cláudio Lopes and João Inácio made it directly to the semi-finals, while Ricardo Nogueira with such a bad luck places his Serpent in 44th...
AUSTRIAN TEAM DRIVERS TO RUN SERPENT WORKSHOP (17/05/2006)
- By:
- Laurant
Austrian Serpent team drivers Daniel Tomaschko and Gerhard Kandelhart, a former European 235mm Champion, are organising a Serpent Workshop on May 25th at the track of SFMAV in Nussdorf near Salzburg.
Daniel and Gerhard will talk about about setup, engines, clutch and other technical aspects of the sport.
Those interested in attending the workshop can get further information from RC-CAR-EXKLUSIVE by e-mailing info@rc-car-exklusive.com
SPAIN CHAMP TAKES SERPENT TO MADRID VICTORY (17/05/2006)
- By:
- Laurant
Current 1/10th 200mm Spanish National Champion Diego Palacios gave his title defence a major boost when he took victory in Round 2 of the 2006 Championship which was held at the Parla track in Madrid recently.
Driving his 710, Diego qualified P1 as the only driver on 17 laps. In the race he took full advantage of pole to establish an early lead however an engine flame out saw him drop to 3rd. Regaining his focus, he set about catching the leaders who he in turn got passed to take victory by a margin of 10 seconds.
A great win for Diego and Serpent in a race which also saw two other...
BRANSON STORMS TO BROOKLAND PODIUM (17/05/2006)
- By:
- Laurant
The youngest member of the 'Serpent Driver Development' program, Kyle Branson, put in a superb performance over the weekend to finish on the podium in the second round of the British 1/10th Championships at Brookland.
Driving his Mega powered Serpent 710, the reigning European 1/10th Junior Champion qualified 5th fastest of the 75 strong entry to secure a place in the A Final.
A good start in the final saw the 12-year-old quickly move into fourth. Some excellent driving then saw him climb his way up 2nd but a spin saw him passed for the position. A 20-lap battle with fellow Serpent driver...
Racing in Argentina (17/05/2006)
- By:
- Ronald Baar
- Linked to:
- Serpent 960 1/8 scale 4WD, Serpent 960 07 1/8 scale 4WD, 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
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP of CUYO 2006
1/8 4WD On Road
With the participation of drivers of Cordoba,La Rioja,Mendoza and Buenos Aires
was disputed the first date in the Circuit " COMPLEJO FERIAL CORDOBA"
The Serpent 960 of MATTICOLI Juan Ignacio obtained Pole Position an obtained
the first position in the final.
Final Classification
1° MATTICOLI Juan Ignacio Serpent 960 Mega ZX 21 106 v.
2° TOSSO Daniel Serpent 950R Mega ZX.21 102 v.
3° PELTIA Fernando Mugen Nova Rossi Max 101 v.
4° CARREÑO Jose L- Speed Picco 99 v
5° COLOMA Pupi Serpent 950R Nova Rossi 98 v.
New Record...
CABEZAS CHALLENGES FOR ZARAGOZA WIN (16/05/2006)
- By:
- Laurant
The Spanish 1/8th National Championship travelled to Zaragoza last weekend and once again 'Serpent Driver Development' member Oscar Cabezas, winner of the opening round 1, proved himself to be a leading candidate for the 2006 title.
Suffering from what he originally thought to be radio interference on the main straight which caused the car to intermittently flick right, Oscar lost all of Friday and Saturday morning's practice changing radio gear. It later transpired that the problem was being caused by a drive shaft problem.
Having little no time to fine tune the setting of his 960 before...
NEW BOY PAPACHRISTOS MAKES HIS MARK IN GREEK SERIES (16/05/2006)
- By:
- Laurant
Serpent Series newcomer Vagelis Papachristos has won the second round of the Greek Serpent Series (7th May) and now leads the standings from regining champion Mimis Papadopoulos.
Not only did Papachristos take top honours in the Serpent Series at the R1 circuit but the Athens driver took his 960/Mega comibination to overall victory in the second round of the Greek 1/8th National Chamionship.
Palacios takes pole and win in Spanish Nats 200mm (16/05/2006)
- By:
- Ronald Baar
- Linked to:
- Serpent 710 Ready to Race
Last weekend may 6 & 7 we were happy to race the second leg of the Spanish National Championship 200mm sedan, held at the beautiful Parla Madrid track.
Serpent S710 driver Diego Palacios(2005 Spanish champ) raced his 710 powered by Sirio T3 STI to TQ as only qualify with 17 laps.
Direct finalist:
Diego Palacios Serpent 710
Javier Alonso Kyosho
Raul Casado TM
Jorge Delgado Mugen
At the start Diego and Javier took of immediately and taking over the rest of the pack already after 3 minutes of racing.
After having some problems taking over backmarkers and a engine blow out, Diego had...
Mouton wins French Nats / Serpent 710 (16/05/2006)
- By:
- Ronald Baar
- Linked to:
- Serpent 710 Ready to Race
Congratulations to Jacky Mouton who set the pace in the 1/10 A final.
With 5 cars still in the same lap in the end it was a really tight race.
3rd placed driver young Arnaud Soulignac with Serpent 710 RC was just few tenths behind Berron, almost taking 2nd place.
Conciladi, Chaussard and Derderian also with a fine performance with Serpent 710 in the A finals.
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