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720 WINS US NATIONALS ON DEBUT (20/06/2006)

By:: Laurant

Perfect debut for Serpent's new 1/10 challenger on both sides of the Atlantic

Just hours after dominating the Dutch 1/10th EFRA Grand Prix in The Netherlands, Serpent's new 720 took another superb victory when Chris Tosolini steered the car to top honours in the ROAR 1/10 On-Road Fuel Nationals at Crystal Park Raceway in California.

The event saw a total of four Serpents, three 720s and one 710, qualify for the 1 hour Main final.

A hard fought race, Tosolini's Mega powered 720 completed 231 laps enroute to a superb victory for Team Serpent and their new 1/10th challenger.

Paolo Morganti took fifth also driving a 720 after a race long battle with Josh Cyrul while Garen Hagobian (710) and Scotty Gray (720) where classified 10th and 12th respectively.

ROAR 1/10 On-Road Fuel Nationals
Crystal Park Raceway, Compton, California
Main Final Results

1. Chris Tosolini - Serpent 720/Mega ZX   - 231 laps in 60:05.539

2. Darin Ishitani - Mugen/Ninja   - 231 laps

3. Mike Swauger   - Mugen/Ninja - 230 laps

4. Josh Cyrul - Kyosho/CRF - 227 laps

5. Paolo Morganti - Serpent 720/Mega ZX   - 227 laps

6. Jeffrey Lin - OFNA GPX4 - 224 laps

7. Marc Cruz - Kyosho - 223 laps

8. Ron Atomic - Kyosho - 205 laps

9. Rick Hohwart - Kyosho - 188 laps

10.Garen Hagobian - Serpent 710/Mega ZX - 167 laps

11.Marco Acosta - Mugen - 161 laps

12.Scotty Gray - Serpent 720/Mega ZX - 111 laps

Chris Tosolini gave the new 720 a debut win in the US just hours after the car took its debut win in Europe

Winning team - Tosolini and his mechanic with the new Serpent 720

Team Photo - Team Serpent USA at the ROAR Nationals