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Team: Tobias Hepp joins Team Serpent with Viper 988 (12/02/2018)

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Linked to:: Viper 988 1/8 GP

Tobias Hepp joins Team Serpent 1/8 GP onroad

We are proud to announce the very talented driver Tobias Hepp from Germany joins team Serpent / 2-speed GmbH ( German Serpent distributor) , in the 1/8 scale class with the Viper 988. Tobias will enter in the German regionals and nationals, as well as some international races.

In Germany Tobias will work closely together with Michael Salven, Merlin Depta and Dominic Greiner as well as all other Serpent drivers.

We wish him a good start in the upcoming events !

Below a brief interview with Tobias Hepp.

Team Serpent Interview

Hello Tobias Hepp
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Its great to have you on the Serpent Team in Germany. Below a few questions for you so the Serpent fans :

Q: when did you start rc racing and with which car ?
A: I start with a age of 9 years, so 2002, with a Serpent Impact 835 ( 235mm)

Q: Which cars will you run for Serpent
A: I will run the new Serpent 988 Viper.

Q: Where is your local track located
A: My local Track is located in Dueren, between Cologne and Aachen.

Q: What has been your biggest result so far ?
A: Multiple A Finalist EC-B
- European Junior Champion 2008
- Multiple A Finalist German Championship

Q; What is your age and occupation ?
A: Im 24 years old and at the moment I study Materials Engineering.

Q: Which races do you plan for coming season ?
A: I want to attend all the regional races and the Nitro-West Masters in Germany including the German championship in Ettlingen and some ENS Events.

Q: Who is your mechanic ?
A: Over many years my Dad is my mechanic.

Q: When and where will be your next race with Serpent ?
A: My next and first race with Serpent will be the Nitro-West Masters in Bad Breisig.

Your quote:
First of all, I want to thank Team Serpent for this opportunity and Im proud to back in the Team after 8 years. Im looking forward to working with the Team and I can‘t wait to race with my new Viper 988 car. See you on the track soon.

Thanks for the brief interview and we hope to see you do well with Serpent .
Team Serpent