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We arrived at the track on Friday afternoon due to some problems during the journey. As soon as we got on the track we immediately found an excellent feeling with the car. After the checks on Saturday we were in fifth position, just before qualifying we changed the front springs from blue serpent to 8.0 smj, the car became faster and we managed to gain third place after qualifying.

We started the race very calmly, and after 45 minutes we managed to achieve a fantastic second place. I thank the entire Serpent team for their continued support, see you on the track.

Andrea Catanzani
Team Serpent

Setup can be found here:
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The 2023 GLC is in the books and what an event it was!!!

I ran Two classes being Nitro GT8 and Nitro Sedan. After having issues in both classes i managed to qualify 2nd in GT behind my Teammate Carlie Lopez and 6th in the Nitro Sedan Class.

In the GT8 Nitro main i was able to take the Win after having to push hard to recover from a 5 laps down. The luck was in my side this time because my teammates Carlie Lopez and Junior Riley both had issues giving me the opportunity to catch both of em and taking not only the Win but also the Track Record. (17.884)
The SRX8 GT '23 Car was ballistic fast all week and the Serpent team swept the GT8 Class.

In the Nitro Sedan after battling the Track conditions I was able to find a decent set up and made the A Main. In the Final i was able to go up the ladder putting myself in a good 2nd position for the majority of the race until the tire change in which i came out in 3rd with good possibilities of winning the race but i ran out of gas.
In the end I finished 5th!

Jose Almonte
Team Serpent

After a hiatus of three years, the China National race has made a triumphant return to the schedule, marking its fifth edition hosted in Yongkang, Zhejiang Province. Despite the absence, Serpent has once again showcased remarkable achievements on this renowned track.

In a significant debut at the China National Race, Kenrick entered the Mod class. With determination and skill, he secured the A5 starting position and impressively finished at A4. Notably, his efforts contributed to the team's success, earning the second place in the team standings for the mod class. Kenrick faced the challenge of tire balance, given the absence of control tires across all classes, yet he displayed the true potential of his Serpent X20 2023.

StickKing, navigating his Serpent Sf4 F1, exhibited exceptional prowess in the F1 class. He dominated the track, securing both the TQ and A1 positions, which significantly contributed to the team's victory as the F1 class champions. We extend our gratitude to StickKing for his trust in the Serpent Sf4 and his contribution to this success.

This event once again demonstrates Serpent's commitment to excellence and innovation, as we continue to push boundaries and achieve remarkable results on both the national and international stage.

King Fong
Team Serpent

We arrived to this nice track on Sunday to be on the track on Monday morning for the first practice. During the practice days we tested some different things on our Serpent 990, thanks to the support of Michael Salven, Joaquin Desoto and the rest of pilots of the Team Serpent. The car was good on the last heats of practice and also the engines on point. So, we were ready for the qualification rounds.

Qualification started very good. On the first day we got two great qualys with a 7th and a 8th overall; so there was good points in the pocket for the next day!

On second day of qualifying we had another three runs. Our goal was to secure a place in the semifinals. In the 3rd round I made a small mistake in the large chicane and I lost 3 seconds who result in a 22nd place. The 4th round was really good and the result was an 11 overall so the semi was secured, and in the final round we tried to not to run safe in any moment and try to do our best taking risks but... I failed entering the straight loosing any possibility to get a better result and we sttoped. Final position in qualification was an 11th overall. Great result for us!

In the semifinal A we started with the number 5. The serie had big names at this level. All was more less good, only we loose some seconds in the last refueling at boxes, but everybody in our semi had a great pace and we finished in 5th position. With the results of the other Semifinal was not enough to be in the Main Final.

So, we had the Last Change of 15 minutes to try to be in the Main. We started 3rd with Collari and Ermen in front and... what a race! Lamberto had some problems in the beginning and I had I think a great and clean battle with John. I enjoyed a lot this Last Chance and I can say that for me this race was really amazing fighting so close with a big pilot, resulting so nice to see for the public I think. At the end we finished 1st and got the last place in the Main Final! Incredible for me! In the Main Final again of an European Championship! like the last year at Valencia!

Once there in the Main, what to say? Try to enjoy! Our pace was to be between 6-8 position. We decided two complete tyre changes as our S990 worked very good in the Last Chance with new tyres, but after the second tyre change with approx 12 minutes to the end the rear belt broken and we decided to stop and finished in 10 final place. For us, this is an amazing result for sure!

I want to say Many Thanks! to Michael Salven and Joaquin Desoto for all the help and support there at Portugal, all their work with the setup and also to the other Team Serpent drivers present there (everybody!) I think we worked all week as a great team, comparing setups, sharing information,and having nice moments all together! It was really nice!

Thanks!

Alvaro Fernández
Team Serpent

Every year new engines are being developed as the Engine manufactures squeeze more power or RPM out of a .21 sized nitro engine. It could also be that more short tracks are running GT than ever before. Either way, it is very important that we keep up on what is happening in the market. Our current SRX8 GT cars have an internal ratio of 13/44, and it was great for a majority of conditions, however, times have changed and a larger range is needed. Now we made an optional ratio 12/44, creating a class specific ratio. Although it seems like a minor change, the on track performance can be quite huge. The outcome would be more acceleration with reduced load on the engine. This will allow you to utilize different ratio splits, or even different fuel mixtures that can result in longer run times.

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The new optional carbon bodymount is a much lighter version. It provides excellent support for all Xtreme bodyshells. The total weight is 21g, which saves 14g compared to the standard bodymount.

# 903845 Bodymount carbon set S9XX

Our new MBL competition belts feature a special construction of the internal Kevlar reinforcement fibers, combined with a new material of the belt itself.
The belt improves the drivetrain efficiency by 50% due to reducing the external as well as the internal friction.

The result is a super-free transmission which improves top speed and reduces the stress on the engine. It also helps to improve fuel consumption.

This belt is a must for the serious racer!!

903854 Belt 90S3M201 MBL competition S9XX
903855 Belt 60S3M210 MBL competition S9XX
903856 Belt 60S3M432 MBL competition S9XX

The new optional front shockmounts allow for more flex. The traditional shock bracket is replaced by 2 separate mounts.
Due to the use of shims, the angle of the shocks can also be adjusted in smaller steps, allowing for an even better suited setup.
The 2 separate mounts can be connected with a bracket to give more stiffness, especially on high
traction tracks.

# 903857 Shockmount set FR flex S990

The new optional rear shockmounts allow for more flex. The traditional shock bracket is replaced by 2 separate mounts.
Due to the use of shims, the angle of the shocks can also be adjusted in smaller steps, allowing for an even better suited setup.
The 2 separate mounts can be connected with a bracket to give more stiffness, especially on high traction tracks.

# 903858 Shockmount set RR flex S990

With Brandon Diaz & S120Pro sweeping GT12. Jesus Diaz taking VTA & USGT with 4x and X23. And Andy St. Germain pulling out the A-Main win with F110 SF4 chassis.

Serpent & Jesus Diaz takes A-main win VTA at Roar paved Nationals.

Serpent & Brandon Diaz takes A-main win in GT12 at Roar Nationals.

This is what Mattia had to say:

I am very happy to join the serpent team, i see it as the beginning of a nice and long cooperation, i will do my best at national and international race, thank Serpent and Star rc for the opportunity.

Team Serpent

I am happy being back after such a long time, the brand where it all began, back to the roots. I am absolutely motivated to show good results and to give my best for Serpent.
I am really looking forward to that journey together.

Oliver Mack
Team Serpent

I made the journey to Hong Kong from Brisbane on the last weekend in April to attend the 2023 HOTRACE Asia Cup. The Event was held at the famous TRC Track (Tom Racing Circuit), located in a tropical surrounding about 30min from the major city of Kowloon. The unique track is built on a slope which gives some nice elevation change throughout the lap, the surface not very abrasive on tyres however patches of worn asphalt creates some interesting bumps that sometimes can not be avoided. A relatively tight layout with a fast sweeper meant that a well balanced and maximum rotation setup was needed.
I arrived to the track Thursday morning with my race buddy and guide Kenrick, I cycled through my engines to make sure they were all tuned and setup for the hot and humid conditions while also learning the layout. Friday I worked on setup, proving to be a little challenging with the UV and Temps really changing the cars balance between runs, I settled on what I thought would be in the window and prepared for Saturdays quals.

Seeding 3rd in official practice, we set on to the 4min qualifying rounds. My first run was a little messy finishing in 4th, I managed to get 3rd in the remaining rounds until some rain stalled proceedings. The decision was to run 1 more round on Sunday before the mains. I continued to make setup changes to chase the track. Another 3rd in the last round meant we would be competing in super pole to try for a direct spot in the main! As anyone that has done a super pole before would know, the nerves are real! Just missing out on the fastest lap meant I would need to compete in the 30min semi final.

I quickly charged and prepped my 990, the strategy was to only change the outside tyres and to stay out of troubleÂ….. The start was great, leading and creating a gap, we had some tangles while overtaking lapped cars which was a little intense but in the end everything worked well and we could finish 1st with two laps up our sleeve.

The 45min Amain!
My favorite thing about RC racing is long finals – Strategy, speed, teamwork, stamina and awareness all comes in to play. We had a clean start, getting pretty close to Carmine in the first few laps, settling into a rhythm while trying to conserve tyres we cruised around in 3rd position until Carmine had some unfortunate luck which bumped us to 2nd. Having some nice battles and fighting a hard charging local we were always fighting! The 990 was epic with the new Blitz Speed body allowing us to secure 2nd postion after 178 laps.

Im really proud of the result and really happy to meet my international friends again! Thank you to my mechanics Giovanni and Natanele, James and all the guys at TRC and especially the Serpent HK guys!

Setup can be found here:
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See you at the next race,
Cheers,
Jeff Hamon

2023 GT Pre Worlds Report

The 2023 Worlds warm up event was held over the first weekend of April, fortunately for me the track is only a short 10 hour drive from my homeÂ…
Ready to hit the track for open practice on Wednesday we were unfortunately greeted with some wet conditions – After some hours and a bit of bench racing we could hit the track in the early afternoon and got some laps in.

The track is very smooth with really only one major bump leading onto the main straight, it is flowy with 3 heavy braking areas that require a stable rear that also provides a lot of rotation. Very Fun!

After dialing in my engines I was ready to work on setup for Thursdays practice sessions. Working with all the Serpent Team – Ric, John, Ross, Jason to name a few we all managed to get a nice driveable car.

Friday was Controlled practice and seeding followed by 2x Rounds of qualifying. I utilized the CP rounds to continue progressing my setup and trying different options. Q1 came around quickly – Not 100% sure on how my fuel economy was I tried to ‘bank’ the first run resulting in a TQ for the round.

A luxury the track has is the ability to race under lights! I was a little concerned for Q2 due to my body being predominately black… As I squinted through the exhaust fumes comfortably leading my car started to feel a little strange – This feeling was my front left wheel nut coming loose eventuating in a 3 wheeled GT car, suffice to say I was unable to finish.

We woke up to again a wet Saturday which was scheduled to have the final 4 Quails, after a steller job by the club volunteers to dry the track we managed to start the program.

The Serpent SRX8GTÂ’23 was dialed! Managing to take with win in all the remaining rounds resulting in the overall TQ.

Unfortunately Sunday mother nature won, not able to start the 1 hour A-Main the race meeting was declared and results would be based on qualifying – I was pretty bummed not to have the opportunity to race but still super happy for the whole team and result.

I would like to thank all the organizers of NSWRCRCC and everyone that gave up their valuable time to volunteer so we could all enjoy racing our RC cars! Also thank you to my sponsors and Andrew for his help over the weekend.

Jeff Hamon
Team Serpent

Diego Fagundo Wins the 3rd Round of the NEOS series in PR with the Serpent 750 Evo.

Manuel Sandobal TQ and Won the GTE Class with the Serpent SRX8 WC.

Carlie Lopez TQ and finished 2nd with the New Serpent SRX8 2023.

Alejandro Fagundo showed up to run just the final and Finished 3rd with the new Serpent 990.


Great job from the Team!!!

In Puerto Rico the BRCC Neos Rd2

Carlie Lopez won the Nitro GT class starting last. Carlie set the fastest lap of the event.
Manuel Sandoval Finished 3rd.
Luis Ulloa Finished 4th.
Ramon Negron Finished 6th.
Gabriel Vazquez Finished 7th.

In the GTE Class it was Manuel Sandoval who TQ and Won.
Manu also had the fastest lap of the event for the class.
In Second finished teammate Carlos Ramos.

In the 17.5 Pro Spec Class debuting with the X20 Diego Fagundo TQ and finished 2nd.
Diego showed great potential in his first outing with the car.

Good job of Team Serpent Puerto Rico!!!

Gabriele made a great debut on his first Miami Grand prix race.

With TQ and win in the GT class with his just released Serpent SRX8 GT Â’23.

Serpent had 5 cars in the main final with the spots 2,4,5 and 10 we where the most successful car in the final.

Great job for the whole Serpent Team!!