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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:
https://www.serpent.com/xcart/cart.php?target=product&product_id=11847#product-details-tab-Setups

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!!

The SRX8GT ‘23 has been re-worked from the ground up. Customer and racers alike wanted a faster, lighter, more nibble and reliable race car heading into the new racing season. Although we have enjoyed many great race wins and successes in the world of GT racing, it was time for us to push the evolution of the class yet again. The engineering group went to work, discussing all aspects and weak points of our previous model. After countless concepts and discussions, we had formulated the best possible plan to create the greatest successor we could. With nothing short of maximum performance on the track and devilish good looks on the pit table, the new SRX8GT ‘23 was born; we don’t think you will be disappointed.

www.serpent.com/600066

http://promo.serpent.com/srx8-gt-23/

Track conditions and weather were good with medium to high traction.
Got a great start on Thursday by seeding 1st in all three classes.
Let me start with Serpent S120 PRO. By far the best asphalt 1/12 chassis
I have built & driven.

Chassis was box stock with kit springs other than the
servo saver and some shimming. I will address this on set up sheet.
Car was amazing in GT12, Allowing me to T/Q All four Qualifiers and win
first two A-Mains uncontested for the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

Moving on to the Serpent F110-SF4. I must say F1 is my favorite class on
asphalt. I have been running this chassis for some time now and got some
set-up tricks. But by far this is best one yet. Front control tires were way to
aggressive almost shredding and pushing half way through a run. Thanks
to my team mate Brandon Diaz and a late night in hotel we re-located ESC
and receiver from side of chassis to front of servo (DREMEL REQUIRED)
allowing removal of front added weight. This got our F1Â’s down to 1025Gr
with much more agile balance and much better tire wear. I was able to T/Q
three rounds and win the first two A-Mains for the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
with Brandon Diaz T/Qing one and taking second overall.

Pretty sure we both
set track records with matching 15.3 hot laps. Our Serpent F1Â’s were just
a pleasure to drive. In VTA I ran Serpent 4x Medius chassis with X20/21
steering upgrades. Chassis is great for this class. Great set-up window.
Also T/Q all four rounds. Won 1st A-Main. Got on the curb in 2nd A-main
traction rolled and fought back to 4th. Lead most of the 3rd A-main but
got run down in last few laps and ended up taking 2nd overall. Stepping up to X20/23 chassis that are amazing and running S/S & Mod touring.
Big thanks to Serpent, DeSoto Racing, and Joaquin DeSoto for all the help
and support. And as a bonus win, F1 Serpent/Trinity Livery paint scheme

The wait is over, the all new X20 '23 is ready to ship!!!

A continual evolution of the original X Series of Touring Cars!
The 1/10 Touring car market has changed with some new and innovative designs – We have been working hard on our latest and best EP touring car yet, we present the X20 ‘23! New and improved suspension geometry giving you maximum rotation! Featuring a beautifully engineered aluminium rear diff, along with a completely new designed rear upper arm link setup providing increased adjustability. New shocks are also included with a larger 13mm bypass system. The Serpent X20 ‘23 is more adjustable, more refined and more performance!

www.serpent.com/400041

The GT8E is on the rise and the first round of CF took place in Grenoble, so I'm taking the opportunity to discover the GT8 at a high level.
I assembled a Serpent SRX8GTE the week before the race. I have been a partner with Serpent for years, and it is the most popular GT car in France. The goal is to see what is the level of an out of the box car and then fight against the top guys from the class!

Registration done, the car will just be ready over the week of the race, barely time to see if everything is going right and hop.... towards the RACG.
The car is fast from scratch, however the electronics had to be adjusted, which were heavily used, in particular to keep up with the big name of the GT class!

It is also an opportunity to try the first prototypes of Jetko tires which are immediately very close to PMTs, the current benchmark. The rubbers are a little soft for the front, we will need harder rubbers for the final production tyres.

After safe qualifying I place myself in 6 positions, very consistent but I miss some speed : the car is too easy. I then have the Bitty seven 65 painted by my friend Valentin Peuziat, who describes it as understeering. Finally we will reverse the springs (front white, rear silver), then lower the front upper links (on the shock absorber support) . I feel more comfortable with same tires (same hardness front and rear), but the outside front suffers too much. For the finals, I get green light from Valentin to a better body, the Bitty Hyper GT that Valentin just tested in Bourg en Bresse! But how beautiful she is!

It's better but it's especially better when I switch to the 2.8mm rear anti-roll bar which drives the rear end a little bit lighter.

I slip into third place before the last final but I lose the spool drive pin just before the last final and I have to settle for fourth place which in the end for a car just fitted and a crazy result!

In the end, I only fitted one option, the 2.8 anti-roll bar (thanks Daniel). The oils are from the box, as well as the diff. greases, when it comes to tuning, it's regular stuff and we just let the car come up a little more behind (drop 6mm front and 7mm rear)

What I liked: the car so good and easy just out of the box, how strong the SRX8GTE is, the nice atmosphere of the drivers in the category, the fights on the track (Patriiiiiiick!)

What I liked less: the lack of cooling fan holder, no room to work on the receiver, the difficulties encountered with the motorization for a first race.
Many thanks to the RACG! I'm off to fill out my setup sheet before Bernard calls me back!


Arnaud Chaussard
Team Serpent France

Serpent is proud to present Elias Johansson from Sweden Elias is 17 years old and is racing for 9 years allready, and his home track is Arsunda Raceway

This is what Elias had to say about joining the team:
Happy to be apart of the Serpent Factory Team.
Looking forward to learn the cars and meeting new people. 1/10 and 1/8 scale is my major classes. Past weekend I raced for the first Time with the SRX2 and SRX4 at the EOS in Daun. The cars was on pace and we had a blast. Also looking forward to test the SRX8 Pro Nitro car.

Welcome to the team!
Team Serpent

Serpent now offers the SRX8 1/8 scale Buggy also in a Ready To Race version, so also Hobby racers can now join in for the action. This SRX8 RTR version includes it all. To top off an already awesome package, it includes the powerful .21 Serpent 3-port pull start engine, high end racing chassis with top quality parts and the impressive Dragon RC 2.4Ghz pistol grip transmitter.

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Hello racers,

I was able to take part in my first
international race for a long time, this being
the GTS race at the fantastic Gubbio track
in ltaly and as always the track was in
perfect condition.
We had some new engines from MAX power to
run in and then start looking for a setup
for my Srx8 Tq car.

We had 3 rounds of qualifying and I ended
up 8th direct in to the final still with room
to improve the car before the final.
The final was 45 minutes long so it may
not be possible the tyres would last but
unfortunately it didn't get that far as I had a
throttle servo go down a 1 st in 8 years .
Not the final I wanted but that's racing we
got to meet old and new friends and had
some good fun with the team.

A big thanks to Stef, Joaquin and Alessio
for the help and Serpent to attend at this
event. And offcouse the Gubbio track crew
who did a great job and to the Gts team.
Until the next race keep safe.
Mark Green

Serpent now offers the SRX8e-Buggy also in a Ready To Race, to make this superb car even more attractive to a broader customer base, so also Hobby racers can now join in for the action. Top-quality components packed in a Ready-to-race package, the best start a Hobby-driver can make. High end racing chassis with top quality parts, impressive 2.4 GHz transmitter, Waterproof electronic speed controller with small footprint, which fits the E-buggy holder like a glove combined with a strong 1900KV brushless motor with lots of torque.

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