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Wood takes second 1:8 BRCA win

Oisin O'Briain — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Tim Wood secured his second BRCA British National Championship win of the 2008 season over the weekend when he took victory in the seventh round at Halifax to maintain Serpent UK's 100% winning record.

Südhoff wins at Düren - Mobers is West German Champion

Oisin O'Briain — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

German Team Serpent driver Markus Mobers reports on the final of the West German Championship -

Last weekend the last qualifier for the 1:10 Nitro Nationals took place at the all new Düren track. The RMC Düren had built a brand new track, which was a challenge for everybody. The new layout is fantastic and has fast passages as well as technical parts.

Dempsey takes first National win - Serpent Champions X 4

Oisin O'Briain — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Former 1:1 scale Formula Renault race winner Keith Dempsey scored his first big rc race win over the weekend when the Team Serpent Ireland driver won the sixth & final round of the RCCAOI Irish 1:10 200mm National Championships at the St. Annes track in Dublin.

The Apolaro Report - Podium at Great Lakes Challenge

Oisin O'Briain — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Recently Serpent driver DJ Apolaro took part in the Great Lakes Challemge 2008 as he continued his preparations for the ROAR 1:8 Onroad Nationals. Racing his Serpent 960 for only the 3rd time DJ enjoyed a great result and sent us this report from the race -

Victory in Luxembourg for Hepp

Oisin O'Briain — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

On the weekend of 16/17 August the Luxembourg National Championship was held at the spectacular up & down Mini Circuit, Luxembourg. With registration open to other countries the competition level was very good for this year's race.

Championship success for Lawlor

Oisin O'Briain — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Chris Lawlor claimed his first ever nitro touring car title in style over the weekend when he claimed his second win of the season to secure the ORCA 1:10 200mm Championship at the St. Annes Park track in Dublin.

Hepp wins German regional race

Oisin O'Briain — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Over the weekend young Serpent driver Tobias Hepp took his Mega ZX powered 960 '08 to victory in the German Region West 1:8 Onroad Championship.

ORCA Championship title for Byrne

Oisin O'Briain — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

With one round remaining Michael Byrne wrapped up the ORCA Championship in Ireland over the weekend with a faultless drive to his third win of the series at the St.Annes Park track driving his Serpent 960.

D'hondt's view - Belgain Championship Round 4

Oisin O'Briain — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Last weekend the 4th round of the Belgian Championship was held at the track of Roeselare. I came straight from “every day 35°” Spain to “4 seasons in one day” Belgium. The weather forecast wasn’t so good for the weekend with sunshine turning to wind & rain and then sunshine again, so grip was changing every hour.

Neumann wins scooter at Aprilia Bokor Cup

Oisin O'Briain — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

The Aprilia Bokor Cup took place in Hungary last weekend and Serpent's off road project development driver Jorn Neumann took the victory to claim the very nice prize of an Aprilia Scooter!!

Serpent 1-2 at Dutch EP National Round 4 - Wubben reports

Oisin O'Briain — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

After winning the last national about a month ago, I had good hopes for this race. After 2 years we where back at one of my favorite Dutch tracks, RC Hotwheels in Deventer.

Practice started really good for me, I didn’t practice on this track like others but when I put my S400 on the track it was really good. I had some push on power in the fast corners but...

Dempsey heads Serpent 1-2

Oisin O'Briain — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Team Serpent Ireland driver Keith Dempsey headed home a 1-2 for the 720 in the fifth round of the ORCA Club Championships in Dublin last weekend with team-mate Robert Boylan taking the runners up spot.

Starting from pole having TQ'd the event, Dempsey cruised to his first win of the series using his 720 '08 to set the fastest lap of the race along the way....

Lackner takes European 1:8 Junior title

Oisin O'Briain — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Promising young Swiss driver Shasa Lackner took the biggest title of his career on Sunday when he was crowned the 2008 EFRA European 1:8 Onroad Junior Champion in Valencia, Spain.

The Serpent 960 '08 driver finished a very creditable 29th overall from the 129 car field to claim the title for the higest placed driver under 17 years of age.

Fantini puts 960 on EC pole position

Oisin O'Briain — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Serpent factory driver Massimo Fantini has TQ'd his 960 '08 for the European Championships which are taking place in Valencia, Spain, this week.

Serpent victory at Texas Biggie

Oisin O'Briain — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

This year was the 31st running of the Texas Biggie, one of the longest running races in the US, where Serpent driver Jeremy Cupps came away with the race victory driving his 960 '08. Jeremy sent us this short report on the event -

Another win for Branson

Oisin O'Briain — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Serpent Driver Development team member Kyle Branson notched yet another great win in the BRCA British 1:10 200mm National Championship as he took his 720 '08 to victory in Round 6 at Snetterton over the weekend.

Serpent release the S120 1/12th scale

Eoghain O'Briain — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Serpent are pleased to announce the release of our long awaited 1/12th scale chassis, the S120. Made using high quality components throughout, we have worked within the confines of the scale and class rules to produce a unique, high performance and fully adjustable chassis.

Success for Team Serpent at German 1:8 Nationals

Oisin O'Briain — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Last weekend the German 1:8 Onroad Nationals took place in Ettlingen where Team Serpent claimed a number of National titles with the 960 '08.

Kurzbuch wins Round 3 of Swiss Nationals

Oisin O'Briain — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Round 3 of Swiss National Championships was held at the Sitterdorf track where competitors were greeted by 30 degree plus temperatures and Simon Kurzbuch took his Serpent 960 '08 to victory.

Connolly is 2008 Irish Champion

Oisin O'Briain — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0200 GMT

Clive Connolly is the 2008 Irish 1:8 National Champion winning the title in perfect style on Sunday with victory at the St.Annes track at the controls of his Serpent 960 '08.

The defending 2007 Champion, Connolly successfully retained his National title with the perfect score despite one round remaining in the 6 round championship.