December 9, 2015
Established as a brand in Heemstede, Netherlands in 1980 Serpent are currently celebrating their 35th anniversary. Having their roots in 1/8th nitro on-road Serpent nowadays offer more than 30 different cars including on-road and off-road, nitro and electric-powered vehicles. An innovator right from the beginning Serpent also developed and introduced new classes such as the 1/10th 235mm and 200mm nitro classes all of which made their first steps on the iconic Heemstede track nearby the office, host of the 1989 IFMAR 1/8th On-road Worlds and Serpent’s test track since the very beginning. Having won countless World, Asian, European and National…
October 30, 2015
…would have the upper hand over Derrick Plank who was suffering handling issues for the majority of the race while Tony George would suffer car trouble that ended his race early. 235mm Sprint Championship top 5: 1. Mike Meyers – Capricorn – 156 points 2. Derrick Plank – Serpent – 153 points 3. Peter Plint – Serpent – 143 points 4. Tony George – Serpent – 142 points 5. Joseph Schauerte – Serpent – 53 points 235mm Enduro Championship top 5: 1. Mike Meyers – Capricorn – 156 points 2. Derrick Plank – Serpent – 151 points 3. Peter Plint…
September 15, 2015
The TRAP RC Racing Venue just North of Tshwane, Pretoria played host to the 4th round of the South African Gas On-road Nationals. The penultimate round of the 2015 National series attracted around 50 entries to race in the premier 1/8th scale, as well as the 200mm Nitro Touring, 235mm and a new 1/8 Scale GT entry level class. The event was greeted with great weather, which kept track conditions consistent and drivers were happy to report that grip remained predictable for the 3-day event. The event was not short of talent and experience with all the championship favourites in…
September 1, 2015
…soon with a 235mm version being planned for the near future. Features: – 2.5mm high grade graphite main chassis – 253mm-256.5mm adjustable wheelbase, +/-2.0mm in the front lower suspension block, +/-1.5mm in the front suspension plate – 1.8/3.25/6.15 degree caster adjustment – Bearing steering rack system design – Low friction coated pivot balls and ball studs – Front upper arm mount pin brace – Polished kingpin and upper hinge pin – Hard-coated aluminium steering turnbuckles – Spring steel upper arm turnbuckle – High grade Xenon Racing composite front suspension plastic parts – Low profile and mini size servo compatible –…
January 26, 2015
Following TRR-Racestuff’s 235mm conversion kit for the Team Associated 10R5.1 the German company now also have a narrow chassis conversion available that retains the standard 200mm width and is compatible with the kit’s standard parts. The conversion includes a slim 2.5mm carbon fibre main chassis plate, new 2.5mm sidelink wings, a front LiPo rail for 1S and 2S shorty LiPo packs, hexagonal chassis standoffs and the needed shims. The chassis allows to three different sidelink configurations; a hanging layout with parallel links, angled chassis-mounted links that open toward the power pod and a third variant using an optional lower power…
December 13, 2014
VBC Racing introduce the 235mm version of the Lightning10 1/10th scale pan car chassis. The Lightning10-235 marks the revival of the 1990’s Pro10 class and the kit is constructed using high grade carbon fibre materials, lightweight 7075 aluminium alloy, and high strength composite materials. The kit features ultra short 7075 aluminium drive hubs, a big bore centre shocks, multi location side springs, optional brass balance weight with multiple mounting locations, an optional fan mount, and a highly adjustable adjustable front suspension that allows to fine-tune track width, caster, active caster, camber and ride height. The oversized rear motor pod is…
October 10, 2014
Contact RC bring to the market a new range of WGT/GT10 tyres for 200mm and 235mm pan and oval cars. The WGT/GT10 range includes a host of popular compounds to suit running on tarmac and carpet, including special 38 shore tyres with lilac stripe for control tyre events. All front tyres are trued to 63mm and rears 64mm and they become available by November. Source: Schumacher [racing-cars.com]…
September 12, 2014
Made for the GT-500W pan car is this 235mm conversion kit from Teamsaxo. The set contains a new front suspension plate, long and short front links as well as longer turnbuckles and new rear wheel hubs. The parts make for a wider front and rear end to bring the 200mm World GT car to proper Pro10 dimensions. The kit will become available by the end of September. Source: Teamsaxo [saxoracing.com]…
