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July 13, 2008

Perez wins Rd3 Brazilian Nationals

Serpent are reporting on the 3rd round of the Brazilian Nationals where Ricardo Perez driving a Serpent 720 ’08 took the win. Saturday’s qualifying saw round 2 winner and another Serpent racer Henrique Winik TQ the event ahead of Flavio Elias and Perez. The finals on Sunday, which were held in very hot conditions, saw car no.1 of Winik in top form and he was able to run a lap time below the previous record. Unfortunately engine problems would rule him out of back to back victories, but team-mate Perez took up the lead where he would stay till the end to take the win. This moves him into the lead of the standings and bring him closer to becoming 2008 Brazilian Champion.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 11, 2008

Hudy TC & Buggy Car stands

Seen at February’s Toy fair, Hudy have now released this range of stylish car stands for both 1/10 electric and nitro touring cars as well as a version for 1/8th scale off road buggies and truggies. The surface on both stands is black powder coated for maximum long life and to withstand abusive working conditions and has a very small footprint making it very handy to pack for travel. Strategically-placed holes provide a great place for temporarily storing standard or big-bore shocks during rebuilds, and laser-engraved markings (FL, FR, RL, RR) ensure you keep track of the proper shocks. Four rubber feet mean that the stand will stay firmly in place and not move while working on the car and 2 super-soft foam strips bonded to the top surface make sure that the car will sit softly and will not move while you’re working on it. Laser-engraved Hudy logos adorn the stylish black powder coated surface.

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July 9, 2008

Connolly doubles up at Irish Nats Rd4

Serpent have a report on the 4th round of the Irish Nationals that saw Serpent racer Clive Connolly in dominant form as he claimed his second consecutive double victory, winning both the 1/8th and 1/10th 200mm A Finals. A strong drive by Connolly in the 1/10th scale final saw him pass former National Champion Chris Steele and standings leader Eoin Doran to cruise home to a one lap winning margin over Steele’s Kyosho, with Keith Dempsey claiming his first ever National Championship podium finish in 3rd. Starting from pole in the 1/8th scale final, Connolly, who has a perfect winning record this season, stormed to yet another victory setting the fastest lap of the race to head home a Serpent 1-2 as young Sean Doyle claimed yet another strong podium finish ahead of Kyosho driver Nico Azzariti in 3rd.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 9, 2008

Alex Racing Design M-6 Speed

Alex Racing Design have released the follow up to your Japanese National winning LX-250 body shell, the M-6 Speed. Tested around the Yatabe Arena, it was an average of 0.3 seconds a lap quicker than the previous shell. The design allows for good straight line speed, good downforce and a low centre of gravity, while the aerodynamic cockpit allows air to flow freely to the included rear wing. Also comes supplied with light and grill decals and window masks.

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July 8, 2008

Serpent 960 Radio plate support weight

Also new for the Serpent 960 is this aluminium radio plate support with brass weight. Similar in structure to the previous aluminium bracket, this version has been modified to accept the brass weight and will come as standard in future 960-08 kits. The accompanying brass weight adds 50 grams to very centre of the car and is mounted as low as possible in this area so as not to adversely affect the centre of gravity. Similar in concept to the previously released brass battery holder, this system gives a more neutral handling characteristic than that of the battery holder yet has the same benefits.

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July 8, 2008

Serpent 960 Shock tower RR V3

Serpent have announced the release of this new shock tower for the rear of the Serpent 960. Made from 3.5mm thick carbon fibre, the new shock tower features a 2nd, higher mounting hole for the centring pin. This hole allows for the rear body mount to be set at its highest setting, while still being able to be centred. Some new low body shells work best when they are raised at the rear and this new shock tower facilitates that. This part will come as standard in future 960-08 kits.

Source: Serpent [serpent.com]

July 8, 2008

Mark Gilliland wins BRCA 200mm Rd5

The 5th round of the BRCA 1/10th scale 200mm Nationals were run at Wrexham last weekend and rainy weather greeted the lower than normal number of competitors who attended. On Saturday it rained in the morning and didn’t dry until around midday, leaving the racers with half a day of practice to fine tune their cars for Sunday’s racing. On race day, the first two rounds of qualifying were wet and so it was only the last two dry rounds which would count. Team Xray driver Mark Gilliland was TQ in every round and so claimed the overall top spot from Mark Green, Stephen Brown and Kyle Branson. For the finalists, all chances of a dry final were dashed when it started raining 10 minutes before the start, leaving all racers scrambling to put wet tyres on their cars. The start of the 30 minute race saw Kyle Branson jump to the front after 4 laps followed by Steve Brown, the order remaining static until the 23rd minute when Branson’s wheel came off and took him out of the lead. With the tyre back on he struggled on a drying track and this left Gilliland to pick up the pieces and take the win by 3 laps from Mark Green, with his Serpent team mate Kyle Branson holding onto 3rd.

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July 8, 2008

BIWS 2008-09 – Announcement

BIWS 2008-09 - Announcement

Mirage Racing have been in contact to announce the 2008-09 British Indoor Winter Series, run in conjunction with Sheffield & District MCC, Newbold Models and Don Valley Stadium. This winter series is very popular amongst drivers with over 100 entries at every round, with some of the very best UK racers in attendance to offer help and advice, plus some blistering on track performance. This series is designed for all abilities and for all people to have some great fun.

For more information about the BIWS, go here.