Thomas Musial continued his winning form last weekend when he took his second consecutive victory in the German Region West Qualifier race at the controls of his Serpent S400.

acing in the 9.5T class Musial, who TQ’d and won the previous race at Geilenkirchen, once again set the pace TQ’ing ahead of team-mate Christian Kohrn.  In the finals the pair cemented those places to claim a great 1-2 result for Team Serpent.

SM-Lauf West, Standard (9,5T)
Top 3, Ibbenbüren

1. Thomas Musial – Serpent S400
2. Christian Kohrn – Serpent S400
3. Mike Treder - Corally

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The third round of the French EP Touring Nationals took place at the MRCV track in Villerest last weekend and Team Serpent France driver Fabien Valantin enjoyed a strong race taking his S400 to a podium finish.

Sunny weather meant drivers had to deal with very hot conditions but Valantin couped well claiming 3rd position in qualifying.

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The latest round of the German National Qualifiers West Region produced a great result for Team Serpent despite thunderstorms causing the finals at the Oberhausen track to be cancelled.  TQing for the event it was Serpent veteran Karl Heinz Meisters that took the win with his Mega powered 720 ‘08.

A great performance in qualifying by the Serpent team meant no less than six 720s filled the Top 10 places with Meister at the top ahead of team-mate Marcus Mobers.

With the bad weather forcing the finals to be abandoned the final result was declared on the qualifying order handing Serpent drivers an important 1-2 result.

German National Qualifiers West Region
Oberhausen, Overall Result

1. K.H. Meister - Serpent/Mega
2. M. Mobers - Serpent/Mega
3. T. Saarinen
4. F. Südhoff - Serpent/Mega
5. S. Bürge
6. T. Hepp - Serpent/Mega
7. D. Fleischer
8. Y. Prümper - Serpent/Mega
9. V. Frederico - Serpent/Mega
10.U. Baldes

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Current European 1:10 235mm Champion Glyn Beal looks in good shape to defend his title at the up coming 2008 Euros after the Englishman took a convincing win at the fourth round of the British Championships at Aldershot over the weekend.

The Serpent 835 driver was in top form from the start securing the TQ by 10 seconds around the technical track.  From pole Beal went on to take his Mega powered car to a massive 5-lap winning margin. Greg Fairlie took second with third place going to young hopeful Karl Dransfield.

The 2008 1:10 235mm European Championships takes place next week at top class Heemstede track in the Netherlands where Beal will be looking to successfully defend the title he won in Germany last year.

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Orange anodised aluminium Serpent car stand.

Serpent is pleased to introduce this handy car stand. Suitable for most scales of on road vehicles, electric and gas, it has been made from a single piece of 2mm thick orange anodised aluminium. Sporting the Serpent logo laser etched into the top and sides, the feet and top platform feature foam pads for helping to prevent your car and stand from moving around your workbench. A nice additional feature is the inclusion of 4 holes in the top surface for sitting your shock absorbers into when refilling them.

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New for the Serpent S400 are these anodised aluminium CVD drive shafts. Super lightweight, they are 3 grams lighter than the steel versions, giving a saving of 12 grams when used throughout the car. This weight gain means reduced rotating mass, which translates into faster acceleration and top speeds. Sold in a set of 2, they are suitable for the front and rear of the car, but due to the current power being delivered by modern electronic equipment it is advised to use them only the rear, as when used on the front they may wear quicker than the standard steel versions.

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Serpent Driver Development team member Sang Joon Nam proved his worth at the recent 1:10 200mm Touring Korean National Championships when he added the title to his CV at the Kirina circuit in Pochon Kyung Ki Do near Seoul.

Racing his Mega MF powered 720 ‘08, Nam qualified 2nd overall for the big race just ahead of fellow Serpent racers Yongtaek Wo and Seyong Wo.

For the one hour final Nam and HyunHo Ahn decided not to change the tyre during race to save time and opted for a harder 40 rear tyre and 38 fronts.

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Round 3 of the Greek National Championship took place last weekend at the FRT track in Athens where Serpent’s John Sotiropoulos and Kostas Sidiropoulos took their Mega powered 720 ‘08 to a 1-2 finish.

Typical sunny weather greeted the competitors over the event allowing for plenty of testing on Saturday and the results of the team’s testing was very apparent on Sunday with Sotiropoulos claiming the TQ from Sidiropoulos.  Overall Team Serpent Greece enjoyed a great qualifying with no less than 5 of their drivers making the A Final.

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The third round of the Swedish Cup took place at the fast Skanska Ring in Örebro last weekend where the Hobby Produkter backed Team Serpent Sweden squad claimed a double podium result with Andersson Bengt taking his 960 to 2nd in the 1:8 final and Per-Ola Hård claiming the same position in 1:10 with his 720.

Saturday saw four qualifying rounds completed in dry conditions with the big challenge for 1:8 drivers being to make 5 minutes without having to stop for fuel.

Niklas Johansson took the TQ position in 1:8 just 6/10th of a second in front of Serpent drivers Bengt Andersson and Christoffer Hallborg while in 1:10 Per-Ola Hård was the top Serpent qualifying his 720 ‘08 in third position. In total four 960s lined up on the grid for the 1:8 A Final with three 720s starting the 1:10 A Final.

Sunday’s saw similar conditions to Saturday and first up was the 1:8 Final. This would prove a very exciting race with all the drivers opting for different strategies as they all looked to overcome the heavy fuel consumption and calculated the best time to change tyres. At the mid way point of the race there was a close battle between Niklas Johansson and Bengt Andersson but the latter’s challenge for victory came to an end when he hit some problems and the Serpent driver had to settle for second.

In the 1:10NT Final Per-Ola Hård drove a good race making up one position and tp finish runner up to give Team Serpent a good overall performance in the latest Swedish Cup as they ended the day with a car on the podium in each class.

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A pair of high strength CVD Pro Shafts for the Serpent 720 08.

New for the Serpent 720, is this set of super strong CVD pro-shafts. Sold in a pair, they are made from the highest quality spring steel, meaning they are extremely durable and highly resistant to crash damage. Coming pre assembled, they are a direct replacement for the kit versions.

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