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UK: Kyle Branson TQ's and wins UK Nats 1/10 (23/04/2011)
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Reigning British Champion Kyle Branson ( Serpent 733) , who had been busy attending the 1/8th Worlds in Miami, sent us this report from the first round of the BRCA 1/10th 200mm nationals was held at the end of March in the Cotswoulds district. The weather forecast looked promising for the weekend, the sun was shining Saturday morning which looked set to be a really nice day. The traction levels were not too bad to start off with, but with plenty of cars going around the track it soon increased. During practice on Saturday most of the top drivers was separated by a few tenths setting up the scene...
WC 1/8 onroad USA: Morganti takes round 4 with Serpent 966 (15/04/2011)
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The 4th and last qualifier has been run, and it is Serpent's Paolo Morganti taking the 4th round with Serpent 966-WC, improving on his best time with a with 36 laps in 10:00.906, and moving up to 7th spot.
WC 1/8 onroad USA: 2 heats done, 2 more to go (14/04/2011)
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The 1st 2 heats have been raced on wednesday, with last 2 groups not racing heta 2 due to rain. They are allowed to run today.
Heat 3 and 4 still to go. Due to the new tyres rules / discussions, only 4 heats instead of 6.
For Serpent its Morganti on 6, Salven on 12 ( his 1st heat was better, but car was underweight, as he fogot he lend his weight to team -mate Cristiani earlier), 19th supertalent Kyle Bransson and on 20 Mark Green. Other Serpent drivers also show good speed, but lack consistency in driving.
Sabrina Lechner, Serpent/Xceed female top-driver is in position 50 and expect...
WC 1/8: Mark Green intro interview (31/03/2011)
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Hello Mark ,
The WC will already start in a few days from now....:
Q: How was the test you made in USA ?
A: The test went very well ,The weather was very good and we was able to run through the whole test program.
Q: Which qualifying result do you expect for the WC ?
A:Well off course i would like pole but anywhere in the top 4 would be great
Q: Do you like the WC track, and if yes why ?
A:I like it a lot very nice layout and very smooth..For a US track it very much more like a european type , very fast and open,
Q: Did you test any special parts for the WC ?
A: Part off the...
New: Serpent 966-EVO 1/8 scale onroad (15/01/2011)
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The Serpent 966 has excelled in competitions worldwide and drivers are very happy with the easy handling and very-fast chassis.
The developments of the 2010 season have now been incorporated in the Serpent 966-EVO:
- Serpent Flex Control rear end
- delrin bushings to capture the rear anti-roll bar bearings
- delrin bushings to capture the 2-speed shaft bearings
- ventilated, lightweight mono-disk brake now standard
- 3mm rear anti-roll bar wire type standard
The Michael Salven designed rear end of the Serpent 966 has caught the attention of other brands, and is becoming a popular...
UK: TQ for Green, win for Branson both Serpent 966, (12/10/2010)
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Qualifying with 3 Serpent in top 4. Green on top.
The qualifying positions were as follows:
1. Mark Green - Serpent – Novarossi – 20 Laps 302 secs
2. Kyle Branson – Serpent – Sirio – 20 laps 309 secs
3. Tim Wood – Serpent – Mega – 20 laps 313 secs
4. Pete Hastings – Shepherd – IDM – 19 laps 201 secs
5. Richard Hicklin – Serpent – Mega – 19 laps 301 secs
6. Andrew North – Mugen – IDM – 19 laps 301 secs
7. John Carr – Serpent – Mega – 19 Laps 306 secs
8. Jason Frost – Serpent – Mega – 19 Laps
9. Dan Ghibaldan – Motonica – Sirio – 19 Laps 304 secs
10.Andrew Hastings – Shepherd – IDM –...
England: Tim Wood 2008-2009- 2010 National Champion 1/8 with Serpent (12/10/2010)
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For the 3rd time in a row Tim Wood has clinched the 1/8 scale National Title for Serpent.
Really impressive performance as the level of competition in England is really high with Mark Green, Kyle Branson and Richard Hicklin around and many others too.
Some wins and always on the front row and many podium finished.
Congratulations.
Team Serpent
England: Kyle TQs and wins 1/8 BRCA Nats in Brooklands Serpent 966 (26/09/2010)
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Kyle Branson showed off his great pace again , at the Brooklands race-track.
With his Sirio powered Serpent 966, he took TQ honours, just ahead of Team_mate Mark Green.
In the final he was able to stay ahead as well and take the win in this pin-ultimate round of the UK Nats.
Great podium finish also of Serpent-Mega driver John Carr !!
Congratulations.
Team Serpent uk
England: Nats TQ and win for Mark Green wiht Serpent 733 (10/09/2010)
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Kyle Branson sent us this report on the 7th round of the BRCA 1/10th scale national series that was held last weekend at Adur, just on the coast of Brighton under mostly dry conditions.
On Saturday the traction was quite low at the start but got a little better during the day. My car wasnt too bad but there was room for improvement. Johnathan Dobney was the fastest at the end of the day with a 15.25 second lap with myself and Mark Green following closely.
On Sunday the weather was to change, it was raining very lightly for a while and so the first two rounds were wet or damp which was never...
England: Green TQ and Kyle wins both with 966 at BRCA nats 1/8 (03/09/2010)
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Great result for young Kyle Branson / 966, winning the 7th round of the BRA Nats, ahead of Team mate and leader in the Championship Tim Wood / 966-Mega.
TQ was for Mark Green with S966 followed by Kyle in 2nd.
The top 10 after qualifying were as follows:
1. Mark Green – Serpent – Novarossi – 21 Laps 301 secs
2. Kyle Branson – Serpent – Sirio – 20 Laps 306 secs
3. Daniel Bancroft – Motonica – Max – 20 Laps 308 secs
4. Pete Hastings – Shepherd – IDM – 20 Laps 308 secs
5. Tim Wood – Serpent – Mega – 20 Laps 311 secs
6. Chris Heath – Mugen – Sirio – 20 Laps 312 secs
7. Clive Connolly...
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