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USA Nationals 2011 gas onroad: Salven in USA for support-act (22/09/2011)
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USA Nationals gas-onroad 2011: Michael Salven is at the USA nationals to support the Serpent drivers in 1/10 and 1/8 scale onroad. The race in Chaplin is badly affected by rain and forecast is bad too. Let hope it will turn for the better, so racing can get underway soon. liverc.com will do live-timing when qualifying starts.
For Serpent Scott Kimbrow and Paolo Morganti are the ace drivers, in both classes. Many other top-drivers around, so will be a super race.
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Germany: Salven -733/Xceed wins German 1/10 Championship 2011 (05/09/2011)
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Michael Salven gave himself a perfect birth-day (50) present by winning the 2011 German 1/10 scale Nations in Kirchhain. The same track where he won his 1st ever 1/8 scale German title many years ago.
Salven with Serpen 733/XceedZX qualified in 3rd, with Pietsch TQ and Wichnesvski in 2nd with almost nothing between this top-3. Very close.
EC 1/10 nitro: 3 Serpent drivers into semi finals (21/08/2011)
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The saturday was the finals day.
Serpent had 7 drivers in the 2 quarter finals; with Green, Mazzeo, Gruber, Stammler, Salven, Branson, Jacobs.
Mainly fuel consumption and engine troubles made only Green go into the semi by winning his quarter with many laps as well, and Jacobs running a very good quarter too and Sammler as 3rd. Both Mazzeo and Salven were very fast in the quarter, but engine / consumption issues prevented bump ups.
Green was most of the time in 3rd place following Pietsch and Wichnevski closely, in last 10 minutes a small stone caught his 1st gear and broke it. Over....
Team: Top-driver Marc Fischer from Germany joins Team Serpent (28/07/2011)
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We are proud to announce that Top-driver Marc Fischer from Germany has joined Team Serpent.
Marc Fischer well known for his excellent results in 1/12 and 1/10 scale electric classes , has choosen for Team Serpent after testing the Serpent 411 TC car few times, and knowing the S120 well from the many races with Markus Mobers in the past years.
Fischer will be racing the German Nats, EC 1/10 and 1/12, ETS races, LRP and DHI Cup, and the 2012 Wc with Serpent cars.
Fischer will assist Serpent on development and testing too, alongside Hergarten, Veronesi, Kerswell. Kimbrow and more coming...
EC 1/8 scale onroad: van Gastel is vice-Champion with 966-TE (28/07/2011)
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Ilia van Gastel took an impressive 2nd place with 966-TE at the 2011 Euro's in Luxembourg.
He stayed very close and at same pace of winner Collari right until the end with just a 6 seconds gap at the finish line.
Ilia made the 7th fastest qualifying time with his Serpent 966-TE version with Xceed ZX engine and using Xceed tyres.
Michael Salven was close to reaching the final, but in the last lap of the semi Vrielinck snatched away the 4th place by making a questionable overtaking manoever.
Serpent's Mark Green saw his chances evaporate in the 1st lap of the semi final when his engine...
Serpent release new gearbox for 966, the SL8 (30/06/2011)
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Serpent ( Michael Salven ) designed a new super-light ( SL) gearbox for the Serpent 1/8 966 .
The current Serpent gearbox system has been in use for a very long time, and the Serpent design has become the industry standard, with small revisions only. Stronger engines, research, racing and new insights fueled the new gearbox design.
Goals were to reduce inertia, fluent power transfer and increase reliability even further .
All info here: http://www.serpent.com/product/903360/
EFRA EC-B 1/10 GP: Pupke 3rd in final with 733, 3x733 in the Main ! (09/05/2011)
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Rene Pupke puts Serpent 733 on the podium in 3rd place after 45 minute final and one tyre-stop.
Overall 3 Serpent 733 in the main final, so an excellent result.
Neo 2011: Serpent Cobra in action (19/04/2011)
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Billy Easton will attend the Neo 2011 race as designer of the Serpent Cobra.
Niclas Brunsberg. topdriver from Sweden will join, as well as Rodrigo Luis, current runner -up in the Portugese Champs and team-mate Carlos Hugo Ferreira, Morten Thorkildsen from Norway, David Hassel from Sweden , Kennie Ekenstierna also Sweden and French ace driver Davy Bales.
French Serpent Distributor Bernard Durand will be present, and also Serpent designer/owner Michael Salven will support the race.
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WC 1/8, USA: Free Practise is over (11/04/2011)
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Fastest laptimes in Controlled Practice
15,813 Andrea Christiani (I/Serpent)
15,887 Robert Pietsch (D/Mugen)
15,912 Dario Balestri (I/Capricorn)
15,919 Josh Cyrul (USA/Shepherd)
15,963 Rick Vrielijnck (NL/Mugen)
15,973 Franceso Romagnoli (I/Shepherd)
15,984 Mike Swauger (USA/Xray)
15,993 Daniele Ielasi (I/Shepherd)
16,073 Michael Salven (Serpent)
16,128 Patrick Schδfer (Shepherd)
16,413 Eric Dankel (Xray)
16,488 Sabrina Lechner (Serpent)
16,581 Uwe Baldes (Mugen)
16,606 Toni Gruber (Serpent)
Top 10 Practice :
Based on 3 censequtive fast laps
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2011 German Toyfair (14/02/2011)
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Serpent was present again at the 2011 Nurnberg Toyfair with a completely new booth.
Lots of space to show the growing line of Serpent racing cars.
Main introductions:
- Serpent Cobra Truggy gas powered
- Serpent S411 TC electric powered
Serpents design team Billy Easton and Michael Salven were both at the show to answer any questions and share idea's.
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