The 17.5 1/12 class at the 2013 ROAR Carpet Nationals was ultra competitive. Qualifying rounds that saw the top 3 cars finish .04 of second apart from each other, and the difference between making the A Main or watching it was .02 of a second. After qualifying 3rd overall Viper RC driver Mark Smyka would […]

Francesco Martini reports on the recent UISP League race in Italy. ‘For the first time, this year the Italian league UISP was split in two days with 5 qualifying round by round: three on Saturday afternoon and two on Sunday followed by the finals. This new formula has allowed us to have free practice on […]

Reigning World Champion Robert Batlle announced today that his two-year relationship with fuel sponsor Merlin has come to an end. Batlle originally joined Merlin back in January 2011 and in the time with the Spanish outfit continued his amazing run of Spanish national titles and delivered a European Championship win in 2011 as well as the ultimate […]

The UISP Italian Indoor Championship was run with 24 entrants including nine XB4. Right from practice, the XRAY drivers were making good laptimes. In first qualifying, Passerini took TQ followed by Nerone, with Catelani (new to this class) doig similar lap times to the first two. Passerini kept TQ until the third qualifier, when Nerone […]

The RC Pro National Series South division kicked off its season this past weekend at the all new facility of 439 Raceway in Belton, TX, just north of Austin. 439 Raceway has put in a ton of work to get its facilities into top notch condition with features such as an enlarged track, new dirt, […]

Xray have released complete details on their update NT1, the 2013 spec. With a lot of focus on the shocks, the car features new low profile shock with new internals including Delrin pistons and of course all new shorter springs, the new design helping to lower the car’s centre of gravity. To cater for the […]

The Serpent 747 will continue into the 2013 season without any changes. The car has proven its speed and durability in the 2012 season really well. Main results was the TQ from Mazzeo at the European Championships in Italy  in 2012.

InterviewHello Dominic, Welcome to Team Serpent Q: Which races do you plan for 2013 season ?A: I will drive the European Championship B in Gubbio, the European Championship A in Kirchberg/Graz, the German Championships (all I.C. 200 mm) and maybe the German Masters in Pro10 electric. Further on, I will race the qualifcation races in […]

Serpent has expanded the line of merchandising materials and more is coming. The Serpent Winterjacket is a popular choice, in a really fashionable design and topquality materials. http://serpent.com/product/190173

Serpent Cobra offroad lineThe Serpent Cobra offroad cars forms a very strong line-up for all 1/8 scale offroad classes . The electric powered Cobra E-buggy with its superb narrow and low lay-out is now ready in the 2.0 version with the new wider rear end geometry. The Cobra gaspowered Buggy in 2.0 version with new […]