Serpent teflon brake pads
Serpent has released teflon brake pads for your serpent chassis! Coming in a set of that includes 2 left and 2 right teflon brake pads. The Serpent teflon brake pads are attached to the steel brake plates (#901365) that come with the latest Serpent chassis’ as standard.
The benefit of these Teflon pads over the original version brake pads is that teflon brake pads provide better and smoother braking power without locking up the brake shaft. This all ensures more consistent braking and allows the racer to be able to brake later and deeper into a corner.
*IMPORTANT* Mounting Information
Due to the material used, mounting the Serpent teflon brake pads require more care and different techniques.
- Degrease and then roughen the appropriate side of the steel brake plates using sand paper or similar.
- Apply Impact adhesive (preferable heat resistant) to both pads (darker side) and plates on the correct sides.
- Wait the required amount of time for the glue to harden (read the instructions of the glue)
- Introduce the pads and plates to each other and press together as hard as possible (use of a bench vice is recommended).
After use be sure to check regularly to see if the pads and plates are still together.
Discuss the new Serpent teflon brake pads in our On-Road Touring Talk forum!
Serpent 720 – part 2
Just last month we posted the announcement that the guys from Serpent was going to be releasing the new Serpent 720. At the time there wasn’t much info to be had about the Serpent 720, that was until now. Here are some more exciting details about the new Serpent 720.
The new Serpent Seven 20 continues to improve upon the long line of championship-winning, ultra-successful, and highly-competitive 1/10th scale cars from Serpent, setting new standards in quality, ease of assembly, ease of use, and outright performance.
The Serpent 720 features the following major enhancements:
- Wider sweet spot makes for easier setup
- Easier assembly
- Front & rear factory assembled gear differentials
- Optimised geometry
- Pre-assembled RCC shock absorbers
- Improved features throughout
The new rear end of the Serpent 720 features new 1-piece lower wishbones and fully adjustable uprights. As with all the wishbones on the Serpent 720, the lower wishbones can be used on both the left and right sides, minimizing the number of spare parts needed to bring to the track. The rear upright features robust pivotball mounting points on the bottom and two upper camber link mounting holes for fine-tuning rear roll center. The all new rear anti-roll bar for the Serpent 720 is now ball-raced for extra precision. Stiffness is quickly and easily adjustable by changing the linkage mounting points on the lower wishbones or alternatively by changing the position of the ball joint pivot point on the roll bar itself. To further stiffen the rear end of the Serpent 720, Serpent has created a distinctive S-shaped carbon brace which spans the two rear bearing blocks.
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Serpent 720
Serpent is pleased to announce their all-new 200mm race chassis, the Serpent 720. Based on the ultra successful Serpent 710, the new Serpent 720 has been extensively tested on many different track conditions to ensure the best overall performance.
The debut race for the new Serpent 720 will take place on two separate continents on the same weekend, June 16-18. In Europe the Serpent 720 will be seen in action at the EFRA GP in the Netherlands whilst in North America the Serpent 720 will be competing at the US Nationals in Crystal Park Raceway, California.
