Team Serpent in Brasil
The 1/10 scale Nitro Touringcars IFMAR World Championship in Sao Paulo Brasil have just started with some free and lateron controlled practise. Full concentration to find the right balance in set-up, performance, tires, aerodynamics . Also building up rhythm for this special track , finding the right lines and braking points.
Many of the top guns of the rc gas and electric racing scene are on the spot ! Serpent, Mugen, Kyosho, Associated, HPI, Team Magic and more brands all have drivers there.
Around 90 driver have been able to travel to Brasil for this fantastic event. The Brasilians build a brand new track in a very nice park at the outskirts of Sao Paulo. The track is really difficult and a little bit bumpy too, so a big challenge for all the drivers. Banked corners, elevation of more then one meter !
In some cases it has prooven tricky to get all equipment passing through Basilian customs, but most have managed some way J or the other.
Track Sao Paulo
For Serpent with the Serpent 710 drivers like Fantini, Green, Salven, Domanin, Duina, Chaussard, Morganti, McNally, Hard, Rinne and many other very talented drivers. Ofcourse also all other brands have their strongest drivers taking part.
From 11 october onwards Serpent will arrange some reports from the Snake pit here on myTSN.com so stay tuned. Hopefully also the organisation will publish some results and images on their website.
Team Serpent will be present at the race to give full support to all Serpent drivers. Rene Cornella will coordinate all this. Some clinics and meetings will be organised to support all drivers to achieve their maximum result. Serpent Team-work will show results !
A number of Serpent drivers will be able to use the new MEGA ZX-12 engines, still in pre-production format. Salven won the 2004 1/10 scale European Championships with this balistic new engine. The final Mega ZX-12 engines will be introduced in november.
Serpent 710 - Mega power
SCHEDULE
DATES / TIMETABLE
It is not allowed to the participants of the World Championship to use the track during the period of 30 days that precedes the World Championship. Starting from September 07, 2004 to October 06, 2004.
OCTOBER 07 - 17 2004
Thu 07/ Fri 08/ Sat 09: OPEN PRACTICE
Sun 10/ Mon 11: CONTROLLED PRACTICE
Mon 11: OPENING CEREMONY
Tue 12/ Wed 13/ Thur 14: IFMAR Qualifying - 6 x 10 minute heats
Fri 15: IFMAR Christmas Tree Finals - BANQUET in the evening
Sat 16: Upper Finals
Sun 17: Rain Day
Track layout
Michael Salven and Rene Cornella, just ready to take their air-plane to Brasil, a 14 hour trip and then getting the stuff through customs.
Salven has called the factory and informed that all Serpent material has landed on the track safely.
The thursday and friday have both been dry days for practise !
http://www.saopaulorcclub.com.br/mundia ... ilotos.htm
