New Serpent Viper 988 unveiled

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Mike Garrison

0 Sept. 21, 2017, 9:26 a.m.

By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com

Press Release from Serpent:
www.serpent.com

Serpent has been developing  1/8 scale onroad rc cars since 1977, officially as company since 1980.  That is over almost 40 years of  race and development experience combined !

The Serpent  Viper 988 is the next step in the continiuous development of this very demanding  1/8 scale racing class, the pinnacle of rc car racing.  The Viper 988 is a new platform for the coming years, which still shares some proven parts of the 2013 Japan-Worlds winning Viper 977. 

Key NEW features 

• New front and rear lower suspension arms in a new hollow type design, with seperate screw on top-covers.  
• The rear arms longer then before to suit the new rear geometry. Optional carbon topdecks and hard arms. 
• New rear end geometry  creating more steering and overall grip,  lower rear pivot pins are closer together, creating a longer link between pivot and up-right
• Longer rear CVD style driveshafts in proven  Serpent springsteel
• New smart design anodized aluminium brackets and bearing blocks front and rear which allow for  super easy  change of parts, anti-roll bars and for general  maintenance. 
• Same anti-roll bars in use front and rear
• New type front downstops for quick re-setting from top or bottom even inside the pits
• The compact diskbrake unit moved back to the 2-speed shaft on smart new alu bracket
• New flow type aero style bumper with separate inserts to race open or closed to influence steering / grip. 
• New optimized flex control 7075 T6 chassis with weights system and carbon flex brace

Other main specs:

• 4wd belt-driven race car
• 2-speed Xli gearbox and Centax race clutch with 0.8 finepitch gears
• Independent suspension with hydraulic short bigbore shocks
• Black anodized front shaft with oneways and narrow rear solid axle
• 2.5mm carbon radioplate with integrated optional flex system  
• Front and rear springsteel cvd shafts both with quick change wheel system/axles
• Ball raced front and rear anti-roll bars
• aluminium mid-flex system with bearings
• Serpent spring steel axles and driveshafts
• NSK bearings in the more critical spots
• Low friction belts and ballraced belt-tensioner 

CLICK HERE for more details of the new Serpent Viper 988.