I choose mainly to ignore these discussions - seems pretty childish what is being said about Serpent from guys with other manufacturers' cars.
I see enough racing to know that there is no dominant force within RC racing - where these people get their ideas from....I don't know, but it doesn't tie up with what I see.
Lets get back on track with the 710 discussion - hopefully it'll be as good as the 705 forum, which was/is one of the best information sources for any RC car.
Cheers, Mark.