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Jose Almonte report from the Florida Winternats 2026

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The 50th Anniversary of the Florida Winternats is now over and man what an event it was!


I will start by thanking the Esser family for all the hard work and dedication to make this event possible and for keeping the tradition of the Winternats alive Greg Esser, Melanie Esser and Alex Esser you guys Rock 🤘🏾

Into the racing part…
I was able to race my 2 favorites classes 1/10 Nitro and GT Nitro.
In 1/10 i had a fast car all week but luck wasn’t in my side in this particular class.
I qualified 5th and finished 11th.
In Nitro GT i had a fast car also wich gave me the opportunity to qualify 2nd and after a late start i was able to push hard and fight for the Win. The boys in charge of the pits were Diego Morganti and Luca Barrera both did an awesome Job pitting for me as we tried to get back into contention they made shure everything was on point. Thank You Fellas!
I would like to congratulate my teammates Juan Gascot and Michael Westside Haley you guys did an outstanding job locking the podium and the sweep.
7 out of 12 cars in the main were the new Serpent SRX8 GT R. 🥇, 🥈 and 🥉.
Elvin Calderon My boy you did great also qualified 9th and finished 5th in the A main it’s been your best result in a long time. Way to go… Congrats!
Im happy to be able to spend time with old and new friends at the track. You guys definitely make things easier. Tons of fun and laughs!

Jose Almonte 
Team Serpent