by Rich on February 23, 2012
It was a long day at the track for just 2 runs each but that’s how it goes with 530 entries. We learned quite a bit today, the track changes throughout the day and you have to make the proper adjustments along the way. It’s actually quite warm here, the heat of the day makes the track dry out and almost blue groove. Just about when it looks like its going to dry out, they put a bunch of water down.
Keeping up with the changing conditions and nervousness of the drivers is a part of the game here. Some noteworthy drives today in practice from Maifield and Evans in both classes. Jeremy Kortz looked very good in the last buggy round and had some low 41′s. Billy Fischer looked good with his nitro buggy and the new Durango truggy is rolling into shape. Tanner Denney was on point with the truggy and has one of the faster laps I’ve heard during practice.
We jump to truggy qualifying only today, so I hope to send a few highlights during the day. Stayed tuned.
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by Jason on February 22, 2012
Checking in from the Fear Farm. We have ran a couple practice runs so far and the Pro guys have only run once in truggy. Guys seem to be picking up the layout very quickly which is somewhat rare for a Joey layout. Everyone seems to really like the track and seem pumped on getting the buggies out there. Maifield, Evans and Denney were in heats 10, 11 and 12 and we experimented with Hybrids and Sevens, with the Hybrids looking pretty strong so far.
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by Jason on February 22, 2012
We are on our way to the biggest and baddest Nitro race of the year. John Piant and I are full steam ahead to the Dirt Nitro Challenge at the Fear Farm in Phoenix, Arizona. It’s been quite a long flight so far coming from Florida. It just seems for some reason we’ve been traveling too long already. Maybe it’s just that we are arriving so early compared with other races where we have been flying in on a Thursday for Friday practice. It must be a big race when you are flying on a Tuesday.
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by Rich on February 20, 2012
Event: 2012 Motorama Extravaganza
Date: February 18-19, 2012
Venue: Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex
Chad Due, Matt Chambers, Max Flurer and Dave Duncan win with JConcepts at 2012 Motorama Extravaganza.
For the 3rd year in a row the JConcepts Racing Team made their way to the popular Motorama event in Harrisburg, PA. Paul Wynn had the JConcepts pits in order while the drivers prepped and readied for racing. The Motorama events crew elected to have 2 separate tracks with completely different surfaces, conditions and track layouts for 2012. An all electric event brought an amazing turnout of roughly 600 entries filling the respective track areas. The main man himself Scotty Ernst handled the 1/8th and SCT track while Charlie Suangka kept things running smoothly on the 1/10th track.
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by Rich on February 20, 2012
Another dominating night at OCRC for JConcepts!
Race: TLR Series, Round 3
Track: OCRC Raceway
Dates: February 19th, 2012
Format: 2 IFMAR Rounds, Single 5 minute A-Mains
TLR and JConcepts driver’s Frank Root and Ryan Dunford, along with Tamiya Driver Jake Thayer, were on hand at the 3rd round of the TLR Series Sunday at Orange Country R/C Raceway (OCRC). The track had fantastic traction and a very fast layout. The entry count was very strong at over 110 and a great day of racing was had by all.
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by Rich on February 17, 2012
by Rich on February 17, 2012
Event: 2012 Rumble in the Rockies
Date: February 11-12, 2012
Venue: MHOR R/C Raceway – Denver, Colorado
This past weekend was the Rumble in the Rockies hosted by MHOR R/C Raceway in Denver, Colorado. There were nearly 200 entries with drivers from many parts of the country which would make for some good racing. The layout for the event was very high speed and combined with a small track size, the lap times dropped into the 11-12 second range.
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by Rich on February 17, 2012
Event: 2012 Montpellier GP
Date: February 10-12, 2012
Venue: Montpellier, France
The 2012 GP Montpellier was by all accounts, a cool race. Unseasonably cool temperatures blanketed the region, bringing the temp, and the wind chill to extremely chilly conditions. None of which was in the control of the host track.
What was in their control, they did well. A large car park, all covered in gravel. A large pit area with three sections under roof, with permanent tables throughout, also with a gravel base. A friendly track dog, a mix of lab-pointer, was everyone’s friend. When he barked, I had no idea what he said, hey!, it was in French. Ha! Also, the track had nice signage, to let any visitor know where to be, and what to see. Also a well staffed, friendly concession stand that was cranked up all day long, with the areas specialties. I spent a lot of time there. 
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by Rich on February 17, 2012
Motorama, the nations largest all indoor Motorsport’s event. This years event will take place February 18th and 19th 2012 in Harrisburg Pennsylvania at the Farm Show Complex the event that attracts over 50,000 motorsports enthusiasts annually.
The JConcepts team is well represented at this years Motorama, check out some track footage of Chad Due and Steven Hartson during practice earlier today. More updates from Paul Wynn, photos and videos will be posted throughout the weekend.
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by Rich on February 16, 2012
JConcepts dominates EBOR 24 hour Endurance Race.
Event: EBOR24
Track: York Off Road Car Club
Date: February 11-12, 2012
The 2012 York ‘EBOR 24′ – 24 hour endurance race took place this weekend at the York Off Road Car Club’s indoor venue in the UK. The name ‘EBOR’ comes from the ye-olde roman name for York – Eboracum.
Seven teams took part with drivers coming from all over the UK. 6-12 drivers were in each team and they had to use one car for the full 24 hours and control tires.
After a few early problems with electrics the eventual winners by 310 laps for the second year running were team CML/AE – running the Team Associated B44.1 with a stealth looking JConcepts Finnisher Body.
The car was all stock apart from using Velcro to hold the lipos in for super fast battery changes.
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It was a long day at the track for just 2 runs each but that’s how it goes with 530 entries. We learned quite a bit today, the track changes throughout the day and you have to make the proper adjustments along the way. It’s actually quite warm here, the heat of the day makes the track dry out and almost blue groove. Just about when it looks like its going to dry out, they put a bunch of water down.
