JConcepts is pleased to offer a replacement bulkhead center cap for the famous B44.2 buggy kit. The machined aluminum component, anodized in blue, is a handy replacement for the stock plastic unit and is a drop-on to the center slipper assembly. With the motor mount and bulkhead as one assembly in the B44 vehicle, temperatures peak out and transfer through the entire center assembly allowing the new cap to act with heat-sink capability.
The stout design with external ribbing has increased strength over the plastic unit, is symmetrical in design and adds a higher level of detail and aesthetic appeal to an already championship vehicle. This part has been already used in competition by Ryan Maifield, winning events such as the Cactus Classic and JConcepts Indoor National Series events.
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by John Piant on May 15, 2013
The JConcepts Summer Tour kicked off at Go Hard Raceway located in Green Cove Springs, just outside of Jacksonville Florida. The racing facility, under new management, had a fun, flowing layout in place for their event. GHR’s Joe Langston and a small crew put in a lot of effort to have the track in shape after recent rains pounded the surface. While still building jumps on Friday, when Saturday morning’s race day came, the track was ready, waiting on the drivers.
Race announcer of the south, Lance MacDonald was on hand to run the day’s program. 119 entries would bring an attendance record to the new race club. Qualifying was the normal affair of an outdoor Florida track, with the morning dew having a damp surface, and the drivers waiting for the sun to bring the track to a faster, good traction surface. Towards the end of the first round, that began to happen, while everyone knew that round 2 would be the rocket round.
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Small adjustments matter when it comes to competitive racing and JConcepts is on top of the small adjustments with the release of the metric washer set. These washers are perfect for roll-center adjustments on 1/10th scale vehicles and are also extremely handy for shimming suspension components or common wheel base adjustments. The (.5, 1, 2 and 3mm) washers are constructed in aluminum material, anodized blue and include 4 pieces of each thickness per package.
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One of the best upgrades you can make to the Team Associated line of vehicles is a conversion to 12mm hex wheels. JConcepts has been on top of this conversion since its introduction with hex adaptors and Mono wheels. A critical point of the conversion revolves around the front axle and surrounding geometry. Within the steering block the space is very tight and especially between the 2 front bearings where the front axles rests between the bearing bores in 1 plane and the king pin in the perpendicular plane.
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JConcepts sweeps round 1 of the HobbyPlex Summer Series.
Round 1 of the Summer Series had a great showing, 142 racers showed up for a great day of 1/10th Off-Road Racing. The Track is fairly large for 1/10th scale, and the Drivers Stand puts you 15 feet in the air.
Pro 2 was all Alex Vanderbeek, all day. Alex set TQ in the first round by 10 seconds, and was a few tenths faster the second qualifier to start him first on the grid. As the tone went off, he settled into a comfortable pace, and lapped through 3rd on the 20+ second per lap track. At the finish he had the win nearly lapping 2nd place on the last lap. Alex was using the JConcepts Raptor Body, Hazzard +3mm Wheels, Orange Double Dee’s in the front, and Green Double Dee’s in the rear for his Team Associated Factory Team SC10.2.
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