The Short Course Kings Series rolled into Ocala, FL for its 4th and final round of the 2012 season. NewRed Hobbies was the host track for this event with 104 entries geared up to do battle and crown the Kings of Short Course.

Race: SCK Series – Rd 4 (Finals)
Date: May 12, 2012
Track: NewRed Hobbies

Qualifying:
Pro 2 stock qualifying was dominated by Shea Peterson setting the TQ in the first round and backing it up by winning the second round to secure the overall TQ. Pro 2 expert stock was the Billy Bruce show as he went on to TQ both rounds by a large margin with his JConcepts equipped Kyosho truck. JConcepts driver Zack Genova showed the way in the Pro 2 expert mod class by setting a first rd TQ that held up for the overall #1 starting position. Pro 4 expert mod had a great battle for the TQ spot between local racer Bobby Reeves and JConcepts driver Chris Viesins. Bobby set the early TQ in round 1, but Chris came storming back in round 2 to claim the overall TQ going into the main event.

A-Mains:
Pro 2 stock got things started with a nice battle between TQ Shea Peterson and 4th qualifier Jovan Cruz. Shea took the early lead from his TQ position, but a crash on lap 5 allowed Jovan to take over the lead. Jovan and Shea stayed nose to tail for much of the race, but Jovan finally put some distance between them for his first A-main win. Jovan’s SC10 was equipped with all JConcepts; Raptor body, Hazard wheels, and Bar Code tires. Tracy Carver and his JConcepts equipped SC10 finished in the 7th position and locked up the SCK overall points championship.

Pro 2 expert stock was once again the Billy Bruce show as he took full advantage of his TQ position. Billy took his JConcepts equipped Kyosho to a wire to wire victory by leading every lap in dominating fashion as he locked up the overall SCK points championship. Billy’s truck was rockin’ a JConcepts Raptor X-flow body, Hazard wheels, and blue Bar Codes.

Pro 2 expert mod belonged to JConcepts driver Zack Genova. Zack also took full advantage of the TQ spot and jumped out to the early lead, but 4th qualifier Daimon Borkowicz quickly made his way to the front and started to apply pressure to the leader. Zack stayed in the zone as Daimon made a mistake and popped off a ball-cup allowing Chris Viesins and Paul Wynn back into the top 3. Zack went on to lead every lap to take the overall win with Paul and Chris finishing 2nd and 3rd. Zack topped of his winning SC10 with a JConcepts Hi-Flow body, Hazard wheels, and blue Pressure Points. JConcepts driver Paul Wynn also wrapped up the overall SCK Championship in this class.

Pro 4 expert mod was dominated by JConcepts driver Chris Viesins. From the tone, Chris put the throttle down and never looked back as he lead wire to wire to secure his overall SCK points championship. However, there was an amazing battle for the 2nd position between 10 year old Cody Wiles and local racer Bobby Reeves. They battled lap after lap until the very end with Cody holding on for 2nd and Bobby 3rd. Chris had his Losi SCT-E fully equipped with a JConcepts Hi-Flow body, brand new SCT-E Hazard wheels, and Bar Code tires.

JConcepts Team Driver Max Flurer made the trip to the vacation destination of Myrtle Beach South Carolina this past weekend to the Badlands RC raceway for their annual Spring Sting. The Spring Sting is always the first big race of the season in the region, one of the best tracks and facilities await the drivers as one of the can’t miss races.

With a full arsenal of JConcepts equipped Associated cars, Max made a statement that if you want to stand on the top step, you are going to have to climb past him.

With TQ’s in 2WD SCT, 4WD SCT, and eBuggy, Max had open track when the buzzer went off in 2WD SCT, running Orange Pressure Points in front, with Green rears mounted on Hazard wheels. His SC10 with JConcepts Hi-Flow body was never challenged, as he took the win.

Max picked up where he left off, this time in 4WD SCT with another Hi-Flow covered truck, and Pressure Points in Orange front and rear. Flurer claimed his second win of the day.

To round out his weekend, Max ran his Punisher equipped RC8.2E with 3D’s in blue, to claim his third victory of the day.

Max used the following JConcepts Products:

2wd SCT
#0222 – Hi-Flow body
#3344 – Hazard wheels
#3049-02 – Pressure Points Green (rear)
#3049-04 – Pressure Points Orange (front)

4wd SCT
#0222 – Hi-Flow body
#3344 – Hazard wheels
#3049-04 – Pressure Points Orange

eBuggy
#0224 – Illuzion RC8.2e FT Punisher body
#0113 – Illuzion 1/8th Buggy Wing
#3302 – Mono 1/8th buggy wheel Max-ups
#3047-01 – 3Ds 1/8 Buggy tire Blue

2nd Qualifying Round
German Nationals – West Division

The 2nd Round was held in Hürtgenwald on an astroturf track, the weather was great all weekend. On Saturday there was open practice for a couple hours and then 3 Rounds of controlled practice. JConcepts Driver, Jörn Neumann was in attendance and coming off his first round victory and ready to dominate again in round 2.

Jörn tried a few different shock setups and a 3mm front sway bar during practice which he noted that it made is car a lot faster. Jörn stuck with the same setup for the 1st Round of qualifying, finishing 2nd. On Sunday there were two more Rounds of qualifying. In Round 2 Jörn was on a good pace, but had a problem after 2 minutes and had to sit out the rest of the qualifier. The last Round worked really well and Jörn came back with a TQ in that round which was enough for the overall TQ.

For the semi final Jörn changed the front and center diff from 7K to 20K, to get more acceleration out of the corners. This worked well for Jörn and he won the semi final.

The main final didn’t start too well for Jörn, he lost more then 10 seconds and started from pit lane. Jörn pushed really hard and worked his way back to third after a couple of minutes. Jörn was able to inch up a few tenths every lap to the leaders. Jörn decided to pit safe at the 7 minute mark in the 20 minutes main. Both leaders tried to pit at 10 minutes. During the pit stops with some fast laps Jörn was back in the lead and pulled away to have enough gap for his second fuel stop. In the end Jörn won by half a lap over second place Alex Hardt.

Jörn used following JC Products:

#3302Y – Mono wheels yellow
#0113B – Illuzion wing black
#0223 – Illuzion DNX408 body
#2133 – JC pit mat
#2102 – JC striker pit board
#2074 – JC wheel nuts black

The final round of the 2012 FORCE Series was held this past weekend in Lutz Florida at the Hurricane RC clubs venue inside Lake Park. Home of some of the fastest nitro racers in the state, the competition is always top notch. With the tracked prepped, and practice completed, it was time to get to racing.

First round of the 1/8 open class TQ went to JR Mitch, with his Losi 8ight 2.0 equipped with JConcepts Hybrids. As is typical of racing in Florida, the track gets faster as the day goes on and this would be no different. Bumping JR down to third with an average, by his standards, run.
For the A final, TQ Billy Easton lead the beginning, with JR moving into second on the first lap. With Billy in the lead and JR closely following, the battle began. Changes throughout the first half of the race, the two drivers moving through traffic and pit stops. JR finally gained the lead for good, and held on to finish on the top step of the podium. Blue Hybrids worked flawlessly all day.

In Mod SCT, JR again took the top spot to complete his weekend.

FORCE – Video

April 21, 2012 RJD Hobbies and Raceway hosted an Easter Seals Benefit Race.

Associated/Reedy/LRP/JConcepts Driver Michael Paige took his first ever Trifecta. He TQ’d and took 1st place in 2wd buggy, 4wd buggy, and 2wd Open Short Course. Paige started at the sound of the tone and never looked back. The competition was tough but not for Paige as he ended up taking the win in all 3 classes.

With over 100 entries, a drawing board for $1000.00 going to Easter Seals. Plus a 50/50 raffle, door prize raffle, a drawing for a B44.1 and a live auction, there was over $6,000 raised for the kids of Easter Seals.

Thank’s to all the companies that sponsored this race!!

The outdoor season is finally upon us here in the Pacific Northwest. The Northwest Championship Tour (NCT) kicked off round #1 in Wenatchee, WA with close to 200 entries coming from Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and parts of Canada.

Event Name: 2012 RCCCW Spring Shoot-out
Location: Wenatchee, WA
Event Dates: April 27-29

JConcepts team driver Mike Hudson qualified 2nd in the highly competitive 2wd modified class, 4th in modified truck after having issues and 9th in 4wd modified with even more issues. Come main day Mike managed to win the first leg of triple a-mains in modified truck, 2nd in 2wd and managed a very hard fought 3rd place in 4wd coming all the way from 9th on the grid.

The second leg of a-mains went very well as he won the 2wd main, finished 2nd in truck and 4wd mains. With all of the titles still on the line going into the final set of a-mains Mike pulled out a decisive win in the 2wd main along with a tight battle in the truck main taking the win by .2 seconds to take the overall titles in those classes and finishing with another 3rd place in 4wd to take the last step on the box.

A special thanks to the RCCCW crew for the hard work and dedication and a trouble free race weekend. Next stop is in Spokane, WA for the 26th annual Hank Perry 240.

Equipment used:
0212 Illuzion – B4.1 +8mm Finnisher Worlds body
0216 Illuzion – T4.1 – Punisher body
0213 Illuzion – B44.1 – Finnisher worlds body
0122 Illuzion – 6.5″ wide Hi-Clearance wing

3054-02 – Rips 2wd front (green compound)
3038-02 – Flip Outs 1/10 buggy rear (green compound)
3039-02 – Flip Outs 4wd front (green compound)
3052-02 – Hybrids 1/10 buggy rear (green compound)
3006-02 – Double Dees 1/10th truck (green compound)
3040-02 – Flip Outs 1/10 truck (green compound)

3347 Mono – B4.1 | RB5 – 12mm hex front wheel
3348 Mono – B4.1 | B44.1 | RB5 – 12mm hex rear wheel

2043M – JConcepts – Advanced Formulated Tire Glue – Medium
2091 – JConcepts – 12mm rear hex adaptor for B4.1, B44.1
2135 -JConcepts – 12mm front clamping hex adaptor for B4.1

JConcepts Team Driver Ray Munday has scored a Triple Victory at the Bendigo Cup, Round 2 of the ORRCA Victoria drivers series. The series visited the historic gold-rush rural town of Bendigo for the first time in over 17 years and 99 entries were received over the different classes.

Event: 2012 Bendigo Cup (Round 2 of ORRCA Victoria Drivers Series)
Race Reporter: Ray Munday
Track: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (www.badrc.net)
Date: 6th May 2012

The Badlands track is a 1/8 track made of a sandy surface, which put traction at a premium and had everyone scrambling through their tyre boxes. JConcepts came up trumps with Flip Outs (buggy) and Double Dees (SCT) being the dominant choice for most A finalists!

Being a new track for most racers, the results were open. In the Mod classes local hero Scott ’2 Hottie’ Rawlings (AE) was the hometown favourite, young gun Glen Bonetti (AE) has been getting quicker each race, Andrew Selvaggi (AE) had been showing good speed and Andrew Giddings (Kyosho) from Mildura is always fast. All would be trying to knock off 2010-11 Series champ Ray Munday with his JConcepts / Novak / Associated cars. Reflecting the fact that SCT is now a serious race class, Ray also entered this with Scottie 2 Hottie the man to beat!

2WD Mod:
In Qualifying Round 1, Glen Bonetti scored first blood with a 9/5:36 after Ray crashed twice on the last lap. In Q2 and Q3, with the track drying off Ray claimed TQ with wins in both, Glen only a few seconds behind in a great display of driving on a difficult track. Scott Rawlings claimed 3rd on the grid.

In the finals, Ray cleared out in A1 from Glen and Scott. His Novak powered B4.1 was on rails with custom Double Dee cut down front tyres and Green Flip Out rears digging into the track. A2 was a different story and one of the races of the day. Ray crashed on the far doubles on lap 1 and ended up in last place with the whole pack in front. Scott Rawlings took advantage of this and stretched out a lead. Glen Bonetti was in 2nd place but got caught up on a pipe. Ray clawed through the field and with a minute to go had caught the leader, but a slight bobble gave Scott some breathing space. Ray hounded Scott for the last lap and the two had a drag race across the line with the local hero taking the win by the narrowest of margins! A great result for Scott who made the move to mod this year and is a funny guy to boot.

A3 was an anti-climax in comparison, with Ray running out an easy winner on the drying track to take the overall win from Scott Rawlings and Glen Bonetti. All 3 used JConcepts tyres with Glen also using the JConcepts Finnisher body on his B4.1 WC.
Special mention also to Jody Denner, who recently moved to Australia from the UK and after a 10 year layoff managed to place 6th in the A on a very unfamiliar track surface.

4WD Mod:
The slippery track condition and big straights were well suited to the super fast 4wd mod cars. The speeds down the straight and through the esses was insane, and the air over the big back jumps got lots of gasps from the crowd!

In qualifying rounds 1 and 2 it was Ray taking the win from Glen. In round 3 Ray had a DNF letting Glen take the round win to seal 2nd on the grid from Scott Rawlings, who had electrical gremlins in round 2. Andrew Selvaggi would line up 4th.

For the finals Ray strapped on a new set of Flip Outs on the new Inverse rims onto his Novak powered B44.1 and the car was locked in, leading every lap of A1 and A2 to claim the overall win. Glen Bonetti was 2nd in each, both times a few seconds back from Ray but staying close enough to be in the hunt if Ray made a mistake. In A2 this happened at the 3 minute mark when Ray traction rolled on a rut in the far left hand hairpin, Glen catching right up but just not being able to pass.
In A3, Ray sat it out and Glen led from start to finish from Scott, securing 2nd and 3rd overall respectively. It was a fantastic drive from the youngster who is surely destined for victories in the future.

Short Course:
Scott Rawlings came out of the blocks firing with a 1st and FTD in round 1, using his home track advantage to the maximum. Ray wasn’t able to match his speed but a setup and driving change for round 2 gave him 1st, resulting in a 3rd round showdown. After the dust settled it was Ray on TQ from Scott, with Keilor racer Kyle Sanders (Losi) a strong 3rd. Winner of the first round at Knox, Tim Woods had it all to do after qualifying 8th but was determined to fight through in the finals.

The race at the front was anti-climactic with Ray taking out all 3 A mains with his JConcepts / Novak AE SC10FT from Scott Rawlings, but as usual with SCT the battles through the pack were intense. In the final wrap up it was Shannon Fitsimmons finishing 3rd after a great drive.

Both Ray and Scott used the JConcepts Hi-flow body to tame the jumps, Green Double Dee tyres to grip the track, Hazard rims to give stability and the JConcepts Under-tray to keep the dirt out of the chassis.

A big thanks to the hard-working committee from the Bendigo club who put on a challenging track and a fun event! There were a few teething problems but everyone is looking forward to returning there next year.

The next round of the drivers series will be at the awesome Mildura track on the 11th June. See you there!

Full results can be found at keilorrc.org.au

Products Used:
#0212 – Illuzion B4.1 +8mm Finnisher Worlds body
#0207 – Illuzion B44.1 Punisher body
#0222 – Illuzion Hi-Flow SCT body
#2053 – Illuzion SC10 over-tray
#0122 – Illuzion 6.5″ wide Hi-Clearance wing
#3347 – Mono B4.1 | RB5 – 12mm hex front wheel
#3348 – Mono B4.1 | B44.1 | RB5 12mm hex rear wheel
#3337 – Inverse B4.1 12mm hex front wheel
#3338 – Inverse B4.1 | B44.1 12mm hex rear wheel
#3339 – Inverse B44.1 front wheel
#3344 – Hazard SC10 / SC10 4×4 Wheel
#2091 – 12mm rear hex adaptor for B4.1, B44.1
#2134 – 12mm front clamping hex adaptor for SC10
#2135 – 12mm front clamping hex adaptor for B4.1
#2165 – Carbon Fiber Hub Towers (A, B, C)
#2161 – B4.1 +8mm Monroe Carbon Fiber battery brace
#2163 – SC10 Monroe Carbon Fiber battery brace
#3038-02 – Flip Outs green compound
#3002-02 – Double Dees Green Compound buggy rear
#3043-02 – Double Dees (SCT 3.0 x 2.2 wheel)

JConcepts Sweep Round #3 at the 2012 Short Course Showdown

Race: Short Course Showdown Series
Round 3
Track: Trackside Hobbies Brookfield, WI
Date: May 4th – 6th 2012

On back to back weekends JConcepts keeps its winning streak alive by TQ’ing and winning all 3 expert classes at round 3 of the Short Course Showdown. The Trackside Hobbies crew did an amazing job with this year’s track layout and surface prep. With plenty of elevation changes, off-camber turns, rhythm sections, and high-bite conditions, the racing was tight and super exciting.

JConcepts driver Daimon Borkowicz got the weekend started off with a bang by taking the TQ in all 4 rounds of qualifying of the 17.5 expert stock class. This was followed up by JConcepts driver Dustin Evans setting the untouchable TQ run of the weekend in the very first round of 2wd expert Mod class. JConcepts driver Chad Due finished off the perfect qualifying weekend with a dominating performance in the 4×4 expert Mod class by taking the overall TQ position.

A-main shake-up! The A-mains got underway and Daimon’s perfect weekend came to an end in the expert stock class when 2nd place qualifier got into the back of him on the first lap, shuffling them back into mid pack. Jason Hills and Alec Walters took full advantage of the first lap mishap with Jason leading the first 9 laps, but on lap 10 Jason made a mistake allowing Alec to sneak by into the lead. Alec went on to drive a perfect race for the overall win, Jason Hills second, and Daimon working his way back into third for the final podium spot. Privateer Alec Walters chose Bar Codes & Rulux wheels for his winning combination.

The 2wd modified class got off to a much better start for the top 3 trucks as Dustin Evans took full advantage of his TQ position and lead wire to wire. Chad Due and Brian Kinwald traded positions on lap 3 when Chad made a small mistake; they both maintained those positions throughout the main event to round out the podium spots. Dustin locked in on green Bar Codes from the 2nd practice run and ran the same set the entire weekend.

The 4wd expert mod class was an amazing display of patience driving by Brian Kinwald. TQ holder Chad Due took the early lead and looked very solid, but Brian continually put amazing pressure on Chad until one small mistake opened the door for Brian to sneak by for the lead and the overall win. Chad held on for 2nd and Dustin Evans in 3rd. Brian Kinwald also picked green Bar Codes and Hazard +3 wheels early on in practice and continued with the same set for the entire event.

Side note: Every truck in the expert mod A-mains (2wd & 4wd) were on JConcepts rubber as well as 6 of the top 8 in expert stock.

Special thanks to Scotty Ernst and the Trackside Hobbies crew for another amazing event!

JConcepts team drivers Daimon Borkowicz & Felix Law have perfect finishes in 4 of the biggest classes at the South FL Winter Series.

2012 South Florida Winter Series
Race 1 @ CSRCC – Feb 19th
Race 2 @ Bashers – March 11th
Race 3 @ Mills Pond – May 6th
Best 2 out of 3

Three of South Florida’s top tracks have come together once again to host The 2nd annual South Florida Winter Series. This popular series brings in over 150 entries per round making for some exciting racing.

11 year old Associated/JConcepts Team driver Daimon Borkowicz was able to TQ & win Pro2 Mod SC in 2 Rounds of the South FL Winter Series. Daimon also battled Felix Law for the Mod buggy class, both drivers had one win but Daimon’s extra TQ point at Round 2 made him the winner over all in the buggy class. This title shows that Daimon will become the next “big gun” in upcoming races; watch out for the youngster in the near future.

The Traxxas/JConcepts Team driver Felix “More Powa” Law was able to TQ & win in Mod truck class with his JConcepts equipped Rustler showing everyone an RTR could become a racing machine. Felix also dominated the Pro 4 Mod SCT class by TQ & wins in 2 Rounds.

Thanks to Mike Applegate for another great South Florida Series, looking forward to the next one.

Race: JBRL Series, Round 3
Track: Rainman’s Hobby Shop & Raceway
Dates: May 5th, 2012
Format: 2 IFMAR Rounds, Single 6 minute A-Mains

TLR and JConcepts driver’s Frank Root was on hand at the 3rd round of the 2012 JBRL (Jimmy Babcock Racing League) Saturday at Rainman’s Hobby Shop & Raceway in Bakersfield, CA. The track had fantastic traction and a very fast layout. The entry count was very strong at 235, especially strong for the Bakersfield Round of the series which is traditionally the smallest.

2wd Modified Buggy – There were two 12 car heats of modified buggy and the qualifying action was intense. JConcepts driver Jimmy Barnett had a great round 1, and snuck out the TQ from Frank Root. Frank would charge back hard in round 2 with a fast, clean run to take a strong TQ by 5 seconds. When the tone went off, Root jumped out to a quick start to gap the field. About 2 minutes in, Frank had a slight interaction with traffic and surrendered the lead. Frank quickly got back on the wheel, and retook the lead with a clean pass over the backside double the very next lap. Hometown hero, Zach Rogers, moved into second place with a strong mid race charge. After regaining the lead, Frank pulled out to a comfortable lead and made it by for an extra lap to cruise home for the win with Zach Rogers finishing second. Both drivers ran JConcepts Orange V2 Bar Codes in the rear with Orange Bar Codes up front, with JC closed cell inserts in the rear.

Pro2 (Modified SC) – Frank’s Losi XXX-SCT equipped with the JConcepts Orange Bar Codes was untouchable all day. Frank would take the TQ in both rounds of qualifying, earning the overall TQ by 13 seconds! Frank started on form at the sound of the tone and quickly pulled out from the field, leaving the battle for 2nd place. The day belonged to Frank with a statement TQ and Win!

The JConcepts team won using the following equipment:
#3033-04 1/10 Buggy Orange Bar Codes
#3017-04 1/10 2wd Buggy Fronts, Orange Bar Codes
#3044-04 Short Course Orange Bar Codes
#3206-1 1/10 Buggy Rear Insert – Firm