Event: 2009 Victorian Off Road Championships
Type: 1/10 Electric off road
Date: 17-19 April, 2009
Track: Wodonga (3 hours north of
Surface: Red Clay, blue groove
Temperature: 15C in the mornings, 25C and sunny through the days
Entries: 150
Race Reporter: Ray Munday
JConcepts continued its domination down under at the prestigious Victorian EP off-road championships in
Held at the historic and picturesque Wodonga track, 3 hours north of Melbourne, racers were presented with a perfectly prepared track which was challenging yet fun to race on combining high speed sections, a very technical infield and lots of jumps. Cool mornings, warm afternoons and a surface which continued to groove up all weekend put tyre choice at a premium and tested drivers of all skill levels.
In 2w mod, Matt also TQ’d and took the first 2 A finals to seal the win. Ray won the third final to claim second from up and coming young driver Jay Beattie.
JConcepts Bar Codes were the tyre of choice on the front for 2wd and 4wd (rear was control tyre), with Blue compounds used in the morning and
Ray chose to use the Hi-Flow T4 body, Rulux rims and JC tyres (Double Dees in the morning, Bar Codes in the afternoon) to take the win.
JConcepts victories weren’t limited to the open classes. In 4w Superstock, Mildura driver Ben ‘The FOS’ Roulstone took TQ and the win using JC bodies, wings and ballcups. Scott Giles from Mildura claimed the 2w superstock title and TQ’d truck stock, which was won by Antony Howard. 16year old Ryan Clark showed he will be a future threat as he converted his long journey from
Thanks to the Wodonga club for putting on a great event at one of the best tracks in