It was another hot weekend outside and also on the track as the JConcepts team stayed on fire! Check out this week’s Race Team Update to see where our drivers are burning up the tracks!
Let’s start off this week’s race report down in Columbus, GA at the HobbyTown USA “The Yard” indoor RC track that was the host of the recent 2020 ROAR Region 3 1/10th Off-Road Regional Championships. We had several drivers competing so let’s check in with the team to see how they performed.
Team driver Chris VanRaemdonck competed in 5 classes that weekend (no, that’s not a typo)! After all the racing was completed he took home 2 Regional titles in the Stock 2wd Buggy and Mod 2wd SCT classes! He also finished twice in 2nd place in both the Mod Stadium Truck and Mod 4wd classes too! And in the Mod 2wd Buggy class he put in a solid 4th place. All of his rides were equipped with JConcepts Aqua compound Ellipses, and he definitely earns our “Ironman” award for the week!
Also racing with Chris this past weekend was JC mate Cade Burnette. He competed in the Mod 4wd Buggy class and would TQ all 3 rounds of qualifying! He then went on to win the title by taking the wins in A1 and A2! His winning Team Associated B74 used Aqua compound Ellipses on all four corners.
Our runner up to the “Ironman” award this week is team driver Dave McEwen. He reports that he made the 8 hour drive to this race and competed in 4 classes! He made the mains in all 4 and finished in 3rd in Stock 2wd Buggy and Mod 2wd SCT, 5th in Mod 2wd Buggy and 6th in Mod 4wd Buggy! All of his cars were also running on Ellipses in the Aqua compound. Good job guys!
Now let’s head up the coast to North Carolina to see how the team is performing at the 1st club Off-Road race held at Thunder Alley R/C Speedway in Wilson. Team driver Mike Kling competed in the Stadium truck class and finished a respectable 4th place when the night was over! His TLR truck was running smooth on Silver compound Ellipses.
Next, let’s head West and stop in Indiana and visit the town of Recreation. There we can find team driver Ean Reilley who recently competed at the 7th Annual SC Mod Mayhem at North Vernon Park RC Speedway. In the SC Mod class he was able to secure the 2nd spot on the podium! This was a spec tire class but he was running our JConcepts Hazard +3mm wheels in the white color option!
Moving further West into Illinois, our driver Ryan Mcclain recently attended the Horizon Hobby Summer Fest at Eli Field in Monticello. He competed in both the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes and finished in 5th place in nitro and 11th in electric! His nitro car used R2 compound Reflex tires while his E buggy was running on Blue compound Reflex tires.
Staying in Illinois, let’s check in with the team at the Trigger King Summer Series Event #5 at J.B. Scale Graphics Raceway in Waterloo. JC driver Jeremy Mark reports that his recently built Sudden Impact monster truck made its first podium with a solid 3rd place finish in the Pro Modified class! And his Taurus 3 truck made the semi-finals of Sport Modified class elimination bracket racing in a 45 truck field. Here is a list of his equipment for both trucks:
Sudden Impact
- Renegades in the Blue compound
- Tribute Wheels
- 2005 Ford F-250 body
- Lowered Body Mount Kit
- Rubber Bump Stops
Taurus 3
- Renegades in the Blue compound
- Tribute Wheels
- 1988 Chevy Silverado “Snoop Nose” body
- Lowered Body Mount Kit
- Rubber Bump Stops
Also racing at this event was fellow JC driver Josh Rhodes. He reports that his Bigfoot IV took a bracket win using the following products:
- Golden Years in the Gold compound
- Tribute Wheels
- 1989 Ford F-250 Monster Truck body
- Regulator chassis conversion kit
Also competing was JConcepts driver Daniel Agosh. He reports that his recently built Carolina Crusher truck ran the following products:
- 1988 Chevy Silverado “Snoop Nose” body
- Golden Years in the Blue compound
His Executioner truck also ran the same gear along with the recently released Silent Speed 17T Adjustable Timing Competition Motor! And his Wildside truck was topped off with a 2014 Chevy 1500 MT Single Cab body and crushing it with Renegades Monster Truck tires.
Now let’s swing south into Missouri to check in with team driver Charles Day who recently competed at St. Louis Dirt Burners in Kirkwood. He competed in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class with 24 entries and was able to take the TQ and win! His winning buggy was equipped with JConcepts blue Kosmos tires, a Silencer body, Fin Titanium Turnbuckles and the RC8B3 | RC8B3e | RC8T3 Suspension Arm Cap Set.
Now let’s head down to Oklahoma and check on JC driver Heath Lawson. This past weekend was Round 6 of the points series at Taylor Park in Yukon and he competed in the Outlaw Sprint class. After bumping up from the B Main he started in 8th place and at the end he moved all the way up to 4th place! His car was running fast on Blue compound Ellipse tires in the rear and Dirt Webs in the front.
Now let’s shoot down to Texas to check in with driver Dillon Caldwell. He traveled to Thornhill Racing Circuit for Round 2 of the RC Pro Series 2020 South 1/8th Scale Series. He would finish 2nd overall in Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy while running Blue compound Detox tires and a Silencer body. In the 1/8 Electric Buggy class he finished 3rd while using Blue compound Detox tires with a S15 body.
Staying in Texas let’s head over to Grand Prairie to check with team driver Rhett McNair. He recently club raced at Action Park RC and took the TQ and win in the Mod 2wd Buggy class! His winning car was running JConcepts Swagger and Nessi tires, Mono wheels, a P2K body and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance Rear Wing!
Now let’s fly out West to check out the racing action at the recent JBRL Electric Series Round 6 at Hot Rod Hobbies in Santa Clarita. Team driver Mike Sorchy competed in the Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy class and finished in 2nd place! He said his Tekno EB410.2 was running fast on JConcepts R2 compound Dirt Webs up front and Ellispes in the rear along with a F2 shell and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance Rear Wing.
Also competing was young driver Levi Raymond. He locked up 3rd place in the Sportsman 17.5 2wd Buggy class while running Ellipse tires in the Aqua compound along with a F2 body and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance Rear Wing!
His brother Chase Raymond was also competing that weekend and reports that he finished in 2nd place in the 21.5 2wd Buggy class! He also ran Ellipse tires in the Aqua compound, a F2 body and a Aero S-Type 7″ Rear Wing.
And JC driver Jeff Guest also raced at JBRL that weekend. He finished 3rd in the Mod 4wd Buggy class and 4th overall in the Mod 2wd Buggy class!
Finally, let’s check in with our international team. Australian team driver Lachlan Donnelly reported that he had a good day at SydneyRC for the Ryde Cup Warm-up race. On this outdoor clay track he was able to TQ and win in both the Mod 2wd and 4wd classes! A mix of JConcepts Dirt Webs and Ellipse tires in the Green and Black compounds were the perfect combination that day.