The weekend before Thanksgiving was a busy one for the JConcepts team as they feasted on more podiums which you can read about in this week’s Race Team Update!
Let’s start this week’s report down in sunny Coral Springs, FL which is where we find team driver Nelson Garcia. He recently raced at Coral Springs RC Track for Round #3 of the South Florida Off-Road Series VII and reports that he took the double win in 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy using Green compound Reflex tires, Silencer bodies and Finnisher wings!
Now let’s head up to Loganville, GA to check on the team at the Georgia Peach State Classic race. This event was hosted by the Loganville RC Complex and had over 160 entries. Team driver Brian Burnette is usually helping out his son Cade with his race program but for this event he was able to get in some wheel time instead. He used Cade’s 1/8 Nitro Truggy, qualified 3rd for the 25 minute A Main and after time had expired he came away with the win! He said he used our Gold compound Ellipses to take the W.
Next, we stop in at North Carolina to check on a few team drivers. Let’s start with Dave McEwen who competed at two different events this past week. First, he did some clay off-road racing at World of R/C Parts & Thunder Alley R/C Speedway in Lucama. He took the TQ and win in the 13.5 4wd Buggy class using Gold compound Dirt Webs! He also took 3rd place in the 17.5 2wd Buggy class on Silver compound Ellipses! He next competed at Bull City Raceway at Ho-B RC park in Durham on their carpet track and took the win in the 17.5 2wd Buggy class while running on Twin Pins and Swaggers!
Also competing at Bull City Raceway was teammate Mike Kling. He reports he took the win in the Mod Stadium Truck class while his boys competed in Novice as they started to learn the craft of RC racing! All cars used our Pink compound carpet tires.
Now let’s send it over to Murfreesboro, TN to check in with JC driver Willie Scott who recently competed at APEX Raceway and Hobbies on their carpet track. He would finish 3rd overall in the 13.5 4wd Buggy class and took the TQ, win and cash prize in the Stadium Truck class! His TLR 22X-4 was equipped with Swaggers on the front and Twin Pins in the rear while his TLR 22T was quipped with Swaggers on the front and Pin Downs in the rear.
Heading slightly north into Kentucky, let’s check in with team driver Miss Bella. She was racing in Hazard which is the home of Dixons RC Raceway. They recently held another round of their Saturday Cash Series and she competed in both the 1/8 Electric Buggy and Truggy classes. In the E Buggy class she finished in 4th for the day and in Truggy she secured the final spot on the podium! She ran Blue compound ReHab tires on her Truggy and Green compound Reflex tires on her buggy.
Now let’s fly up northwest to Jeffersonville, OH to tour the Ohio RC Factory. There we find team driver Brandon Marsh who was competing in their 1/10 Turkey Payout Race. He said he was able to finish 2nd in 13.5 4wd Buggy and took wins in both the Mod and 17.5 2wd Buggy classes! All vehicles were running on Silver compound Ellipses.
Now let’s go to Kokomo:
No, not that Kokomo (all though it would be nice this time of the year…) but instead Kokomo, IN which is where Infinity RC is located.
Team driver Tyler Jones was racing there for their Turkey Gobbler Shootout and he took the TQ and win in the Mod Sprint class! He used Green compound Dirt Webs and Ellipse tires.
Heading up further north we stop in New Franken, WI to check on team driver Ryan Derenne. He reported that he recently competed at Dirt Heaven Hobby and Raceway for their Fall Series race and had some great results!
- 2nd in 40+ Super Stock 2wd Buggy using a P2 body, Aero wing package, Silver compound Ellipses
- 2nd in Mod Stadium Truck using a Finnisher body and Silver compound Ellipses
- 3rd in Mod 4wd Buggy using a S2 body and Silver compound Ellipses
Moving over to Minnesota let’s check in with team driver Thor Ott who recently raced at Thunder Road Raceway in Waite Park which was the recent host of our 2020 JConcepts Midwest Carpet Nationals. They were running their November trophy race and they saw nearly 100 entries. Thor competed in the 13.5 4wd Buggy class and finished 2nd while using Swaggers and Twin Pins carpet tires.
Now let’s head south to Omaha, NE which is the home to world famous HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex. Team driver Ethan Delair was racing there this past weekend for another round of their Carpet Off-Road Syndicate series. He reports that he took the TQ and win in the Mod 2wd Buggy class using the following JC gear:
- Swaggers
- Twin Pins
- Lightweight F2 body
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance rear wing
His younger brother Elliot also competed in the Novice class and finished 2nd overall using the same tires and a P2K body! Nice job bros!
Finally, let’s fly out west to Sacramento, CA to check on team driver Joseph Levin. He recently ran at the 2020 Turkey Shootout at LSR Speedway and finished 3rd in Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy, Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy and Stadium Truck! He used our Silver compound Ellipse tires, F2 bodies and also scored three pies for his podium finishes too!