The first weekend of racing in May is in the books and the JConcepts race team adds another chapter to their continued success out on the track! We took wins from coast to coast which you can read about in this week’s Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report up in Tacoma, WA at Tacoma R/C Raceway for the finals of their 2020-2021 Northwest Indoor Series. Team driver Austin Cracknell was in attendance and reported that for the final round he took the TQ in both Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy! He would go on to win in the 4wd class and finish 2nd overall in Mod 2wd behind teammate Harley Yoshii! Austin said he used Gold compound Ellipses all weekend long.
Now we head south into California for multiple updates from the team competing at numerous tracks. Our first visit is Silver Dollar RC Raceway in Chico, CA. They recently held Round 2 of the Nitro Wars and team driver Kyle Layton reported that he took the win in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class while using Blue compound Reflex tires, Dirt-Tech inserts and a S15 body!
Next we go to Nor Cal Hobbies in San Jose. This past weekend they held their 2021 Team Powers Cup event and our driver Joseph Levin competed in three different classes. In the 13.5 Stadium Truck class he took the TQ and win while running on Pink compound Pin Downs and Swaggers along with a F2 body! In the 13.5 4wd Buggy class he qualified 2nd for the main and went on to take the win! He used Pink compound Nessi and Swaggers tires along with a F2 body and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing. And in the 17.5 2wd Buggy class he secured 3rd overall running on the same equipment package!
Our next stop in Cali is in the city of El Centro where Ricochet R/C Raceway is located. They just held the final round of the Battle On The Carpet Series between their track and the track at Rise Up HobbyTown located in Palm Desert.
Team driver Mike Sorchy attended the finals and finished 3rd for the day in Mod 2wd Buggy and 2nd place for the entries series! He said he used Swaggers up front with the new Pin Swag tires in the rear all mounted to Mono wheels. He also used a P2K body and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing.
Also competing at these finals were teammate John Caudillo but in the Mod 4wd Buggy class. After the series points were totaled he finished 3rd on the podium while running Swaggers and Twin Pins tires along with a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing!
Now we shoot over to Texas to the city of Hutto where Thornhill Racing Circuit is located. They recently hosted the AKA Spec Tire Nats and JC driver Brian Henn reports that he finished 13th overall in 1/8 Expert Electric Buggy and 2nd place in 1/8 Expert Electric Truggy!
And teammate Dillon Caldwell was also competing at this event and finished 2nd overall in 1/8 Expert Electric Buggy and took the win in the 1/8 Expert Nitro Buggy class!
Crossing the state line into Oklahoma we get our next update from team driver Tyler Keel. He was in Yukon where Taylor Park RC is located to compete at Round 1 of their points series. He qualified 2nd overall in the Open Sprint class and went on to take the W in the A main! He said he used Green compound Dirt Webs and Ellipse tires all with Dirt-Tech inserts.
Heading east we stop in at Barling, AR which is home to GS Hobby. They just held their 9th Annual The Judge event so let’s see how the team performed starting with JConcepts driver Braxten Culley.
He reported that he competed in both the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes and was found guilty of the double TQ and win in both! The evidence against him was Nessi tires on the rear of both vehicles, Fuzz Bite tires in the front on his wheeler and Swaggers on the front of his 2wd ride.
His partner in crime at this event was teammate Rhett McNair. He also competed in Mod 2wd Buggy and plead guilty to a 3rd place finish on the podium! And in the 13.5 4wd Buggy class he was found guilty of another TQ and win for the team! Both buggies used S2 shells and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing along with Fuzz Bites on all four corners of his 2wd while his wheeler also used them in the rear but opted for Swaggers up front.
Moving north into the “Show Me State” we get our next update from team driver Orlando Martinez. He recently attended Round 1 of the Summer Series at Fastlane Raceway in Blue Springs and reports that he left the competition feeling blue with a double win and TQ in 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy! He said both cars used Gold compound Ellipse rear tires, Dirt Web front tires, F2 bodies, Mono wheels, Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Sets and Fin Titanium Shock Stand-Offs.
Continuing north we get this next update from JC driver Riley Filbert. He recently traveled to Bad Fast Hobbies in Sioux City, IA for their Midwest Carpet Classic trophy race and took the TQ and win in the Mod 2wd Buggy class!
His winning car used Fuzz Bite tires, a P2K body, and Mono wheels.
Now we fly down to South Carolina for a few reports from the team competing at different races in the area. Let’s first visit Beach RC & Hobbies in Myrtle Beach to get an update from the team competing at the 2021 ROAR Region 3 1/10th Off-Road Regional Championship.
Team driver Jason Westfall reports that he took 3rd place in Mod 4wd Buggy and 2nd place in Mod Stadium truck! He used Silver compound Ellipse tires along with F2 and Finnisher bodies.
His teammate Chris VanRaemdonck was also competing at this event in 5 classes and had great results!
- Mod 2wd Buggy = TQ & 3rd with a S2 body, a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing, B6.2 Front Wings, and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- 17.5 2wd Buggy = TQ & 1st with a S2 body, a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing, B6.2 Front Wing, and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- Mod 4wd Buggy = 1st with a F2 body, a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing, and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- Mod Stadium Truck = 4th with a F2 body, and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- Mod Short Course Truck = TQ & 2nd with a HF2 body and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Hazard wheels
His JC teammate Dave McEwen was not impressed as he competed in 6 classes (no, not a typo) at this race! That is definitely one way to get out of turn marshaling and he takes home yet another coveted “ironman” team award this week along with some real hardware for his race results!
- Mod 2wd Buggy = 4th with a P2 body and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- 17.5 2wd Buggy = 2nd with a P2 body and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- Mod 4wd Buggy = TQ 7 2nd with a F2 body and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- 13.5 4wd Buggy = TQ & 1st with a F2 body and sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels
- Mod Stadium Truck = TQ & 1st with a Finnisher body, and Gold compound Octagons mounted to Mono wheels
- Mod Short Course Truck = 1st with a HF2 lightweight body and Silver compound Octagons tires mounted to Hazard wheels
Our next update from the team in South Carolina is from their recent trip to The Hobby Connection in Easley.
The hosted Round 2 of the SOS (Southern Off-Road Series) and team driver David Olsen reports that he started 3rd in the A Main for both the 1/8 Pro Electric and Nitro Buggy classes, but would go on to finish 2nd in nitro buggy and win in the e buggy class! Both cars used Ellipses in the Aqua compound along with S15 bodies.
Teammate Justin Doyle was also at this series event and competed in the 1/8 Pro Electric Buggy class. He was able to bump out of the B Main and finished 9th overall while running on both Silver and Aqua compound Ellipse tires!
Team driver Cade Burnette reported that he competed in both the 1/8 Pro Nitro Buggy and Truggy classes too. In the truggy class he took the TQ and the win while running fast on Aqua compound Ellipse tires! And in the buggy class he started 2nd on the grid for the 25 minute A Main but after some bad luck with debris on the track he had to retire early with a DNF. Still his car was running fast until that point thanks to a Strike 2 body, F2I wing and both Silver compound ReHab and Aqua compound Detox tires.
Our final report comes from Australian team driver Lachlan Donnelly. He reports that he attended the NSW Australia state title warm up race and won all five rounds of Mod 2wd Buggy and started 2nd on the grid for the A Main for Mod 4wd but would go on to take the W! His cars used S2 and P2 bodies, with a F2 body, a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing, a Aero S-Type Rear Wing Center Divider and Mono wheels.