As the calendar rolls into August, the JConcepts race team keeps things rolling out on the track with numerous top finishes in the past few weeks! Read about our winning ways in this week’s double-stuffed Race Team Update!
Our race team update starts in Wytheville, VA for the 2021 Summer Sizzler at Blue Ridge. The team was out full force for this big race event that exceeded 300 entries with 12 different classes to compete in!
Starting with team driver Jonah Wilson he reported that he took the TQ and win in the Open 1/8 Nitro Buggy class! In the 1/8 Electric Truggy class, he would bump into the A-Mains and finish 1st overall too! And in the Open 1/8 Electric Buggy class he would set the TQ, win in A1, suffer a DNF in A2, but still ended up 7th overall! He said both buggies used Green compound Reflexes along with Silver compound ReHabs while his trug only used Green compound Reflexes. He also ran an F2I wing plus S15 and Finnisher body shells.
JC driver Ken Rand Jr. reports that he took the TQ and 2nd overall in the 1/8 Electric Truggy class! He said he utilized Green compound Reflex tires, yellow Bullet wheels, and a yellow F2I wing.
Teammate Brad Collins reported that he competed in both the Pro 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. During qualifying, he ran the same set of Green compound ReHabs on both cars all day and was able to qualify 3rd in E Buggy and 5th in Nitro Buggy. For the E Buggy mains, he decided to stick with the ReHabs and finished 2nd in A1 and 1st in A2 to get the overall win! For the 30 minute Nitro main he switched to Silver compound ReHabs that were fast but unfortunately, some nitro gremlins reared their heads which dropped him back to 7th when time expired.
JConcepts driver Josh Parrish was also at this race and competed in both the Open 1/8 Electric Buggy and Truggy classes. In Truggy, he qualified 5th overall out of 45 entries but had some bad luck in the A-Mains and would finish 10th overall. His truggy used Green compound Ellipse tires mounted to Bullet wheels and topped off with a Finnisher body and F2I wing. In the open E-buggy, he started 16th in the A-Main and would move up to 11th overall after the AA mains were complete! This car used Green compound Detox tires, Bullet wheels, and an S15 body.
JC driver Dillon Caldwell also competed at this race and finished 2nd in Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy and 4th in Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy! He used Blue compound Reflex tires on both rides.
Teammate Tyler Melton took the W in the 15U 1/8 Nitro Buggy class while competing with Silver compound ReHab tires, Bullet wheels, and a Silencer shell!
JC pilot Jake Stikeleather reports that he finished 4th in the Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy class while running on Blue compound Reflex tires, an S15 body, and an F2I wing! He would also TQ the 1/8 Nitro Truggy class but would break out 14 laps into the main. That truck used our Blue compound Reflex tires, Finnisher body, and the F2I wing.
Team driver Bella Rogers qualified 12th overall for the Open 1/8 Electric Buggy AA mains and took the overall win with two 2nd place finishes! Her winning e buggy used Green compound ReHab tires. She also qualified 3rd for the AA mains in 1/8 Electric Truggy, but unfortunately broke out in A1. However, she finished up strong with a 2nd place finish in A-main number two! Overall she would end up 9th for the day and was running fast on Green compound Reflex tires along with a Finnisher body.
Now we head to Thunder Alley RC speedway in Lucama, NC to get a few updates from the team that competed at the 4th Annual Nitro Hero Challenge (NHC) that was recently held there. Starting with JC driver Luis Diego he reports that he took the double TQ and win in the 1/8 Electric Truggy and 4wd SCT classes! His Truggy used Blue compound Triple Dees while his SCT used Green compound 3Ds.
Jake Stikeleather was there too and gives us our second report this week. He would finish 2nd overall in the Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy class while running Green compound Reflex tires, Bullet wheels, an S15 body, and an F2I wing!
Dipping down into Georgia, our next stop is at Phil Hurd Raceway in Savannah for the 2nd round of their Summer Points Series. Team driver Doug Dragotta was in attendance and reported that he finished 5th in 1/8 Electric Buggy and took the win in Mod 2wd Buggy! He used Blockers in the Blue compound for his E-buggy, and on his Mod 2wd, he used Green compound Sprinters and Rips along with a P2 body.
Staying in-state we now travel to Loganville where the Loganville RC Complex is located. Team driver Cade Burnette recently attended the finals for the 2021 SOS Series which saw 252 entries! He competed in Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy and Truggy as well as 1/8 Electric Buggy. He would qualify 10th in e buggy for the AA mains after missing the opening rounds of qualifying and move up to 10th for the day! A2 compound Detox tires were his tire of choice. In nitro buggy, he also missed the opening rounds of qualifying started 11th in the A-Main. He put in a solid run and would finish 5th for the day while running on the same tire option! In 1/8 Nitro Truggy, he missed all the qualifiers so started dead last (11th) in the B main. By lap 4 he worked his way into 1st place and would take the win to transfer to the A! Starting 11th again for the A-Main he would take the lead with two laps ago and come across the line in 1st which also crowned him the overall class champ for the series! For the main he opted to use A2 compound Reflex tires and finished in the top 3 for the series in two classes:
- Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy – 2nd
- 1/8 Nitro Truggy – 1st (2nd year in a row)
His teammate David Olsen also competed at the finals and was crowned series champion in both the Pro 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes! For the finals, he used O2 compound Blockers and S15 bodies.
Also racing at the finals was JC driver Makenzi Harbuck. She finished 3rd overall in points for both the 1/8 Nitro Truggy and Intermediate Nitro Buggy classes! Her truggy competed on Reflex tires while her buggy used Detox rubber and both were in the Blue compound.
Now we shoot back up north to New Florence, PA where WOCRC (Wide Open Crazy RC) Raceway is located. Our driver Matt Morris recently raced there at the 2nd annual Corona Rumble race and he took the TQ and win in 17.5 2wd Buggy and also 1st place in Mod 4wd Buggy!
Bella Rogers provides her second report this week from her recent trip to The Ohio RC Factory in Jeffersonville, OH for the Ohio 1/8 Outdoor State Champs event. She would finish 7th in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class while running on Green compound Detox tires, an S15 body, and an F2I wing! In the 1/8 Electric Truggy class, she would set the TQ and finish 2nd overall! That rig used Blue compound Reflex tires, a Finnisher body, and an F2I wing.
Bouncing over to New Albany, IN we get our next report from team driver Justin Green. He recently attended the points series race held at the Hoosier RC Hobbyplex and set the TQ in both the 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes and finished 2nd in both! He competed with slicked-out Silver compound Ellipse tires, Mono wheels, and F2 lids.
Next, we flock to Chicken Dinner Raceway in Neosho, MO. There we find team driver Matthew Pyle who competed at Round 4 of their “In The Dirt” series. He would TQ and take 3rd place in Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy and take the W in 1/8 Electric Truggy! His truggy ran on Blue compound Reflex tires while his buggy used the same tread but in the Green compound.
Now we shoot down to Texas for this report from team driver Brian Henn. He recently competed at Thornhill Racing Circuit in Hutto for Round 5 of their Championship Series. In the 1/8 Electric Buggy class, he would finish 4th for the day while running on Detox tires in the Aqua compound!
Staying in-state we next travel to Mike’s Gulf Coast RC Raceway in Porter. Our driver Joel Bancroft recently competed there for the RC Pro Series and took home the win in the Sportsman 1/8 Nitro Buggy class while running on Aqua compound Detox tires!
Moving north into Oklahoma we soon arrive at Taylor Park RC Raceway in Yukon. Last weekend they hosted the Dirt Oval Pro Series and our driver Tyler Keel competed in this event.
He reported that he TQed both the Midwest Mod and Outlaw Sprint classes and finished 2nd in Sprint and took the win in Midwest Mod! Both cars used Green compound Dirt Webs and Ellipses along with Dirt-Tech foam inserts.
The weekend prior to that they held their Summer Showdown event. Once again Tyler competed at this track in the same two classes. This time he finished 2nd in Midwest Mod and took the win in Sprint with 10 seconds to go! Once again both cars used Green compound Dirt Webs and Ellipses along with Dirt-Tech foam inserts.
Teammate Brian Stanton was also at this Summer Showdown event and podiumed in three classes!
- Outlaw Sprint – 3rd
- Latemodel – 2nd
- Midwest Mod – 3rd
All cars started on Blue compound Ellipses, Dirt-Tech inserts, and Mono wheels but when the sun went down he switched over to the Green compound. He also used the L8D Decked Late Model body in the Latemodel class with a few customizations.
Team driver Heath Lawson reported that he competed in the 410 Sprint class and just missed the transfer to the A-main when he finished 3rd in the B Main! He started on Blue compound Ellipses on all four corners, but once the sun went down he switched over Green compound Ellipses in the rear and Green compound Dirt Webs upfront and all on Mono wheels.
Now we head into Omaha, NE where the HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex (The Plex) is located. Round 4 of their Summer Series just took place so let’s see how we finished starting with team driver Ethan Delair. He competed in the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes and locked up 3rd place in both! Joining him on the podium in both classes were JC mates Tom Rinderknecht (1st) and Alex Vanderbeek (2nd) to complete two podium sweeps for JConcepts! The team used the following gear:
Tom’s 2wd
- P2 lightweight body
- RM2 2.2″ Hard 2wd | 4wd Front Insert
- Gold compound Dirt Webs in the front
- Gold compound Ellipses in the rear
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Tom’s 4wd
- F2 lightweight body
- Gold compound Ellipses in the front and rear
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Alex’s 2wd
- F2 body
- Gold compound Dirt Webs in the front
- Gold compound Ellipses in the rear
- Mono wheels
Alex’s 4wd
- F2 body
- Gold compound Ellipses in the front and rear
- Mono wheels
Ethan’s 2wd
- F2 body
- Gold compound Dirt Webs in the front
- Gold compound Ellipses in the rear
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Ethan’s 4wd
- F2 body
- Gold compound Ellipses in the front and rear
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Also competing in these classes was teammate Brandon Kearney. He would finish 14th in Mod 2wd and 11th in Mod 4wd using the following JC goodies!
2wd
- F2 body
- B6.3 Front Wing
- Gold compound Dirt Webs in the front
- Gold compound Ellipses in the rear
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
4wd
- F2 body
- Gold compound Ellipses in the front and rear
Now we fly out west to sunny California for a few updates from the team. Starting with SDRC Raceway in San Diego for Round 1 of their Endless Summer Series, team driver Chase Raymond reports that he finished 2nd in 13.5 Stadium Truck and Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy! Pictured with him is JC teammate Matthew Gonzales who finished 1st in Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy, 1st in Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy, and 1st in 13.5 Stadium Truck! Chase reports that he used Silver compound Ellipses, plus F2 and Finnisher shells.
Staying in Cali we head to LSR Speedway in Sacramento to check out the results for their 1st Annual Sizzling Summer Shootout. Our driver Lucas Wedsted said he took the win in the Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy class while running sanded down Silver compound Ellipses along with Mono wheels, an F2 body, and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing! Also pictured his JC mate Joseph Levin who finished 3rd in the Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy class!
Now let’s get a few updates from our international team starting with team driver Kyle Chura. He recently attended the Nitro Stampede in Calgary, Alberta, and finished 5th in 1/8 Nitro Truggy, 2nd in 1/8 Nitro Buggy, and 1st in 1/8 Electric Buggy!
JC mate Olivier Raposo competed at the recent 2021 Nitro Blast at Otterville Raceway in Tillsonburg, Ontario and he finished 4th in 1/8 Nitro Buggy with Green compound Ellipses, and took the TQ and win in the 1/8 Nitro Truggy class while running on Blue compound Ellipses!
Also competing at this same race was teammate Jordan Miles. He reports that he locked up 3rd place on the podium in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class while running on Blue compound Reflex tires!
Staying in Canada our next report comes to us courtesy of team driver Robert Sorjonen.
He attended the recent Kamloops Summer Classic held at Kamloops, British Columbia and put in some great results!
- Mod 4wd Buggy – TQ and 2nd
- 1/8 Electric Buggy – TQ and 3rd
- 1/8 Electric Truggy – TQ and 1st
Our final report comes to us from team driver Clément Boda. He competed at the 2nd round of the French 1/8 Nitro Nationals in the center of France at Dijon. He qualified directly into the semi-finals and then made it to the main event! After the 45 minute main he would finish 12th for the day and had a great run with his Silencer body and Green compound Blockers.