The JConcepts race team springs into action this past week which you can check out for yourself in this new edition of the Race Team Update!
We start this week’s race report at the Hoosier RC Hobbyplex in New Albany, IN. This past weekend was the 4th and final round of their winter point series which saw nearly 200 entries! Several JConcepts drivers made the trip to compete at the finals so let’s see how they finished up starting with team driver Nick Reppen. For the series he competed in the 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes and after the points were added up he would finish 5th in 17.5 and 2nd place in 13.5! For the series he used the following products:
- Silver compound Ellipse tires
- Silver compound Smoothie 2 tires
- F2 bodies
- RM2 2.2″ Hard Inserts
- 10th Scale Buggy Tire Inner Sidewall Support Adaptors
Also competing at the finals was teammate Chris Rothwell. This was his first trip to the Hobbyplex and he competed in the 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes, plus 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy. For the finals he would finish 10th in 13.5, 9th in 17.5 and took the win in 40+! He used Silver compound Smoothie 2 tires on his 2wd vehicles while his wheeler used sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires.
Team driver Justin Green competed in both the 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes for the entire series and when the points were calculated he would place 5th overall in 13.5 4wd and 1st place in the 17.5 2wd class! For the series he used the following JConcepts goodies:
- Silver compound Smoothie 2 tires
- Mono wheels
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wings
- P2 body on his 2wd
- S2 body on his 4wd
JC driver Enzo Albertoni also attended the finals to compete in three different classes. He didn’t attend enough rounds to qualify for the series awards, but for the finals he did put in some great results as he captured 3 TQs and two wins!
- Mod 2wd Buggy = TQ and 1st place while racing on sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires, Mono wheels, a F2 body and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
- Mod Stadium Truck = TQ and 1st place while racing on sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires and Mono wheels
- Mod 4wd Buggy = TQ and 2nd place while racing on sanded down Silver compound Ellipse tires, Mono wheels and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing
Joining him on the Mod 2wd Buggy podium was teammate Brian Dunbar!
Now we head over the state line into Illinois from our next report from team driver Brayden Billington. He recently went to RJD Hobbies in the city of Lincoln to compete at their Shamrock Shootout event. He competed in four different classes and set the TQ in all of them and then went on to win three of the mains!
- Mini Truggy = TQ and 1st while running on Silver compound Ellipse tires, Mono wheels and a Aero S-Type 7″ Rear Wing
- 13.5 4wd Buggy = TQ and 1st while running on Silver compound Ellipse tires, Mono wheels and a F2 body
- Mod 2wd Buggy = TQ and 1st while running on Silver compound Ellipse tires and Mono wheels
- Mod 4wd Buggy = TQ and 2nd while running on Silver compound Ellipse tires, Mono wheels and a F2 body
Next, we head southwest to MOJO Hobby in Oklahoma City, OK to see how the team performed at Round 1 of the RC Pro Series that recently took place there. Starting with team driver Nathan Dean he reports that he competed in the Midwest Mod, Late Model and Outlaw Sprint classes and took the TQ and win in all of them! In the first round of qualifying he said he used Green compound Ellipses tires. Then he switched to the Silver compound for round two, and then in the finals he used the Gold compound.
His teammate Kevin Lenderman also raced at this event and missed out on the transfer spot from the lower mains in the Outlaw Sprint class, but he made the A main and finished in 3rd in the Midwest Mod class! He used Blue compound Ellipse tires mounted to Mono wheels.
Also turning left hand laps at this event in the Midwest Mod class was JConcepts driver Heath Lawson. He would finish right behind Nathan in 2nd place while competing with Gold compound Dirt Webs up front with Ellipses in the same compound in the rear, and all mounted to Mono wheels!
Staying in the state let’s now head over to Boog’s RC Track in Binger for our next update from the team.
JConcepts driver Billy Caldwell reported that he took the TQ and win in the Outlaw Sprint class while racing on Green compound Sprinters and Mono wheels!
Next, let’s shoot down to Texas for a few race reports from the team competing at various tracks. Starting with team driver Brian Henn he let us know that he visited Mike’s Gulf Coast RC Raceway in Porter to compete in Round 4 of HARC (Houston Area RC). He competed in both the 1/8 Electric Truggy and Buggy classes and would go on to finish 3rd in e buggy and 2nd place in e truggy! Joining him on the e buggy podium were teammates Phi-Long Nguyen (1st) and Robbie Darby (4th)!
Staying in Texas we now move over to Indy RC World in Garland for this update from team driver Kevin Mcnatt. This past weekend they held the finals for their Winter Oval Series and he would take the TQ and 2nd place in the SC Mod class while racing on Aqua compound Ellipse tires! After the points were tailed up he would also take home the class championship and a $100 cash purse too!
Heading back east we stop in at SS Hobbies & Raceway in Tampa, FL for this report from JC driver Justin Sherman. He recently visited there as they hosted Round 5 of the Snap Hard Series and he competed in the Mod 2wd SCT and 17.5 2wd Buggy classes.
He would finish 2nd place in buggy and took the TQ and win in the SCT class! His buggy used Silver compound Ellipse tires glued to Mono wheels, while his SCT used Silver compound Ellipse tires glued to Hazard wheels plus a HF2 body. Joining him on the SCT podium in 2nd place was teammate Tom Sherman!
Zipping up to the northeast let’s stop in at RC Madness in Enfield, CT for our next update. This past weekend they put on their Mini Nationals event which saw over 100 entries.
Competing at this event was team driver Eric Bresnahan in the Mini-B Spec and Mini-T 2.0 classes along with the Mod Mini-B class. He would finish 8th in the mod class, set the TQ and finished 2nd in truck and took the TQ and win in the Mini-B Spec class!
Also competing at this race was teammate Tom Bishop in the Mini-T 2.0 and Mod Mini-B classes. He would finish 6th in the truck class and took the TQ and win in the buggy class! But even better than those results is the fact that after the event had completed he gave away his Mini-T to a youngster who didn’t have a vehicle and was checking out the race action!
Now, let’s get some updates from our international team starting with team driver Alberto Garcia. The Spanish Nationals were held recently at the Redovan track in Spain which is also host to this year’s IFMAR Worlds. He was able to transfer into the 45 minute A Main and would finish in 12th while running on Blue compound Stalkers and a S15 body!
Also competing at this event was team driver Randy Enger. This US driver happened to be working overseas so he borrowed some equipment so he could also compete at this race in the 40+ Nitro Buggy class. He would finish 4th overall while running fast on Blue compound Kosmos tires and a S15 shell!
Our final updates come to us courtesy of Australian team drivers Aaron Dexter and Brayden Johnston. They both recently attended the West Australian 1/8 State Titles at the MORBC club in Perth.
Brayden reported that he would bump into the 45 minute A Main in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class and would finish 11th overall while using Aqua compound Detox tires! Aaron competed in both the 1/8 Electric and Niro Buggy classes and would take the TQ and win in both while using Blue compound Detox tires in qualifying before switching over to the Aqua compound for the mains!