Race Team Update – May 2022 Week #1

The first week of racing in May is in the books and the JConcepts race team continues to rack up wins! Read about our winning ways in this week’s Race Team Update!

We start this week’s report at Sumter RC Raceway located at Sumter, SC. This past weekend they were host to Round 1 of the TSOC (Two States One Championship) Series which saw 140 entries! This large outdoor track created a perfect race atmosphere, but unfortunately before the mains mother nature decided to cut the race program short for the day. So the awards were based on qualifying results so let’s see how the team finished up starting with JC driver Jason Westfall.

He reports that he would finish 2nd in Mod 2wd Buggy and took the TQ and win in the 40+ 1/8 Electric Buggy class!

His teammate Josh Parrish finished 5th in the e buggy class while running on both Blue compound Reflex and Blockers throughout the day! He also took the TQ and win in the Mod 4wd Buggy class!

JConcepts driver Ken Rand Jr. competed in three classes at this race. He would finish 2nd in the Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy class, and double down with two TQs and wins in the Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy and 1/8 Nitro Truggy classes! His truggy used a F2I wing and his vehicles used a combination of Green and Blue compound Reflex and Blocker tires.

JC driver Jake Stikeleather also competed in the Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy class and would walk away with the TQ and win! He used A2 compound Blocker tires along with a S15 body and Bullet wheels.

Now we head west to Saratoga-Flowood RC Raceway in Magee, MS for our next update. JConcepts driver William Ables competed there over the weekend at their 2022 Family Reunion trophy race in two different classes. In the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy class he would just miss out on the podium when he finished in 4th place! In the Open 1/8 Electric class he would finish 2nd overall while running fast on Blue compound Reflex tires! Joining him on the e truggy podium in 1st place was JConcepts teammate Cameron Breaux!

Shooting over to Texas we stop in at Houston RC in the city of Houston. There we find team driver Brian Henn who recently traveled there to compete in Round 3 of the HRC Series.

He competed in the 17.5 2wd Buggy class and would go on to take the TQ and win! His winning car used a ton of JC goodies:

  • Fuzz Bite tires
  • Mono wheels
  • P2k body
  • Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
  • B6.3 Servo Mount Brace
  • B6.3 Fin Titanium Front Axle w/ 1mm Adjustable Spacer
  • Steel Front Bulkhead 28g

Finally, let’s head out to sunny California for our final report this week. There we find team driver Jeremy Bunting who recently raced at Round 2 of the Nor Cal RC Monster Trucks Points Series at AMain Silver Dollar RC Raceway in Chico. In the Retro class he took the win with his Shotgun monster truck that used Golden Years Monster Truck Tires, a Regulator chassis conversion kit, Tribute 2.6 x 3.6″ Monster Truck Wheels, a 1989 Ford F-250 Monster Truck Body, and a Silent Speed 27T Brushed Fixed End Bell Competition Motor!

In the 2.2 class he set the TQ and tied for 1st place with his Crash Test Dummy monster truck! This truck used a 2020 Ford Raptor body, Renegades Jr 2.2 tires and Midwest 2.2″ MT Wheels.