The JConcepts race team continues to put in work at tracks around the globe! Read about our winning ways in this fresh edition of the JConcepts Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report out at Walla Walla, WA for the conclusion of the 2022 NCT (Northwest Championship Tour). The finals saw over 170 entries and let’s see how the team finished up starting with team driver Robert Sorjonen. He would set the TQ and take the win in the 40+ 1/8 Nitro Buggy class while competing with Green compound Sprinters!
JC driver Jacob Hudson also competed at the finals in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy and Truggy classes. In the buggy main he would get out to the lead before he flamed out coming into the pits. He put his head down and raced back up into 3rd place before a mechanical issue ended his run towards the front. In the Truggy class he would race hard and go on to take the win for the day, plus the series championship in this class! Both cars used Green compound Reflex tires and F2I wings along with F2 truck body on his truggy.
Also racing there for the team was JConcepts driver Shane Preugschat. He also competed in the same two classes as Jacob and would lock up 5th in truggy and 4th in buggy for the finals! His truggy used Green compound Reflexes while his buggy used Green compound Kosmos tires. Joining him on the truggy podium were teammates MCcoy Starkey (2nd) and Jacob Hudson (1st)!
Now, let’s head south into sunny California for a few updates from the team competing at various tracks. Starting with team driver Gary Slater he recently competed at Round 6 of the Summer Madness Series at Coyote Hobbies Indoor RC Raceway in Victorville. He competed in the Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy class and would lock up the final podium spot while using Silver compound Smoothies!
Team driver Mike Sorchy put down laps with his touring car in the city of Santee where The Lap Factory is located. This past weekend they held Round 3 of their Summer Slam Series which saw over 180 entries! He competed in the Expert 17.5 class and finished 7th overall while using an A2R A-One Racer 2 body!
Next, we shoot over Mike’s Gulf Coast RC Raceway in Porter, TX for this team update. JConcepts driver Brian Henn recently competed there for Round 3 of the HARC (Houston Area RC) Summer Series in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class. At the end of the day he would finish 4th while using Blue compound Reflex and Detox tires!
Staying in the state let’s now rock over to Odessa where Badlands RC Raceway is situated at. This past weekend they held their special Patriot race event and team driver Mikey Chiudioni took the TQ and win in the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy class! In his victory he used Blue compound Reflexes and a Silencer shell! His son Mikey Chiudioni Jr. also competed at this race and set the TQ and took the W in the Future Champs class while using Aqua compound Reflex rubber along with a Silencer body!
Our final pit stop in Texas is at Indy RC World in the city of Garland. This past weekend JC driver Kevin Lenderman visited this track to compete in Round 1 of their Sportsman Cup in the Sportsman 1/8 Electric Truggy class. He finished a respectable 6th place for his first off-road event and he reports that he used Blue compound Reflex tires mounted to Bullet wheels!
Heading north to Norman, OK we stop in at Race Place RC. There we find team driver Heath Lawson competing in their 21.5 Touring Car class. He would set the TQ and finish 1st while using a A2R A-One Racer 2 body!
Jogging over to the “show-me state” let’s see how the team performed at a few events this past weekend. Team driver Adam Kasch went to Chicken Dinner Raceway in Neosho for the 7th round of their Points Series.
He raced in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class using a S15 shell and Blue compound Reflexes, and despite not winning he said he had a good time meeting new drivers!
Heading to the city of Pacific we find JC driver Josh Rhodes at the recent Bigfoot open house. He competed in four different classes and played the role of spoiler as his Grave Digger trucks took wins in two of them! In the Retro class his Grave Digger II Regulator replica would take the win for the 3rd year in a roll! This truck used the following goodies:
- Regulator chassis conversion kit
- Regulator Servo Mount Kit (BAS) 1 Set
- Gold compound Golden Years tires
- Tribute wheels
In the Freestyle class his Grave Digger LMT would impress the judges and he was awarded 1st place! This truck used the following gear:
- JCI Mortician Body
- Blue compound Renegades
- Tribute wheels
Heading way up north we stop in at FTR Raceway in Foley, MN for this report from team driver Joe Scaramell. He was there recently competing at the finals of the Full Throttle State Championship Series. After the dust had settled he finished 5th in 1/8 Electric Buggy and 3rd in 35+ 1/8 Nitro Truggy!
Now, let’s shift gears and check with our international team to see how they performed starting with team driver Daemon Holon. He went back to Bego Racing RC Raceway in Napierville, QC, Canada to compete at some recent rounds of the Quebec RC Series that were held there. In Round 4 he would finish 2nd in 1/8 Nitro Truggy and 3rd in 1/8 Nitro Buggy! In Round 5 of this series he got a DNF in the main for 1/8 Nitro Truggy, but locked up 2nd place in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class! For both rounds he said he used A2 compound Ellipses, a F2 truck body and S15 bodies.
Next, we meet up with team driver Alberto Garcia who recently attended a Nationals warm up race held at Club Radio Control Mejorada in Madrid, Spain. He would double down in both the 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes with a TQ and win while using O2 compound Teazers!
Team driver Jesper Rasmussen recently competed at Round 6 of the Danish Championship in the Mod 4wd Buggy class and took the win, plus the series title while using a lightweight S2 shell, a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing and a Black Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set!
Our next report this week comes to us “down under” from Australian team driver Ray Munday. Over the weekend he traveled to Brisbane to attend a warm up race for their upcoming Nationals. Even though the track is located outside it is very grippy, and he was able to get around it with ease thanks to A2 compound Ellipses in the front, a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing and a Black Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set!
Finally, team driver Clément Boda attended the final round of the French 1/10 Championships that was held near Marseille. He set the TQ and took the win in both Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy to secure the championship in both classes! His winning cars used F2 bodies, Mono wheels and Black Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Sets.