Race Team Update – September 2022 Week #3

From coast to coast the JConcepts race team continues to win the most which you can about in this new installment of the JConcepts Race Team Update!

We start this week’s report out east at Maximus RC Raceway in York, ME. Team driver John Cravotta recently competed at the finals for their point series and after all the points were added up he would take home the title in the Mod 2wd Buggy class while running fast on Fuzz Bite tires!

Now let’s head over to Pennsylvania to get a few updates from the team competing at various tracks. Our first stop is at LCRC Raceway in Oakland Mills. This past weekend they held their 20th annual Race Against Cancer event that saw 397 entries! Team driver Tom Petrella competed in the Expert and 40+ 1/8 Nitro Buggy classes. In Expert he would finish 28th our of 63 entries, and in the 40+ class he would lock up 6th place! Earlier in the day he ran on Green compound ReHabs before switching to A2 compound Detox tires for the mains, plus a S15 shell and Bullet wheels.

Also racing for the team at this event was JC driver Dylan Manchanda in the Expert 1/8 Nitro Buggy class. Some earlier mechanical issues in qualifying meant he had to win both the D and C Mains to bump into the B main where he finished 9th overall! He started the D Main on Black compound Reflex tires before switching to the Green compound for the C Main, and finally the Blue compound for the B Main. All three variations of the tire were glued to Bullet rims.

JConcepts driver Aydan Manchanda competed in Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy class and qualified 7th and wrapped up the event in 10th place! For his A Main he opted to used Blue compound Reflex tires glued to Bullet wheels.

Team driver Matt Adams competed in five different classes at this race and put in solid results in all of them!

• Mod 2wd SCT = 1st place while racing with a Hi-Flow body, a Black Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set, Green compound Sprinters and Hazard wheels
• Mod 2wd Buggy = 3rd place while racing with a F2 body, a Black Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set, Green compound Double Dees v2 tires on Mono wheels
• Mod 4wd Buggy = 7th place while racing with Green compound Double Dees v2 tires on Mono wheels and a Black Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set
• Intermediate 1/8 Electric Buggy = 12th place while racing with Blue compound Reflex tires and Bullet wheels
• 1/8 Electric Truggy = 26th place while racing with Green compound Reflex tires and Bullet wheels

However, the best result of all was that $26,000 was raised for cancer research for this race, and nearly $250,000 in total has been raised from the past 20 years due to this event!

Staying in the state let’s pivot over to FSARC Raceway in Altoona for our next update. Team driver Matt Morris visited this track over the weekend to compete in their 2nd Annual Rumble At The Railyard trophy race in the Mod 4wd and 17.5 2wd Buggy classes. In the 17.5 class he would qualify 2nd overall, but unfortunately would break in the main to finish in 7th place. In the Mod wheeler class he set the TQ and would go on to take the W!

Now, let’s head down the coast and make our way to Thunder Alley RC Speedway in Lucama, NC. Team driver Luis Diego recently raced there for Round 6 of their Super Seven Series and would take the TQ and win in the 1/8 Electric Truggy class while using Blue compound Triple Dees!

Moving even further south let’s stop in at the Rocket City Radio Controlled Race Club (RC3) in Huntsville, AL. They recently held their final points event and team driver Jerrid Wright competed in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class. He would lock up the final podium spot while using a Silencer shell and Green compound Detox tires! He also raced in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class and would lock up 5th place while using a Silencer body and Green compound Reflex tires! And in the Mod SCT class he would secure another 3rd place finish while using a HF2 body and Green compound Sprinters mounted to Hazard wheels!

Also competing at this event was his tire teammate Randy Enger in the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. He would set the TQ in e buggy class, but would settle for a DNF in the main after his car broke out. However, his luck was better in the nitro class and he would take the win! Both bugs used Aqua compound Detox tires and F2I wings. Joining him on the nitro buggy podium were teammates Drew Williams (2nd) and Jerrid Wright (3rd) to complete the JConcepts podium sweep!

Making a diagonal we now head over to VPRC Raceway in Alexander, AR. They recently held their 1st annual Natural State Challenge trophy event and team drivers Calvin and Braden Bruce were in attendance. Starting with Braden he competed in both the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes.

He would just miss out on the podium in the e buggy class but took the win in nitro buggy! Both vehicles were equipped with our Blue compound Triple Dees.

Calvin competed in both 1/8 Electric Buggy and Truggy classes and took the W in the buggy class plus a TQ and another W in truggy! His buggy utilized Blue compound Triple Dees and Teazers while his truggy was running fast on Blue compound Reflex tires up front with Triple Dees in the rear.

Making another diagonal we now head over to Yukon, OK where Taylor Park Raceway is located. Recently team driver Tyler Keel competed in Outlaw Sprint for Round 10 of their points series, and he came away with the win while using Green compound Dirt Webs up front and Ellipses in the rear!

He also used Dirt-Tech inserts and all three drivers on the podium used the same tire combination!

Moving back to Missouri let’s check in with Team Driver Adam Kasch who recently went to Blue Springs to compete at Round 6 of Fastlane Raceway’s Off-Road Points Series.

He competed in the Expert 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes and finished 6th in nitro buggy and 2nd in e buggy! His nitro car used Blue compound Reflexes and a S15 lid while his electric buggy used Green compound Stalkers and a S15 shell.

Next, we head up to Krater RC Dirt Oval Raceway in Ionia, MI for our next team update. JConcepts driver Kyle Munson competed there recently for their Klash at the Krater race event and competed in the 13.5 Mudboss and Street Stock classes.

He would TQ both classes and finish 3rd in Mudboss and take the victory in Street Stock! His winning car used Green compound Double Dees V2 on all four corners plus a 1978 Chevy Camaro body.

Staying up north let’s leap lake Michigan and splash down at Rick’s Hobby Farm in New Richmond, WI. The finals for the MNRC Series was held there and team driver Joe Scaramell finished 3rd for the day in the 40+ 1/8 Nitro Buggy class and also took home 2nd place for this class in the series! For the finals he used Green compound Reflex tires in qualifying before switching over to the Blue compound for the main.

Also competing at the finals was his JC mate Kyle Holmberg. He would set the TQ in both the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes and finished the day 2nd overall in nitro and 1st in electric! When the season points were tallied up he took home the titles in both of those classes too!

Now we fly out west to sunny California for a few updates from the team. Our first stop is at Controlled Chaos Raceway (CCR) in Palmdale which recently hosted Round 5 of the JBRL 1/10 Scale Off-Road Series. Team driver Levi Raymond competed at this event and finished 3rd in Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy and 1st in 13.5 4wd Buggy while using Aqua compound Ellipses, a F2 body and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing! Joining him on the 13.5 4wd Buggy podium in 3rd place was his teammate Billy Hayden!

Our final team report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver Jeremy Bunting. Recently he competed at the Monster Truck races held by the ASD Crawlers at the 6th annual Autism Awareness Crawl at Bear River Lake Resort in Pioneer.

His “Crash Test Dummy” truck won the racing bracket, was runner up in freestyle in the 2.2 Class and also took 2nd in the concourse show and shine for “Best Monster Truck”! It was equipped with Midwest 2.2″ MT Wheels, Renegades Jr 2.2 tires, and a 2020 Ford Raptor body. His other monster truck “Bad Company” made it to the finals and took second for the day using Tribute 2.6″ Monster Truck Wheel, Renegades 2.6 x 3.8 tires, and a 2014 Chevy 1500 MT Single Cab body!