In this edition of the JConcepts Friday5 we talk to Oregon team driver, Justin Hall!
1. When you first got into RC racing, what pro driver did you look up to and why? Or maybe there was a local/regional driver that you followed?
About seven years ago I started playing with Traxxas stuff that lasted for a couple months then I started racing. I never had someone I looked up too, just people I wanted to be competitive with and beat like Casey Vitale and Travis Harker who were my rivals at the local track.
2. What is your biggest win to date and why?
I don’t have a “big race” that I won, but the biggest “big win” I remember is making the main at the first IIOC.
3. If you had to guess where the 1/10 off-road electric scene is ten years from now, would you expect to see more dirt, carpet, or turf tracks and why?
I’m super biased about the surface of the off-road 10th scene. I think the dirt tracks are super cool with the flow, size and jumps, but I believe with how easy and fast you could install a carpet track we will see more carpet tracks then dirt.
4. In your opinion, when heading to the track what is the JConcepts product that is a must have on race day and why?
I believe it’s super cool to have a chassis sponsor, cool tools or a top end radio, but I believe the must have JConcepts product is tires. It’s the only thing that connects the car to the track.
5. Besides RC cars, what other hobbies are you into?
I enjoy the ripping the side by side around, racing them on a MX track or playing around in the sand. Loads of fun! I also enjoy getting some Xbox time in.