The JConcepts race team keeps their March momentum moving forward with another solid weekend of racing which you can read about in this week’s Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report out in sunny California. Team driver Peyton Heizer recently competed at Full Throttle Hobbies in Ceres for their April Fools race event, and he finished 1st overall in the Expert 1/8 Nitro Buggy class!
Team products used:
- 3175 – Green compound Stalkers 1/8 buggy tire
- 0387 – S15 Mugen MBX-8 body
- 3357 – Bullet 1/8 buggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Crossing the border we now head to the Fear Farm in Phoenix, AZ to catch up with JConcepts driver Adam Peters. He recently raced there in the 1/5 Arizona Championship event and competed in 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy. He qualified 2nd overall in the nitro class, but ran into some bad luck and had to retire early with a DNF. In the electric class his car was on point all weekend long as he set the TQ and took the win!
Team products used:
- 3186 – Green compound Kosmos 1/8 buggy tire
- 3175 – Green compound Stalkers 1/8 buggy tire
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 0478 – S15 RC8B4 Body
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 2800 – F2I 1/8 buggy | truggy Wing
Shooting over to Texas let’s get a few updates from the team competing at different tracks throughout the state. Starting in the city of Hutto where Thornhill Racing Circuit is located team driver Billy DiCorte Jr. recently competed there for Round 3 of their Championship Series.
He would finish 6th overall in the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy class, and he secured the 3rd spot on the podium in Expert 1/8 Electric Truggy!
Team products used:
- 4034 – Aqua compound Relapse 1/8 buggy tire
- 4006 – Aqua compound Relapse 1/8 truggy tire
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 0463 – F2 1/8 truck body
- 3357 – Bullet 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Bullet 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 2800 – F2I 1/8 buggy | truggy Wing
Team driver Brian Germany and his son recently visited N-Control RC Racing Circuit in Dale, TX.
This track was host to the RC Pro Dirt Oval Series, and Brian let us know that he finished 4h in the Midwest Modified class, while his son competed in the Street Stock class and locked up the final podium spot!
Also competing at this race was JC driver Jordan Hefler in five different classes! He would set the TQ in the Wingless Sprint, SC Mod, Late Model and Midwest Modified classes! Then he went on to take the W in the the Wingless and Street Stock classes too, plus he takes home our coveted “ironman” award for this week!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Green compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3077 – Green compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
- 3397 – 9-Shot 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3398 – 9-Shot 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
Moving north into Oklahoma we stop in at Shifty’s RC Raceway in Tulsa for our next report. Team driver Rhett McNair competed in their Spring Fling event, and he took the TQ and win in both the 17.5 and Mod 2wd Buggy classes! Joining him on the Mod 2wd Buggy podium in 2nd place was his fellow JConcepts driver David Alberico!
Team products used:
- 4029 – Pink compound Siren LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3165 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd front buggy tire
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3165 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd front buggy tire
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3376 – Mono 2wd front slim buggy wheels
- 2997 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set
- 0197 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing
Staying in Oklahoma let’s now head to the city of Yukon where Taylor Park is located.
Team driver Jennifer Lathrop competed in both the Outlaw Sprint and Wingless Sprint classes, and she would go on to set the TQ in the wingless class and also double down with two class wins!
Her teammate Tyler Keel also competed in the Outlaw Sprint class where he finished 3rd overall!
JConcepts driver Kevin Mcnatt raced in the SC Mod class and set the TQ and took the win!
Team driver Heath Lawson also competed at this event in the Midwest Mod class where he set the TQ and finished 2nd overall!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Green compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3077 – Green compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
- 3128 – Green and Blue compound Sprinter SCT tire
- 3397 – 9-Shot 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3398 – 9-Shot 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3420 – 9-Shot SCT wheels
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
Heading north we now stop in at Thunder Road RC Raceway in Waite Park, MN. Team driver Kyle Holmberg competed at a recent Points Series race in three classes, and at the end of the day he would TQ two of them take the W in all three!
Team products used:
- 3137 – Pink compound Swagger 2wd front buggy tire
- 3166 – Pink compound Swagger 4wd front buggy tire
- 3162 – Pink compound Swagger truck front tire
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3191 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite truck rear tire
Now we head to the “Land Of Lincoln” to see how the team performed at a recent Trigger King RC event held at Dream Fields Raceway in Waterloo, IL. Team driver Chris Parrish took bracket wins in the Retro and Pro Mod classes with his Master of Disaster and Equalizer trucks!
His tire teammate Jeremy Mark also competed at this event too. In the Retro class he set the TQ and took the win in racing bracket 2, and was crowned the overall Retro class champ with his Buffalo Tremor 2 replica! In the Sport Mod class his Taurus 3 replica made the finals of racing bracket 1, qualified 2nd in racing bracket 2 and finished 3rd on the podium overall for the day! In the Pro Mod class his Sudden Impact truck qualified 3rd in racing bracket 2, won racing bracket 2 and finished as the runner-up on the podium for the day!
Team products used:
- 2813 – Regulator chassis conversion kit
- 2823 – Regulator Servo Mount Kit (BAS)
- 3183 – Gold compound Golden Years monster truck tire
- 3168 – Gold and Blue compound Renegades monster truck tire
- 0332 – 1988 Chevy Silverado monster truck body
- 0381 – 1982 GMC K2500 monster truck body
- 0274 – 2010 Ford Raptor monster truck body
- 0344 – 1988 Chevy Silverado “Snoop Nose” monster truck body
- 0339 – 1988 Chevy Silverado Extended Cab monster truck body
- 9004 – Silent Speed 27T Brushed Fixed End Bell Competition Motor
- 3377 – Tribute 2.6″ monster truck wheels
- 3242 – Slam-Tech monster truck insert
- 0302-1 – Racerback
- 2852 – 18mm Aluminum 25T Clamping Servo Horn
- 2855 – 20mm Aluminum 25T Clamping Servo Horn
Moving to Michigan we catch up with team driver Russ Bryant. He recently raced at the Belleville RC Club in the city of Belleville for their 2023 Carpet Fuzz Classic which saw over 130 entries! He would lock up 2nd place for the event in the 17.5 2wd Buggy class!
Team products used:
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3181 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd front buggy tire
- 0474 – S2 body for the AE B6.4
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
Pivoting to Pennsylvania we now get our next report from JConcepts driver Matt Morris. Last Saturday he went to Richfield Raceway in the town of Richfield to race in their Off-Road Carpet Championship that had over 120 entries! He competed in the 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes, and would make the mains in both and finished with a TQ and win in the 13.5 wheeler class!
Team products used:
Heading down the coastline we stop in at Thunder Alley RC Speedway in Lucama, NC to get our next report from team driver Dave McEwen. This past weekend he competed in the finals for their Super 7 Series in the 17.5 2wd and Mod 4wd Buggy classes, and he set the TQ and took the win in the 2wd class, plus he also took the win in the mod wheeler class! After the series points were tallied he would also take home 1st place for the season in both the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 4019 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 4wd front buggy tire
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
- 0412 – S2 body for the B74.1
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
- 2948 – B6.3/6.4 Servo Mount Brace
- 2566 – B6.2 | B6.3 Titanium Front Axle Set
- 2997 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set
Sending it south to Bartow, FL we drop in at Triple Nickel Raceway to meet up with JC driver Brian Miller. He just wrapped up competing at Race #3 of the Emerge Series held there, and he let us know that he set the TQ and took the win in the Mod 2wd Short Course Truck class!
Team products used:
Now let’s get some updates from our Australian team starting with JC driver Darren Johnston. This past Saturday he attended the 3rd round of the 2023 West Australian Electric Interclub series held at MORBC (Model Off Road Buggy Club). He competed in the Mod 4wd Buggy class and he set the TQ and took the overall win after the AAA mains!
Team products used:
- 3159 – Green compound Double Dees V2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3161 – Green compound Double Dees V2 4wd front buggy tire
- 3170 – Green compound ReHab 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3172 – Green compound ReHab 4wd front buggy tire
Our final report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver Alex Bernadzik. He recently competed at the 1/8 Queensland State titles, but unfortunately the event got cut short due to weather so the final results were based on qualifying. He would finish 2nd overall in the 1/8 Nitro Truggy class and took the win in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class!
Team products used: