Last weekend Round 3 of the JBRL (Jimmy Babcock Racing League) 1/10 Series made its way to Rain-Man’s Hobby and Raceway in Bakersfield, CA.
These series events always bring out the best RC competition in Southern California, and this most recent round was no exception as it saw 182 entries spread out over 12 classes.
Just before noon on Friday the track was open for controlled practice as drivers tried to find the fastest way around the new layout.
On Saturday morning the doors opened again for more practice, and then the first round of qualifying started shortly after 10:30am.
The race format called for two rounds of qualifying, and each qualifier was five minutes long. Only a driver’s best qualifying round would be used for qualifying into the single A Mains.
The top eight drivers were locked into the A Main based on their qualifying results, and spots 9 and 10 would bump up from the next lowest main. Each A Main ran for six minutes each so let’s see how the team finished up starting with the premiere class, Mod 2wd Buggy.
Team driver Broc Champlin would TQ both rounds of qualifying which included the only 20 lap run of the weekend! In the A Main he would lead for two laps before his tire teammate Davey Batta took over the lead on lap three. Broc would continue to pursue him in 2nd place before taking over the lead for good on lap 20!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 0462 – S2 body for the Schumacher Cougar LD2
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Moving to the Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy class, it was team driver Derek Stephansen leading the way as he set the fastest run of the weekend in this class during Round 2 of qualifying! In the A Main he would lead the entire race before a mistake on the last lap let fellow JC driver Doug Lariviere sneak past for the win! Joining them on the podium was JConcepts driver Chase Raymond in 3rd to complete the JConcepts podium sweep!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 3196 – Silver compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3197 – Silver compound Ellipse 2wd front buggy tire
- 0462 – S2 body for the Schumacher Cougar LD2
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Shifting gears let’s see how the team finished up in the Mod 4wd Buggy class. Once again team driver Broc Champlin led the team’s efforts as he TQed both rounds of qualifying! This time in the A Main he would leave no doubt as he went on to take the tone to tone win! Joining him on the podium in 2nd place was fellow JC pilot Tom Rinderknecht!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4019 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 4wd front buggy tire
- 0471 – S2 body for the Schumacher Cat L1R
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
In the ever competitive Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy class, team driver Chase Raymond would put down the fastest laps in both rounds of qualifying! In the six minute A Main he would lead for two laps before giving up the lead to his brother Levi. Two laps later Chase would charge back to the front and cross the finish line in 1st place with his brother joining him on the podium in 3rd!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Silver compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3197 – Silver compound Ellipse 2wd front buggy tire
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Turning to the truck classes, it was team driver Brenden Edwards leading the way in qualifying as he TQed all rounds in both the 13.5 Short Course and Stadium Truck classes! In the Stadium Truck A Main he would take the tone to tone win as he crossed the finish line with a 12 second lead!
Team products used:
- 3199 – Silver compound Ellipse truck tire
- 0388 – Finnisher truck body for the T6.1 & YZ2-T
- 3354 – Mono truck wheels
In the final race of the weekend, Brenden would get off to a bad start as he found himself in 3rd place after the 1st lap of the 13.5 Short Course Truck A Main. He would fight his way back up to 2nd place, and then on lap 10 he would take over the lead and finish just ahead of 2nd place for his second W of the weekend!
Team products used:
The next round of this series is scheduled for 7/22 at Hot Rod Hobbies in Saugus, CA, and we can’t wait to see the team’s results from the next installment of this exciting and competitive race series!
Broc Champlin Tire Guide:
Photo credits: JBRL