The first weekend in June was a busy one for the JConcepts race team as they continue to compete at different events. Read all about our continued success in this week’s Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report down at Thompson RC Raceway in Justin, TX. This past weekend they held their 5th annual WFO For Wilcox event that brought out nearly 260 entries! Let’s see how the team finished up starting with JConcepts driver Jordan Hefler
He competed in five classes at this race and grabbed the top qualifier spot in two of them!
- Street Stock = TQ and 1st
- Latemodel – 1st
- SC Mod = 1st
- Wingless Sprint – 1st
- Midwest Mod = TQ and 2nd
With this effort he earns our coveted ‘ironman’ award for the week too!
JC driver Kevin Mcnatt also competed in the SC Mod class and was the fastest driver in qualifying! Unfortunately he would break out in the main to finish with a DNF, but up to that point his car was running fast!
Team driver Billy DiCorte Jr. signed up for three classes at this race. He would finish 7th overall in the 10.5 Sprint class, 5th in the 13.5 Street Stock class and 5th in Midwest Mod!
Fellow tire teammate Tyler Keel raced in the Open Sprint class where he finished 2nd overall!
Team driver Kevin Lenderman raced in the Wingless Sprint and SC Mod classes. In the wingless class he would finish in 4th place, while in SC Mod he grabbed the 2nd spot on the podium!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Green, Gold and Blue compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3077 – Green, Gold and Blue compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
- 3128 – Green and Blue compound Sprinter SCT tire
- 3133 – Green compound Sprinter 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3134 – Green and Blue compound Sprinter 2wd front buggy tire
- 3200 – Silver compound Ellipse SCT tire
- 3170 – Blue compound ReHab 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3171 – Blue compound ReHab 2wd front buggy tire
- 3397 – 9-Shot 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3398 – 9-Shot 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3420 – 9-Shot SCT wheels
- 3344 – Hazard SCT wheels
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
Now we head over to The Yard in Columbus, GA for our next update. This past weekend they held a ROAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road Nats warm-up race, and team driver Justin Cranford went there to get a feel for the track. He competed in the 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes, and he would finish 3rd in 2wd and 2nd in 4wd! His nephew ran in the 17.5 Short Course Truck class and finished 3rd overall too!
Also putting down laps at this warm up event was fellow team driver Talon Henley in three classes. He would set the TQ and finish 2nd in Stadium Truck, plus took two wins wins in the 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes along with a 13.5 4wd TQ!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Blue compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3197 – Blue compound Ellipse 2wd front buggy tire
- 3198 – Blue compound Ellipse 4wd front buggy tire
- 3199 – Blue compound Ellipse truck tire
Heading up the coastline we get our next report from team driver Josh Parrish. He recently competed at the World of RC in Lucama, NC for Round 3 of their Super 7 Series. He raced in the Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy class where he locked up 4th place!
Team products used:
- 3122 – Blue compound Detox 1/8 buggy tire
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
JConcepts driver Brian Miskolczi and his son Layton recently raced at the VCS (Virginia Off-Road Championship Series) held at Powerline RC in Fredericksburg, VA. Brian ran in the Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy class where he set the TQ and finished in 3rd, while Layton finished 3rd in Intermediate 1/8 Electric Buggy!
Also competing there for the team was JConcepts driver Rusty Mihelich and his family. Rusty competed in three classes and he finished 4th in 1/8 Electric Buggy, plus took the TQ and wins in both the 1/8 Nitro Buggy and Electric Truggy classes!
His daughter Maddy Long finished 10th in 1/8 Electric Truggy, 2nd in 1/8 Nitro Buggy, and took the win in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 4034 – Green compound Relapse 1/8 buggy tire
- 4010 – Green compound Recon 1/8 buggy tire
- 3125 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 0478 – S15 RC8B4 Body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Bouncing back to Indiana we catch up with team driver Nick Reppen who kept himself busy at the track last week. On Thursday he attended the opening round of the Summer Points Series at Hoosier RC Hobbyplex in New Albany. He would take home the W in the 17.5 2wd Buggy class and joining him on the podium in 2nd place was fellow team driver Lucas Smith!
Then on Saturday he made a fast break to Ellis Performance Raceway in the city of Freetown for Round 2 of the HORCS (Hoosier Off-road RC Series). He raced in the 1/8 Electric Truggy class and would stand on top of the podium once again, and joining him on the podium in 3rd place was fellow JC driver Adam Rayls!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 4012 – Green and Blue compound Recon 1/8 truggy tire
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
- 0463 – F2 1/8 truck body
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 2298 – B6.3 Carbon Logo / Cargo Net Battery Brace
Crossing the stateline into the “Land of Lincoln” let’s see how the team finished up at the Round 3 of the Trigger King RC Summer Series event held at the Dream Fields Raceway in Waterloo. Team driver Jeremy Mark competed in the Retro, Sport Modified, and Pro Modified classes for this recent round. He reports that he was able to TQ three of the six racing brackets (one in each class), and he also reached the semi-finals or further in all six brackets with three final round appearances!
Also crushing the competition at this recent round was teammate Chris Parrish in three classes. In the Retro class his replica Bearfoot started with the second fastest qualifier and made it to the finals in Bracket 1! In Retro Bracket 2 his Master of Disaster truck was the TQ, but Bearfoot won the bracket! With those two strong finishes Bearfoot also grabbed the overall Event Championship! In SportMod Bracket 1 his Equalizer monster truck ripped to the TQ spot, but it was his Bearfoot Racer ride that made it to the Semi Finals. In Bracket 2, Bearfoot Racer was in the 2nd fastest qualifier and rode to the finals to face JConcepts teammate Jeremy Mark and his Taurus 3 replica rig with Bearfoot Racer taking the victory! After the points were calculated this lead to a race off and a rematch for the overall class championship for the event between the same trucks with the trucks lining up in the same lanes, and Bearfoot Racer once again took the victory and the class overall for the day!
Team products used:
- 3168 – Blue compound Renegades monster truck tire
- 3183 – Gold compound Golden Years monster truck tire
- 0344 – 1988 Chevy Silverado “Snoop Nose” monster truck body
- 0274 – 2010 Ford Raptor monster truck body
- 0332 – 1988 Chevy Silverado monster truck body
- 0381 – 1982 GMC K2500 monster truck body
- 2823 – Regulator Servo Mount Kit (BAS)
- 3377 – Tribute 2.6″ monster truck wheels
- 2651 – Tribute | Aggressor wheel mock beadlock rings
- 3242 – Slam-Tech monster truck insert
- 9003 – Silent Speed 17T Adjustable Timing Competition Motor
- 9004 – Silent Speed 27T Brushed Fixed End Bell Competition Motor
- 2852 – 18mm Aluminum 25T Clamping Servo Horn
- 2855 – 20mm Aluminum 25T Clamping Servo Horn
- 2401 – Aluminum 12mm Hex Adaptor – 25mm Offset
Our final report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver David Fast. This past weekend he went to Send It R.C. Speedway at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Adel, IA. This dirt oval event brought in over 100 entries, and David would finish 5th in the 410 Sprint class along with a 2nd place finish in Open Latemodel!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Aqua compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3077 – A2 compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire