The JConcepts race team stays red hot as the month of August heads towards the finish line! Read about our winning ways in the final week of August in this new edition of the Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report out east at Round 1 of the MACO (Mid-Atlantic Championship Off-Road) Series. This series event was held at Trains n Lanes near Easton, PA and saw nearly 150 entries! Team driver Dylan Manchanda competed in this event in the Pro 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes. In the nitro main he would suffer a flame out in the pits which dropped him off the pace so he settled for 4th overall, while in e buggy he finished 2nd on the podium!
His brother and fellow JC driver Aydan Manchanda competed in these same classes along with 1/8 Electric Truggy. In the nitro main event he would also suffer from some bad luck to finish 13th overall, but he bounced back in the electric classes as he took the double TQ and win!
Even dad got in the action at this race. Team driver Vin Manchanda signed up for the 40+ 1/8 Electric Buggy class and finished in 7th place!
Team products used:
- 3121 – A2 compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 4006 – Blue compound Relapse 1/8 truggy tire
- 4034 – Aqua compound Relapse 1/8 buggy tire
- 0478 – S15 RC8B4 Body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2507B – RC8B4 | RC8B4e Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set – Black, 5pc.
- 2990 – Radial NMB Bearing Set for the RC8B4 | RC8B4e
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Staying in Pennsylvania we now go to the city of New Florence where WOCRC Raceway is nestled at. Team driver Matt Morris recently competed there for the Pennsylvania State Championships in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class and finished 3rd overall!
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Heading south down the coastline we move to Thunder Alley in Lucama, NC. This past weekend they held a special 1/8 Indoor Champions Challenge which brought out nearly 120 entries! Team driver Rusty Mihelich brought out the family to compete in this event. Starting with Rusty he would TQ and take two wins home in the 40+ 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes! His daughter Maddy Long competed in four classes. In Pro 1/8 Nitro Truggy she made the A Main but finished with a DNF due to a mechanical failure. She finished 3rd in the Pro 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes, and wrapped up the weekend with a TQ and win in Pro 1/8 Electric Truggy! His wife Stacey Mihelich also finished 2nd in the Novice class too!
Also putting down laps at this race was teammate David Olsen. He would double down with two TQs and wins in both the Pro 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes!
Team products used:
- 3184 – Green and Silver compound Ellipse 1/8 buggy tire
- 3185 – Green compound Ellipse 1/8 truggy tire
- 0478 – S15 RC8B4 Body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Heading over to Illinois we meet up with team driver Lukas Klein. He recently competed at Crawler Canyon RC Park in Rockdale in an elimination competition, and he finished in 1st place for both rounds 1 and 2!
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Crossing over into Iowa we catch up with team driver David Fast. This past weekend he competed at Leighton Speedway in the town of Leighton for their 2023 Late Model Showdown event. He would go on to finish 5th in Late Model and 4th overall in the 410 Sprint class!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Blue compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3197 – Blue compound Ellipse 2wd front buggy tire
- 3077 – Blue compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
- 0425 – L8D Decked Late Model body
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
Heading down to Taylor Park RC Raceway in Yukon, OK next we find team driver Tyler Keel. He recently visited this track to compete in Round 8 of their points series, and he would take the TQ and win in the Outlaw Sprint class!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Green compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3077 – Green compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
Flying out west to sunny California we touch down in San Diego where SDRC is located. This past weekend they hosted Round 5 of the JBRL 1/10 Electric Series, and team driver Jeff Guest took the W in the 40+ 13.5 2wd Buggy class!
Team products used:
4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
8130 – RM2 2.2″ Hard 2wd/4wd buggy front inserts
8131 – RM2 2.2″ Hard 2wd/4wd buggy rear inserts
0197 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing
Staying in California we get our next update from JC driver Trever Adamo. Recently he competed in Round 5 of the SoCal RC Monster Truck Racing series where his Hang Time and Wildfoot replica rigs made the finals in each of their brackets! His Bigfoot 7 truck also won the second bracket in the Retro class too!
Team products used:
- 3168 – Blue compound Renegades monster truck tire
- 3183 – Gold and Blue compound Golden Years monster truck tire
- 0423S20 – 2020 Ford Raptor Body Summit Racing BIGFOOT 21 MT Body
- 0433 – 1989 Ford F-250 monster truck body with racerback
- 3377 – Tribute 2.6″ monster truck wheels
- 2813 – Regulator chassis conversion kit
- 2537 – Engine Accessory Set
Now let’s get some updates from our international team starting with Canadian driver Jordan Miles. Last weekend he attended the series finals held at Otterville Raceway which is located in Tillsonburg, ON, Canada. He raced in the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes and locked up the 3rd place podium spot in both!
Team products used:
- 4010 – Green compound Recon 1/8 buggy tire
- 3175 – A3 compound Stalkers 1/8 buggy tire
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 0478 – S15 RC8B4 Body
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Team driver Clément Boda competed at the finals for the French Championship which was held at Brunembert in France. He would end the event with a double TQ and win in the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes, and this also gave him the championship for the year in both classes too!
Team products used:
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
Our final report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver Julian Ponzano. This past weekend he competed in a regional crawling event held in Madrid, Spain where he finished in 2nd place!
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