As the temps drop outside the JConcepts team continues to heat things up on tracks across the US. Read about our red hot winning ways in this week’s edition of the Race Team Update!
One place that is always sunny is San Diego, CA which is our first stop in this week’s report. Last weekend SDRC Raceway held Round 1 of their Supercross Series which brought out 120 entries!
Team driver Chris Raymond signed up for the 40+ 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes where he finished 2nd overall in both!
His sons Chase and Levi were also battling for the top podium spot at this round too. Starting with Chase he would finish 1st in the Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy class and was joined on the podium by his tire teammates Levi Raymond (2nd) and Brenden Edwards (3rd) to complete the JConcepts podium sweep!
In the Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy class this time Levi would claim the top spot with Chase finishing one step below him!
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
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
- 0600 – S15 body for the AE B6.4
- 0197 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing
Now we head east and touchdown in Omaha, NE where the HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex (The Plex) is located. This past weekend they held Round 3 of their Winter Points series with temps reaching negative digits outside! However, that didn’t cool off the competition inside as we had several drivers in attendance.
Starting with team driver Bradley Peterson he competed in the Expert 1/8 Nitro Buggy class where he finished 6th overall!
JC driver Mason Herrick finished 2nd in this class along with a TQ and win in the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy! Joining him on the e buggy podium in 2nd place was fellow JC driver Drew Rubenking!
Team driver Brandon Kearney competed in both the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Truggy classes at this most recent round, and he would finish 3rd in e truggy and 2nd in nitro truggy!
Team driver and race director Alex Sturgeon competed in the Mini Truggy class and he would take the TQ and win!
Team products used:
- 3184 – Gold compound Ellipse 1/8 buggy tire
- 3185 – Gold compound Ellipse 1/8 truggy tire
- 3199 – Gold compound Ellipse truck tire
- 0463 – F2 1/8 truck 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
Now we head up to Woodbury, MN where Dollar Hobbyz is located. Last Friday they held another round of their Friday night Winter series, and team driver Thor Ott competed in the Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy class. When the night had concluded he would take the TQ and win, and he was joined on the podium by fellow JC drivers Kyle Holmberg (2nd) and Brayden Nelson (3rd) to complete the JC podium sweep!
Team products used:
- 3180 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3181 – Pink compound Pin Swag 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
- 0318 – S2 body for the TLR 22 5.0
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Heading over to Michigan we now stop in at RC ONE Racing in Macomb Township. This past weekend they held their off-road carpet trophy race and team driver Jeff Todd signed up for the 17.5 Stadium Truck and 40+ 2wd Mod Buggy classes. He would finish the race with a 10th place finish in truck and a 3rd place in buggy!
Team products used:
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4061 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite wide 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
- 2997 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set for the B6.4
- 2948 – B6.3/B6.4 Servo Mount Brace
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Now we head to Traction Action RC Raceway & Hobbies in Plainview, NY for our next update. They recently held their Manufacturer’s Cup and team driver Andrew Sreckovich raced in the 13.5 4wd buggy class where he finished in 3rd place!
Team products used:
- 4061 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite wide 2wd front buggy tire
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 0601 – S15 body for the AE B74.2
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
- 0197 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing
Next, let’s head to Maximus RC Raceway in York, ME for our next driver report. This past weekend they held their January Thaw Race and team driver John Cravotta competed in the 17.5 Expert and Mod 2wd Buggy classes. He would finish 2nd overall in both buggy classes, and taking the win in both classes was fellow JC driver Daniel Sedler!
Team products used:
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4061 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite wide 2wd front buggy tire
- 3180 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3181 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd front buggy tire
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
Heading down the coastline we now visit R/C Excitement in Fitchburg, MA to see how the team finished at their 19th Annual Snowball trophy event. Team driver Matt Perault raced in the 17.5 and 40+ 2wd Buggy classes, and he would finish 3rd overall in the 17.5 plus grabbed the TQ and W in the 40+ class! Joining him on the 40+ podium was fellow JC driver Michael Fredericks in 3rd place!
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
- 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
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
- 2298 – B6.3 Carbon Logo / Cargo Net Battery Brace
- 2997 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set for the B6.4
- 2948 – B6.3/B6.4 Servo Mount Brace
- 2734 – 10th Scale Buggy Tire Inner Sidewall Support Adaptor
Continuing our trek down the east coast we now make our way to RC Madness in Enfield, CT for this report from JConcepts driver Eric Bresnahan.
He let us know that he competed in their recent January Jam trophy race, and at the end of the day he finished 2nd overall in the Stadium Truck class, plus he took the TQ and win in the 17.5 Short Course Truck class!
Also competing at this event were JConcepts drivers John Cravotta and Daniel Sedler once again. John competed in the 17.5 Expert and Mod 2wd Buggy classes, and he would finish the event with a 4th place finish in 17.5 buggy and 3rd place in Mod buggy! Daniel would set the TQ in the 17.5 class then race on to finish 2nd overall in both 17.5 Expert and Mod 2wd Buggy!
Team products used:
- 3163 – Pink compound Pin Downs truck tire
- 3162 – Pink compound Swagger truck front tire
- 3192 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite SCT tire
- 3187 – Pink compound Swaggers SCT tire
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4061 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite wide 2wd front buggy tire
- 3180 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3181 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd front buggy tire
- 0388 – Finnisher truck body for the T6.x & YZ2-T
- 0282 – HF2 SCT body
- 0475 – F2 body for the AE B6.4
Our final tour stop in this week’s report is at Thunder Alley RC Speedway in Lucama, NC. They held their 2nd Annual Vintage World Classic which brought in 150 entries! This race was a mix of vintage and modern RC cars, and team driver Josh Parrish was in attendance.
He signed up to compete in the Vintage 17.5 2wd Buggy class where he finished 3rd overall!
His tire teammate Dave McEwen competed in five classes at this race:
- Vintage 10.5 4wd Buggy = TQ and 1st place
- Vintage 17.5 2wd Buggy = TQ and 2nd place
- Vintage Stadium Truck = 9th place
- Mod 4wd Buggy = TQ and 1st place
- Mod 2wd Buggy = 4th place
Those are solid results and he also earns our coveted “ironman” award this week for racing in five classes!
Team driver Maddy Long competed in two different 4wd Buggy classes at this race. In the Mod 4wd Buggy class she would race on to finish 3rd while in 13.5 4wd Buggy she came home with the TQ and win!
Team driver Ryan Caudle raced in the Mod 2wd Buggy class where he finished 3rd overall!
Team products used:
- 3142 – Green compound Octagons 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3143 – Gold compound Octagons 2wd front buggy tire
- 3199 – Green compound Ellipse truck tire
- 3196 – Green and Silver compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3197 – Green compound Ellipse 2wd front buggy tire
- 3198 – Green and Silver compound Ellipse 4wd front buggy tire
- 0406 – Team Associated RC10T Team Truck authentic body
- 0409 – Team Associated RC10B2 authentic body
- 0476 – P2 body for the AE B6.4
- 0499 – P2 body for the AE B74.2
- 0600 – S15 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
- 3354 – Mono truck wheels
- 2997 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set for the B6.4
- 2802 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set for the B74.2
- 2740 – Black B6.3 Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set
- 2948 – B6.3/B6.4 Servo Mount Brace
- 2566 – B6.2 | B6.3 Titanium Front Axle Set
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing