The last two weeks have been successful for the JConcepts race team as they continue to collect wins around the globe! Read about our combined winning ways in this fresh edition of the Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report out in sunny California. The team has been busy competing at different RC events so let’s get our first update in the state from team driver Don Vinkemulder. He competed in the TNR Arenacross event held in Norco last weekend, and he finished 4th in Expert 1/8 Nitro Truggy, plus grabbed a 3rd place finish in Expert 1/8 Nitro Buggy!
Team products used:
- 4073 – Blue compound Dirt Bite 1/8 buggy tire
- 3125 – A2 compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 0483 – S15 TLR 8ight-X 2.0 | XE body
- 0453 – S15 1/8 truck body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Heading to San Diego we meet up with team driver Chris Raceles. He competed in the finals for the SDRC Supercross Series and he would finish 2nd that day in 40+ Mod 4wd Buggy, plus he grabbed the TQ and 1st place in both 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy and 13.5 Stadium Truck! When the series points were calculated he would also be crowned the series champion in all three classes!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 4048 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 thick sidewall 4wd front buggy tire
- 4049 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 LP truck tire
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 0355 – F2 truck body for the T6.x
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Two weeks ago he also competed at Round 3 of the JBRL (Jimmy Babcock Racing League) 1:10 Off-Road Series that took place at Coyote Hobbies Raceway in Victorville. After the racing was complete that day he would finish 6th in 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy and 3rd overall in 40+ Mod 4wd Buggy!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 4048 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 thick sidewall 4wd front buggy tire
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Our final report in the state comes to us from JC driver Jessica Dahl. She recently competed at Boneyard Madness in Menifee for a monster truck event, and she got both of her trucks into the quarter finals, plus took the Freestyle win with her Sparkle Smash ride!
Team products used:
- 3168 – Blue compound Renegades monster truck tire
- 0399 – 2005 Chevy 1500 Single Cab monster truck body
- 3377 – Tribute 2.6″ monster truck wheels
- 2651 – Tribute | Aggressor wheel mock beadlock rings
Heading to the Midwest we touch down at the HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex (The Plex) in Omaha. This past weekend they held the finals for their Summer point series so let’s see how the team finished up starting with team driver Bradley Peterson. He raced in the Expert 13.5 4wd and 17.5 2wd Buggy classes, and he would wrap up the summer with a 7th place finish in 2wd and 6th place finish in wheeler!
JConcepts driver Brandon Kearney competed in the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes where he ended up 6th overall in both!
JC pilot Ethan Delair competed in the same two classes and he would finish 7th overall in Mod 4wd Buggy and 4th place in Mod 2wd Buggy!
JC team driver Andrew Thomas reported that he took 1st place in both the Expert 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes in this series!
Team driver Mason Herrick raced in the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes for the series and he locked up 2nd place in both divisions! Joining him on the Mod 2wd Buggy podium were team drivers Tom Rinderknecht (1st) and Owen Vanderbeek (3rd) to complete the JConcepts podium sweep!
JConcepts driver Tj Williams competed in three classes over the entire series. When the points were tallied up he would finish 4th in Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy, 3rd in Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy and 1st place in 13.5 Stadium Truck!
Team driver, and Plex race director, Alex Sturgeon also competed in multiple classes for this series too. He would finish 5th overall in Mod 4wd Buggy, plus he would finish 1st overall in 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy! Joining him on the podium to complete the JConcepts podium sweep were fellow team drivers Mack Vanderbeek (2nd) and Orlando Martinez (3rd)!
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
- 4049 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 LP truck tire
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 0499 – P2 body for the AE B74.2
- 0601 – S15 body for the AE B74.2
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3354 – Mono stadium truck wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
- 2802 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set for the B74.2
- 5136 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set RC10B7 | RC10B7D
- 0197 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Heading east on I-80 we stop in at Send It R.C. Speedway at the Dallas County Fairgrounds in Adel, IA for this quick update from team driver David Fast. This past weekend he raced there for a trophy event, and when the night was over he would set the TQ and finish 5th in 360 Sprint along with two 2nd place finishes in 410 Sprint and Open Late Model!
Team products used:
- 3196 – Blue compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3197 – Blue compound Ellipse 2wd front buggy tire
- 3076 – Blue compound Dirt Webs 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3077 – Blue compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
- 3133 – Blue compound Sprinter 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3134 – Blue compound Sprinter 2wd front buggy tire
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 5138 – Upper Titanium Top Hat Screw Set for the B7
Heading up I-35 we stop in at FTR Raceway in Foley, MN . This past Saturday they held their Firecracker trophy race and team driver Joe Zaier Jr. reported that he finished 3rd in 35+ 1/8 Nitro Truggy along with a 1st place finish in 1/5 Gas Truck!
Joining him on the podium for 35+ 1/8 Nitro Truggy was his tire teammate Joe Scaramell, and Joe also let us know that he finished 4th overall for 1/8 Nitro Buggy too!
Team products used:
- 3126 – Yellow compound Reflex 1/5 tire
- 3125 – Blue compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 3121 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 3125 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 0453 – S15 1/8 truck body
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Crossing the border we get our next update from team driver Ryan Derenne. He recently competed at Dirt Heaven Hobby & Raceway in New Franken, WI for Round 3 of their Summer Series.
After the dust had settled he would finish in the B Main for 1/8 Electric Truggy and a 4th place in Mod Stadium Truck!
Team products used:
- 3028 – Blue compound Carver truck tire
- 3006 – Green compound Double Dee’s V1 truck tire
- 3125 – A2 compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 0312 – Finnisher truck body for the TLR 8ight-T 4.0
- 0367 – Finnisher truck body for the TLR 22-T 4.0
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2800 – F2I 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Leaping over Lake Michigan we splash down in Jonesville, MI where Sandpit RC is located. This past weekend they held their 11th Annual Angie Mitchell Memorial Race, and team driver Mike Legue raced in two classes. He would wrap up the event with a TQ and 3rd place finish in 1/8 Electric Buggy along with another 3rd place finish in 1/8 Nitro Buggy!
Joining him on the 1/8 Nitro Buggy podium to complete the JConcepts sweep were team drivers Ilan Sanderson (2nd) and Jared Wiggins (1st)! Ilan also took home the W in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class too!
Team products used:
- 4034 – Blue compound Relapse 1/8 buggy tire
- 4071 – Blue compound Falcon 1/8 buggy tire
- 3121 – Blue compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 0430 – S15 body for the Tekno NB48 2.0 | 2.1
- 0431 – S15 Tekno EB48 2.0 body
- 0506 – Tekno NB48 2.0 | EB48 2.0 Front Scoop | Nose Cone
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Putting the pedal down to the metal we race over to Pennsylvania for our next update. LCRC Raceway in Oakland Mills held their Party Rock Race last weekend which brought out 277 entries! Team driver Greg Harmer Jr. was in attendance and he took the TQ and W in both the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes!
Team driver Aydan Manchanda competed in three classes at this race. He would finish 9th in 1/8 Electric Buggy, 4th in 1/8 Nitro Buggy and 2nd place in 1/8 Electric Truggy!
Team products used:
- 4034 – Blue and A2 compound Relapse 1/8 buggy tire
- 4006 – A2 compound Relapse 1/8 truggy tire
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 0478 – S15 RC8B4 body
- 0453 – S15 1/8 truck body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2507B – RC8B4 | RC8B4e Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set – Black, 5pc.
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Team driver Wade Piggott has been busy at the track the past two weekends. Last weekend he went to Brown’s Hobby Shop & Raceway in Irondale, OH to compete in a trophy event. He would set the TQ but suffer a DNF in the main for the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class, but he had better luck in the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy class as he finished 5th overall! Joining him on the e buggy podium in 4th place was fellow JC driver Paul Ciccarello!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Green and Blue compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 0430 – S15 body for the Tekno NB48 2.0 | 2.1
- 0431 – S15 Tekno EB48 2.0 body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
The weekend prior to that he traveled to ACCEL RC in Gay, WV for their Regional Off-Road Championship event. He competed in the Pro 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes and would come home with the double TQ and win!
Team products used:
- 4071 – Green compound Falcon 1/8 buggy tire
- 0430 – S15 body for the Tekno NB48 2.0 | 2.1
- 0431 – S15 Tekno EB48 2.0 body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Crossing over the stateline we now visit the Tiltyard in Dayton, VA. This track hosted Round 3 of the VCS (Virginia Off-Road Championship Series), and team driver Brian Miskolczi reports that he and his son Layton competed in the Intermediate 1/8 Electric Buggy class. Brian would suffer a DNF in the main, but his son was able to finish in 3rd place!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Blue compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Making our way down to Mississippi let’s stop in at Saratoga-Flowood RC Raceway located in the town of Magee. This track held their Bring The Heat trophy event so let’s see how the team finished up starting with JC driver Brian Henn. He competed in the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy and Truggy classes, and he would finish 6th in e buggy and 2nd place in e truggy!
Team driver William Ables was also at this event, and he would set the TQ and then race on to take the win in the Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy class!
JConcepts driver Drew Spurgeon signed up for the Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy and Truggy classes for this event. He would finish 2nd overall in the truggy class, while in buggy he grabbed the TQ after two rounds of qualifying then took the W in the A Main by an entire lap!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Green and Blue compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 3125 – Green and Blue compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 3175 – Green and Blue compound Stalkers 1/8 buggy tire
- 4010 – Green and Blue compound Recon 1/8 buggy tire
- 3175 – Green compound Stalkers 1/8 buggy tire
- 3184 – Green compound Ellipse 1/8 buggy tire
- 4006 – Blue compound Relapse 1/8 truggy tire
- 0390 – S15 body for the Tekno ET48 2.0
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Over in Oklahoma we get our next report from team driver Tyler Keel. He recently competed in the 4th round of Taylor Park RC Raceway’s dirt oval points series in city of Yukon.
When the dust had settled he would lock up 2nd place on the podium in the Open Sprint class!
Team products used:
- 3077 – Green compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
- 3196 – Green compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 2993 – Radial Ceramic Bearing Set for the B6.4 | B6.4D | T6.4 | SC6.4
Our final report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver Jon Dell. He and his son Jake recently competed in Rounds 5 and 6 of the Nitroxcross National Series over in the UK. Round 5 was on Saturday and Jake would finish 6th overall in 1/8 Electric Buggy and 3rd place in 1/8 Nitro Buggy! For Round 6 on Sunday he finished 8th in nitro buggy and grabbed another 3rd place finish in e buggy!
Team products used: