The JConcepts race team continues to heat things up on the track for the second weekend in August. Read all about it in this week’s Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report in South Carolina in the city of Easley where Easley R/C Complex is located. This past weekend they held their Caroline Cup 2.0 trophy event, and team driver Derrick Harris would finish 5th in 1/8 Electric Buggy and 4th place in 1/8 Electric Truggy!
Team products used:
- 4006 – Green compound Relapse 1/8 truggy tire
- 4034 – Green compound Relapse 1/8 buggy tire
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 5010 – Tekno NB48 2.1 Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Crossing the stateline we now make our way to Thunder Alley RC Speedway in Lucama, NC. This past weekend they held their 1/8 ProTek Challenge trophy race so let’s see how the team finished up starting with the team driver Dave McEwen. He would register for three classes and would finish the event with a 7th place finish in Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy, 2nd place in 40+ 1/8 Electric Buggy, plus the TQ and win in Pro4!
Team driver Rusty Mihelich competed in both the 40+ 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes at this event. He would finish 3rd in nitro buggy along with the win in e buggy! His daughter Maddy long would TQ Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy and go on to take the win, plus picked up another W in Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy too!
Team products used:
- 3131 – Green compound Smoothie SCT tire
- 3173 – Green compound Teazers 1/8 buggy tire
- 3121 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 0359 – F2 SCT body
- 0477 – S15 RC8B4e body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 0519 – Razor Polycarbonate 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Our next stop is at LC Raceway in Griffithsville, WV. There we find team driver Wade Piggott who recently competed in their Pulled Pork 500 event. He competed in the Pro 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes and he would double-down in both classes with two wins!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Blue compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 0338 – S15 Mugen MBX-8 Eco body
- 0387 – S15 Mugen MBX-8 body
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Making our way up to Michigan let’s get our next update from team driver Mike Legue. This past Saturday he went to Wicked Pines RC in Wayland to compete in the 4th leg of the Michigan/Ohio/Indiana Tri-State 1/8 Scale Off-Road Series. He signed up for three classes, and when the dust had settled he would finish 2nd in 1/8 Nitro Buggy, plus set the TQ in 1/8 Nitro Truggy! He would grab the win in the nitro truggy class along with the victory in 1/8 Electric Buggy! Joining him on the e buggy podium in 3rd place was fellow JC driver Ilan Sanderson!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 3125 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 0453 – S15 1/8 truck body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
Leaping over Lake Michigan we splash down at Dirt Heaven Hobby and Raceway in New Franken, WI. This past weekend was Round 6 of their Summer Series and team driver Ryan Derenne was in attendance.
He would finish the round with a 5th place finish in 1/8 Electric Truggy along with a 3rd place finish in Mod Stadium Truck!
Team products used:
- 4074 – Blue compound Falcon 1/8 truggy tire
- 3028 – Blue compound Carver truck tire
- 3006 – Green compound Double Dee’s V1 stadium truck 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
Moving over to Minnesota let’s make out way to Foley where FTR Raceway is located. This past weekend they held Round 4 of the FTR State Championship, and team driver Joe Scaramell raced in three classes. When the day was over he would finish 10th in 1/8 Electric Buggy, 7th place in 1/8 Nitro Buggy and a 5th place finish in 35+ 1/8 Nitro Truggy!
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Now let’s head to the “Land of Lincoln” to see how the team finished up at a recent Trigger King R/C event held at Dream Fields Raceway in Waterloo. Starting with team driver Chris Parrish he ran in two classes and would take the Sport Modified overall title with his Equalizer truck! In the Retro class his Bear Foot Racer would tie for the overall, but end up 2nd after the tie breaker was applied!
JC driver Jeremy Mark competed in the Retro, Sport Modified and Pro Modified racing classes at this event, and he would make the finals in racing bracket 2 for the Sport Modified class! He would also make the semi-finals for racing bracket 2 in the Retro class, plus he made the elite 8 round in the Pro Modified class!
Also crushing the competition at this event was team driver Josh Rhodes. In the Sport Modified class he would set the TQ and take the win in the 1st bracket with his Bigfoot IV replica truck, and then in bracket 2 his Grave Digger II truck would come away with the win!
Team products used:
- 3168 – Blue compound Renegades monster truck tire
- 3183 – Gold compound Golden Years monster truck tire
- 0369 – 1990 Chevy S10 regular cab monster truck body
- 0344 – 1988 Chevy Silverado “Snoop Nose” monster truck body
- 0381 – 1982 GMC K2500 monster truck body
- 0332 – 1988 Chevy Silverado monster truck body
- 0399 – 2005 Chevy 1500 Single Cab monster truck body
- 0370 – 2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty monster truck body
- 0610 – 1990 Ford F-250 BIGFOOT 4 Louisville monster truck body
- 2813 – Regulator chassis conversion kit
- 2823 – Regulator Servo Mount Kit (BAS)
- 9003 – Silent Speed 17T Adjustable Timing Competition Motor
- 9004 – Silent Speed 27T Brushed Fixed End Bell Competition Motor
- 3377 – Tribute 2.6″ monster truck wheels
- 2651 – Tribute | Aggressor wheel mock beadlock rings
- 3242 – Slam-Tech monster truck insert
- 2401 – Aluminum 12mm Hex Adaptor – 25mm Offset
- 2852 – 18mm Aluminum 25T Clamping Servo Horn
- 2855 – 20mm Aluminum 25T Clamping Servo Horn
Making our way to Missouri we get this quick update from JConcepts driver Brad Dean. He recently traveled to County Line Raceway and Hobby in the city of Valles Mines to race in their Price Royal trophy event. When the race was over he would come away with the double TQ and win in the Outlaw Sprint and Late Model classes!
Team products used:
- 3077 – Green compound Dirt Webs 2wd front buggy tire
- 3196 – Green compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 0611 – L8D Night G3 Speedway decked body
Next, let’s fly out west and land in Salt Lake City, UT where Eaton’s Intermountain R/C Raceway is located at. They recently held the Salt Lake Dirt Oval Nationals, and JC driver Shane Wheeler competed in both the Open Sprint and Late Model classes.
His day would end early in the Sprint class after he broke his chassis early on, but his luck was better in Late Model as he finished 2nd overall after the AA Mains!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 8130 – RM2 2.2″ Hard 2wd/4wd buggy front inserts
Now we fly out to sunny California to get a few updates from the team competing at different events. Starting at SDRC Raceway in San Diego this past weekend they held Round 2 of their Endless Summer Series. Team driver Chris Raceles competed in two classes and he would set the TQ in the 40+ 2wd Buggy class, plus he picked up the win in that class along with the W in the Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy class!
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
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Our next stop in the state is at Auburn RC in Auburn. Team driver Rob Moots recently competed in their Gold Country Classic trophy race, and he would grab two wins in the Mod and 13.5 Sprint classes!
Team products used:
- 4017 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4018 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 2wd front buggy tire
- 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
Our final report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver Evan Roeth. This past Saturday he competed at Round 4 of the Skagit River Raceway 1/10 and 1/8 series in Burlington, WA. Not only did he compete in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class, but he also was the race director too! At the end of the round he would take home a 2nd place finish!
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