Another week of racing is in the books for November and the JConcepts race team keeps stuffing the win column. Read about our continued winning ways in this week’s Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report out east at The Track in Gaithersburg, MD. This past weekend they held their 3rd Annual Team Associated Mid-Atlantic Championship so let’s see how the team finished up starting with team driver Enzo Albertoni. He reported that he signed up for the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes and would set the TQ in both, then race on to finish 2nd in mod wheeler, plus picked up the win in the 2wd class!
Also throwing down laps for the team at this event was JC driver Jose Zayas. He signed up for three classes and would come away with solid results!
- 17.5 2wd Buggy – 3rd place
- 13.5 4wd Buggy – 2nd place
- Mini Truggy – TQ and 1st place
His tire teammate Brian Miskolczi was also at this race, and he would finish in 3rd place in both the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes! His son Layton also competed in this race and would finish 4th overall in the Mod 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
- 4049 – Silver compound Smoothie 2 LP truck tire
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0601 – S15 body for the AE B74.2
- 8130 – RM2 2.2″ Hard 2wd/4wd buggy front inserts
- 8131 – RM2 2.2″ Hard 2wd/4wd buggy rear inserts
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
- 2333 – High-Flow 30x30x10mm Aluminum Cooling Fan
- 0181 – Aero S-Type 7″ Rear Wing
- 0197 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 6.5″ Rear Wing
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Now we head west and stop in at 417 Race Place in Springfield, MO. This new facility held their grand opening trophy event and team driver Matthew Pyle made sure to set the tone as he finished 2nd overall in the Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy class!
Team products used:
- 3181 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd front buggy tire
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3376 – Mono 2wd front slim buggy wheels
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Kicking it over to Kansas we now stop in at the city of Newton where RC Pitstop & Raceway is located. This carpet facility hosted their Fall Classic trophy event over the weekend that brought out 132 entries! Team driver Ken Peterson competed in three classes, and he would finish the race with a 7th place finish in Mod 2wd Buggy, a 6th place finish in Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy, plus a 2nd place finish in 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy!
JConcepts driver Mason Herrick was also at this event, and he would secure the TQ and win in the Mod 2wd Buggy class! Joining him on the Mod 2wd podium were fellow JC drivers Nick Gibson (2nd) and Tyler Hooks (3rd)!
Team products used:
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 4061 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite wide 2wd front buggy tire
- 4062 – Pink compound Pin Swag wide 2wd front buggy tire
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 5136 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set RC10B7 | RC10B7D
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Now we make our way north and stop in at the HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex (The Plex) in Omaha, NE. This past weekend they held another round of their carpet off-road series so let’s see how the team performed starting with team driver Dalton Conradt. He competed in the Expert 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes and he would come away with the TQ and win in both!
Also racing in this most recent round was team driver David Peavler. He registered for three classes and would finish 4th in 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy, 3rd in Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy, plus he picked up the win in the 13.5 Stadium Truck class!
Team products used:
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3162 – Pink compound Swagger stadium truck front tire
- 3181 – Pink compound Pin Swag 2wd front buggy tire
- 3182 – Pink compound Pin Swag 4wd front buggy tire
- 3191 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite stadium truck tire
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3376 – Mono 2wd front slim buggy wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
Our final report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver Robert Sorjonen. This past weekend he went to Outlaw RC in Langley BC Canada to compete in their Conquer The Carpet trophy race which brought out 177 entries! He raced in the 13.5 4wd Buggy class and after the AAA Mains were ran he would lock up the 2nd podium spot!
Team products used:
- 3182 – Pink compound Pin Swag 4wd front buggy tire
- 3152 – Pink compound Fuzz Bite LP 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire