The last week in May is another winning one for the JConcepts race team. Read about our continued success around the nation in this new edition of the Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report in the city of Waccamaw, NC where the Benton BTS Arena Center is located. This venue hosted another RC event over the weekend, the RC Pro-AM. We had several drivers at this unique race so let’s see how they finished up starting with team driver Derrick Harris. He competed in the Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy and Open 1/8 Truggy classes, and when the event was over he would finish 7th in both!
JConcepts driver Wade Piggott competed in the Pro 1/8 Electric and Nitro Buggy classes. He would race on to finish 4th in nitro buggy, 3rd in e buggy, and his team would combine to take home 1st place in the e buggy class which netted him a $1,000 purse!
JC driver Patrick Rossiter Jr. was back again at this track for a second weekend in a row, and he would finish 3rd in the open 1/8 Electric Truggy class! Joining him the podium was fellow JConcepts driver Maddy Long in 2nd place!
JConcepts pilot Evan Vail was also at this race and he would lock up 5th place in the Pro 1/8 Nitro Buggy class!
Team products used:
- 4012 – Green compound Recon 1/8 truggy tire
- 4071 – Green compound Falcon 1/8 buggy tire
- 4073 – Green compound Dirt Bite 1/8 buggy tire
- 4076 – Green compound Dirt Bite 1/8 truggy tire
- 0430 – S15 Tekno NB48 2.0 | 2.1 body
- 0431 – S15 Tekno EB48 2.0 body
- 0453 – S15 1/8 truck body
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 5125 – Razor L.D. 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Now we head north to Fredrick, MD where Key City Hobby is located. Team driver Jason Edwards recently competed in their The Last Man Standing crawler competition and he would finish 1st in Class 1!
Team products used:
Continuing north we now visit Pit Stop Hobbies in Mount Joy, PA.
This past weekend they held their Spring Bling Cash race, and team driver Brian Miskolczi would finish 3rd in both the Mod 4wd and 1/8 Electric Buggy classes!
Team products used:
- 3133 – Green compound Sprinter 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3135 – Green compound Sprinter 4wd front buggy tire
- 4034 – Green compound Relapse 1/8 buggy tire
- 0397 – F2 body for the AE B74.1
- 0673 – P2 body for the RC8B4.1
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Crossing the state line we now visit Barnstormers RC Raceway in Chester, NY. They recently held their Mr. B Day trophy race, and team driver Colton Furnari reported that he took the TQ and W in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class! Joining him on the e buggy podium in 3rd place was fellow JC driver David Longaker!
David also reported that he would take home the win in the 1/8 Electric Truggy class too!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Blue compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 3125 – Blue compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 4071 – Blue compound Falcon 1/8 buggy tire
- 0453 – S15 1/8 truck body
- 0477 – S15 body for the RC8B4e
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
- 0519 – Razor Polycarbonate 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 5125 – Razor L.D. 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Heading to the Midwest now we first stop in at Dream Fields Raceway in Waterloo, Illinois. This facility held the 2nd round of the Offtrack R/C summer series that brought out over 112 monster truck entries! Team driver Jeremy Mark reports that he took the overall class title in the Retro Clod class with his Taurus 2 replica ride! His other truck in this class was the Buffalo Tremor 2 and he was able to make it to the semi-finals in racing bracket #1! In the Sport Modified class his Taurus 3 truck was TQ of racing bracket #1, while in the Pro Modified class he grabbed two TQ in racing bracket #1 with his Taurus and Sudden Impact monster trucks!
Also crushing the competition at this event was his tire teammate Chris Parrish. In the Retro Clod class his Equalizer rig took two TQs! In the Sport Modified class his Equalizer truck took the win in the racing bracket, plus it took home the overall championship for the day! In Pro Modified his Boss Fight replica ride would finish 2nd for the day!
Team products used:
- 3168 – Gold compound Renegades monster truck tire
- 3183 – Gold compound Golden Years monster truck tire
- 0274 – 2010 Ford Raptor monster truck body
- 0332 – 1988 Chevy Silverado monster truck body
- 0369 – 1990 Chevy S10 regular cab monster truck body
- 0381 – 1982 GMC K2500 monster truck body
- 2813 – Regulator chassis conversion kit
- 2823 – Regulator Servo Mount Kit (BAS)
- 2401 – Aluminum 12mm Hex Adaptor – 25mm Offset
- 9004 – Silent Speed 27T Brushed Fixed End Bell Competition Motor
- 3377 – Tribute 2.6″ monster truck wheels
Next, we head to Fastlane Raceway in Blue Springs, MO to see how the team finished up at another round of their Summer Indoor & Outdoor series. Team driver Jack Foster reported that he would finish 7th in 17.5 2wd Buggy and 5th in 13.5 4wd Buggy for the indoor event, and on the outside track he would finish 5th in Expert 1/8 Electric Buggy!
Team driver Shane Alberico competed in the outside event in the Expert 1/8 Nitro Buggy class and would lock up 4th place!
JC driver Jake Stoeltzing also competed in this class and would finish 3rd overall!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Blue compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 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
- 4071 – Blue compound Falcon 1/8 buggy tire
- 0319 – F2 body for the TLR 22 5.0
- 0364 – S15 HB Racing D819 body
- 0414 – F2 body for the TLR 22X-4
- 0483 – S15 TLR 8ight-X 2.0 | XE body
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 0519 – Razor Polycarbonate 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Now we head up I-35 to FTR (Full Throttle RC Raceway) in Foley, MN. This past weekend this track hosted their May Mayhem trophy race so let’s see how the team finished up starting with JC driver Ben Humphrey. He registered for the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class and he would take the TQ and win!
JConcepts driver Joe Scaramell competed in the 35+ 1/8 Nitro Truggy and 40+ 1/8 Electric Buggy classes at this event, and he would set the TQ in e buggy then race on to take the win in both classes!
Also running laps at this race was team driver Tyler Aubart. He competed in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class and would finish 2nd for the day!
Team products used:
- 3121 – Green and A2 compound Reflex 1/8 buggy tire
- 3125 – Green compound Reflex 1/8 truggy tire
- 3175 – Blue compound Stalkers 1/8 buggy tire
- 4071 – Green compound Falcon 1/8 buggy tire
- 4074 – Green compound Falcon 1/8 truggy tire
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 2998 – Razor 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
- 5125 – Razor L.D. 1/8 buggy and truggy wing
Crossing the state line we now head to Jamestown, ND where Dakota RC is located. Last weekend was Round 2 of their Summer Series, and team driver Marco Moreno reported that he finished 5th in 1/8 Electric Buggy, 4th in 1/8 Electric Truggy, along with the TQ and win in the Mini Truggy class!
Team products used:
- 3150 – Green compound Blockers 1/8 buggy tire
- 3175 – Green compound Stalkers 1/8 buggy tire
- 4063 – Green compound Double Dee’s V2 stadium truck tire
- 4073 – Green compound Dirt Bite 1/8 buggy tire
- 0390 – S15 Tekno ET48 2.0 body
- 0431 – S15 Tekno EB48 2.0 body
- 0440 – S15 Tekno ET410.2 body
- 3354 – Mono stadium truck wheels
- 3357 – Mono 1/8 buggy wheels
- 3369 – Mono 1/8 truggy wheels
Now we head south and stop in at the HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex (The Plex) in Omaha, NE. This past weekend was the opening round of their Summer Series that saw 133 entries! Let’s see how the team finished up starting with team driver Mason Herrick. He reported that he would double down in this round with two TQs and wins in the Mod 2wd and 4wd Buggy classes! Taking 2nd place in Mod 2wd was his tire teammate Owen Vanderbeek!
Mason’s brother and fellow JC driver Conner Herrick finished 4th in the Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy class!
Team driver, and Plex race director, Alex Sturgeon reported that he would set the TQ in 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy then race on to finish 2nd, plus he picked up another 2nd place finish in the 13.5 Stadium Truck class! Taking the win in the truck class was his son, and JConcepts sponsored driver, Emerson Sturgeon! Filling out the podium to complete the JConcepts podium sweep was team driver TJ Williams in 3rd place!
Speaking of Emerson he would TQ the 13.5 Stadium Truck, Expert 17.5 and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes, and when the mains had finished he would also take the wins in the buggy classes too! Joining him on the 17.5 podium to complete another JConcepts podium sweep were JC drivers Orlando Martinez (2nd) and TJ Williams (3rd)! Orlando would also make two more podiums in the Expert 13.5 4wd Buggy (2nd) and 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy (3rd) classes too!
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
- 0601 – S15 body for the AE B74.2
- 0614 – F2 body for the AE B7
- 0635 – F2 body for the Mugen MSB1
- 2802 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set for the B74.2
- 5136 – 3.5mm Fin Titanium Turnbuckle Set RC10B7 | RC10B7D
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3353 – Mono 4wd front buggy wheels
- 3354 – Mono stadium truck wheels
- 0501 – Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
Shooting down to Texas we now visit Thompson R/C Raceway in the city of Justin. This past weekend they held a special Doug Rollo Memorial race, and team driver Kevin Lenderman was in attendance. He would finish the race with a 5th place finish in 10.5 Sprint as well as the win in the Street Stock class! Taking 3rd place in the Street Stock class was JC driver Noel Cerda! Noel would also set the TQ in the Midget Sprint and Midwest Mod classes, then in the mains he would finish 2nd in Midget and 1st place in Midwest Mod!
Team products used:
- 3077 – Green compound Dirt Web 2wd front buggy tire
- 3133 – Blue compound Sprinter 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3134 – Blue compound Sprinter 2wd front buggy tire
- 3196 – Green, Black and Silver compound Ellipse 2wd/4wd rear buggy tire
- 3347 – Mono 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3348 – Mono 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
- 3465 – Pioneer 2wd front buggy wheels
- 3466 – Pioneer 2wd/4wd rear buggy wheels
Our final report this week comes to us courtesy of team driver Jeremy Bunting.
Last weekend was Round 2 of the Nor Cal RC Monster Trucks Points Series held at Rescue RC Raceway in Rescue, CA, and he would take the W in the Retro class with his Carnage monster truck!
Team products used:
- 3183 – Blue compound Golden Years monster truck tire
- 0481 – 1979 Ford F-250 single cab monster truck body
- 2813 – Regulator chassis conversion kit
- 2823 – Regulator Servo Mount Kit (BAS)
- 9004 – Silent Speed 27T Brushed Fixed End Bell Competition Motor
- 2537 – Engine Accessory Set
- 3377 – Tribute 2.6″ monster truck wheels