In this edition of the JConcepts Friday5 we talk to Arkansas team driver, Peyton Jaynes!
1. We have to ask everyone this in our interviews, how did you get your start in RC racing?
My dad has been an advocate for the sport of RC and racing in general since he was a kid. Once he became an adult, he became the owner of the local hobby shop for several years. After he was done working in the hobby shop, he started racing more at my local track, FORC Raceway in Jonesboro, AR. He asked me when I was seven years old if I wanted to spend the day with him at the track and watch, and I tagged along with him and spent the day at the track, and I was instantly hooked!
2. For the rest of 2025 what races, series, or other RC related event are you looking forward to attending and why?
I’m looking forward to racing more 1/8 during the summer months, so a few of the events that I plan to attend are the Wicked Weekend in Georgia, the Midwest Nitro Challenge in St. Louis, and the ArkLaMiss point series races across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
3. In your opinion, what needs to be done to make RC more “mainstream” and get more people involved?
In my opinion, the best way to promote RC racing and put it on the radar would be to post more video clips on social media of RC race cars in action. I think that off-road RC racing has many similarities to motocross racing, which many people are interested in, and I think that would create a lot of traction for RC racing and make a drastic increase in the population of the RC community.
4. JConcepts is well known for its tires and bodies, but in your opinion what tool or accessory is a must have on race day that other drivers might overlook?
Definitely the Aluminum Ride Height and Camber gauges. Those two things are some of the most important factors in order to have a high performing race car.
5. Besides RC cars, what other hobbies are you into?
Other than RC, some of my hobbies are playing tennis, swimming, hunting, fishing, and spending time with my friends and girlfriend.