The wins keep falling for the JConcepts race team like leaves from an autumn tree! Read about where we raked up victories this past week in this new edition of the Race Team Update!
We start this week’s report out in sunny California. There were a few events happening throughout the state and the team was putting in work so let’s see how it paid off starting with team driver Joseph Levin.
He recently competed at LSR Speedway in Sacramento for the 2021 SacTown Throwdown. He would finish 2nd on the podium in both the Expert 17.5 2wd and 13.5 4wd Buggy classes! His 2wd used Silver compound Ellipses in the rear with Gold compound Dirt Webs up front, plus a lightweight F2 body and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing. And on his wheeler he also used Ellipses in the same compound all the way around and also a standard weight F2 body and the same rear wing.
Also competing at this event was teammate Lucas Wedsted. He would TQ and win the Expert 17.5 2wd Buggy class while running Silver compound Ellipses on all four corners, plus Dirt Tech inserts and a Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing!
Next, we head over to the city of Camarillo where Roadrunners RC is located. Our driver Jesse Granat recently competed there for the 3rd round of the Fall FNL Points Series in the 1/8 Expert Electric Buggy class. He would qualify 10th and move up to 2nd overall while running on Green compound Detox and Reflex tires, a S15 shell, a F2I wing and the new 17mm Finnisher Serrated / Magnetic Wheel Nuts!
We now head east to Omaha, NE where the HobbyTown USA HobbyPlex (The Plex) is located. They just wrapped up their annual Summer Series so let’s see how the team finished starting with JC driver Ethan Delair. After all the points were calculated he would finish 3rd overall in Mod 2wd Buggy and 2nd place in Mod 4wd Buggy! He used the following JC goodies during this series:
2wd
- F2 body
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
- Gold compound Ellipses in the rear
- Gold compound Dirt Webs in the front
4wd
- F2 body
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wing
- Gold compound Ellipses in the front and rear
And joining him on the final podium for Mod 4wd Buggy were JC mates Alex Vanderbeek (1st) and Nate Sutherland (3rd) to complete the JConcepts sweep!
JCon driver Brandon Kearney finished up for the year at this series too, and he placed 12th overall in Mod 2wd Buggy and 9th in Mod 4wd Buggy! Normally a carpet racer he said he is looking forward to competing at this series again next year on the dirt and he utilized the following gear:
- Lightweight F2 bodies
- Mono wheels
- Gold compound Ellipses in the rear on both his 2wd and 4wd buggy
- Gold compound Dirt Webs in the front on his 2wd Buggy
- Carpet | Astro High-Clearance 7″ Rear Wings
Floating up to the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes’ let’s get a few reports from the team who competed at the 5th and final round of the MNRC Off-Road Racing Series. Starting with team driver Josh Ford after the series had completed he would finish 2nd overall in the 1/8 Nitro Buggy class and 1st place in 1/8 Nitro Truggy! For the finals he ran the new F2 truggy body and Orange 2 compound Reflex tires on both cars. Joining him on the truggy podium were teammates Jeremy Whiting (2nd) and Joe Scaramell (6th)!
Speaking of Joe, he also let us know that he finished 1st overall in 40+ 1/8 Nitro Buggy! For the finals he started on Green compound Reflex tires then switched over to the Blue compound. But for the mains on Sunday he opted to run A2 compound Reflex tires on his truggy and A2 compound Detox tires with the buggy.
Swooping down to the ‘Land of Lincoln’ we stop in at RJD Hobbies in the city of Lincoln. Team driver Ryan Mcclain recently visited this track to compete in their Harvest Cup in both the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Truggy classes. He finished 4th overall in e truggy while using Blue compound Reflex tires for qualifying then the Green compound for the main! And he also took 1st overall in the nitro truggy class while competing on Green compound Reflex tires the entire time!
Also racing at this event was teammate Brayden Billington in three different classes with solid results!
- 1/8 Electric Buggy = TQ & 2nd place while running on Blue compound Kosmos tires and S15 bodies
- 1/8 Nitro Buggy = 2nd place while running on Blue compound Kosmos tires and S15 bodies
- 1/8 Electric Truggy = TQ & 1st place while running on Blue compound Reflex tires
Heading to the ‘Buckeye State’ we check in with JC driver Logan Wendling. He recently went to TARCAR in Toledo for the Ralph Jaquay Memorial Race. He would qualify 2nd in both the 1/8 Nitro and Electric Buggy classes and finish 2nd in e buggy and took the w in nitro buggy! Both bugs used Blue compound Stalkers mounted to Bullet wheels.
Continuing east we revisit LCRC Raceway in Oakland Mills, PA which was host to this year’s ROAR 1/8 Fuel Off-Road Nationals. They just held their 2021 East Coast Race Against Cancer event and they received enough proceeds to make a $20,000 donation to the American Cancer Society!
On the race side of things let’s check in with the team starting with JC driver Tom Petrella. He competed in both the 1/8 Nitro Buggy 40+ and Expert classes. In the expert class he came up short of bumping out of the B Main, and in 40+ he would finish up 4th overall! His vehicles used both Blue compound Reflex and Detox tires.
Also racing at this event was JC driver Matt Adams, in five different classes!
- Mod 2wd SCT = TQ and finished in 1st place while running a Hi-Flow body and Green compound Sprinters on Hazard wheels
- Mod 2wd Buggy = Finished in 4th place while running a F2 body and Green compound Sprinters on Mono wheels
- Mod 4wd Buggy = Finished in 7th place while running on Green compound Sprinters on Mono wheels
- 1/8 Electric Truggy = Finished 27th out of 45 entries while running a Finnisher body, F2I wing and Blue compound Reflexes on Bullet wheels
- Intermediate 1/8 Electric Buggy = Finished 17th out of 36 entries while running a S3 body and Blue compound Reflexes on Bullet wheels
He also earns our coveted ‘ironman’ award for this week too!
Team driver, and multiple ‘ironman’ award recipient, Dave McEwen also competed at this race and filed the following report. He finished 10th overall in 1/8 Electric Truggy and 4th place in 40+ 1/8 Electric Buggy! He used a variety of JC goodness on his vehicles:
Buggy
- S15 body
- F2I wing
- Blue compound ReHab tires
- Bullet wheels
Truggy
- F2 body
- F2I wing
- Blue compound Reflex tires
- Bullet wheels
Heading south we land at Leaned Out Raceway in Disputanta, VA. They recently put on their Mad Maddy Birthday Bash trophy race and team driver Josh Parrish was in attendance. He competed in the Pro 1/8 Electric Buggy class and finished 5th overall! His e buggy used Blue compound Blockers on Bullet wheels along with a S15 body and F2I wing.
Now let’s get some updates from our international team starting with team driver Paul Parks. This past weekend he attended the finals for the points series at the RC Gears race track in Calgary, Alberta in Canada and finished 1st overall in the 1/8 Electric Buggy class! For the eight race series he used Blue compound Stalkers, Blockers and Detox treads.
Our final report comes to us courtesy of JC driver Alberto Garcia. He recently competed at the 1/8 Spain Nationals and was running strong in the 45 minute A main before some issues arrived that would drop him out of the race. He would still finish 13th for the event and was running fast on A2 compound Blockers!