Some of the top JConcepts team drivers headed out to Hobby Action, one of the premier 1/10th off-road facilities and host of the 2024 IFMAR Worlds, for the 2024 1up Buggy Challenge this past weekend.
Photo Credit to 1up Racing and Jackson Brunson
Armed with the Silver Smoothie 2.0 tires, Dirt Tech and RM2 Inserts, and an arsenal of bodies including the popular S15, F2, and P2, the team was ready for battle in both the modified and expert stock classes.
A single seeding round was utilized heading into qualifying with the following racers finding the most 3-consecutive lap success.
Seeding:
2wd Modified: 2nd Broc Champlin
4wd Modified: 1st Broc Champlin
17.5 Expert Stock 2wd: 2nd Doug Lariviere, 3rd Kyler Kornwell
13.5 Expert Stock 4wd: 1st Doug Lariviere
Moving into qualifying the JConcepts team found a little more steam and charged towards the front of the pack in all of the following classes.
Qualifying:
2wd Modified: 1st Broc Champlin, 3rd Davey Batta
4wd Modified: 1st Broc Champlin, 2nd Matthew Gonzales
17.5 Expert Stock 2wd: 1st Sammy Moran, 3rd Doug Lariviere
13.5 Expert Stock 4wd: 1st Doug Lariviere, 2nd Sammy Moran, 3rd Kyler Kornwell
The success in the main events mimicked qualifying with the team taking wins in all the modified in expert stock classes!
Main Events:
2wd Modified: 1st Broc Champlin (JC), 2nd Aydin Horne, 3rd Davey Batta (JC), 4th Matthew Gonzales (JC), 5th Ryan Cavalieri
4wd Modified: 1st Broc Champlin (JC), 2nd Aydin Horne, 3rd Matthew Gonzales (JC), 4th Brennan Schimmel, 5th Davey Batta (JC)
17.5 Expert Stock 2wd: 1st Sammy Moran (JC), 2nd Doug Lariviere (JC), 3rd Mason Templeman, 4th Kaden Meeks (JC), 5th Kyler Kornwell (JC)
13.5 Expert Stock 4wd: 1st Doug Lariviere (JC), 2nd Sammy Moran (JC), 3rd Kyler Kornwell (JC), 4th Mason Templeman, 5th Jeremy Hase Jr.
Modified Overall Top 3: 1st Broc Champlin (JC), 2nd Aydin Horne, 3rd Matthew Gonzales (JC)
Expert Stock Overall Top 3: 1st Sammy Moran (JC), 2nd Doug Lariviere (JC), 3rd Mason Templeman
Winning Products:
- F2 Body
- S15 Body
- P2 Body
- S2 Body
- Smoothie 2 Tires
- Fin Titanium Turnbuckles
- Radial Bearings
- Mono Wheels
- Titanium Screws
- 7″ Carpet|Dirt|Astro Wing