The 2024 JConcepts INS Series is complete after the finals this past weekend at Hoosier RC Hobbyplex. The finals boasted 315 entries and was a great way to finish out a season with some of the best overall series participation in INS history.
Thursday was open practice with racers coming to grips with the unique grip level and size of the Hoosier facility. Friday continued with controlled practice before moving into the first round of qualifying. Saturday was the final 2 rounds of qualifying with the main events Sunday.
Drivers used the full array of Smoothie 2.0 and JConcepts Insert Options. Davey Batta opted for Black RM2 Front Inserts with standard sidewall tires. Tom Rinderknecht stuck with Dirt Tech inserts but flipped between standard front Smoothie 2.0s and Thick Sidewall Smoothie 2.0s as the grip changed throughout the days. He opted for the standard tire on main day as he felt like the grip level came down a bit from the beginning of qualifying.
The JConcepts team had fantastic results in qualifying taking the following positions.
2wd Modified: 1st Tom Rinderknecht, 2nd Davey Batta, 3rd Chase Lemieux
4wd Modified: 1st Davey Batta, 2nd Chase Lemieux, 3rd Tom Rinderknecht
17.5 Expert 2wd: 2nd Kyle Gough (JC Privateer), 3rd Chase Raymond
13.5 Expert 4wd: 1st Chase Raymond, 3rd Levi Raymond
40+ 2wd Modified: 1st David Alberico, 2nd Alex Sturgeon, 3rd Allen Horne
13.5 Stadium Truck: 1st Kyle Holmberg, 2nd Emerson Sturgeon
13.5 Short Course: 1st Adam Ryals, 2nd Dalton Conradt, 3rd Mack Vanderbeek
Moving into the main events, a lot was on the line as overall championships in most classes were still undecided. Beyond that some racers who weren’t in the points were hunting to play spoiler on Sunday.
2wd Modified: Tom Rinderknecht would make a mistake early in A1 dropping him out of contention. Chase Lemieux would pick up the lead and take it to the end. Broc Champlin climbed to 2nd with Aydin Horne in 3rd. Tome would recover in A2 and A3 to take the overall win. Chase Lemieux would finish 2nd overall with a 1st and a 2nd and with wild scores after that, Broc Champlin would end up 3rd with a 2nd and a 5th.
1st Tom Rinderknecht (JC), 2nd Chase Lemieux (JC), 3rd Broc Champlin (JC)
4wd Modified: Davey Batta had a little more straight forward path to the win taking A1 and A2 and getting to watch A3 from the sidelines. Tom Rinderknecht would finish 2nd in A1 and A2 which would be enough for 2nd overall after a topsy turvy A3 result. Broc Champlin would end up 3rd with two 3rd place finishes.
1st Davey Batta (JC), 2nd Tom Rinderknecht (JC), 3rd Broc Champlin (JC)
17.5 Expert 2wd: 1st Nate Sutherland, 2nd Kyle Gough (JC Privateer), 3rd Chase Raymond (JC)
13.5 Expert 4wd: 1st Chase Raymond (JC), 2nd Doug Lariviere (JC), 3rd Sammy Moran (JC)
40+ 2wd Modified: 1st David Alberico (JC), 2nd Brian Dunbar (JC), 3rd Allen Horne (JC)
13.5 Stadium Truck: 1st Kyle Holmberg (JC), 2nd Emerson Sturgeon (JC), 3rd Brady Carrico (JC)
13.5 Short Course: 1st Dalton Conradt (JC), 2nd Adam Ryals (JC), 3rd Mack Vanderbeek (JC)
17.5 Independent 2wd: 1st Luke Pravechek, 2nd Adrian Stillwell, 3rd Matt Olson
13.5 Independent 4wd: 1st Luke Pravechek, 2nd Devin Ferrell, 3rd Memphis Duncan
21.5 Independent 2wd: 1st Devin Ferrell, 2nd Chase Rogers, 3rd Van Slutz
As stated earlier, many of the classes came all the way down to the finals to settle the overalls with the best 3/5 rounds counting and finals attendance mandatory. Thank you to all the racers for a record series participation!
2wd Modified: 1st Broc Champlin (JC), 2nd Tom Rinderknecht (JC), 3rd Chase Lemieux (JC)
4wd Modified: 1st Tom Rinderknecht (JC), 2nd Davey Batta (JC), 3rd Broc Champlin (JC)
17.5 Expert 2wd: 1st Nate Sutherland, 2nd Doug Lariviere (JC), 3rd Levi Raymond (JC)
13.5 Expert 4wd: 1st Chase Raymond (JC), 2nd Doug Lariviere (JC), 3rd Nate Sutherland
40+ 2wd Modified: 1st Allen Horne (JC), 2nd Alex Sturgeon (JC), 3rd Mack Vanderbeek (JC)
13.5 Stadium Truck: 1st Kyle Holmberg (JC), 2nd Brady Carrico (JC), 3rd Evan Cook (JC)
13.5 Short Course: 1st Chris Garay, 2nd Tyler Fleming, 3rd Jose M Garay
17.5 Independent 2wd: 1st Luke Pravechek, 2nd Jarret Smith, 3rd Memphis Duncan
13.5 Independent 4wd: 1st Luke Pravechek, 2nd Memphis Duncan, 3rd Brayden Van Nocken
21.5 Independent 2wd: 1st Memphis Duncan, 2nd Thomas Vandervelden, 3rd Brian Letarte
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
- Finnisher Truck Body
- RM2 Inserts