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August 27, 2010

JConcepts reports on ROAR SC Nationals

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Ryan Maifield and JConcepts take 1^st ever ROAR Short Course Open National Championship. JConcepts picks up 4 ROAR National titles, 3 via control tire and 1 via open performance. The scene was fresh and exciting at the 2010 ROAR Off-Road Nationals. With many of the major teams putting in a push that hasn’t been seen in many years, competition and stakes were at an all-time high. With the introduction of Short Course and the steady popularity of 1/10^th buggies and trucks, 305 entries assembled into Joliet, Illinois for the largest 1/10^th Off-Road race of the year. With an agreed upon or control tire used in 6 of 8 classes, a level playing field was present for all participating drivers.

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August 26, 2010

1st Annual Golden State SCT Championships Race

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Pro-Line are reporting on the 1st Annual Golden State SCT Championships Race that was held on August 14-15 at Freedom Park in Camarillo CA. Established in 1974, the Roadrunners R/C Club has been bringing R/C racing to the Ventura County community for decades and is one of the oldest R/C clubs in the world. The track was built by Joey Christiansen and the Dirt Crew and it was a fun, flowing and challenging layout. The race consisted of 2wd and 4wd electric Short Course trucks and had 122 entries. The Modified 4wd SC class was one of the most popular classes and had 4 full heats of California and Nevada’s best SC drivers. Chad Bradley driving the Jammin’ SCRT-10 set the time to beat in qualifying on Saturday, TQing rounds 1 and 2 using Pro-Line’s new M3 Bow-Fighter SC tire and Desert Rat Body. Sunday was set for the triple main events in which Chad won convincingly in the first two main events. Chad used M3 Hole Shot SC tires with Split Six wheels for the main events. Chad sat out the third and final main event having already wrapped up the Modified 4wd SC Title. Lyle Spangler TQ’d and won the ROAR Spec 2wd class driving the HPI Blitz. Lyle used M3 Hole-Shot SC in the rear and M3 Caliber SC front tires and Pro-Line’s Ford F-150 body to take the win in the ROAR Spec 2wd Class.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

August 25, 2010

Jeremy Kortz wins Milestone SC race

Pro-Line are reporting that they headed out to Milestone MX Park two weeks ago for some Short Course action as Joey Christensen from the Dirt Racing had planned another great event. This was the first time the team would debut the Bow-Fighter SC thread design, which proved to work very well under track conditions. Louis Flood of Evolution Sports TQ’d the stock class using the new Bow-Fighter SC and after an early lead in the main mechanical troubles would put him out of contention for a podium position. The 2WD Open class would see David Orner take TQ all three rounds with Hole Shot SC front and rear, eventually taking second due to a late crash in the main. In the 4WD class, the top three used Pro-Line Hole Shot SC all the way with Jeremy Kortz taking the win on Hole Shot SC, Chad Bradley finishing second and Pro-Line’s own Gerardo Gonzalez taking third.

Source: Pro-Line [prolineracing.com]

August 23, 2010

Ryan Maifield wins ROAR SCT Nationals

JConcepts have a brief update on their top driver Ryan Maifield winning the SCT class at last weekend’s ROAR Nationals. Ryan drove his JConcepts equipped Factory Team SC10 to victory, winning A1, leading A2 before a transmission problem took him out, and then wrapping up the title with the win in A3. Expect a full report later in the week.

View a video from JConcepts here

August 17, 2010

2010 Rocky Mountain Short Course Championship

The 2010 Rocky Mountain Short Course Championship was held at the Sweetwater RC Raceway Park in Rock Springs, Wyoming August 13th – 15th. Friday’s open practice had drivers from Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Idaho putting in laps on both the 1/10 short course track and the 1/8 track just to get any advantage they could. The short course track had massive amounts of traction due to the sugared surface, while the 1/8 track was technical with big air jumps, both tracks were tricky. Saturday started off with four rounds of qualifying on both tracks with TQ being swapped back and fourth among many drivers in all classes. At the end of the day the top positions were locked in, with 2wd SCT Stock, 4wd SCT Open, and 1/8 Electric Buggy TQ going to DJ Clark of Wyoming, 2wd SCT Open TQ went to Jared Hair of Utah, and finally 1/8 Buggy and 1/8 Truck TQ was held by Chris Peralta of Colorado.

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July 21, 2010

Ryan Maifield wins Short Course Modified at HRHS

If its July is must be time for another trip to the world famous Hot Rod Hobbies for the annual Shootout event. Each year the best off-road electric drivers convene for a winner take all battle of electric royalty in 1/10th off-road. For the 13th annual, things were a little different, Short Course has now been officially added making it an electric spectacular. JConcepts was well represented once again bringing out some of the latest products as well as relying on some existing products specifically designed for tracks like Hot Rod Hobbies. The Code of Silence has been broken at JConcepts, and the Short Course Bar Codes are out. Ryan Maifield’s brand new SC10 Factory Team was on rails, courtesy of the new Bar Codes, which were perfect for the black groove conditions. Ryan took TQ in 3 out of 4 rounds earning him the valuable pole position. Jared Tebo, Chad Due and Brian Kinwald completed the top 4. In the triple A-main format, Maifield came out blazing taking A-main 1 and 2 to lock up the championship with Tebo taking 2nd and the “Dirtinator” Brian Kinwald in 3rd.

View Ryan’s winning SC10 here

July 17, 2010

Jeremy Kortz wins 4wd at SC Nationals

Jeremy Kortz has won the 2010 Short Course Nationals hosted RC Madness. Powered by Losi / Xcelorin Jeremy took home the victory in both 4wd nitro and 4wd electric Short Course classes. Jeremy powered his nitro Hyper SC with the Losi 3.4 engine which is also used in the Losi Ten T while in electric, Jeremy powered his Hyper 10 SC with Xcelorin motor and speedo and Losi LiPo battery.

Source: Losi [losi.com]

July 13, 2010

Brian Wynn wins Stock at SC Nationals

CRC factory driver Brian Wynn took his CRC/Losi XXX-T Short Course conversion kit to an A-main victory at the recent Short Course Nationals hosted by R/C Madness in Enfield, CT. Competing in national competition for the first time, Brian’s Losi XXX-T truck, converted to Short Course with the CRC conversion kit, easily dominated the A-main with a 5 second gap to second place. With over 230 entries, the Short Course Nationals in Connecticut proved to be a tough test of handling, power and driving. This event would mark the debut of the CRC Short Course Conversion for the Losi XXX-T. The CRC Losi XXX-T SC truck handled extremely well on the tricky dry offroad circuit at RC Madness. Brian led every lap and won by 5 seconds, even though he stopped twice on the last lap to avoid any contact with a back marker.

View images of the winning truck here