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May 17, 2012

Short Course Kings Series Rd4 report

The Short Course Kings Series rolled into Ocala, FL for its 4th and final round of the 2012 season. NewRed Hobbies was the host track for this event with 104 entries geared up to do battle and crown the Kings of Short Course. Pro 2 stock qualifying was dominated by Shea Peterson setting the TQ in the first round and backing it up by winning the second round to secure the overall TQ. Pro 2 expert stock was the Billy Bruce show as he went on to TQ both rounds by a large margin with his JConcepts equipped Kyosho truck. JConcepts driver Zack Genova showed the way in the Pro 2 expert mod class by setting a first rd TQ that held up for the overall #1 starting position. Pro 4 expert mod had a great battle for the TQ spot between local racer Bobby Reeves and JConcepts driver Chris Viesins. Bobby set the early TQ in round 1, but Chris came storming back in round 2 to claim the overall TQ going into the main event.

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May 15, 2012

Triple win for Max Flurer at 2012 Spring Sting

JConcepts Team Driver Max Flurer made the trip to the vacation destination of Myrtle Beach South Carolina this past weekend to the Badlands RC raceway for their annual Spring Sting. The Spring Sting is always the first big race of the season in the region, one of the best tracks and facilities await the drivers as one of the can’t miss races. With a full arsenal of JConcepts equipped Associated cars, Max made a statement that if you want to stand on the top step, you are going to have to climb past him.

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May 11, 2012

Short Course Showdown Rd3 report

On back to back weekends JConcepts keeps its winning streak alive by TQ’ing and winning all 3 expert classes at round 3 of the Short Course Showdown. The Trackside Hobbies crew did an amazing job with this year’s track layout and surface prep. With plenty of elevation changes, off-camber turns, rhythm sections, and high-bite conditions, the racing was tight and super exciting.

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May 9, 2012

Doug Nielsen wins Pro4 at JBRL Rd3

Panther factory drivers Doug Nielsen and Justin Lew would be two men on a mission at Round 3 of the JBRL Electric series. Round 3 was held at Rainman’s Hobby & Raceway and Justin would TQ the heavily contested Pro 4 SC Class with teammate Doug Nielsen right behind him on the grid with both drivers having super consistent runs. In the A-main Justin got out of the gate fast, but a few mistakes was all it took for teammate Doug ‘Casper’ Nielsen to get around and take the win. Justin would finish right on his heels in 2nd place for a Panther Tires TQ 1-2 domination.

Source: Panther [panthertires.com]

May 2, 2012

JConcepts Super Cup Rd4 report

The 4th round of the JConcepts Super Cup was set to take place at the Coral Spring RC Car Club but heavy rain forced the organisers to move the meeting to the indoor Basher RC Raceway. The sudden changes of plan caused this race to lose some racers but at the end around 170 pilots made it to the new location. In Pro2 Short Course, The battle was between Hobbycrap driver Felix Law, Associated’s Daimon Borkowicz and JConcepts’ chief designer Paul Wynn. The 1st round of qualifiers went to Daimon Borkowicz with only .04 seconds ahead of Paul and two seconds clear of Felix. In the 2nd round, Felix Law stepped up his game with his all new Team Power Traxxas Anza Slash as he took the TQ by 3 seconds ahead of Daimon.

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April 18, 2012

Short Course Kings Series Rd3 report

Round 3 of the Short Course Kings Series race took place in the small town of High Springs, FL at Shiverville Raceway. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect with the sun shining and temps in the upper 70’s. The track developed an exceptional groove from Friday afternoon practice giving the 110 racers all the traction they could handle leading into Saturday’s official race day. JConcepts was once again on hand trackside to help support the local racers and the series. With two rounds of qualifying under way, JConcepts drivers put the pressure on by TQ’ing their respective classes; Tracey Carver (Blinky Stk), Billy Bruce (Boosted Stk), Paul Wynn (Pro2 Open), and Chris Viesins (Pro 4 Open). The mains got rolling and it was apparent that these 4 drivers where going to take full advantage of their well earned TQ spot. All four drivers with their fully equipped JConcepts SCT’s went on to dominate the field by winning each and every class of the SCK Series.

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]

March 21, 2012

Root & Mazzara win at SC Showdown Tour Rd1

Team Losi Racing and Losi’s Frank Root, Matt Castellano, Anthony Mazzara, and Toddie Anderson all made the trip to Round 1 of Scotty Ernst’s Short Course Showdown tour! Scotty chose to kick off the tour at Todd Anderson’s RC Excitement in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a great decision as RCE had a great layout, a rockin’ atmosphere, and a strong turnout at 180. The “Showdown” has a unique format with all heads up starts in qualifying, making each run important to qualify well for the finals.

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March 20, 2012

Short Course Kings Rd2 report

Once again JConcepts was on the road as we headed south to beautiful Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Bashers R/C Raceway for round #2 of the Short Course Kings Series. Bashers welcomed us with a great new layout that was already grooved up and ready for racing action. Practice got underway early Saturday morning with many of the racers running Bar Codes and or Pressure Points in Blue compound. With qualifying underway, all the usual suspects were in the hunt for that all important TQ position.

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