Sorry this might be harder to see in this photo but Target had the Irish green up next to the Christmas aisle. Swear!
Target must have decided that they would profit more by skipping straight to St Pats, or better yet – having 3 holidays for sale at the same time! Bet they are wishing they could put Easter items on the shelf too- they’ll prob be added tomorrow!
Eeek!
But passing a Hallmark at the mall I had to stop – is that Valentines day stuff for sale in Dec ???
Pondering his new purse – he isn’t sure if it matches his outfit?
And-1 – 1/8th truck tire insert – Firm – 2pc.
Part # – 3213
(Fits 3.7” 1/8th truck wheels and tires)
The JConcepts And-1 insert is perfect for any 3.7” 1/8th truck tire and wheel. The And-1 insert incorporates superior materials with a unique manufacturing process to ensure consistency and insert longevity. The And-1 inserts are ultra light weight and are great for qualifying, mains or just about anytime you feel a Good Run coming on. This is the same insert that is included with the ultra quick 3024 – Double Dee’s Half-ups 1/8th truck tire. When you’re looking to get serious about 1/8th truck racing reach for a pair of And-1 inserts.
Features:
Superior material and construction
Precise flat and finish manufacturing
Ultra light weight only ~23gms
Cross Hairs – Half-ups – available in blue & yellow compounds
Part # – 3025
(Fits 1/8th truck 3.7” bead size (Half-ups / LPR wheels)
JConcepts is on target with the Cross Hairs, a new multi-purpose tire for 1/8th trucks. The totally unique Crossing lug technology combined with the sticky compounds, like yellow and blue, allow the flexibility necessary to compete on a multitude of the most demanding surfaces for an extended period of time. Cross Hairs have been specifically enlarged for 1/8th truck racing with added center bars for unparalleled traction and wear characteristics. Cross Hairs are narrow, light weight and durable which has made them a driver favorite since the prototype stages of racing development. Ultra sleek and light weight Force-1 inserts complete the package to make the Cross Hairs an unbeatable combination.
Cross Hairs are good to the last drop as the design allows even wear all the way down to the tire body. Cross Hairs incorporate a compact tire body with a crisp crossing tread pattern with precise separation for intense racing competition.
Cross Hairs excel on soft or hard surfaces with either dry or wet conditions. Cross Hairs are the ideal tire for wet and loamy tracks and also blue grooved conditions for long main events.
The Cross Hairs have been one of the most successful tires since their initial testing and development. Test driver Ryan Maifield states – “the Cross Hairs are the best tires available for 1/8th truck, they are narrow light weight and have surpassed all my expectations in terms of durability. The Cross Hairs are my favorite truggy tire by far”.
Cross Hairs Debut Victoriously -
JConcepts driver Ryan Maifield TQ’ed and won the 2008 Manufacturers Cup in front of largest spectator audience ever recorded at an R/C race track. 3000+ spectators watched as Ryan Maifield dazzled the crowd with his brilliant driving and event win with JConcepts Cross Hairs.
JR Mitch using the Cross Hairs won the 2008 JConcepts Clash. JR used the same set of tires for the complete event throughout 3 qualifiers and 30 minute A-main event. “JR states”, this was my first event using the Cross Hairs on my truggy. Are you kidding me? I have tried everything and these are the best truggy tires on the market. I ran the same set of blue compound Cross Hairs all weekend and they are still in great condition. This is great news for truggy drivers looking for that all-around tire that is easy on the budget”.
Brutal is no competition for JConcepts.
Cross Hairs – Half-ups feature:
Available in sticky Yellow and Blue medium and soft compounds
Compact and narrow tire body with crisp tread and precise separation
Aggressive rectangular Cross Hair lug technology
Includes Force-1 molded inserts – ultra compact and light weight 40gms
Ultra light weight tire design is only 120gms
~ Here is another email we recieved recently ~
Whats up? I had the opportunity to meet Ryan Maifield this weekend <at the Fall Brawl> and all I can say is you guys picked a hell of a guy to be your premiere driver. Ryan was very friendly, very cool, and very easy to talk to. Everyone at Badlands was very appreciative of him and there was a lot of interest expressed with the Crossbows there as well. 
Back to Ryan being a cool guy…….He gave the motor he won for Pro-Buggy away to a kid who needed it and he also gave the $300 he won for truggy away as well. Totally unheard of and absolutely awesome. Although I drive a Losi, Ryan is my new favorite driver, hands down. Great job to JConcepts for top notch drivers and products!!!!!!!!!!
Thank You,
Casey
Team Trinity
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Event: Fall Brawl
Location:
Dates: December 6-7, 2008
Classes: 1/8th buggy and 1/8th truck
Website: www.thebadlands3.com
Report: Courtesy – Team Associated
Ryan Maifield and JConcepts Racing Tires win Fall Brawl –
Over the weekend of December 5-7 some of the fastest racers from the East Coast gathered in
Team Associated drivers in attendance were Ryan Maifield, Brandon Melton, and Chris Pace. Brandon and Chris have turned many laps in the past at the facility and were confident going down that the team would have great results. The team felt comfortable with the setups that were in place and spent Friday testing tire combination’s for what would be used in more varying conditions than usual.
Buggy Qualifying
In buggy qualifying, local Losi driver and track favorite Travis Dupree showed that he would not back down easily on his home turf. Travis TQ’d 3 out of 4 rounds using qual points, but during the last round of qualifying Ryan Maifield hit his JConcepts tire setup perfectly and went on to best Travis’s fastest run by 2 seconds as the temps dropped and the track slowed down. Brandon Melton took second for the round and Chris Pace took fourth. The last round success of the team gave great confidence going into the main as all 3 drivers were comfortably in the main with Ryan 2nd, Brandon 4th, and Chris 6th.
Truggy Qualifying
In truggy qualifying, it was all Ryan Maifield as he grabbed the TQ spot with his RC8T. Ryan TQ’d 3 out of the 4 rounds to comfortably start 1st for the mains. Chris fell victim of a rare electrical problem on a great run which would have allowed him to move up in the order. Local racer Jason Smith put in a great round to grab TQ for the 2nd round. Truggy qualifying would see Ryan TQ, Chris start 4th, and Brandon 7th.
Buggy
The Buggy main event was one to remember, and proved to be a crowd favorite. Travis Dupree had shown during qualifying that he would have the speed to compete for the win; however, everyone knew that Ryan would be rock solid when the race is on the line. At the tone, the start of the race was fairly clean and the top five cars or so got out to a good start. Ryan was able to make a clean pass early on Travis and after a small bobble,
Truggy
In the Truggy main event, it was the Ryan Maifield show, as Ryan led from tone to tone. The rest of the field had an awesome battle that would show Brandon Melton, Chris Pace, Barry Pettit, and Shannon Amos battle for the 3-6 spots throughout the first couple pit stops.
Ryan Maifield’s winning tire choices –
1/8th buggy – Crossbows and Crowbars
1/8th truck – Double Dee’s
I have been racing at Washtenaw r/c raceway in Ann Arbor, Mi. This track has been a proline holeshot track for years, but the tires would only be really good for 1 race day and then you could use them for practice. I have now tried your double d’s for truck WOW, I ran the same set for 3 race days and my truck has gotten better each time. My stadium truck is so hooked up I was scrared to change tires or anything on my setup, it has been that good. I have been amazed by the wear and the traction. I then figured if it worked for truck try the buggy. The tires are amazing I cant remember the last time both of my vehicle’s were totally dialed. I have been racing off-road for over 17 years and have tried many different tires, you definitely have a winner.
~ Dave
by Tim Davis
-JC Talent Scout
In recent years it seems that the entire RC industry has been standing around waiting for the next big idea in RC, the “next T-Maxx” is what they all say. I believe that we have discovered the next big thing in RC racing just this past weekend at the First Annual JConcepts RC Bash.
What is the new big thing? Fun with RC Cars.
Some of my best friends in life are those I met racing RC cars over the last 15 years. When we sit around at the track talking about our early days in RC, it always comes back to simply playing with the cars, at the track, at home, wherever. I can remember taking my freshly built JrxPro-SE and concocting huge take-off and landing ramps, then jumping over full-size pickup trucks. J-Ro will tell tons of stories about jumping his Clodbuster in the street in front of his house, and how the first test for his new JrxT in 1989 was to see if it jumped better than his Clodbuster in the street in front of his house.
Last Saturday and Sunday, I witnessed people having fun with RC cars, and doing it at an organized event. A special thanks has to go out to Fred Reep of R/C Monster Motorsports for directing and his help bringing this event to reality. The JConcepts RC Bash went off without a hitch at Extreme Hobby & Raceway in Winter Haven FL. Far from a traditional RC event; the class list for this race was quite different than your regular ROAR National. Classes like Pro Rock Crawling, Rock Cross, Short Course Truck, Pro Mod Short Course, Short Course Buggy, Sand Drags, etc. When I arrived at the track Saturday the first thing I heard when I stepped out of my car was Welcome to the Jungle blasting over the sound system; during someone’s rock crawling run. That’s pretty dialed if you ask me.
Saturday’s events were rock crawling, rock racing, and sand drags. The rock crawling course was pretty large, featuring a huge real rock mountain in the center, a wooden trestle bridge/overpass, and complex decent and incline obstacles. The rock crawler faithful loved it. The Rock Cross layout used several of the components of the Crawling course, but mixed in some higher speed sections, jumps, and several option lanes when it came to navigating the course.
The class with the most attendance at this event was no surprise, as it was the Short Course truck class. Every driver in this class chose the Traxxas Slash chassis for the competition. The Traxxas Slash tires were required, as were the stock Titan motors. I literally took the shrink wrap off of a new Slash kit on Sunday morning, swapped out my Spektrum receiver so that I could use my regular transmitter and was instantly ready to race. I spent the most time mounting my freshy new JConcepts Truth body.
For the short course events, we threw the standard race format out the window – no IFMAR qualifying, no timed racing. Racing was decided by lap count. Ten lap qualifiers, 15 lap mains, with 2 bump up positions for each main – and only 8 cars in the A-final. Every qualifier was standing start, with the cars bunched tightly in two rows of three. The A-Finals started 4-wide, two deep. Eight Short Course trucks starting door to door was so much fun I wish we ran Triple A’s of only 5 laps each. I just wanted to do the starts over and over – HA!
The Short Course Truck class saw the top drivers from the Florida area in attendance and racing door to door, Paul Wynn, Leon McIntosh, Bobby Philips, myself, Jim Myers, etc. The only notable absentees from the class were Mr. Ruona and JR Mitch. JR was crossing his fingers on Saturday during the raffle of the new Slash kit – hoping he could un-wrap that rig and race the track with us on Sunday. The Short Course truck class was dominated by Leon, he TQ’ed all of qualifying, and won the main event wire to wire.
The JConcepts J82 conversion kit also made its debut at this event in the Short Course Buggy class. I would estimate 80% of the cars in the field chose the J82 for their race platform in this class. The entire A-Final was full of J82’s. It was a blast running these cars in short course conditions. Its funny, when arrived at the track, it did seem rather small, a true short course. However, on Sunday morning, Jason and I were doing some track maintenance, and it dawned on me – this isn’t really that small, in fact, it is really the same size as the tracks we raced on 15-20 years ago during the birth of electric off-road racing. I remember when a track joined ROAR in the early days; they sent a packet out, which included some sample layouts and track dimensions. The “standard then was 50’x100’ with 8’ lanes for 1/10 scale. Running my J82 with a 7.5 brushless and LiPo power and Green JConcepts rubber on that size track was incredibly fun. We never anticipated anything being that powerful and that hooked up back in the day. A RC10 Team Car with a 15 double and 1400’s, rolling on Losi HT rubber seemed like a rocket ship.
I often say I miss the days of simple racing, when you didn’t have to mount new tires all day, tune and tweak constantly, etc. Well, I think the JConcepts crew has rediscovered those days with the Bash event. I can’t wait for the next JC Bash – where will it be? Check JconceptsEvents.com for upcoming info.
Oh, and Jason’s JrxT totally out-jumped his Clodbuster.
Event: JConcepts RC Bash
Location: EHZ Winter Haven, Florida
Race Director: Fred Reep – R/C Monster Motorsports
Dates: December 6-7, 2008
Classes:
Pro 2.2″ Crawling
2.2″ Rock Cross – 13.5
Monster Cross – Small Block
Monster Cross – Big Block
Sand Drags – Small Block
Sand Drags – Big Block
Truck Pull – Small Block
Truck Pull – Big Block
Short course truck – Slash
Short course buggy – J82
Race Reporter: Tim Davis
In recent years it seems that the entire RC industry has been standing around waiting for the next big idea in RC, the “next T-Maxx” is what they all say. I believe that we have discovered the next big thing in RC racing just this past weekend at the First Annual JConcepts RC Bash.
What is the new big thing? Fun with RC Cars.
Some of my best friends in life are those I met racing RC cars over the last 15 years. When we sit around at the track talking about our early days in RC, it always comes back to simply playing with the cars, at the track, at home, wherever. I can remember taking my freshly built JrxPro-SE and concocting huge take-off and landing ramps, then jumping over full-size pickup trucks. J-Ro will tell tons of stories about jumping his Clodbuster in the street in front of his house, and how the first test for his new JrxT in 1989 was to see if it jumped better than his Clodbuster in the street in front of his house.
Last Saturday and Sunday, I witnessed people having fun with RC cars, and doing it at an organized event. A special thanks has to go out to Fred Reep of R/C Monster Motorsports for directing and his help bringing this event to reality. The JConcepts RC Bash went off without a hitch at Extreme Hobby & Raceway in Winter Haven FL. Far from a traditional RC event; the class list for this race was quite different than your regular ROAR National. Classes like Pro Rock Crawling, Rock Cross, Short Course Truck, Pro Mod Short Course, Short Course Buggy, Sand Drags, etc. When I arrived at the track Saturday the first thing I heard when I stepped out of my car was Welcome to the Jungle blasting over the sound system; during someone’s rock crawling run. That’s pretty dialed if you ask me.
Saturday’s events were rock crawling, rock racing, and sand drags. The rock crawling course was pretty large, featuring a huge real rock mountain in the center, a wooden trestle bridge/overpass, and complex decent and incline obstacles. The rock crawler faithful loved it. The Rock Cross layout used several of the components of the Crawling course, but mixed in some higher speed sections, jumps, and several option lanes when it came to navigating the course.
The class with the most attendance at this event was no surprise, as it was the Short Course truck class. Every driver in this class chose the Traxxas Slash chassis for the competition. The Traxxas Slash tires were required, as were the stock Titan motors. I literally took the shrink wrap off of a new Slash kit on Sunday morning, swapped out my Spektrum receiver so that I could use my regular transmitter and was instantly ready to race. I spent the most time mounting my freshy new JConcepts Truth body.
For the short course events, we threw the standard race format out the window – no IFMAR qualifying, no timed racing. Racing was decided by lap count. Ten lap qualifiers, 15 lap mains, with 2 bump up positions for each main – and only 8 cars in the A-final. Every qualifier was standing start, with the cars bunched tightly in two rows of three. The A-Finals started 4-wide, two deep. Eight Short Course trucks starting door to door was so much fun I wish we ran Triple A’s of only 5 laps each. I just wanted to do the starts over and over – HA!
The Short Course Truck class saw the top drivers from the Florida area in attendance and racing door to door, Paul Wynn, Leon McIntosh, Bobby Philips, myself, Jim Myers, etc. The only notable absentees from the class were Mr. Ruona and JR Mitch. JR was crossing his fingers on Saturday during the raffle of the new Slash kit – hoping he could un-wrap that rig and race the track with us on Sunday. The Short Course truck class was dominated by Leon, he TQ’ed all of qualifying, and won the main event wire to wire.
The JConcepts J82 conversion kit also made its debut at this event in the Short Course Buggy class. I would estimate 80% of the cars in the field chose the J82 for their race platform in this class. The entire A-Final was full of J82’s. It was a blast running these cars in short course conditions. Its funny, when arrived at the track, it did seem rather small, a true short course. However, on Sunday morning, Jason and I were doing some track maintenance, and it dawned on me – this isn’t really that small, in fact, it is really the same size as the tracks we raced on 15-20 years ago during the birth of electric off-road racing. I remember when a track joined ROAR in the early days; they sent a packet out, which included some sample layouts and track dimensions. The “standard then was 50’x100’ with 8’ lanes for 1/10 scale. Running my J82 with a 7.5 brushless and LiPo power and Green JConcepts rubber on that size track was incredibly fun. We never anticipated anything being that powerful and that hooked up back in the day. A RC10 Team Car with a 15 double and 1400’s, rolling on Losi HT rubber seemed like a rocket ship.
I often say I miss the days of simple racing, when you didn’t have to mount new tires all day, tune and tweak constantly, etc. Well, I think the JConcepts crew has rediscovered those days with the Bash event. I can’t wait for the next JC Bash – where will it be? Check JconceptsEvents.com for upcoming info.
Oh, and Jason’s JrxT totally out-jumped his Clodbuster.
JConcepts Bash – Saturday results -
Pro 2.2″ Crawling
Matthew Tiller – 20 points
David Pickels – 59 points
Jason Ruona – 67 points
Justin Pickels – 78 points
Bruce Noordzy – 94 points
2.2″ Rock Cross – 13.5
Bobby Phillips
Jason Ruona
Paul Wynn
Rich Muller
David Pickels
Justin Pickels
Miranda Pickels
Sand Drags – Small Block
Matthew Tiller
Jason Ruona
Ron Berry
Sand Drags – Big Block
Dustin Lester
Craig Lowe
Mark Grondin
David Yeako
Truck Pull – Small Block
David Yeako
Truck Pull – Big Block
Brian Macumber
David Yeako
Bradly Macumber
JConcepts Bash – Sunday results -
Monster Cross – Big Block
Walter Cruz
Dustin Lester
David Yeako
Steve Cowles
Monster Cross – Small Block
Walter Cruz
TJ Abbott
Giles Birmingham
Dakota Glawson
Billy Tinch
Short Course 2wd – C Main
Brandyn Nichols
Rich Muller
Fred Reep
Ron Berry
Short Course 2wd – B Main
Michael Ortiz
David Yarrington
Craig Lowe
Matthew Tiller
David Yeako
Brandyn Nichols
Dustin Lester
Rich Muller
David Yeako
Brandyn Nichols
Rich Muller
Short Course 2wd – A Main
Leon McIntosh
Paul Wynn
Bobby Phillips
Jim Myers
Michael Ortiz
Tim Davis
Jimmie Cooper
David Yarrington
J82 – B Main
Tim Davis
Sherwin Diaz
Zack Genova
Steve Cowles
Jimmie Cooper
Fred Reep
David Yeako
Steve Cowles
J82 – A Main
Jason Ruona
JR Mitch
Paul Wynn
Bobby Phillips
Tim Davis
Jim Myers
Sherwin Diaz
Zach Mote
Short Course Pro Mod – A Main
Bob Phillips
David Huckaby
Steve Cowles
Bryant Nichols
Mark Grondin
