Event: Super Cup round 5
Date: May 22, 2010
Location: Treasure Coast Raceway – Port St. Lucie, FL
Race Reporter: JConcepts Racing Team
With a reported weather storm on the radar, a quick change of itinerary from Coral Springs to Treasure Coast Raceway made round 5 of the Super Cup even more exciting. With this being a make-up and additional race to the 2010 series, drivers were hyped and ready for action on the technical Treasure Coast track. Huge thanks to both the Coral Springs club and Treasure Coast Speedway for their constant effort and support of the racers in Florida.
Setup and practice was a snap and racers piled in and got ready for qualifying. The track started a little on the wet side but it quickly became grooved and wheelies became normality. Can everyone say Bar Codes?
JR Mitch got us started off in the A-main in the electric 1/8th E-buggy class. JR outdistanced the field with a heavy dose of trigger and traction courtesy of the Blue compound Bar Codes his RC8b-E was on rails setting fast lap for the entire event on numerous occasions. Finishing in the 2nd position was Dan Borkowicz, with Eric Varney in 3rd.
The vintage vehicles hit the track once again on the Super Cup and Jeremy Harris meant business in the 2wd stock class. With a slow start Jeremy had a close battle early on but the strength of the tried and true RC10 never relented. Choosing the brand new Flip Outs tire in Green compound Jeremy’s RC10 was stuck to the track taking the win. Consistency and speed was the name of the game for Jader Lopez who finished in the 2nd position, while Dan Borkowicz rounded out the top 3. (more…)
Steven Hartson, Zach Rogers, Jason Ruona and Lloyd Dassonville take annual Wave event held at OCRC Raceway.
The JConcepts Wave race takes place in the heart of the R/C corridor, SoCal. One of the world’s premier indoor off-road facilities, ORCR Raceway has been chosen for 2 years in a row to host the event. With more than 100 indoor pit spots, as well as a fully stocked hobby shop and sizable indoor clay off-road track, the Wave’s venue and location are second to none. California locals were well represented with Steven Hartson, Brent Thielke, Cody Turner, Frank Root and Chris Jarosz taking part in the event. Drivers traveling in from out of town such as Nor Cal’s Lloyd Dassonville, Arizona’s Tanner Denney and Florida’s Jason Ruona provided tight competition all weekend.
Taking the event by storm was Associated / JConcepts driver Steven Hartson who took the TQ in 2wd modified, 4wd modified and 1/8th E-buggy classes. Steven’s vehicles were covered all weekend with JConcepts tires, wheels and bodies. Gold compound was the ticket for the moist indoor conditions at OCRC Raceway.
Traveling from Florida, Jason Ruona took the TQ position in the Short Course Modified class with teammate Tanner Denney qualifying in 2nd. Jason chose the SCT Double Dees tires on the front and Subcultures in the rear.
Lloyd Dassonville with his TQ Racing SX10T took the top qualifying position in the truck modified class. In the Super Stock 4wd Class Zack Rogers took his Associated B44 to the top of qualifying with consistency and smooth driving. Lloyd and Zack were also running the JConcepts Gold Compound Bar Codes front and rear.
During the main events Steven Hartson took a commanding lead in the 2wd modified class. However, the lead was not safe as a mechanical problem forced Steven out early with Lloyd Dassonville taking over 1st place with Brent Thielke in 2nd and Jason Ruona in 3rd. Lloyd’s TQ SX10 was also outfitted with JConcepts Gold Compound Bar Codes.
4wd modified started with Steven again taking a commanding lead with a host of ultra fast drivers in-tow. The rhythm section played havoc with the 4wd buggies allowing several position changes throughout the racing action. Jason Ruona emerged into the 2nd position with Kyosho’s Jayson Pang finishing in 3rd. All 3 drivers were on JConcepts Gold Compound Bar Codes.
The Short Course Modified A-main was a thriller early-on as Ruona made an early mistake allowing Tanner Denney and Chris Jarosz into the top 2 positions. As the race wore on it was the consistent driving from Ruona which allowed him an almost insurmountable 1 lap lead. Finishing in the second position was teammate Tanner Denney. Both drivers were utilizing the all new SCT JConcepts Double Dees front tire and Subcultures rear tire.
In the 1/8th E-buggy class Steven Hartson put on a clinic with a perfect 10 minute drive putting a lap on the nearest competition. Steven’s RC8e was outfitted with JConcepts 1/8th Gold Bar Codes all the way around.
A big congratulations and thanks goes out to the entire crew and staff from OCRC raceway for putting on another successful event.
The second annual JConcepts Wave was another big success hosted by OC/RC Raceway in Huntington Beach, CA.
The new JConcepts Short Course Double Dees and Subcultures dominate the Pro 2 SC Class this past weekend. Jason Ruona TQ’s and wins the event with his SC10 outfitted with the JConcepts Truth body, Double Dees up front and Subcultures on the rear. JConcepts Team Driver Tanner Denney takes second with his SC10 running the new Manta Body and Double Dees front and rear.
Stay tuned for a full report, more photos and videos coming soon.
Event: Super Cup Championships Series # 4 Date: April 24, 2010 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Race Reporter: JConcepts Racing Team
The Harris brothers dominate at round 4 of the Super Cup Championship series. Ruona and Mitch take 4wd modified, truck modified and 1/8th E-buggy.
Josh and Jeremy Harris came to win in Daytona. Regardless of the vintage date on their respective vehicles it was Showtime all weekend.
In preparation for the Vintage Nationals, Jeremy Harris TQ’ed and won the stock buggy class with his RC10. Battling with Josh Wade and Paul Lawrence for most of the race Jeremy eventually put the race on ice with some brilliant end-of-race driving. Josh Wade also driving a vintage vehicle the Traxxas TRX-3 showed the older models are also to be reckoned with this year. Jeremy was racing on JConcepts wheels and tires all weekend with the Double Dees being the top choice in the A-main.
Josh Harris TQ’ed the popular 2wd modified class and proceeded to check-out to an early lead. A mistake by Josh put brother Jeremy and Jason Ruona very close but a tangle between 2nd and 3rd opened some breathing room for Josh and he cruised home to a 2wd modified victory. Josh ran the JConcepts Double Dees rear tire and Groovy front tire on his way to victory.
1/8th E-buggy is an upcoming class on the Super Cup series and JR Mitch and Felix Law have competed with each other all year. Felix who was unable to run due to a mechanical problem allowed JR to easily take the TQ. Andrew Moore and Jon Faulkner breaking in new E-buggies had some early issues but remained a threat to each other all weekend. In the main it was JR who took a commanding lead and then began to have some fun with the competition. Finishing order was JR Mitch, Andrew Moore and Jon Faulkner. JR ran the Double Dees in blue compound all weekend taking the TQ and victory on the same set.
In the 2wd Stock truck class Ocala driver Anthony Smith TQ’ed and won over heavy competition from Jader Lopez and Kory Ferguson. Ron Beabout, Paul Womble and Daimon Borkowicz rounded out the top 6.
Modified truck A-main was dominated by JR Mitch. The “truck master” easily took the pole position in qualifying and then proceeded to check-out during the A-main. Daytona driver Bill Flaherty finished 2nd with Andrew Moore finishing 3rd. JR Mitch was decked out with JConcepts all weekend running the Double Dees on the front and rear of his Team Associated T4.
Pro 2 stock was owned by Hayden “Turtle” Jolly. Hayden took the TQ and won a close race against Ken Shiver and Chris McFalls. Super Cup point’s leader Craig Lowe finished in the 4th position. Pro 2 stock will be a battle heading into race 5 in Coral Springs.
In the Pro 4 modified class it was Jader Lopez running his Slash 4×4 taking the win. Finishing in the 2nd spot was Rick Bender with Dave Singer in 3rd.
Pro 2 modified was a real thriller. TQ Felix Law held a small lead early-on but Mike Applegate and Matt Mosieur would just not fold. Mike briefly took the lead over Felix but made a slight mistake allowing Felix to regain the race lead. Matt was looking really strong in 3rd made a charge on Mike for 2nd place as the last laps unfolded. In a unique move with 5 seconds left Matt dove to the inside of Mike and as the 2 crossed the finish line it appeared to be a dead-heat and Matt finishing second. However, a crash between them at the line made things interesting as they had both made the extra lap but were both upside down. A speedy turn marshal came out of no-where to help the crashed vehicles. With a steady hand and smooth line on the last lap Mike held onto second with Matt Mosieur in 3rd. Felix took the win and relied on the JConcepts Subcultures tires, Rulux wheels and Truth body on his HPI Blitz.
Last but not least were the official bad boys in the 4wd modified class. After turning the fastest lap-times and overall times of the weekend Jason Ruona, JR Mitch, Ryan Eckert, Brett Kingsbury and Josh Harris were set to do battle. Ruona got a great jump and held the lead with pressure from JR Mitch. JR attempted a pass but got the worst end of the exchange and fell to 3rd. Ryan Eckert was now in 2nd place with Ruona out front cruising. Mitch set a few lap-time lows as he moved his way closer to Ryan but in the end it wasn’t enough. The finishing order was Jason Ruona 1st, Ryan Eckert 2nd and JR Mitch in 3rd.
Thanks to the East Coast R/C Club for hosting the event and especially to Manny Otmane for his hard work and help throughout the weekend.
Round 5 will be in Coral Springs on May 22nd. Visit SuperCupEvents.com for more information.
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