2014 JCP-RC Winter Cup – Report

JCP-RC Raceway located in Indianapolis Indiana, played host to the 1st annual JCP-RC Winter Cup. The 3 day event brought in just over 160 entries from across the tri-state region to try and claim a title in what will be a must attend event in the years to come. Consistency was the name of the game for the event as drivers competed in a practice seeding round on Friday. Using the drivers full 5 minute practice run laps and times to seed the drivers for qualifying for the remainder of the event. Once seeding had been determined, the event used 3 rounds of qualification Saturday, and 1 round on Sunday using qualipoints to set the main events. Triple A-mains would then determine the winners on Sunday in the 2WD Buggy, 4WD Buggy, Mod Truck, and 1/8 E-Buggy classes, while 10 minute A-mains would determine the winners in the 2WD SC, 4WD SC, 17.5 2WD Buggy, and Novice classes with bump-ups in all classes.

JConcepts/Team Associated team driver Adam Rayls was the man to beat in the 4WD buggy class. Adam was able to grab the TQ spot, and win 2 of the 3 triple A-mains to claim the title in the class. Nate Jasot and Ben Ellis would finish 2nd and 3rd respectively.

4WD Buggy result
1. Adam Rayls
2. Nate Jaskot
3. Zach Phillips
4. Ben Ellis
5. Mike Kochanski
6. Michael Bender
7. Joe Laws
8. Brad Abtey

JConcepts/Team Associated team driver Ben Ellis went undefeated in the Modified Truck class for the weekend. Ben TQ’d the practice seeding round, all four rounds of qualifying, and winning the first 2 of the 3 triple A-mains to claim the title. Adam Rayls finished 2nd in the class while Jamie Ferrell came in 3rd.

Modified Truck result
1. Ben Ellis
2. Adam Rayls
3. Jamie Ferrell
4. Tyler Whittaker
5. Eric Thompson
6. Bryan Hobbs
7. Maverick Riggs
8. Jared Nave

The 2WD Buggy class had Zach Phillips taking TQ and the overall race win while Brad Abtey and John Reh completed the podium.

2WD Buggy result
1. Zach Phillips
2. Colton Kruse
3. Brad Abtey
4. John Reh
5. Adam Rayls
6. Ben Ellis
7. Tyler Whittaker
8. Jamie Ferrell

In the largest class of the weekend, JConcepts/TLR team driver Tyler Jones was a man on a mission in 1/8 E-Buggy, top qualifying the class and winning the first 2 of 3 triple A-mains to win the title. Bryan Seitz and Chris Cousert finished 2nd and 3rd respectively.

E-Buggy result
1. Tyler Jones
2. Bryan Seitz
3. Chris Cousert
4. Brian Bourland
5. Nate Jaskot
6. Josh Bojanowski

Source: JConcepts [jconcepts.net]