Over the vacation weekend the JConcepts race group was again in motion on the 2023 Passion Haven Shootout in Urbandale, IA. This annual occasion ran from 1999-2014, then took a number of years off earlier than rising as soon as once more in 2022.
For the race there have been 10 lessons to compete in:
- Novice
- 17.5 2wd Buggy
- Mod 2wd Buggy
- Spec Slash
- 13.5 four wheel drive Buggy
- Mod four wheel drive Buggy
- 13.5 Stadium Truck
- 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy
- 13.5 Quick Course Truck
- Mini Truggy
The most important class of the race was 17.5 2wd Buggy with 17 entries, and for the occasion it introduced out over 100 entries.
Friday was the day drivers may arrive to setup their pits for the weekend as managed observe was held from 6-9pm that night time. Drivers may solely run observe laps when their class warmth was up and every observe session ran for 3 minutes.
With 10 lessons to compete in that mainly meant a driver may run considered one of their automobiles as soon as in an hour in order that made this occasion much more of a problem as you needed to rapidly study the present format with restricted observe time.
This yr’s format was designed by native Staff Related/JConcepts driver Mack Vanderbeek and it was a enjoyable and difficult course.
Beginning on the tree nook that led over a medium sized soar that flat landed you onto the massive straightaway.
Then you definately would flip left into a bigger sweeper that went about midway up the again aspect of the observe.
Then drivers needed to flip right into a “Switta bowl” part. The within line had two small rollers that might tip your automobile over should you drove over them too quick.
The second racing line was a berm across the outdoors that got here in helpful if there was a pile up on the within and also you wanted to get round visitors rapidly.
Then there was a small curler that led you to a soar face that you’d land flat proper earlier than a big “kicker” soar.
You could possibly both roll over the kicker or leap up and attempt to flat land it on all 4 tires. In case you overshot this soar you’ll land too extensive into the pipe, or should you tried to leap it with a little bit little bit of energy you’ll flip your automobile over and land in your lid.
Then drivers needed to flip proper and head up a big desk prime earlier than coming down on the opposite aspect into a tough chicane part that led into the tree nook. In case you may get hit that chicane part good you can simply take about half a second off every lap. Then after going across the tree that might deliver again to the primary soar part to the straightaway.
On Saturday morning the observe was open to any driver that couldn’t make observe on Friday night time.
Then round 9:30am observe ended so some upkeep may very well be accomplished on the observe adopted by a fast driver’s assembly. Initially on Saturday this system was going to run a 3 minute seeding spherical adopted by three rounds of qualifying. In the course of the driver’s assembly it was determined by the drivers to drop the seeing spherical and as a substitute run a fourth spherical of qualifying!
Solely a driver’s finest three rounds would rely, and qualifier factors had been used to find out who was the TQ for every class. Every qualifier ran for 5 minutes every, and the highest eight positions in every class had been locked into the one seven minute A Mains on Sunday.
Two automobiles from the following lowest primary would bump up into the A Fundamental for a complete of 10 automobiles every, and the JConcepts race group was capable of seize 5 class TQs!
17.5 2wd Buggy = Chad Rubenking
13.5 four wheel drive Buggy = Bradley Peterson
Mod four wheel drive Buggy = Alex Vanderbeek
40+ Mod 2wd Buggy = Mack Vanderbeek
13.5 Quick Course Truck = Mack Vanderbeek
On Sunday the decrease mains started a little bit bit previous 9am. Then the observe was closed for some fast upkeep adopted by handing out door prizes courtesy of the quite a few occasion sponsors!
Every driver obtained one ticket, and it took practically an hour for all of the prizes to be handed out to the entire contributors!
Then it was onto the A Mains because the crowds began to assemble round. There have been loads of shut battles out on the observe so let’s see how the group completed up.
Within the 17.5 2wd Buggy class JConcepts driver Chad Rubenking bought off to an important begin and would lead the sector for the opening six laps earlier than he bought caught up with some lap visitors. That dropped him to second place by the point he went across the tree nook, and he would proceed to chase down the chief earlier than falling brief and settling for second place total.
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Within the 13.5 four wheel drive Buggy class group driver Bradley Peterson would TQ the primary two rounds of qualifying earlier than his tire mate Chad TQed the ultimate two rounds. Bradley would win the tie breaker and begin on the one spot for the A Fundamental. He would lead your entire race and take the tone to tone victory along with his teammate Chad ending second total!
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Within the Mod four wheel drive Buggy class JConcepts driver Alex Vanderbeek would lead the pack round for one lap earlier than a mistake within the chicane left his automobile the wrong way up. His teammate Drew Rubenking would take over the lead from him and Alex would get flipped again over and solely fall again to second place. The 2 drivers would put down some quick laps as they held their positions and Alex would get caught on the line to offer Drew the win! Alex would end in second and becoming a member of them on the rostrum in third place was fellow JConcepts driver Brandon Kearney to finish the JConcepts podium sweep!
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Within the 40+ Mod 2wd Buggy class group driver Mack Vanderbeek would TQ all 4 rounds of qualifying on Saturday! Nevertheless, within the single A Fundamental he lead for six laps earlier than he had some powerful time with some lappers which dropped him to 2nd place. Then he would make a small mistake to drop all the way down to third place whereas fellow JConcepts driver David Quick leaped forward of him. Mack would proceed to place down clear laps and would take again the lead for good on lap 13 with David ending proper behind him in second place!
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Within the 13.5 Quick Course Truck class Mack would seize his 2nd total TQ of the weekend by placing down the quickest laps in three out of the 4 rounds! Within the A Fundamental he would lead the sector from begin to end in a detailed battle with second place, and becoming a member of him on the rostrum in third was fellow JConcepts driver Chilly Duncan!
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That wraps up one other chapter on this lengthy standing race, and rumor has it a brand new format will probably be used subsequent yr to change issues up and create extra traction and lift the competitors up one other degree. JConcepts has been a proud sponsor of this occasion courting again to 2008 so we will’t wait to see what this new race format means for subsequent yr’s occasion!
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