HobbyTown USA’s HobbyPlex is no stranger to big races. In year’s past, HobbyPlex has hosted some of the biggest, elite-level races in the nation including the 1/10th ROAR Electric Nationals in 2016 and soon the 2018 ROAR 1/8th Electric Nationals this July. Without a doubt, the versatile HobbyPlex is a genuine racer’s favorite hosting multiple tracks including scaling, 1/8th offroad, 1/10th offroad, carpet on road, and even drone racing. Add in the ultra stocked HobbyTown USA hobby shop and you’ve got a unique RC playground unlike any other on the planet.
Now in its 9th year, the JConcepts Spring Nationals always adds excitement to the Plex with regional, top-level talent racing for the win in 1/8th scale nitro, electric, and 1/10th 4×4 SCT. This year’s layout was a slightly modified layout of the existing layout to better suit the bigger 1/8th buggies and truggies and one thing for sure, it didn’t disappoint.
There was a great mix of elevation, technical jumps, and a ton of flow making it a perfect track to test any driver’s skill set. The sweeper was tight making speed and steering entry key to a fast corner. The drop down to triple was perhaps the most technical section of the track requiring masterful timing to shave tenths. The banked turn made for a nice feature that was fun, almost like doing a cutback on an ocean wave. The real trick was the table jump getting onto the straightaway that teased you to whip jump onto the straightaway every lap.
Hats off to JConcepts’ Alex Sturgeon for everything he does for the local RC racing scene. He’s a massive part of the success at HobbyPlex as Alex is always putting in the time to make the racing in Omaha, Nebraska a fun experience as well as making the racing awesome.
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