Hobbywing-Powered Drivers Sweep 2026 JConcepts Buggy Challenge
This is an on-road/off-road racing event story centered on high-speed race ESCs and motors (XR10/V10 racing platforms) for buggy competition, which falls squarely into the show's explicitly 'not covered' pattern for Hobbywing (on-road/racing ESCs, not crawler-specific). No crawler, trail, or scale-relevant angle. Even as a race-result event it doesn't fit the show's crawler-focused electronics beat.
Evidence (3)
At the 2026 ROAR Carpet Off-Road Nationals in Seabrook, NH, Hobbywing-powered drivers dominated: Chase Lemieux (XRAY) and Broc Champlin (Schumacher) won Modified titles using the XR10 G3 ESC and V10 G3 Modified motor; Dustin Fox won 2WD Stock Buggy using the new V10 G5 17.5 motor with XR10 G3X ESC; Jon Mans won the 21.5 division with the V10 G4R Team Edition 21.5 motor and XR10 G3X ESC.
Hobbywing-sponsored racers dominated the JConcepts INS Round 2 event at RCONE, winning five classes including 2WD Modified, 4WD Modified, 17.5 Stock Buggy, Independent Stock Buggy, and 40+ Modified, all powered by Hobbywing electronics.
Hobbywing-sponsored racers dominated the 2026 JConcepts Buggy Challenge, with Spencer Rivkin winning Modified 2WD and podium in 4WD, and Matthew Gonzales claiming the Spec overall championship in a Hobbywing-powered Team Associated buggy, completing a sweep of the Spec podium.