Track Focus – SmacTrac

Track Name – SmacTrac
Country – USA
Location – St.Charles, Missouri (approx 20-miles from St.Louis)
Direction – Clockwise
Surface – Dirt
Previous key events hosted – 4 X Winter Indoor Nationals

For the fifth year running the SmacTrac in St. Charles, Missouri, plays host to the opening round of the JConcepts Indoor National Series.  The fourth year of JConcepts popular electric offroad series this is actually the fifth time for the track to host the Winter Indoor Nationals.  Opening in 2010 it hosted the race that same year before JConcepts decided to merge all its key indoor events to form them into a series.

Owned and operated by Scott McDonald, who is himself racing this weekend, a regular week at the SmacTrac consists of Monday & Thursday night practice with racing held each Saturday. Operating all year round and the only indoor track in the area, for the months of April and May the track is exclusively used for Oval racing. Looking after all the racers needs next door to the track there is a separately operated hobby shop, Blaze RC which is owned by Mike Marshall.

One of the smallest tracks that the series visits, the track covering an area of 90 X 48 feet, according to 4WD World Champion Steven Hartson this year’s layout is the best Scott has come up with yet.  Better building of the jumps gives the track a better flow to the laps with a good 2WD lap time expected to be a late 14-seconds.  Main features of the track are the hip jump in front of the drivers stand and the wooden rumble section.

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