RC Concept SA proud sponsor of
Dean Steenmans
Dean grew up with RC as his parents started a Hobby Shop (Denkit Hobbies) in 1984, he started racing at club level when he was 4 years old and did his first National when he was 6 years old. He won his first AMains when he was 7 years old, Dean started racing 1/8th Off-Road in 2006. The highlight of his racing career was the compete with the best at several World Championships and the Neo Race in 2012.
Career Highlights:
- 39th Overall 1/8th World Championships Pattaya Thailand 2010
- 5 X South African Buggy Champion 2006-2010
- 2 X African Cup Buggy Champion 2006,2008
- 2008 1/8th World Championship participant Charlotte USA
- 2 X South African Truggy Champion 2007,2010
- 4 X 1/10 Electric Off-Road World Championship participant( 4th 2WD- 2009, 16th 4wd – 2001)
- 46th Neo Race UK 2012
- Multiple South African 1/10 Electric Off-Road Champion.
RC Concept 2017 - Drivers
Akshay Patel
Nitro Buggy & Electric Buggy, TEKNO
Marco Retter
Nitro Buggy, TEKNO
Murray van Lelyveld
Buggy & Truggy, TLR
Gavin Mc Lean
Buggy & Truggy, Hot Bodies
Jonathan Ment
Truggy, TLR
Corne Smith
Buggy, INTECH
Neville Menezes
Buggy & Truggy, TLR
Jan Vermeulen
Buggy, TLR
Brendon van Staden
Truggy, TLR
Meet our Junior Development Team...
Jarod Ment
Jarod is 13 years old, started racing from the age of 9 he has won the SA National Championship in 2WD Short Course Trucks in 2014. Jarod started racing 1/8th Nitro Buggy's in 2015 and has finished 7th in the A Main at the APN National in 2016
Keyur Hurrienarain
Keyur is 14 years old, he has been racing from the age of 5, He won his 1st place trophy at a national at the age of 6 in the Buggy C Mains.
Ryan Carlyle
Ryan is 13 years old, He started racing truggys when he was 8, in 2015 he started racing buggy class and has won two 1st place trophies at the nationals in the C Mains. Ryan placed 3rd in the A Main at his local Club race.
Yash Naicker
Yash is 10 years old, He started racing buggy`s when he was 7 years old. Yash started racing at the nationals in 2015.