23rd Annual Cactus Classic at SRS Raceway, March 13th-15th 2009. [Archive]

jimmy

24-01-2009, 11:56 PM

The SRS Raceway in Scottsdale, Arizona has announced the 23rd Annual Cactus Classic, the largest electric-only off-road race in the world, to be held on March 13th-15th 2009.
Entries open on February the 1st and are capped at 350. Who is planning to attend this event?
We're hoping to sort something out for oOple reportage too, so watch this space :)
:woot:

Lee

25-01-2009, 12:30 AM

its a definate maybe

Lee

10-03-2009, 05:38 PM

Obviously im not there but i have my man B-Mag trackside, whilst it is early days yet and not a lot of the big guns have hit the track yet, it is understood that Wes is fast but Xgod is faster.

I'll report back later when he contacts me.
:D

stegger

10-03-2009, 06:15 PM

I miss BMAG, the world is a better place with him around :lol::lol::lol:

jono83

10-03-2009, 06:51 PM

Bastos

11-03-2009, 09:15 PM

ben

12-03-2009, 12:34 AM

awesomeee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-KyT34_wI8

Spoke to bradders earlier and he said it's one of the hardest tracks he's ever raced on. :o

Ben

jimmy

12-03-2009, 12:40 AM

So...somebody there to cover the event ? Like 2007 ...( was great ! )
http://www.oople.com/rc/photos/cactus2007/

Apparently - this year the organisers saw fit to sell rights to cover this event to RCCA magazine, and I'm not actually sure any other coverage on the web or magazine is even possible - and if it was there would be a large fee involved.... Vicky was going to go cover this event - luckily we decided not to cover it and save resources for other events :thumbsup:

Bastos

12-03-2009, 02:55 AM

OK Ben... Paul says right...

This one give a better idea on the "race condition" ( HOOOOTT !!! )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XI_BfCQ6Xs

Bastos

12-03-2009, 03:12 AM

Apparently - this year the organisers saw fit to sell rights to cover this event to RCCA magazine, and I'm not actually sure any other coverage on the web or magazine is even possible - and if it was there would be a large fee involved.... Vicky was going to go cover this event - luckily we decided not to cover it and save resources for other events :thumbsup:

Poor situation for our passion...the biz take the place.

So...save resources for Spain in Bilbao !! ;)

Paul_Sinclair

12-03-2009, 09:20 AM

I hope you don't mind me posting this, Jimmy. Since news from the race is kind of scarce, we here at X Factory are trying to get a bit of coverage up; a few pics as we can and hopefully some round results once the racing starts. Check it out here: http://www.2wdrc.com/News/2009Cactus.htm

Mossy

12-03-2009, 09:29 AM

That track looks quality. I really need to go and race in America soon, stupid career keeps gettin in the way :-(

Lee

12-03-2009, 09:36 AM

Thanks Paul,

The track looks very cool, the table bridge thing looks "different" :thumbsup:

jimmy

12-03-2009, 10:19 AM

Ofcourse not Paul! please feel free - we still are interested in the results and information about this race.

Chris Doughty

12-03-2009, 10:34 AM

watching the trucks bod around I thought it look very awkward track,

but then watching the other vid of Maifield blasting the B44 around, awesome! :thumbsup:

jimmy

12-03-2009, 04:21 PM

Paul, what say about this so-called controversy at the event? :lol:

Northy

12-03-2009, 04:38 PM

Paul, what say about this so-called controversy at the event? :lol:

Yeh, was there a fight Paul? :confused::confused::D:D:D

G

Lee

12-03-2009, 04:56 PM

Police trackside is never a good sign but things go tits up when money gets involved. Brandon has done so well with live RC and provided the world with something that nobody else has been capable/bothered to do.

It's a shame there is no live coverage as i think live rc has made the event more accessable to everyone who cant be trackside and makes us want to attend the following year. For me SRS may have shot themselves in the foot on this one.

jimmy

12-03-2009, 05:06 PM

That's possibly the most intelligent and well constructed bit of writing you've graced us with Lee - EVER. Personally speaking I like liverc coverage and watched the CC before on there - and it was great. But nothing beats a good race report, particularly updated live / semi-live, with good photos, gossip, etc etc..

All down to Paul and the XFactory guys now :thumbsup:

Lee

12-03-2009, 05:16 PM

Ace innit :thumbsup:

DaveG28

12-03-2009, 05:20 PM

Am I right in thinking the track has changed owners since last year? Maybe it's the new guys after some more cash by selling rights?

Went looking for it while waiting for an NBA game in Phoenix when I visited in Nov, got totally lost though!

Still, seemed to be loads of strip clubs near where it's meant to be!!!

Chris Doughty

12-03-2009, 05:37 PM

another pic of Jorn with a Yokomo?
http://www.2wdrc.com/Gallery-2009Cactus/2009-3-11Pics/2009CCpic10.jpg

Lee

12-03-2009, 06:05 PM

Lee

12-03-2009, 06:06 PM

another pic of Jorn with a Yokomo?
http://www.2wdrc.com/Gallery-2009Cactus/2009-3-11Pics/2009CCpic10.jpg

Look, he has taken someone out in a totally different lane :lol:

Paul_Sinclair

12-03-2009, 07:18 PM

I'm not actually at the Cactus, unfortunately, but trying to watch from afar as the rest of you are. There has been a ton of drama involving LiveRC and whether they were (or were going to be allowed to) cover the Cactus Classic; all I really know is that there were some disagreements going into the event, they thought they'd patched them up but I guess not, and things escalated into some kind of shouting match. I don't really know who's claiming what, who's right and wrong, etc; all I do know is that there is no live coverage coming :thumbdown: so I've demanded lots of phone updates and pics from the X Factory guys at the race :thumbsup:. It was mostly for my own benefit - started as wanting to see some decent pics of the track and grew from there - and then I thought, "Wait, it won't take but a minute to post these things up...." So here's hoping there's more pics and info coming tonight (US time, of course).

Buggy Driver

12-03-2009, 07:48 PM

another pic of Jorn with a Yokomo?
http://www.2wdrc.com/Gallery-2009Cactus/2009-3-11Pics/2009CCpic10.jpg

Yes, Jörn has just recently switched to Yokomo.

jimmy

12-03-2009, 08:00 PM

Jorn is ace - but......I worry who will now translate for Gerd at race meetings? :p

Paul_Sinclair

13-03-2009, 04:19 AM

UPDATE! Got some practice lap times up, more pics, and of course details on the carnage caused by the massive windstorm :woot::woot:

Lee

13-03-2009, 09:09 AM

Its good to see the pidge, bradders and Neil up there.

That wind storm looks cool too, is it me or does the HB eezy up look just like the JConcepts one :lol:

Southwell

13-03-2009, 09:25 AM

How funny is this, i type in Cactus Classic into Google and get this website run by....http://www.azcactusclassic.com/

Wraggy

13-03-2009, 09:36 AM

Jorn is ace -
Really ??:thumbdown: ive only ever seen him race once last year at the Euros and his driving in the finals leaves a little to be desired !!!

jimmy

13-03-2009, 10:14 AM

watch the bottom final some time - they're even WORSE! :lol:

jimmy

13-03-2009, 10:14 AM

How funny is this, i type in Cactus Classic into Google and get this website run by....http://www.azcactusclassic.com/

haha! MADNESS!

Darren Boyle

13-03-2009, 11:14 AM

Dont know how you find time to fit it all in Jimmy!!! :woot:

flipside

13-03-2009, 03:14 PM

Really ??:thumbdown: ive only ever seen him race once last year at the Euros and his driving in the finals leaves a little to be desired !!!

Mmmm, I raced with him more than once, never had a single problem...

Wraggy

13-03-2009, 03:17 PM

Mmmm, I raced with him more than once, never had a single problem...
must be because your not english then !! anyway back on topic ..

Spencer Mulcahy

13-03-2009, 03:30 PM

Really ??:thumbdown: ive only ever seen him race once last year at the Euros and his driving in the finals leaves a little to be desired !!!

I wish I was as crap as him Paul LOL.:lol::lol::lol::woot:

flipside

13-03-2009, 03:40 PM

must be because your not english then !! anyway back on topic ..

That's what you get when all the english guys fill up almost the entire A final :-)

No really he's pretty cool, but I never raced him in a euro's a-final of course :-)

Wish we had tracks like that cactus thing here in Belgium!!

Wraggy

13-03-2009, 03:47 PM

That's what you get when all the english guys fill up almost the entire A final :-)

No really he's pretty cool, but I never raced him in a euro's a-final of course :-)

Wish we had tracks like that cactus thing here in Belgium!!
lol yeah your probs right , and for the record i never said he was crap ! just there are ways of passing people without going through them all the time :woot:

jimmy

13-03-2009, 03:53 PM

haha, come on Wragster - we race with more agressive drivers at the UK Nationals year after year :lol::thumbsup:

Wraggy

13-03-2009, 03:59 PM

i will keep my mouth shut shall i !!

Andy Moore

13-03-2009, 04:10 PM

RD 1. Truck:

Maifield - JC Tires
Cav
Tebo
Martin - JC Tires

:thumbsup:

millzy

13-03-2009, 05:00 PM

Whats with the big green bridge thing... wheres the down ramp? wgheres the down ramp coem on you guys allways have somthing to say about down ramps lol

Teddy truman

13-03-2009, 06:58 PM

there is a down ramp.. its a jump after it..

Lee

13-03-2009, 07:12 PM

i will keep my mouth shut shall i !!

I know what Wraggy is saying, and i have to agree with what he is saying after witnessing it myself last year.

I'm sure he is a nice guy, he might just have has 6 bad legs of the A final that week :)

jimmy

13-03-2009, 07:41 PM

I trusted what Wraggy was saying (the bit you quoted) was yeah he's seen worse at UK Nationals! To avoid an argument I almost feel like naming some 'ANIMALS' but you guys already know who drives agressively and makes Jorn look like a polite pussycat on the track.:lol::lol::lol:

ben

13-03-2009, 07:51 PM

ME:confused: Que niggs :lol:

woOdy

13-03-2009, 08:15 PM

is there any live coverage this year? IF so please advise.

ben

13-03-2009, 08:18 PM

Nope, non Stu. There was a big fall out between the owners and live rc:thumbdown:
But the xfactory lads are updating their website with some pictures and results as and when they can :thumbsup:

ben

James

13-03-2009, 08:31 PM

Brandon and LIVERC are ace :thumbsup:

BIG shame they cant cover it :thumbdown:

Paul_Sinclair

13-03-2009, 09:30 PM

Round 1 buggy and truck top 10's posted. :)

matdodd

13-03-2009, 09:47 PM

Nice one Paul :thumbsup:

Paul_Sinclair

14-03-2009, 01:04 AM

Its that time again. Well, most of you guys are asleep, but check out the Round 2 results and Friday qualifying pictures in the morning!

Darren Boyle

14-03-2009, 01:05 PM

Nice work Paul.....

David Church

14-03-2009, 02:12 PM

Good job Paul!!!! Thanks for your efforts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup :

Paul_Sinclair

14-03-2009, 11:12 PM

Update! We put up the qualifying boards from before round three; with the resort this should show where everyone at the race is standing (Qualpoints and times). Also, we got some pics of the various tires going around the track with a small report. Mod Qualifying results from today are coming in a bit!

Lee Martin

15-03-2009, 03:44 AM

I think everyone should calm down about live RC, trust you dont know the full story and i think alot of you would changed your opinions a little!!!

Anyway...

I can tell you that i have qualified 4th in both 2wd and Truck and B main in 4wd whereas Neil is 4th in 4wd.

Thats all the UK guys in the mains...

its been a good week so far! hard track and close racing. Live Rc was a shame, but i can assure you the tracks not done anything wrong and we should leave it as that....

Leeroy

Paul_Sinclair

15-03-2009, 07:50 AM

Saturday's qualifying results now posted along with the qual points for the top of the Mod classes! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Some pics and podcasts coming shortly.

Wraggy

15-03-2009, 08:19 AM

II can tell you that i have qualified 4th in both 2wd and Truck and B main in 4wd

nice one dude :thumbsup::thumbsup: lets see if you can win them now;)

Paul_Sinclair

15-03-2009, 06:07 PM

A1 Results are up. Each TQ won, so Jared took 4wd A1 and Maifield won the Truck and Buggy A1's.

Neil Cragg moved up a spot to finish 3rd in 4wd; Lee Martin held his 4th qualifying spot in 2wd but fell down to 6th in Truck.

Paul_Sinclair

15-03-2009, 09:32 PM

A2 Results posted, lots of action happening on the track! Cavalieri won 4wd and Truck, with Tebo winning 2wd, so nothing's settled yet.

Neil was 9th in 4wd A2, while Lee took 5th in 2wd and broke early for 10th in Truck.