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

[jimmy]

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

[Lee]

its a definate maybe

[Lee]

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.

[stegger]

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

[jono83]

Originally Posted by Lee

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.

[Bastos]

Originally Posted by jimmy

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

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

[ben]

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.

Ben

[jimmy]

Originally Posted by Bastos

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

[Bastos]

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]

Originally Posted by jimmy

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

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

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

[Paul_Sinclair]

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]

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

[Lee]

Thanks Paul,

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

[jimmy]

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

[Chris Doughty]

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!

[jimmy]

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

[Northy]

Originally Posted by jimmy

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

Yeh, was there a fight Paul?

G

[Lee]

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]

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

[Lee]

Ace innit