The 29th Annual Cactus Classic was held March 10th-15th at HobbyTown USA - SRS new location in Phoenix, Arizona. The new facility is amazing with a first class r/c track, hobby shop, unlimited pit space, go-kart track, slot car track, & restaurant.
The indoor clay track consisted of a super hi-traction surface and required all drivers to run slicks. The track crew did an amazing job all weekend long sweeping and watering the track before every race to make the track was consistent for all racers. World Famous Announcer Scotty Ernst was back behind the mic and provided a smooth race program and excitement during the main events!
Tuesday, March 10th: Open Practice
Wednesday, March 11th: Open Practice
Thursday, March 12th: 2 Controlled Rounds of Timed Seeding Practice
Friday, March 13th: 2 Rounds of Qualifying
Saturday, March 14th: 2 Rounds of Qualifying
Sunday, March 15th: Triple A-Main Events
Team Orion's Ty Tessman would secure the overall TQ honors with his Hot Bodies prototype! A-Main #1 would go to Team Orion's Ryan Cavalieri who would take the win after a close battle with his Team Orion teammate Jared Tebo. Tessman would then rebound nicely and win A-Main #2 & A-Main #3 to take the 2wd Modified Buggy Cactus Classic Championship! Team Orion would take 1st & 2nd on the podium and have a total of 7 drivers in the A-Main!
Team Orion's Jared Tebo & Dakotah Phend would tie on points for the overall TQ. Tebo would just edge out Phend for the TQ by only .001. Ryan Cavalieri who qualified 3rd would show great speed in the mains and go onto dominate A-Main #1 & A-Main #2 to take the wins in both and take home the 4wd Modified Buggy Cactus Classic Championship! Team Orion would sweep the podium and have all its drivers finish in the top 6 overall!
Team Orion's Ryan Cavalieri would TQ 2 rounds of qualifying to help secure the overall TQ honors! Team Orion's Ryan Maifield would then prove to be the man to beat in A-Main #1 & A-Main #2 by taking the win in each and taking home the Modified Truck Championship, his first of the weekend! Team Orion would also sweep the podium and have 7 drivers in the A-Main!
Team Orion's Jared Tebo would also TQ the 2wd Modified Short Course class! In A-Main #1 & A-Main #2, it was all Team Orion's Ryan Maifield who would go onto win both mains in style and take the 2wd Modified Short Course Championship! This would be Maifield's 2nd overall win of the weekend! Team Orion would again sweep the podium!
Team Orion's Dakotah Phend was on another level in qualifying by TQ'ing every round to take the overall TQ! In A-Main #1, Dakotah would make an impressive last lap pass on Team Orion teammate Jorn Neumann to take the win. Then Dakotah would lead every lap in A-Main #2 to take the win and the 4x4 Modified Short Course Championship! Team Orion would again sweep the podium!
For Jörn Neumann it was the first race with Team Orion Carbon Pro 100C batteries. He completed the Team Orion package of electronics in his cars and is now using full Team Orion equipment: ESCs, motors, batteries and chargers.
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