Track Focus – SRS Raceway

Track Name – SRS Raceway
Country – USA
Location – Scottsdale, Arizona
Direction – Anti-Clockwise
Surface – Sugared Dirt

America’s longest running race and one of the most prestigious events on the international 1:10 Offroad racing calendar, this is the 28th running of the Pro-Line Cactus Classic.  Originally set to move indoor this year to host HobbyTown USA/SRS’s new Scottsdale RC Speedway facility, delays in the completion of the new building mean the event is again at the popular outdoor track, albeit regrettably most likely the last time the event will run at this location.

Speaking to Store Manager and track builder Ricky Gaynor the track was prepared for the race last week with rain a few days prior to that making the build a little more tricky than usual.  The moisture caused the dirt to want to clump together with Ricky saying it has created a ‘weird’ final surface.  Running two club races on the track, which was watered between runs, in preparation for Cactus Classic the track has undergone two sugar coatings.  A first coating of 300lbs of sugar was followed by a second 500lbs coating with Ricky planning no further treatment of the surface.  Last year the track as sugared nightly over the event.  Asking Ricky about the future of the track he said the reason for the moving of both the hobby store and the track is that the land owner has plans to build Condos on the site.

Reigning 2WD Buggy champion Jared Tebo said this year’s track, while not having as good a flow as last year, should be good to race on with the up hill section on the right side being the main separator as well as being a good passing spot.  Describing the racing line as tight he said the track is a little bumpy and even more grippy than last year.  Chasing a fourth consecutive 4WD buggy title, Ryan Maifield, for whom this is his home event, said the layout is fun with drivers availing of open practice the past two days, the Associated drivers added that the ‘surface is really consistent’.

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