Cactus Classic

Last summer, we showed you
BK's cars from the Hot Rod Hobbies Shootout (check them out here),
and the positive response from the X Family has been overwhelming. So,
at the Cactus Classic this year we knew we had to take a similar photo
gallery, especially with Brian's awesome results.

What's interesting, the car
pictured here is actually Drit's "club car" rather than his
fully-prepped "race" car. He started with the cleaner-looking
race car, but an early back-to-back practice run showed this car was
faster and more consistent, so that's what he ran. Also of note, BK's
cars are much closer to 'stock' than just six months ago - as he's
gotten more comfortable with his X Factory rides, the stock parts are
the fastest.

BK ran the Team AJ "Galaxy"
body at Cactus. This alternate shell has a more cab-forward look
with a swooping rear, which adds some steering. The body should be
available from X Factory soon.

Brian's sponsors Icon Racing,
Futaba, and LRP are all shown in their respective spaces.

See the standard XF 1005
Carbon Chassis, and XF 5800 CVD's. The switch is still mounted
through the chassis side.

BK searched for just a
touch more steering throughout the Cactus. Here you can see red front
tires and a massive front wing, cut from some scrap lexan.

With the standard chassis,
Dirt still wanted to lengthen the car some. The first step to adding
some wheelbase up front is to use inline axles run forward. To add
some extra length, he ground .100" from the front of the caster
blocks and moved them forward more.

With the wheel further
forward, extra clearance was needed on the back of the arm for the wheel.
BK reports this doesn't really weaken the arm any: "I
nailed a pipe [in practice] and broke one. It broke inside where I
didn't dremel anything. This stuff puts the wheels further forward for
more clearance and less scrub."

Dirt found some Lunsford
screws with long shoulders which fit perfect for the hub carrier. The
system works just like many 1/8th outer hinge pins, and with the nut
in front helps spread the stress on the arm.

Source: X-Factory