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08-22-2007, 05:27 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kennewick
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|  Rock Cross?
What do you guys think about the new rock cross racing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcuG3Jk3ABE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=709u6zxvROQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PClH9y7wIu0 Think this is something that could be adopted into rock comp's? The courses may need to be man made.... but it sure looks fun! |
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08-22-2007, 09:50 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Kennewick
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Here's an out door (non-artificial) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAIqu...related&search= |
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08-22-2007, 09:59 PM
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| R.I.P. Chip   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: The Crawler State
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The videos you posted are 2 different sports. The first post is rockcross which just had their first event last weekend, It runs 3 rigs all on the same course all at the same time, double elimination style. Loose twice and you are out. Pretty dangerous if you ask me, 3 openwheel rigs not built for side by side competition all going at it. The second post you made is XRRA rock racing, which I personally compete in and think it is a blast. It is only one rig per course running against the clock fastest time of the day wins. |
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08-22-2007, 11:04 PM
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Yeah... based on speed and skill... seems like something that could be adapted to R/C for the "racer" in all of us...
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08-23-2007, 11:49 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Beechview/Pittsburgh
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Check out "Crawl" magazine.. lots of really cool 1:1 info the whole ERR (extreme rock racing) facinates the heck out of me.. THe way my WK is set up (55turn motor and stock tranny) gives me a bit of get up and scramble as well as the ablity to crawl with most of the other 2.2 rigs out there.. It would be interesting to give the whole speed and agility thing a try at a comp.. A timed run over a set course with markers and boundries shoulnt be to tough to manage.... I guess it could be scored on time with seconds deducted for out of bounds and gate hits/misses.... I like the idea of adapting it into the sport of rc crawling.. sides who wants to go slow all the time? |
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08-23-2007, 12:08 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Racking my Brain
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looks like it would be pretty interesting(fun). but you guys think you break parts now just give that stuff a go and you will think rockcrawling is easy on parts
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08-23-2007, 02:58 PM
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09-01-2007, 01:47 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Formula Off-Roading some hill
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I was at that SLC event and it was a blast. Rigs bumping into eachother and even one rolled over the other once. There was alot of carnage . We went back into the pits where a rig was getting a new nuckle put on and broke the caliper also. I even met Rick PeeWee from 4wheel petersons magizine. Alot of fun . We may have to try this on our next comp.    Last edited by RockRacer1; 09-01-2007 at 01:57 PM. |
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09-01-2007, 03:12 PM
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| I had the hottest girlfriend at the MSD Nats Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hecho en Tejas
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we had a rock race at our last comp.
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09-01-2007, 05:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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'Eh....I dont think Ranch Pratt should have sacrificed Rock Crawling for it..... I like Crawling and Rock Racing. |
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09-11-2007, 05:40 PM
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09-11-2007, 05:54 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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looks like UROC's attemp to not go under... not really something i could get into, rock crawling has always been more about driver ability and skill. not bumping some other guy off the top of a 20' tall rock to take first place.
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09-11-2007, 11:25 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: We-Go, Chi-Town, Ill
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I think I'd rather do that with my WK than with a 1:1 rig!
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09-17-2007, 05:52 PM
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