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(0 replies, posted in Events)

Thanks Howie for hosting a great event.
We had 13 racers come and race Nastrucks and early Sporstmen cars, two of my favorite classes.
Though far from the top of the leader board I was able to complete 52 minutes of racing without any mechanical breakdowns allowing me to finish ahead of some of those who did break down. 
  Some of the faster guys broke down and still came back and beat me. But that was expected.
Looking forward to the next one.

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(9 replies, posted in Events)

Yesterday I was on the phone with Robert Lee (AKA REL-13) one of the east coast proxy organizers.
During the conversation we talked about the difficulty of getting a group together to run proxy cars which led to the subject of how covid and people moving has led to low racing attendance in general.
  He said that in Conn. they had the same problem for a while. They have 4 or 5 tracks that they rotate through as part of their regular racing.
  What they did was have each track owner build a set of IROC cars for each track and have a few extra controllers, they included this IROC race as part of their weekly program at each track so that new racers can just show up and race without having to buy a box of equipment they know nothing about. They are now back up to about 10/12 regular racers each week.
We should discuss this as an option.
  For (guest) racers at my house I have already built 3 older Slot It cars with 18K H&R motors, these cars are very smooth and easy to drive yet are capable of running in the mid 6s on my track. I also have three non adjustable 35ohm controllers that work very well with these motors. It allows everybody to be on the same footing the only advantage going to those most familiar with the track.
  We already talked about moving the BRMs from being on the schedule every week to a rotating basis and replacing it with another 1/32 scale class.
  My initial thought is to replace it with something like this as the first race each evening allowing new racers to come and participate on an even footing then perhaps stay and Marshal or borrow a car and controller and continue racing for the evening.
  This may help new racers get their feet wet without the intimidation of having to buy $$$ worth of a product they are unfamiliar with.
  Just an idea, we can discuss it as a group either on this platform or in person when we get the chance

docdoom wrote:

WE. ARE RACING THESE THURSDAY  PGE AK GT40 CLASS AND Can Am.

"AK GT40 class" My P68 may take exception to that.

To any other racers I'm bringing the DaVols Forums Cup cars to run after our regular cars. They are made up of mostly stock but well tuned Scalextric 70s Nascars with 18K motors and modern Nascars with 3D chassis and no motor limit.

Bill,  do you want me to bring you a classics l car?

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(1 replies, posted in Events)

Raceday

I plan on racing,  however life seems to be getting in the way lately. But count me in.

We had a last minute family birthday thing. I'm glad you had a good turnout.

It is Doc, Al is camping at the moment and is unavailable for comment.

I plan on it Howie

I don't know Doc,  Chris and I got sick at the same time and she didn't go,  while Al and I rode together and he's fine so far.

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(6 replies, posted in Events)

Good luck with that Stan (or is that "break a leg") Chris and I are still under quarantine at home.

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(7 replies, posted in NASTE)

There are no rules yet Doc.

docdoom wrote:

The rules state inline. That can be adjusted if we want to go that way.inline you can get the 1mm ride height rather easy with sidewinder  gear going have to go taller tire to make the gear clear the 1mm rule.

Doc, there are issues afoot. Several in our local slot community have come down with Covid. Chris and I seem to be over the worst of it, but others are still very sick. Those who were exposed but aren't sick may still become sick for up to 10 days after exposure.

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(7 replies, posted in NASTE)

Sidewinder 'cause when I built it all of the scaley trams am cars were sidewinder. I'm building another an SCX Cuda, I may go inline with that one.

docdoom wrote:

Well dust it off. Sand the glaze of the tires and let go racing... bring next race. What pod does it have?

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(7 replies, posted in NASTE)

I've had one sitting on the shelf for about 5 years already.

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(6 replies, posted in Events)

This was a great event and really something different for most of us from Portland.
  Thanks to Dave for putting this together and thanks to Ron and Stacy for letting us all come and run all over their house, and for the fantastic lunch.

Only if I can peek first.

Bah,  humbug.

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(2 replies, posted in Cars)

Last night I had it set up for your track. It performed poorly at Al's.

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(2 replies, posted in Cars)

Okay,  I'm ready now.    I think.

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(17 replies, posted in NASTE)

I may come up this year to watch and perhaps support but not race. I'm good with 3 minute heats but since the stroke the 4 minute heats we run with OSCAR/PACER are taxing. In that last minute I find myself watching the prettiest/flashiest cars on the track rather than mine.

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(1 replies, posted in Events)

It's race day, start of a new season, so clean off those tires or thaw them out whatever the case may be.  Do a bit of oiling and let's go racing.

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(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

We just started talking about this, by "Scratchbuilt" I really meant out of anything. I've seen some great chassis built out of many things, Greg P has some great running cars built of brass with a plastic pod.
   As far as the Stock Scalextric cars go after 6 years they've grown a bit stale. As far as comparing the two, my stock chassised '69 Camaro can actually grind out a faster lap than my '70 with it's 3D chassis however I can drive the '70 fast for 25 laps and it's silky smooth. Even my Javelin is about the same speed and though I have it running very smooth and quiet with its inline configuration it's just not the same
  I'll definitely drive my Revo Alfa in classics ll, the more I drive it the more I like it, The GT and GT1 cars have been raced against the Slot Its and NSRs in both GFX and LMP. They are fast enough and smooth enough to compete and on my track they can win, however at Al's the track surface texture is just different enough that the stock REVO tires have less grip making a really good car with a good driver typically a 3rd place car. Jeff and I have tried the Revo "soft" tires but it didn't seem to make a difference. That's why we were discussing racing them against each other.
  The beauty of them is that though they cost about the same as an NSR, but for "new" racers they are ready to race out of the box, they need no aftermarket parts. Just some adjustments, oiling, sand the tires and go racing.
  Some guys complain that they are noisy, that's because they are only assembled at the factory, they are not adjusted or "tuned". Some of mine I never had to touch, a couple sounded like gravel trucks, but a couple of minutes with a screwdriver fixed that.
  Come by this week if you can, it's GFX and Can Am.

http://www.naste.org/members/bill/mitchviper.jpg

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(14 replies, posted in NASTE)

Me too.